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Greetings everyone! This past year has been a very busy and productive one for the BWA and its members! Factories are busy! Members are engaging in BWA networking events, plant tour focus groups, projects, and training. New members are joining, and our industry is starting to get some momentum. This past week, our 100th member joined: True North Log Homes in Bracebridge. The BWA now sits at 70 manufacturing and 30 associate supplier members, and we are continuing to grow! Here are some of the highlights of this year: 4 Plant Tour Focus Groups engaging members in Continuous Improvement methodology...
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Greetings everyone! This past year has been a very busy and productive one for the BWA and its members! Factories are busy! Members are engaging in BWA networking events, plant tour focus groups, projects, and training. New members are joining, and our industry is starting to get some momentum. This past week, our 100th member joined: True North Log Homes in Bracebridge. The BWA now sits at 70 manufacturing and 30 associate supplier members, and we are continuing to grow! Here are some of the highlights of this year: 4 Plant Tour Focus Groups engaging members in Continuous Improvement methodology...
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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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Its not easy getting 1-1 time with a provincial Minister, but the BWA did! Read on to learn why and what has been happening with the BWA! Based on the Upper Austria Clusterland Model, the BWA continues to evolve toward sustainability over time with the increase in membership and development of other revenue streams. Since the inception of the BWA in 2011, the accomplishments and the reach of the BWA continue to accrue with earnest! If not for the initial support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Wood Promotions Branch, the BWA would not have been able...
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It's not easy getting 1-1 time with a provincial Minister, but the BWA did! Read on to learn why and what has been happening with the BWA! Based on the Upper Austria Clusterland Model, the BWA continues to evolve toward sustainability over time with the increase in membership and development of other revenue streams. Since the inception of the BWA in 2011, the accomplishments and the reach of the BWA continue to accrue with earnest! If not for the initial support of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) Wood Promotions Branch, the BWA would not have been able...
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The BWA was asked to participate in a feature video portraying wood manufacturing in Ontario and the career opportunities! The Four County Labour Market Planning board approached the Bluewater Wood Alliance to participate in a province-wide initiative to profile wood product manufacturing in Ontario, and career opportunities available for young people. Three BWA companies participated in the video: South Bruce Flooring, West Bros Furniture, and Speke Klein. Footage includes their shop floor and various stages of their product manufacturing processes, along with interviews with BWA Manager Mike Baker, and V.P. of South Bruce Flooring, Dennis McGlynn.
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The BWA was asked to participate in a feature video portraying wood manufacturing in Ontario and the career opportunities! The Four County Labour Market Planning board approached the Bluewater Wood Alliance to participate in a province-wide initiative to profile wood product manufacturing in Ontario, and career opportunities available for young people. Three BWA companies participated in the video: South Bruce Flooring, West Bros Furniture, and Speke Klein. Footage includes their shop floor and various stages of their product manufacturing processes, along with interviews with BWA Manager Mike Baker, and V.P. of South Bruce Flooring, Dennis McGlynn. https://youtu.be/7T5byT3ubCA
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Another year has passed for the BWA with much to reflect on and be proud of! For all of us in what we do, this is the time of year to step back and reflect on the year’s activities; our accomplishments and challenges faced. When you look back, the Bluewater Wood Alliance has much to be thankful for, and much to look forward to in the new year ahead! Facilitating and sustaining a true cluster model itself is no easy feat! We have manufacturing and supplier members with divergent products, needs, and markets. What is important to one company may...
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Another year has passed for the BWA with much to reflect on and be proud of! For all of us in what we do, this is the time of year to step back and reflect on the year’s activities; our accomplishments and challenges faced. When you look back, the Bluewater Wood Alliance has much to be thankful for, and much to look forward to in the new year ahead! Facilitating and sustaining a true cluster model itself is no easy feat! We have manufacturing and supplier members with divergent products, needs, and markets. What is important to one company may...
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