About Northmark Materials
Corporate Profile
Northmark Materials builds industrial infrastructure for material recovery. The company operates at the intersection of logistics, processing, and manufacturing, treating recovered lumber as a supply-chain asset rather than a salvage product.
Operational Mandate
Northmark develops and operates systems that convert end-of-life residential and commercial structures into specification-grade material inputs. The company is scaling toward a planned annual processing capacity of approximately 5 million board feet, positioning recovered lumber as a reliable volume input for Canadian manufacturing and materials markets.
Strategic Alignment
Delivering recovered materials at scale requires coordination beyond the processing line. Northmark works alongside public agencies and industry partners to align standards, sequencing, and accountability across the recovery ecosystem.
Policy Integration: Engagement with municipal and provincial bodies to clarify recovery permissions and diversion reporting without introducing premature mandates.
Supply Chain Coordination: Partnerships across demolition, logistics, and distribution to ensure recovery integrates cleanly into existing workflows.
Market Standardization: Maintenance of standards-based frameworks that translate recovered material into predictable, non-structural inputs suitable for institutional procurement.
Leadership
Jay Sanderson
President & Operations Lead
Jay leads facility operations, recovery workflows, and processing systems. He is responsible for execution discipline, safety compliance, and material quality assurance across the Northmark infrastructure.
Board service: Recycling Council of Alberta; Infill Development of Edmonton Association.
Kirk Bentham
Vice President, Brand & Market Development
Kirk directs commercialization and category development. He manages business operations, stakeholder engagement, and the implementation of standards-based frameworks, including SRL™ and downstream market integration.
Commercial Validation & Strategic Backing
Emissions Reduction Alberta
$2.0 million non-dilutive capital contribution (2025)
Northmark was awarded funding through ERA’s Circular Economy Challenge following technical and commercial due diligence. The award reflects validation of the company’s infrastructure approach, system design, and emissions-reduction potential.
Alberta Emerald Awards
Finalist (2024, 2025)
Recognized for industrial advancement in circular materials systems and construction and demolition waste diversion.