Season’s Greetings from WMCO 2024!

On behalf of the WMCO staff and its Board of Directors, we wish you and your families all the best for the holidays and 2025!

2024 has been a year filled continued growth and success for the WMCO cluster and its members!

A few highlights include, but are not limited to:

• WMCO represents an engaged and strong industry membership that believes in the power of clustering for the betterment of the industry with over 160 members.
• We welcomed 29 new member companies in 2024!
• We hosted 22 events with value-added topics, training, and networking for members to learn from each other and subject matter experts.
• Over 570 attendees both in person and live-streamed! (That’s an increase of 10.6%)
• The 2.85 million in funding received in 2023 over 2.5 years from FeDev Ontario to support manufacturing members with digital integration, has achieved:
  30 projects to date + 22 Upcoming in 2025 with 52 Total expected projects
• Amount funded to members so far $818,540 with $900,000 projected for 2025
• Industry investment to date: $4,442,839 giving current ratio of 9.66:1 with $7,723,000 projected for 2025

WMCO is proud to be achieving our Vision through executing our Mission:

Our Mission

WMCO’s cluster model generates collaborative relationships to share knowledge, stimulate innovation, and foster new mindsets and ways of working together.

Our Vision

WMCO’s leadership is strengthening the performance, innovation and agility of Ontario’s value-added wood manufacturing industry.

WMCO would like to thank you for your ongoing engagement and support. 2025 promises to be a year of new opportunities and continued growth!

See our list of new member companies, and our cluster map that shows the WMCO member communities in Ontario: