Market Activity in the I-80 Corridor
Dave Farley A few comments, suggestions, and ideas... I recently returned from a trip along the I-80 corridor. This highway runs west to East and connects [...]
Have you booked your space at the 2017 GBM event yet?
If you haven't experienced the GBM, or had to miss it this past year, you should be aware that this is the greatest opportunity of the year [...]
Brent Comber’s “Siigaay” Sculpture Revealed in the Osaka Conrad Hotel
Jim Ivanoff With the number of inbound travelers to Japan growing by leaps and bounds, there is a great need for both new hotel construction and renovations. This tremendous [...]
Transition Planning Workshop
Please join our small group of business owners in the value-added wood industry for a roundtable discussion with industry experts regarding topics affecting you, your family, and your [...]
reThink Wood Research Library
To help inform architects, engineers, developers, industry professionals, researchers, students and interested parties, reThink Wood has launched the reThink Wood Research Library to serve as the go-to industry [...]
Let’s Talk About Growing Your Business – Let’s Talk Exports
Which way is the global economy heading? Can Canada expect more restrictive trade with the critical U.S. market? Last year, voters registered their frustration with economic and political [...]
Pre-Registration open for the 2017 GBM EVENT!
Late last week we opened the online registration for our 2016 participating exhibitors to have the first opportunity to guarantee their space at the 2017 GBM. Response has been fantastic! [...]
BC Wood Applauds BC Government’s Decision to Create a Wood Secretariat
NEWS RELEASE Uniting the value-added industry for market growth Vancouver BC – BC Wood Specialties Group (BC Wood) is pleased that the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, [...]
New dowel laminated timber product to be used for structural applications
Journal of Commerce- March 27, 2017 StructureCraft Builders Corporation is building a 50,000-square-foot, all-wood facility in Abbotsford, B.C. to manufacture dowel laminated timber (DLT). DLT is made entirely from softwood [...]
New sprinkler requirements for four-storey
Government of BC - March 15, 2017 An update to the BC Building Code will require fire sprinklers to be installed on the balconies of all new four-storey wood-frame [...]