The undulating form of the ceiling was built from local oak based on traditional boat construction principles.

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When Wessely started the business with one stitch-bonding machine in the shell of an old toweling factory in 1999, he found pretty good demand for "multiaxial reinforcements"--they're strong, stiff lightweight cloths used in boat hulls and construction materials.

FORBES: New Britannia

The province now boasts more than 5, 000 native-owned businesses, some of them joint-ventures, ranging from pipeline construction and timber production to hotels and boat-building.

ECONOMIST: Canada

The third boat, Artful, is reaching the final stages of her construction at Barrow shipyard.

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