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We are extremely excited to be attending the Northwest Flower & Gardening Show in February, 2012. We hope to make a great contribution that gardening enthusiasts will find functional and ultimately valuable. You can find updates and more on our twitter page at http://twitter.com/#!/NewWoodCorp and also on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/NewWoodCorp.

Also, to find out more about the show visit http://www.gardenshow.com/

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

We know you have a lot of questions about NewWood… Where you can buy it, what sizes it comes in, what colors are available etc. Well, we have a page that can help you answer each and every one of those questions, along with a whole lot of others! You can find it here in our Frequently Asked Question section.

If you cant find an answer, and still need help, please feel free to go to our Contact Us page and either email or call us!

Have a “Green” one!!!

Read NewWood’s 3rd Quarter Newsletter! In this publication we talk about our Elma plant starting full production, Lincoln Ferris (NewWood’s Vice President of Strategic Development) was the keynote speaker at the Washington State Recycling Association Conference, NewWood was chosen for Living Wall Research and much, much more! Click on the thumbnail below, to view the newsletter.

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Larry, NewWood’s VP of Sales & Marketing was a panel member at the 6^th Annual Energy and Construction Best Practices Summit, held on June 23 at the Regional Education and Training Center at Satsop Campus, Elma WA. This Summit was jointly sponsored by the following:

- Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy
- The Center for Construction Excellence
- Renton Technical College
- Centralia College

The primary focus of the summit was Smart Grid Innovations and building a smarter electricity grid, with discussions on Energy Efficiency in the Built Environment and innovations in building smarter, more energy efficient buildings.

Larry sat on a panel discussion as an innovative green building material supplier, and while NewWood’s material is not specifically related to Smart Grid technology, he was invited as an example of recycling materials that are emerging into innovative new building materials that can be used in Green Construction, both residential and commercial.

The 31^st WSRA Annual conference and trade show was held in Pasco, WA last month and our participation as an exhibitor and presenting speaker resulted in a great success for NewWood. A showcase for the latest and greatest recycling, re-use, and waste education programs and technology, the WRSA conference drew roughly 250 people, all directly involved in some way, shape or form of recycling.

NewWood was featured among 35 exhibitors and Lincoln Ferris was a keynote speaker in one of the early conference’s education sessions.  He spoke to over fifty participants about NewWood and our revolutionary technology. His timely speech created a lot of buzz for our booth and very high foot traffic.

As part of our internal green incentives, NewWood has begun collecting clean plastic bags for use in our product.  This show created opportunities for networking and connections for sourcing raw material, many of them right here in the Puget Sound area. We even found a company that will come to our plant, collect the hardware that is removed from the recycled wood we bring in, and then pay us for the scrap metal!

Overall, the WSRA is a community in which NewWood could be a significant player in the coming years. It is great to talk to people in similar industries and make connections for sourcing materials, jointly marketing our products and creating various other opportunities for collaboration. We’ll see you there next year!

ELMA, Wash. – The first time we went to the NewWood Plant near Elma, it was a hectic scene: 1,200 hopefuls applying for 150 jobs.

“There’s a lot more people here than I thought were going to be here,” said Adam Blodgett as he weaved his way through the crowd to grab an application.

Seven months later, the NewWood Plant is sending out its first shipment and Adam Blodgett, who beat the long odds last November, is on the job, making a living in a different kind of mill.

NewWood is a building product made of 100 percent recycled wood and plastic. When properly blended together, the waste that ends up in our landfills can end up on someone’s house. The company says the material stands up to intense heat and cold and Northwest rain and dampness.

It can be used for exterior siding or as a replacement for plywood, particle board, or other products that depend on a steady supply of logs.

Elma and other nearby towns in timber country are all too familiar with how unsteady that supply can be. Unemployment in Grays Harbor County is among the highest in the state.

NewWood President and CEO John Bowser said the workforce here was perfect for his process. He said they have a lot of knowledge about mills and are encouraged to share it.

Adam Blodgett and 149 others are hoping they have finally found a steady job in one of the hardest places in the state to find one.

Read the original story at King5.com.