We’re very pleased to spotlight our most successful Canadian distributor, Bamboo Design & Architecture, led by Josée Lefrançois. Headquartered in Mont-Royal, QC, our relation dates back some years and has been very successful. Recently we’ve seen a nice uptick in the Canadian market and it is no doubt due to good products and good work on their part.  

Bamboo Design & Architecture, formerly known as La Maison du Bamboo, was established in 2006 as a distributor and dealer of bamboo architectural panels, flooring and decking, and is Quebec’s leading provider of bamboo architectural products. In 2016 we made BD&A our lead distributor in Canada, and it has proven to be a very wise strategic move, as the company has expanded its dealer network into Ontario and beyond this year.

Perhaps equally important as BD&A’s sales and marketing acumen is the company’s commitment to environmental health and sustainability, which is directly in line with ours. “We believe that it is our duty to promote a culture of integrity, respect, authenticity and confidence within our company, customer base and product development,” owner Lefrançois says. “Our mission is to offer only high-quality products manufactured according to the strictest environmental standards.” 

And BD&A has been right in step with Smith & Fong as we’ve pushed the architectural interiors industry environmentally, offering Plyboo UF-free bamboo flooring and plywood in 2007; Plyboo FSC-certified bamboo products in 2008; and Plyboo bamboo products that utilize soy-based adhesives in 2012.

We will be partnering with Bamboo Design & Architecture as Jonathan Levi Architects’ new Dearborn STEM Academy, a striking, modern middle/high school in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston takes shape later this year and early 2017. All bamboo, which will be used for benches, bumper rails and handrails, will be UF-free and FSC-certified. Polybois of Thetford Mines (Québec) is doing the woodwork. It will be a spectacular installation, and we’re excited to be partnering with Josée and her team on it.