Japanese Economy Recovering Quickly
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp Being so close to China, Japan was one of the first countries to be hit by COVID-19. However, having a front-row seat on what was happening in [...]
BC Wood Goes Virtual with Business Development Activities and Services
COVID-19 is changing the way BC’s value-added wood product companies pursue their marketing and sales objectives, and BC Wood is helping lead the way. For individual wood product companies, [...]
USA Program Update
Dave Farley | dfarley@bcwood.com A few comments, suggestions, and ideas... For most of us, our day to day activities and the way we conduct business has changed dramatically. We too, [...]
New Member Support Programs for Asian Markets
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp With the world changing around us so quickly, BC Wood is also making changes so that we can better serve our members during these difficult times. [...]
Global Buyers Mission 2020 Update
These are unprecedented times and we have made the decision to postpone our gathering on top of Whistler Mountain for the annual Global Buyers Mission (GBM). As most of [...]
USA and Asia New Virtual Market Development Programs 2020-21
Brian Hawrysh | bhawrysh@bcwood.com The world has changed in a very short period. We are all adapting to a new way of working and conducting business activities. BC Wood's [...]
The Japanese Resort Market Goes Domestic to Get Ready for the Rebound
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp The explosion of inbound tourism has been one of the great economic stories in Japan for the past few years. That phenomenal growth had resurrected many Japanese [...]
Introducing the new WoodTALKS Studio
Ken Hori | khori@bcwood.com BC WOOD's WoodTALKS PROGRAM has revamped and now provides BC value-added wood manufacturers the opportunity to provide accredited educational LIVE WEBINARS directly to the Specifier Community including architects, designers, engineers, [...]
Spotlight: Source Forest Products
Source Forest Products is a forest products manufacturer specializing in value-added product for the log and timberframe sector, primarily free-of-heart, tight-grain, heavy timbers. As the name suggests, the company sources [...]
Niseko’s Building Boom Accelerates
Jim Ivanoff | ivanoff@bcwood.jp In preparation for BC Wood's resort development themed seminars coming up in March, I visited Hokkaido last week and met with many local developers, government officials, [...]