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One big advantage of participating in a cluster like the BWA is that companies can collaborate together on mutually benefitting projects they would otherwise not have access. In this example, companies alone could not afford the costs of trade show booths in large and expanding markets, and would not be eligible themselves for funding available through various government programs. Natural Resources Canada has the Expanding Markets Program where associations (like the BWA Cluster) can create projects for multiple member companies to test the waters of new markets anywhere in the world. Take 3 BWA member companies, add a dash of...
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Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members to its activities across its entire cluster region. Southwestern Ontario is a big geographic area. 34 BWA member member companies from all cross the cluster region converged on Woodland Horizons in Drayton, ON for a plant tour focus group on April 27. The BWA plant tours are not just tours. They are problem solving exercises that engage members to be involved in common issues to help create solutions that...
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Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members to its activities across its entire cluster region. Southwestern Ontario is a big geographic area. 34 BWA member companies from all across the cluster region converged on Woodland Horizons in Drayton, ON for a plant tour focus group on April 27. The BWA plant tours are not just tours. They are problem-solving exercises that engage members to be involved in common issues to help create solutions that can be brought...
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Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members to its activities across its entire cluster region. Southwestern Ontario is a big geographic area. 34 BWA member companies from all across the cluster region converged on Woodland Horizons in Drayton, ON for a plant tour focus group on April 27. The BWA plant tours are not just tours. They are problem-solving exercises that engage members to be involved in common issues to help create solutions that can be brought...
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On March 30th Peter Hall, Chief Economist from Export Development Canada, presented to the BWA. Read on to see his latest commentary on the prospects of the wood industry! APRIL 7, 2016 Rising Out of the (Saw)Dust By Peter G Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist Wood products from this neck of the woods are older than Canada itself. One can hardly picture this country without tall, ruler-straight old-growth trees, logs floating down a river to the sawmill, and so on. Wood is synonymous with our economic development, and remains an important part of Canadian exports. Exporters of all stripes were...
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Rising Out of the (Saw)Dust By Peter G Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist Wood products from this neck of the woods are older than Canada itself. One can hardly picture this country without tall, ruler-straight old-growth trees, logs floating down a river to the sawmill, and so on. Wood is synonymous with our economic development, and remains an important part of Canadian exports. Exporters of all stripes were pummeled by the recession, but few have been hit as hard in the past fifteen years as the wood products industry. Were the losses permanent, or is there hope for a revival anytime soon?...
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Chief Economist for Export Development Canada, Peter Hall, and BWA member Mike Vokes from Vokes Furniture, both lined up to provide BWA members valuable information on the current economy, exporting, and lean manufacturing implementation for the wood industry. The Upside of Rising Risk: Check the news, and you’ll see that the Canadian market is facing challenges. Look across the border and around the world, and things are looking increasingly turbulent. Risks seem to be rising everywhere, and yet many are experiencing growth. Does this make sense? And does it suggest that things are going to get better…or worse? The main thrust...
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Chief Economist for Export Development Canada, Peter Hall, and BWA member Mike Vokes from Vokes Furniture, both lined up to provide BWA members valuable information on the current economy, exporting, and lean manufacturing implementation for the wood industry. The Upside of Rising Risk: Check the news, and you’ll see that the Canadian market is facing challenges. Look across the border and around the world, and things are looking increasingly turbulent. Risks seem to be rising everywhere, and yet many are experiencing growth. Does this make sense? And does it suggest that things are going to get better…or worse? The main thrust...
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Hello Everyone, we have received an inquiry regarding supply of the wood promotional products listed below. The party inquiring has been in the corporate and promotional products marketplace for over 25 years. Their product mix and supplier base has evolved over the years generally the result of the changing market and customer demands. Our product focus is in the sporting goods, leisure and recreational categories within the corporate markets and recently we added Canadian-made toboggans to our product mix. Introducing a wood product to our product mix has brought a number of requests for regarding a wide range of wood...
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Hello Everyone, we have received an inquiry regarding supply of Foldable Adirondack Chairs. The party inquiring have a client request looking for 700-800 foldable Adirondack Chairs of delivery by beginning of May. Their RFQ is very time sensitive. See reference images below. Any interested inquiries should respond to Mike Baker, BWA Executive Director: manager@bluewaterwoodalliance.com Mike Baker Executive Director
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