WSAV TV visits Jelinek Cork to discuss Design for Ability.

WSAV TV in Savannah, GA visited Jelinek Cork's Savannah production facility today. Reporter Tracy Haynes discussed Jelinek's association with Design for Ability, a non-profit dedicated to assisting special education high school students gain skills that allow them to transition to the workforce. Jelinek has already hired 3 youth from the program and continues to support the development and training of additional youth. Read the WSAV Article.

WSAV at Jelinek Cork's Savannah production facility.

WSAV reporter along with Jelinek Cork staff.

Jelinek Cork is now profiled on Houzz

We began showcasing some of our products and installations on Houzz recently. Take a look at this slideshow to see some ways cork can be used inside your home. For more information on the products used in these fantastic rooms and to follow us on Houzz, take a look at our page.

Jelinek Cork Group Featured on Houzz

Jelinek Cork / The Cork House voted Oakville's favourite flooring store! Thank you Oakville!

The results of the 2013 Oakville Beaver Readers' Choice Awards are in...

Jelinek Cork / Cork House has been voted Oakville's Best Flooring Store winning the Diamond Award! Thank you Oakville!

The Cork House, the showroom for the Jelinek Cork Group, specializes in natural home design products, flooring installations, painting and refinishing services. Eco-friendly and renewable cork products represent the core offerings of Jelinek Cork. The Cork House present these products in a real-world situation providing ideas of how to integrate sustainability into your life.

Thank you Oakville for your continued support. 

The Cork House

2441 Neyagawa Blvd.

Oakville, Ontario L6H 6Y3 

CANADA

web: corkhouse.com

phone: 905-257-5588

email: cork@jelinek.com

Jelinek Cork at Greater Louisville Inc's Business of Bourbon event.

Hundreds were on hand for Greater Louisville Inc.'s Business of Bourbon event on August 28, 2013. Sonny Jelinek from Jelinek Cork was present representing the role of cork and closures in this important industry that generates millions of dollars and employs thousands of workers in the State of Kentucky alone.

Jelinek Cork closures showcased at the event.

Introducing the Business of Bourbon

Jelinek Cork being showcased.

Sonny Jelinek representing Jelinek Cork at the event.

Jelinek Cork stoppers & closures at the event.

The many uses of cork: Cork for birds

Cork for wine bottles, cork for bulletin boards, cork for floors but cork for birds?

Yet that is exactly what the Avian Conservation Center at the Center for Birds of Prey in South Carolina uses cork for - their birds. The birds sit on natural cork perches. Cork, being a totally natural product, is healthy for the birds feet and is soft enough not to hurt their feet when they land. The cork perch is safe, stable and comfortable - perfect for the birds.

We've posted previously about another great use of cork for birds. The Albuquerque Biological Park in New Mexico created a special nest log for its Guam Kingfishers. The Kingfishers use cork blocks as their nest log. The cork, being somewhat softer, replicates their natural nests of rotten logs. The cork is easy for the birds to excavate and create their nests.

Another use of cork for birds can be right in your backyard - bird houses made of cork. These natural cork bird houses look nice hanging from trees and give your backyard birds a place to call home.

The many uses of cork: tacklebox restoration

This tackle box was recently restored to its original beauty. The lures and tackle box date back to the 1920s - 1940s. In order to help preserve and protect the wood used in the lures and the box, cork was used.

CR-177 cork sheets used to protect the antique wood.

Recycled cork grain in the garden

Cork is the ultimate environmentally friendly product. Even cork that has been used can be given a new life. You may already know of wine cork recycling - where used wine corks are collected and then re-purposed into other cork products including flooring, building material or used in crafting. Another cork product that can be re-purposed is granulated cork (or cork grain). Cork grain is often the bi-product of wine cork production. The grain is then used in many applications including as a stand-in for dirt on movie/theatrical sets. Once the grain has been used for its intended purpose, it can actually be used again. Among other uses, it works and looks great in a garden - offering texture and weed control.