Location: Quebec, Canada   Web Site: www.uniboard.com   Comment: The North American leader of engineered and value-added wood products.   Description: Bold expansion and acquisition programs have characterized Uniboard’s steady growth over the years. These programs have carried out for the continual improvement and expansion of our product line to meet, first and foremost, our customers’ needs. Uniboard was founded in Quebec in 1982 with the construction of a Greenfield manufacturing site producing high quality raw particleboard and thermofused melamine panels. During the 80s and 90s, thanks to sound financial management and strategic capital expenditures, we enjoyed unprecedented growth. These strengths, which are the backbone of our extensive investment programs, have allowed us to not only modernize, but also increase the number of Uniboard facilities. Today, the network includes 9 world-class manufacturing facilities across North America. The time tested adage "You don’t have to leave the competition behind to be the market leader, you just have to keep one step ahead" couldn’t ring any truer. This is precisely where Uniboard plans to stay – "one step ahead of the competition!"