CanWel Building Materials Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results Notification


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - May 2, 2016) -

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CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. ("CanWel" or "the Company") (TSX:CWX) is pleased to announce that it will report its first quarter 2016 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2016, on May 16, 2016, during market hours.

About CanWel Building Materials

Founded in 1989, CanWel is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CWX and is one of Canada's largest national distributors in the building materials and related products sector. CanWel operates multiple treating plant and planing facilities in Canada and the United States, and operates distribution centres coast to coast in all major cities and strategic locations across Canada and near San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. CanWel distributes a wide range of building materials, lumber and renovation products. For more information, visit www.canwel.com. Further information can be found in the disclosure documents filed by CanWel with the securities regulatory authorities, available at www.sedar.com

Contact Information:

CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
Ali Mahdavi
Investor Relations
416-962-3300
ali.mahdavi@canwel.com