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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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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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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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Cluster organizations are the centre of cluster development in practice March 08, 2017 In Working Paper 26, Clusters in Ontario, the Institute advocated for a bottom-up (i.e., firm-led) approach to cluster development. However, what does this look like on the ground? Who takes charge of this work? The answer: cluster organizations. We look at three examples of these organizations based in Ontario and explain how organizations like these will foster the growth the province’s clusters need. What is a cluster organization? A cluster organization focuses on developing cluster initiatives to achieve objectives such as building a cluster identity, strategy and...
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The strength of the Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster is that it brings into action many inputs from our industry to help members innovate! Not only do manufacturing members get to visit other plant operations and learn from best practices and help brainstorm solutions to shared challenges, but the expertise of Associate Supplier members is also brought to bear on a topic of shared concern for all! To top it off, our educational stakeholders are also involved, and in this case Conestoga College on the topic of water-based finish conversion. BWA plant tour focus groups are focused on Continuous Improvement where...
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The strength of the Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster is that it brings into action many inputs from our industry to help members innovate! Not only do manufacturing members get to visit other plant operations and learn from best practices and help brainstorm solutions to shared challenges, but the expertise of Associate Supplier members is also brought to bear on a topic of shared concern for all! To top it off, our educational stakeholders are also involved, and in this case Conestoga College on the topic of water-based finish conversion. BWA plant tour focus groups are focused on Continuous Improvement where...
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The 22nd BWA event was held at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre in Walkerton, ON, and hosted over 40 BWA member companies. CNC, export and continuous improvement remain as strong themes for BWA members. Canada has a tremendous resource of Trade Commissioners that are stationed in markets all over the world, and based here in Canada with the ability to connect with them. Sameer Ahmed, our regional trade commissioner based in Waterloo, ON, presented details on their services to BWA members. Approx 35% of the BWA members that don't export have the possibility to consider it, and approx 20% of...
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