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plans, while his brother-in-law, who was working it probably appeared around 2005, 2006.”
as a wood harvester, had forestry experience and
recognized the value of a new technology that Lennon has made it a point to raise consumers’
thermally modifies wood. awareness about ThermalWood Canada and the
thermal modification process.
They started working on the project in 2005.
“It’s all about education, letting people know what
ThermalWood Canada’s biggest challenge in the this really does. Now I’ve got backing — I’ve got
beginning was overcoming people’s skepticism testimonials I can call upon, people I can refer
about thermally modified wood. to and projects we worked on a lot when we first
started.”
“It was an unknown process,” Lennon says. “It’s very
well known in Europe, where it’s been in operation Today, the company employs seven people as it
since the late ’80s, early ’90s. And in North America continues to attract customers that range from
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