BCMC 2024 : First place for the cadwork derby car !

The cadwork derby car clinched the 1st place at the 2024 BCMC show in Milwaukee. It was achieved without any emmissions except a little carbon dioxyde from our Champagne bottle. We had lots of fun beating cars from companies like Mitek, Simpson, Eagle Metal ... which have much more man power than us. Thanks to Michael Brewer from Zepp Framer for building such a fast car. No need to mentionned it was modelled in cadwork.

Cecobois 2023 Challenge: A Memorable 12th Edition

Back after a two-year pandemic, the 12th edition of the Cecobois Challenge was memorable in many ways. Gathered from January 12 to 15 at the Maison des étudiants de l'ÉTS in Montreal, no less than 50 students took up the challenge of designing a 1:25 scale model of a new Pôle Forestier pavilion that would replace the current Horizon pavilion at Station Duchesnay.

Based on a real project, this pavilion would serve as a reception and information area for various activities, both in summer and winter. The students' proposal had to take into account that the building would include several services, including a space for equipment rental, a food court, a boutique, offices and much more.

The students responded with enthusiasm and creativity, proposing structures that were sometimes bold and surprising, sometimes simple and elegant, sometimes structurally very strong, but all of which stood out in their own way. Bonus points were awarded to projects that used mostly recycled materials, allowed for deconstruction at the end of their life, did not require new equipment in their construction method, and could be recycled, refurbished or resold at the end of their life.

At the end of a short weekend of work and design, the jury composed of Simon Thibault Bellavance, technical advisor at Cecobois, Nicolas Dionne, project manager at Nordic, Daniel Smith, architect at Smith Vigeant architectes, Fernando Junior Leblanc-Carrera, engineer at Ponton Guillot and Annie Lalancette, architect in charge of projects at SÉPAQ, had the difficult task of evaluating the structures according to several criteria. They finally decided in favor of the Mauve team, the Bleu ciel team and the Bourgogne team. They also gave a special mention to the Red team for its inspiration.

The students were also able to benefit from the help and advice of the following professional volunteers: Dominique Laroche, architect at BGLA, Martin Brière, architect at BGLA, Jean-René Larose, engineer at L2C Experts-Conseils, Laurianne Erhel, engineer at Art Massif, Sabrina Charbonneau, architect at Smith Vigeant Architects, Myriam Larouche, engineer at Cecobois, Marc Oudjene, engineer and professor at Laval University, Janick Côté, engineer at BBA, Jean-Philippe Letarte, EIT at MTC Solutions, Dominique Robitaille, engineer at MTC Solutions and David Hannah, engineer at Nordic Structures.

Partners of the Cecobois 2023 Challenge

Obviously, the Cecobois Challenge could not take place without the support of valuable partners. This is why Cecobois would like to thank cadwork, ÉTS, Produits forestiers Résolu, Nordic Structures, Université Laval and the partners of the Cecobois Network for making this event possible.

Cadwork Annual Reunion

Dear colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce that we have separated our North American operations from those in Australia and New Zealand, effective 1st July 2022, and have therefore created a new Australian entity, in which we remain the shareholders :

Cadwork Australasia Pty Ltd

as well as the appointment of

Crispin Egli, as Managing Director

We trust that Crispin Egli, who has been a key player of the cadwork team for the past three years now, and who has already been actively involved in the decision-making processes for the operations taking place in Australia and New Zealand, will be able to ensure the smooth running and continuity of the company from his Alice Springs office.

The main objective of cadwork Australasia Pty Ltd will be to continue offering high-quality 3D CAD/CAM solutions for wood construction, to advise and to ensure an excellent service to existing clients, as well as expanding the Australasian market, for countries not yet allocated to other subbranches.

We wish Crispin and this new venture every success !