General Assessments are a free, confidential conversation with BC Wood that will help identify the specific areas limiting your company’s growth. Typically, there are three general areas of concern for most value-added wood manufacturers: Marketing and/or Business Development, Technical Expertise, or Product Development and Design.

For now, all assessments are done virtually, but once it is safe to travel, we would be happy to meet you at your place of business! Please contact Kit Crowe at [email protected] to arrange your general assessment.

LOCATION: ZOOM

SELECTING INCOTERMS^® FOR INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTS & SHIPPING

The Selecting Incoterms® for International Contracts & Shipping course helps Canadian wood product manufacturers shipping products internationally to understand Incoterms® as well as how to negotiate & incorporate them into contracts & shipping agreements in order to reduce risk and lower costs when transporting these goods across borders.

Registration Closes February 18^th, 2022

8 AIBC Core LU’s Approved!

Prefabrication in mass timber buildings is fast becoming a reality and through digital design and manufacturing processes, is bringing forth a disruptive effect on the building industry. In order to maintain BC’s lead in innovation in wood and to promote value-added processes within the province, it is time for BC to lead a symposium on the state-of-the-art in Wood Prefabricated Buildings. This symposium is held jointly by the University of British Columbia, in collaboration with the British Columbia Institute of Technology and the University of Northern BC.

The 3-day symposium will be delivered in a virtual format and will focus on aspirational outcomes for prefabrication bringing together architects, engineers and fabricators who are interested in the potentials for their disciplines using prefabrication in wood. The conference will be focused on three key themes; (1) State-of-the-Art in British Columbia (2) State-of-the-Art in Prefabrication, and (3) Industry 4.0. As such the event will appeal to architects, engineers, manufacturers and building professionals seeking more information on prefabrication that will enable them to fully participate in the growing market for prefabricated mass timber, tall wood, passive house and large multi-family wood structures. 

UBC – Centre for Advanced Wood Processing (CAWP) will be offering the following “online” courses; Sales & Marketing (March 28^th to May 9^th) and Production Planning (March 28^th to May 23^rd).

Workshop Rescheduled to June 4^th to June 8th, 2022

3-DAY WORKSHOP – Robot Made: Large-Scale Robotic Timber Fabrication in Architecture

BUILDEX VANCOUVER

Join us in person at BUILDEX VANCOUVER at the Vancouver Convention Centre West, March 23-24, 2022. Exhibit your booth within the featured BC Wood Pavilion and Wood Products Showcase.

BC Wood member cost: SINGLE BOOTH – 10’ x10’ space - $2,750 (includes electrical and carpet)

For information contact: Ken Hori E: [email protected]

Visit the BC Wood Pavilion at Buildex Vancouver March 23 & 24, 2022 with a free expo pass!

There are only a few spots left for the NAWLA 2022 Spring Wood Basics course, May 2-5 in Vancouver, Canada! During four days of fieldwork, mill tours and classroom lectures, you'll learn the entire spectrum of the forest products industry and walk away with beneficial insights to enhance your career.

JC Lee | [email protected].

For many years, BC Wood has given members the opportunity each winter to exhibit at the Housing Brand Fair held in Seoul’s COEX facility and meet with Korean importers and distributors. Unfortunately, the current dramatic spike in Omicron infections worldwide has kept Korea’s borders closed and is also leading to more and more severe restrictions on gatherings within the country, meaning that BC Wood will not be able to host members in the market this March. Therefore, we have developed an all-new program that will allow participating companies to develop new Korean customers without leaving home.

“Client Direct: Korea” will be a two-part match-making program that leverages our in-market staff and the power of online meetings. During the first step, our Korean market representative JC Lee will analyze your offerings and then begin an outreach campaign to test market your products with potential importers. Having devoted his entire career to the building products industry, JC has an immense network of connections to work from. However, we will also seek out and develop entirely new contacts that specifically meet the needs of unique products. Once the potential clients have been qualified on your behalf, JC will schedule meetings during our Zoom-based event to be held in late March. All meetings will offer professional English-Korean translation services. After the online event, our in-market staff will also follow up with each of the clients on the results of the meetings and report back to the participants on the next steps to be taken.

Unlike other such online programs, Client Direct: Korea will be limited to a small number of Canadian participants and all client recruiting efforts will be focused on only the participants’ products. This will lead to an extremely efficient and direct search for potential new customers in the Korean market. For more information, please contact JC Lee at [email protected].

Dave Farley | [email protected]

A few comments suggestions and ideas….

 

Well, that was interesting? I just returned from the International Builders Show IBS in Orlando, and I’m still trying to process my experience. According to show organizers, an estimated 55,000 folks participated at IBS this year. That number seems pretty accurate to me as the trading floor was busy from the moment the show opened and stayed that way for the duration of the 3-day event.

 

The BC Wood products pavilion was located in the middle of the west hall and provided an excellent location for member companies to meet directly with builders, architects and distributors from across North America, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. The event was very good, especially considering concerns with the pandemic, travel and testing and the ever-present dilemma of where and when to wear a mask. As expected, the State of Florida has few if any restrictions around Covid, so it was up to the individual to determine their level of comfort on mask-wearing and social distancing.

IBS provided a good opportunity to get a sense of what today's builders, architects and distributors are talking about and interested in. There were a few conversations that stand out when it comes to trends and concerns in construction.

 

Having participated in the first large trade show in over two years was interesting and upon reflection, oddly satisfying. Meeting with buyers and influencers directly was a nice change from the past few years of zoom calls and online meetings. As we move into the spring, BC Wood has a number of exciting in-person activities for the BC Industry - just remember to bring your mask.

Recently, BIM One and SCIUS Advisory developed a guide to offer an overview for building owners and design practitioners of what BIM can do— Building Information Modeling for Wood Buildings: An Introductory Guide.