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It is nice to have the media on our side and help the BWA with its message. Thank-you to Adam Hofmann for representing BWA. Read on! Here is the link: http://www.woodworkingcanada.com/r5/showkiosk.asp?listing_id=4585894Alliance to focus on growth, member services At a Bluewater Wood Alliance Networking Meeting. The Bluewater Wood Alliance, a cluster of woodworking companies and suppliers in Midwestern Ontario, has its sights firmly set on growing the organization. Formed two years ago, the alliance was designed to see if competitors could work together for the good of all members and to strengthen and promote economic growth and sustainability in the local...
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The first of our new ongoing Plant Tour Focus Groups kicked off this week with a tour of Crate Designs in Chesley. Read on to learn about the great learning opportunity this forum provides! The winter driving gave everyone a break Feb 6 with sunny skies as 18 BWA manufacturing members travelled the region to participate in our Plant tour focus group hosted by Crate Designs. The format of these meetings is for the host to provide an overview of their business model, followed by presenting a challenge to the group to provide feedback. In addition, members are asked to...
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The March 6, 2013 networking events for the BWA provided an engaging venue to both Manufacturing and Associate members. An engaging blue-sky exercise, Mark Muller on Design and Branding, and the Wood Manufacturing Council's web-based resources! The March 6, 2013 events for the BWA began with an update from Manager, Mike Baker on the various projects and activities in which the BWA is currently engaged. Outgoing Co-Manager Sepp Gmeiner also contributed to the IT Baseline and Yield Optimization projects. Then began a first for the BWA: a facilitated group break-out discussion where Manufacturing and Associate members were mixed into groups...
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BWA members are reaping the benefits of the Value Stream Mapping Training aspect of the IT Baseline Project! Read on to learn more about it! The BWA is in the middle of a very important project where participating companies in the BWA will be studied to learn the level of software technologies in the businesses. From engineering design to full ERP systems, members will be studied as to their use of, and proficiency in, various software technology systems. By benchmarking the software technology systems across the BWA, we will have the ability to create solutions that can help the members become more...
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Time to start thinking about summer in February! Funding is available to hire summer students: Read on! The Canada Summer Jobs Program is accepting applications from Feb 1-28. Don’t miss the deadline! Follow this link for more information: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml Before completing an application, employers must consult the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide and review the local priorities for their constituencies. To help employers complete their application, the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide and the local priorities are available online, by calling 1-800-935-5555, or by visiting any Service Canada Centre. Employers can apply online or print an application from the website. They can also get...
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Time to start thinking about summer in February! Funding is available to hire summer students: Read on! The Canada Summer Jobs Program is accepting applications from Feb 1-28. Don't miss the deadline! Follow this link for more information: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/epb/yi/yep/programs/scpp.shtml Before completing an application, employers must consult the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide and review the local priorities for their constituencies. To help employers complete their application, the Canada Summer Jobs Applicant Guide and the local priorities are available online, by calling 1-800-935-5555, or by visiting any Service Canada Centre. Employers can apply online or print an application from the website. They can also get...
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A number of Bluewater Wood Alliance members have utilized this funding. Read on and follow the link to learn more about it! The SMART Prosperity Now funding is to provide financial support to Southern Ontario manufacturers who will invest in product and process improvements that develop and / or expand export opportunities and global competitiveness. BWA will be attending their information session February 14 in Toronto to learn more and will pass on new information as it is available. Meanwhile, follow this link to learn more: http://www.cme-smart.ca/prosperity-now/funding/funding.html Mike Baker Manager, BWA
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Plant tour focus groups are another new forum to engage with members and share best practices! They are now scheduled for 2013! Plant tour focus groups are a venue where the host company can share their current successes and challenges with other manufacturing members. Specifically, hosts can actually pose a challenge to visiting members to get feedback on real manufacturing issues and opportunities. This format has proven to be very effective to provide value to the host who experiences fresh outside eyes for guidance, but also for the visiting manufacturer. The visiting member will soon realize that they and the...
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We are pleased to announce four new members to the BWA! Please check out their websites and feel free to make contact with your new fellow BWA members! Oxford Carriage Door: www.ocd.ca Nicholson Design: www.gnicholsondesign.com Springwater Woodcraft: www.springwaterwoodcraft.com Goodfellow Inc.: www.goodfellowinc.com Please join us in welcoming them. Stay tuned for details of our upcoming plant tours for manufacturing members and networking event booked for March 6, 2013! Mike Baker Manager, BWA
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Attendees at the November 27th networking meeting in Walkerton were treated to a full schedule of content that gave them lots of food for thought and fodder for growing their companies. Attendees at the November 27th networking meeting in Walkerton were treated to a full schedule of content that gave them lots of food for thought and fodder for growing their companies. After co-manager, Blair Tullis, gave a short synopsis on what had been accomplished recently by the BWA, he took some time to describe how the Alliance has reached a transition stage, where the start-up mode gives way to...
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