Top 40 in North America
Okanagan Edge Staff - Jul 28, 2017 - Biz Releases

Image: Woodworking Network

A Kelowna business owner has been named to the Woodworking Network’s 2017 Wood Industry 40 Under 40.

Marty Berman, the owner of Amber Millwork Ltd., has made the list, alongside some of the brightest and most innovative minds in North America’s woodworking industry.

The 40 Under 40 program honours the next generation of “leaders” in North America’s woodworking industry—the kind of people who are “destined to make an impact.”

“The 40 Under 40 program is really designed to encourage disrupters,” says Carroll Henning, the director of marketing at Woodworking Network. “Even those who have broken the rules and especially people who work out of the box.”

“Many of these individuals are already having a profound impact on the wood manufacturing business. They are showing the way,” adds Tim Fixmer, CEO of CCI Media, which owns the Woodworking Network.

Almost 100 names were submitted during the nomination period, and the winners hail from as far and wide as Punta Gorda, Florida;  Elkhart, Indiana; and Edmonton, Alberta.

Berman is originally from St. Catharines, Ontario, where he studied Woodworking Technology at Conestoga College.

When he graduated he became a CAD designer for an architectural wood window and door manufacturer, and, after spending a number of years in the door and hardware business, he moved on to selling lumber and building materials across Canada.

He then spent a couple of years working as a site supervisor for a high-end custom home builder in the Okanagan, before opening Amber Millwork.


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