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Redwood Classics is Proud to be Ontario Made!

Did you know that Ontario is home to some 40,000 manufacturers, employing 750,000 Ontarians, who make millions of different products for sale at home and around the world? Redwood Classics is proud to take part in the Ontario Made Program initiative, to bring awareness to some of the local producers in our province!  We are proud to take part in the Ontario Made initiative, to bring awareness to some of the local producers in our province: https://supportontariomade.ca. 

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Shopify Feature: Asian Heritage Month

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Shopify #AsianHeritageMonth proudly features a woman-owned business, Kathy Cheng and Redwood Classics Apparel.  We are sincerely grateful for Shopify's support of small businesses, especially during the pandemic.  Feature link here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoClnSFjAI/

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Pivot & Shifted to Producing PPE During a Global Pandemic

At the height of the pandemic and beginning of Ontario’s shut-down in March 2020, Kathy and her team saw the critical need for PPE and quickly retooled and pivoted to deliver ready-to-wear reusable mask packs and ready-to-assemble DIY mask kits to assist frontline workers and vulnerable communities. While some manufacturers started shifting production, many were faced with a number of challenges getting products into the market, including U.S. border closures, and supply chains ceasing operations. Despite these challenges, Kathy and her business was ready to help. "In a world where we celebrate technology, and how quickly that technology can be adapted, our silver lining is the ability to transform our factory into a mask-production house until regular factory activities can...

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