Specifiers Program Update
Roy Manion As this is our first Wood Connections of BC Wood's Fiscal New Year, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect back on the Program's activities [...]
BC WOOD MEXICO TRADE MISSION & TRADE SHOW AUGUST 13-19, 2017
Ken Hori This trade mission will take BC Wood members to two of the main wood import regions of Mexico, Nuevo Leon (Monterrey) and Jalisco (Guadalajara) [...]
BC Wood’s returns to the United Kingdom in October 10-12, 2017
Brian Hawrysh BC Wood will return to the UK market place with its' participation in the Timber Expo - October 10-12th in Birmingham. The Timber Expo [...]
Interzum Guangzhou 2017
Jim Ivanoff BC Wood once again returned to the Interzum Show in Guangzhou, China from March 28th to 31st based on industry feedback. This is the largest wood [...]
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, [...]
Nikkei Architectural and Construction Materials Show 2017
Jim Ivanoff From March 7th through 10th, BC Wood participated in Nikkei Messe at Tokyo Big Sight. Each year, this show represents the largest gathering of construction industry professionals [...]
USA Market Update
Dave Farley A few comments, suggestions, and ideas for the industry... This past week, BC Wood organized and delivered the 4th annual Product Knowledge Workshops in the Pacific Northwest. Five [...]
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 [...]
Specifiers Program Update
Roy Manion Since our last Wood Connections edition just a month ago, the Program's events included: Lunch & Learn Sessions Living with Wood Design Forum at the Museum of [...]
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 [...]