Corprate Vision:

The use of state of the art materials and processes to improve performance and lower costs in the construction industry.

The history of Magboard dates back almost 20 years out of an ongoing search by the company’s founder, Gordon Ritchie, to find an improved sheathing material for structural insulated panel systems (SIPS). It was clear that wood based products like OSB or plywood easily succumbed to fire, rot and mold. Cement products were brittle, non-structural, unhealthy and hard to work with. Exotic materials like fiberglass or other composites were not cost effective or required too much change for subcontractors to easily adopt. In early 2004, Mr. Ritchie encountered MgO board and became convinced that the fire, water, mold and termite resistant properties were worth investigating. After testing numerous products without finding a MgO board that also could be used as structural sheathing, Mr. Ritchie set out to design, test and certify his own product. After over two years of development, Magboard was born.

The company has gone on to design and install its own manufacturing facility in China. As a manufacturer, and not a broker, it has instituted a full plant quality control program monitored by Intertek. The company has put Magboard through countless tests to certify its physical properties, as well as, fire and structural performance on numerous assemblies including 2x4 and 2x6 steel and wood frame walls and SIPS. It continues to work with Intertek for certification protocols of Magwall assemblies. No other MgO producer has this resume.
THERE IS ONLY ONE MAGBOARD.

The company has worked with several corporate partners each of who have evaluated the performance of Magboard and decided to work with the company.

Gordon Ritchie

Gordon Ritchie has over twenty years of experience in commercialization and importation of advanced building materials and methods. He has been intimately involved in the SIP panel industry having overseen the design, installation and start up of several panel plants. He has real world experience in the materials science, manufacture and product development of foam, molding and coating systems for the construction industry. He has been active in product launches and has extensive industry and government contacts and a thorough understanding of product testing programs that will be required for MagBoard’s. He also has significant retail and distribution experience. Prior to starting his own companies, Mr. Ritchie was a founder of Francines & Dots, a retail chain that grew to 186 stores and over 2000 employees throughout Canada.

Tim Faust

Tim Faust has been active in marketing, distribution and sales of advanced building materials in the home construction industry since 1995. He was a founding member of a panel manufacturer utilizing advanced composite technologies. Mr. Faust has direct experience in the roll-out of technically advanced construction panels and was responsible for marketing programs that saw his past companies featured in cover articles in several magazines as well as on HGTV and local news stations. He has contacts and long standing relationships with numerous organizations in the construction industry. Prior to joining with Mr. Ritchie, Mr. Faust was active in marketing prepackaged building solutions for international markets including Mexico and Panama. Mr. Faust has a Wall Street background having helped launch two successful public companies focusing on international business. He has worked for Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and Smith Barney.