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Building relationships that add value are what the BWA cluster network for the wood industry is all about! The Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster region includes all of southwestern Ontario. This means that we have members in various parts of the region that need convenient access to our events and networking activities. Humber College in Toronto hosts the 2nd largest post-secondary cabinetmaking/woodworking program in Ontario. The perfect breeding ground for industry business and workforce development- and host for the BWA quarterly event! Drew Aaslep is the lead faculty for Humber for their programs, and he shared with the members their program...
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Written by: Dan Savvidis Commercial Account Executive, Cowan Financial Solutions In a recent survey of consumers and brokers conducted by Allianz Canada, Business Interruption (BI) was named as one of the most important risks for businesses. In the same survey done globally, BI has placed first for the second year in a row. Interruption? The insurance definition is simple and concise. BI is “loss as a result of an event that interrupts the operations of a business”. Events such as mechanical breakdown, cyber incidents, fire and flood can result in business closure for many months, and sometimes longer than a...
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Written by Stefan De Santis from Performance Abrasives. Water based Wood Coatings are undoubtedly the future of wood coatings in North America, we are already seeing some cabinet and millwork shop’s being forced to switch to water based from solvents due to emissions and new regulations. Companies are required to provide total VOC emissions every year in the GTA and limitations on solvent use are being enforced with severe penalties for those who are not compliant. New stringent policies are being established which make water based coatings much more of a requirement. The key to converting to water based wood...
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Written by: Dan Savvidis Commercial Account Executive, Cowan Financial Solutions In a recent survey of consumers and brokers conducted by Allianz Canada, Business Interruption (BI) was named as one of the most important risks for businesses. In the same survey done globally, BI has placed first for the second year in a row. Interruption? The insurance definition is simple and concise. BI is “loss as a result of an event that interrupts the operations of a business”. Events such as mechanical breakdown, cyber incidents, fire and flood can result in business closure for many months, and sometimes longer than a...
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Vokes shared a bunch of Lean books with me and they were very helpful, I’d love pay it forward. Here’s one to start…just finished it on the way home from Ruff Sawn! Simon Lloyd – Springwater Woodcraft. Book description: The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership—the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results. No one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World® Resort operations for over a decade. And in Creating Magic, he shares the...
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[av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] Vokes shared a bunch of Lean books with me and they were very helpful, I'd love pay it forward. Here's one to start...just finished it on the way home from Ruff Sawn! Simon Lloyd – Springwater Woodcraft. Book description: The secret for creating “magic” in our careers, our organizations, and our lives is simple: outstanding leadership—the kind that inspires employees, delights customers, and achieves extraordinary business results. No one knows more about this kind of leadership than Lee Cockerell, the man who ran Walt Disney World® Resort operations for over a decade. And in Creating...
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Written by Kyle Roseneck Taurus Craco Machinery Inc. A popular topic of conversation these recent months has been the rising electricity rates in Ontario. We can all relate to the rising prices of our bills on homes and businesses throughout Ontario. For a typical BWA manufacturing member, the largest demand of electricity is typically in two areas of the shop; dust collection & compressed air. Dust collection alone can represent up to 50-60% of the total electrical consumption of a woodworking facility. Many of my client visits in recent years have been focused around looking for more energy efficient solutions...
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[av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] Dust Collection and Energy Management [/av_textblock] [av_textblock size='' font_color='' color=''] Written by Kyle Roseneck Taurus Craco Machinery Inc. A popular topic of conversation these recent months has been the rising electricity rates in Ontario. We can all relate to the rising prices of our bills on homes and businesses throughout Ontario. For a typical BWA manufacturing member, the largest demand of electricity is typically in two areas of the shop; dust collection & compressed air. Dust collection alone can represent up to 50-60% of the total electrical consumption of a woodworking facility. Many of my client...
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We would like to pass along information about the Ontario Pavilion at the 2018 International Builders Show. Brochure & application form can be downloaded below. Click to download. To reserve your space, complete the Application Form. Click to download. If you have any questions or concerns please contact; Rita Patlan. Area Director – U.S. Sustainable Technologies (Environment & Energy) Americas Unit | Export Services Branch | Ministry of International Trade 900 Bay Street | 5th Floor, Hearst Block | Toronto, Ontario | Canada M7A 2E1 T (416) 325-9210 | C (416) 435-7360 | rita.patlan@ontario.ca PLEASE NOTE: Our Ministry is experiencing...
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Forestry Innovation Investment (FII) and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) have commissioned the following review of opportunities for Canadian wood products within the Vietnamese manufacturing sector. Click here to download.
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