Marketing and Business Development Assistance Available
Rumin Mann | rmann@bcwood.com
BC Wood has a great program to assist BC's value-added wood manufacturers in your marketing and business development! Please note, you do not need to be a BC Wood member to participate in these activities but you do need to be manufacturing your wood product in BC.
Business Assessments: Funding covers 75% of your cost*
A third-party consultant will review the current business plan as well as identify gaps that prevent your company from growing due to accounting practices, human resource/employee issues, strategic planning, succession planning, cost-analysis, overhead and capital investments, etc. A report will be provided with suggestions on improvements.
Marketing Assessments: Funding covers 75% of your cost*
A marketing expert will go over your marketing activity/strategy, recommend changes or improvements, and new marketing activities/strategy that should be considered to further set you apart from your competitors and achieve your desired business goals.
Marketing and Business Development Company Projects: Funding covers 40% of your cost*
Company specific projects use the information gained from assessments to help improve your competitiveness, address gaps, and strengthen your company's supply chain. Projects include coaching, training, and skills building in the areas of marketing and business development.
Please contact Rumin Mann at rmann@bcwood.com for more information or to apply for the funding.
*Assessments and projects are capped per company per year
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UBCM Showcase, Sept. 20th-21st, 2023
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com
BC Wood will be organizing industry participation at the UBCM Showcase, from Wednesday to Thursday, September 20th-21st, 2023. After a three-year hiatus, the UBCM Showcase returns to Vancouver to be co-located with the 2023 Union of BC Municipalities Convention. The showcase provides a unique opportunity for Wood products manufacturers to promote to and connect with a myriad of municipal and local governments, as well as regional district representatives - all in one locale!
For more information regarding participation at the UBCM Trade Show under BC Wood's umbrella, please contact Brian Hawrysh at 604-882-7100 or email bhawrysh@bcwood.com.
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Prefabricated Building Tour and Conference to Sweden
Jason Chiu | jason.chiu@ubc.ca
Registration Closes August 15, 2023
September 24th to September 30th, 2023
14.5 Tour + Conference AIBC credits
23.5 BC Housing CPD credits approved
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to announce the Prefabricated Building Tour and Conference to Sweden. The tour will showcase leading manufacturers of prefabricated panelized and modular building systems as well as manufacturers of mass-timber building components. These companies provide prefabricated solutions to meet the sustainability and green building requirements, utilizing advanced energy efficient materials, and mass-timber products for single family, multi-family, and non-residential construction. The tour commences on Sunday, September 24th in Malmö, Sweden where we will spend three days travelling through Southern Sweden visiting leading prefabricated home manufacturers prior to attending the 12th annual Holzbau (Wood Building) Nordic Forum in Växjö, Sweden. This year’s conference is title “Rethinking the Past – Defining the Future”
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2023 Global Buyers Mission™ (GBM) Update
Randi Walker | rwalker@bcwood.com
Join us for our celebratory 20th Annual GBM September 7th to 9th, where we will host international buyers and specifiers from all over the world, to meet our Canadian suppliers in Whistler. If you are an industry member and thinking about exhibiting to get yourself in front of these buyers and decisions makers – ACT FAST! We have 4 booth spaces left at this point and they will go on a first-come basis.
We anticipate many “new to GBM” Buyers this year, and with the experts help of our overseas staff, the continued assistance of the federal International Trade Commissioner Service and the provincial Trade & Investment Representatives abroad, we expect a good showing from across the globe.
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As usual, we will host BC Wood’s AGM, deliver WoodTALKS at the GBM – this year featuring the Mass & Heavy Timber Symposium on Saturday - and the Building Connections program. All these activities are designed to expand our Canadian wood products industry’s international business opportunities.
As in the past, pre-registration is required to participate in the GBM, and we now have the online registration system open! If you haven't already signed up to exhibit/speak/participate in the GBM, please email gbm@bcwood.com and ask for your invitation.
To get more background on the GBM, you can watch a short video on our website.
Questions? Call me anytime at 604-309-6683 or email gbm@bcwood.com. We look forward to you joining us for this exceptional 20th anniversary celebration!
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Announcing WoodTALKS at the 20th Annual Global Buyers Mission - featuring the Mass & Heavy Timber Symposium
Ken Hori | khori@bcwood.com
Date: September 7-9, 2023, in beautiful WHISTLER, BC
Join us in-person together with Canada’s Wood Industry and International delegates for seminars and workshops, trade show, site tours, networking receptions and more.
Up to 11+ Educational Learning Credits are available during WoodTALKS at the GBM.
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BC Wood Specialties Group 2023 Annual General Meeting
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com
10:00 – 10:45 AM, Thursday, September 7th, 2023
Whistler Conference Centre
BC Wood will be holding its’ 2023 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, September 8th, 10:00 AM at the Whistler Conference Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. All manufacturing BC Wood members (Base, North America and International) are encouraged to attend.
To register or for more information, please contact me directly at bhawrysh@bcwood.com or by phone at 604-882-7100 (toll free 1-877-422-9663). We look forward to seeing you in scenic Whistler, BC for BC Wood’s Annual General Meeting on September 7th, 2023.
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Meeting with the Chuncheon Wood Cooperative
JC Lee | jclee@bcwood.com
JC Lee, BC Wood’s Korean representative, attended the opening ceremony of the Chuncheon Wood Industrial Complex on July 5th, 2023 and had a meeting with Chairman Han KwangHo, Director Oh SeungRyong as well as other on the administration team.
At the meeting, JC Lee introduced BC Wood as well as the 20th anniversary Global Buyers Mission. The Chuncheon Wood Cooperative Chairman Mr. Han expressed interest in the GBM and said he hopes to encourage its members to participate in the GBM while also cooperating with BC Wood for the sustainable development of the wood industry in both Korea and Canada.
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The Japan Home Show Back at Full Power
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp
Having lifted all COVID-19 restrictions, Japan is back! We really felt this in March with the incredible pick-up in traffic at the Nikkei Architectural and Construction Materials Show as the attendance and energy returned to pre-pandemic levels. We can now see the enthusiasm building for the Japan Home and Building Show that will be held at Tokyo’s Big Sight from November 15th through 17th. Even though the show had trouble attracting exhibitors over the past few years during the pandemic and it is only July, the show is already basically sold-out. Luckily, due to BC Wood’s long-standing relationship with the organizers, we have blocked a pavilion for our members in a great location.
Please contact me at ivanoff@bcwood.jp and we can set-up a time to chat about this year’s program and how BC Wood can help you expand your business opportunities in the Japanese market.
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Why Language and Labels Matter When Exporting
Export Navigator
Did you know there are 7,151 languages in the world today? With so many different ways to communicate, it’s especially important to tailor your marketing and packaging to your target markets.
Wondering what you might be missing from your export plan when it comes to languages and labelling? Read our new blog post to find out!
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John Lore, Owner and Founder of Live Edge Design Retires
Live Edge Design
The end of May marked John Lore's last day of work at Live Edge Design, ushering in his retirement with a barbecue and celebration of his long career. John's dedication to the wood industry and his tireless efforts to support the art of creating with wood, signifies a person who truly cares more for quality than profit, and for sustainability more than growth.
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Brent Comber Originals Seattle Based Project "Connection"
Brent Comber Originals
The goal of the REN lobby artwork was to incite a feeling of connection – to one another, to nature, and to one’s self. The project began with the loose concept of the base and roots of a tree suspended from the ceiling. To expand this idea, we proposed a larger-scale, immersive installation composed of meandering roots congregating in a swirl and extending to engulf the entire lobby ceiling, taking inspiration from spruce root cording, which is traditionally used as lashing for birch bark canoes or in craft applications, such as weaving baskets or hats. The roots are pulled from the ground, then peeled and split by hand into long, fine strands. The strands of Connection are abstractly captured mid-splitting and swirling together before extending out through the lobby.
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Doing Business in the US
Export Navigator
Export Navigator's Doing Business in the USA series is returning this summer to two new cities:
- Squamish - August 17
- Chilliwack - August 31
Register for free, network with local export professionals, and get answers to your export-related questions in our Q&A session.
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World's Largest Wooden City Coming to Stockholm
Architectural Digest
The world’s largest wooden city is coming to Stockholm. Announced on June 20 through Atrium Ljungberg, the firm responsible for the project, Stockholm Wood City is expected to break ground in 2025, with the first completed buildings in 2027.
The development will span 25 blocks and is estimated to be largest community built using mass timber upon its completion.
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2023 Green Dream Internship Winners
Forest Product Association of Canada
Forest Products Association of Canada’s (FPAC) 2023 Green Dream Internship Program showcases the experiences and perspectives of students who will be working in the forest sector over a six-week period – also receiving a scholarship to further their education. Throughout the summer, each of the Green Dream Interns will develop social media content ranging from blogs and vlogs, to TikToks and Instagram stories, creating content of their choice, showcasing what they like best about their summer job in forestry, interviewing colleagues, and a ‘day in the life’ style video.
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B.C. Creates Value-added Manufacturing Jobs in Williams Lake
BC Gov News
To help grow B.C.’s value-added wood sector, the Province will support the establishment of a new mass-timber production facility that will create more than 70 jobs in Williams Lake. The facility will pre-fabricate projects using mass-timber building products and systems that significantly reduce construction time. The facility is expected to be ready for small-scale operations later in 2023, with full operations beginning in 2024.
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A ‘Full Timber Structure’ Office has Been approved for London
Timeout
Built over the former Holborn Town Hall, the nine-storey block by Piercy&Co will use 100 percent renewable energy and is set to be carbon net zero. The 13,900 sqm green structure will also have photovoltaic panels, all-electric heating, hot water, and cooling systems, as well as demand-driven displacement ventilation to the office floors. The exterior of the building will be made of laminated timber slabs arranged into a glulam frame, giving the tower a wooden appearance, set to be complete in early 2026.
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Modvion News
A 105-meter wind turbine tower made of wood, the tallest of its kind, is being built in Sweden by the wood technology company Modvion. The laminated wood that the modules are made from has a better strength-to-weight ratio than the types of steel, enabling lighter towers.The tower will be the company’s first commercial installation.
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A Texas Oak Tree is Making a Comeback
Texas Monthly
Previously thought to be extinct, the Quercus tardifolia was discovered by nine botanical researchers after scouring Big Bend National Park. Last May, a single living tree was discovered giving researchers a chance to revive the species. Of the nearly thirty known kinds of oak in West Texas alone, it can be tricky even for experts to distinguish between unique species, subspecies, and hybrids without analyzing each tree’s genetic material in a lab. On the team’s journey to identify Quercus tardifolia, they actually made several additional discoveries, including that of another as-yet-unidentified species of oak.
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B.C. Makes Mass-Timber Investments for New Demonstration Projects
BC Gov News
The Government of British Columbia is providing more than $4 million for 12 new mass-timber demonstration and research projects, which builds on B.C.’s global leadership in this area. There are eight demonstration building projects and four research projects receiving funding from the third intake of the MTDP. Projects range from a new indoor aquatic centre to a mixed-use development mass-timber tower. This will help further expand the use of mass timber in B.C.’s construction sector by providing designers and builders with real-world knowledge and experience they can learn from.
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Industrial Building Erected Entirely of Mass Timber
Woodworking Network
Blueprint Robotics, a Baltimore-based company that produces wood-frame construction products is planning to build a 450,000-square-foot production facility in Windsor, Connecticut, that is said to be the largest North American industrial building erected entirely of mass timber.
Once the plant is functional, it will fabricate mass timber components and large-scale cross-laminated timber, which reportedly is the first CLT product by the company.
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Port Moody Business Launches Mass Timber Home Construction
TriCity News
A Port Moody company is hoping to transform B.C.’s housing construction industry with pre-fabricated homes made of mass timber. With the demand for housing at a crisis point in Metro Vancouver, Massive Canada hopes a new $75 million plant in Williams Lake will produce housing quickly and efficiently while reducing waste, construction time and building costs. Once fully up and running, Massive Canada will be able to produce fully detailed modular units, including windows, electrical and plumbing, in its manufacturing plant, located in Williams Lake.
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BC Wood’s programs are open to all value-added wood product manufacturers in British Columbia. By participating with BC Wood, you will be adding our staff of business development experts to your sales and marketing team. If you are ready to grow, call BC Wood at 604-882-7100 or 1-877-4BC-WOOD for more information on our programming. |
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