Contact: Will Downing
Phone: (778) 329-4171
Fax: (604) 683-9316
Email: will.downing@acera.ca
Website: https://capricmw.ca/
Acera Insurance, formed through the merger of CapriCMW and Rogers Insurance Group, is a uniquely independent, employee-controlled and proudly Canadian-owned insurance brokerage. With roots in BC dating back to 1975, Acera Insurance’s forestry specialists have been supporting wood product manufacturers for decades, including sawmill, remanufacturing, engineered wood product and many more types of operations across Canada. We bring the experience, depth of expertise and scale to service your needs now and into the future.
Contact: Graham Akhurst
Phone: (604) 540-1430 or 1-888-265-4826
Fax: (604) 540-1780
Email: grahama@akhurst.com
Website: www.akhurst.com
Founded in 1938, Akhurst Machinery has become one of North America’s largest independent machinery distributors, representing a portfolio of suppliers featuring the most trusted names in equipment, tooling, and supplies. Serving a broad range of sectors including secondary woodworking, mass timber, and off-site construction, Akhurst and its subsidiaries, Cantek America Inc. and Leadermac USA, provide unmatched local support, with sales and service staff strategically located across Canada and a branch in Anaheim, CA. As a full-service organization, Akhurst supports you with equipment selection, financing, installation, training, parts, and comprehensive after-sales service.
Contact: Stephen Burkholde
Phone: (250) 692-0187
Email: stephen@aspireindustries.ca
Website: https://www.aspireindustries.ca/
Aspire industries connect their clients to the international forest products trade. Their team has comprehensive experience in lumber marketing and distribution management. With both innovation and a passion for the industry, they can connect producers with ideal buyers from the global market.
Contact: Behzad Ghods-Mahmoudzadeh
Phone: (604) 306-1299
Email: bghods@bflcanada.ca
Website: https://www.bflcanada.ca
Providing customized solutions in all areas of insurance and risk management is what we strive for. Whatever your industry and your business’s size, our professionals have only one goal: becoming an entrusted partner that continuously protects your best interests.
Contact: Mohinder Sull
Phone: (604) 502-8880 ext 108
Fax: (604) 502-8813
Email: mo@westexgroup.net or peter@canasiaforest.com
Website: www.canasiaforest.com
Canasia Forest Industries Ltd & Westex Timber is a Canadian company based in Surrey, BC that specializes in distribution, manufacturing, and exporting of softwood dimension lumber, timbers, and treated lumber of approx 100,000 cbm per year. Species include: S.P.F., Hemfir, and Western Red Cedar. Our reputation for excellence extends throughout North America, Japan, Korea, China, India, and the Middle East. Our main focus is Western KD and SPF. We pride ourselves to be the best in the forestry business in consistent quality, shipping, and competitive pricing.
Contact: Aaron Aslo
Phone: (604) 378-8413
Email: aaron@cando.earth
Website: https://cando.earth/
Everything Cando does is focused on reducing and minimizing the resource consumption of our planet. They aspire to convert waste into value and new goods, by constantly challenge the business as usual and steer us all towards a more sustainable future and circular economy.
We are on this mission with a Can-do! attitude!
Contact: Alisha Grootendorst
Phone: (778) 889-9830
Email: alisha@cbrproducts.com
Website: https://cbrproducts.com/
CBR offers a complete line of wood finishing products for every type of project. There range includes exterior wood stains that are UV-resistant and weather-tough, perfect for siding, decks, and fences facing Canada’s tough climate. For interiors and commercial spaces, they have low-VOC finishes that showcase natural grain.
You’ll also find clear coats, sealers, and specialty coatings built for prefinishing systems and larger commercial builds.
Contact: Lynne Christiansen
Phone: (604) 820-7700
Fax: (604) 820-0266
Email: info@cedarbureau.com
Website: www.cedarbureau.org
The CSSB is a non-profit trade association representing manufacturers, distributors, installers and other business members involved in the production and promotion of the Certi-label® brand of Western Red and Alaskan Yellow cedar shakes and shingles throughout North America and Europe.
Contact: Eric Ander
Phone: (604) 910-1348
Email: eric@chinookwood.com
Website: www.chinookwood.com
Your destination for high-quality lumber and pallets. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, we have the knowledge to get you what you need, when you need it.
Phone: (604) 498-1110
Fax: (604) 909-4803
Email: info@coastfraser.com
Website: www.coastfraser.com
Coast Fraser specializes in exporting North American wood products around the world. We proudly provide quality wood products to our Middle Eastern, Chinese, Indian, and South-East Asian customers. We promote a variety of lumber, including Spruce-Pine-Fir, Hemlock Fir, Douglas Fir and Southern Yellow Pine using new and innovative strategies.
Contact: Esther Zhao
Phone: (250) 878-5774
Email: esther.zhou@dbschenker.com
Website: https://www.dbschenker.com/
DB Schenker supports industry and trade in the global exchange of goods through land transport, worldwide air and ocean freight, contract logistics and supply chain management.
Contact: Ben Magnuson
Phone: (250) 878-5774
Email: ben@hivegrowthpartners.com
Website: hivegrowthpartners.com
Hive is a BC-based business development consultancy focused on finding solutions to help drive organic growth for B2B companies throughout North America. They have a substantial network of partners specialized in unique areas to help support clients and relationships across multiple verticals.
Contact: Sean Steede
Phone: (604) 801-7200
Fax: (604) 602-4743
Email: s.steede@interexfp.com
Website: www.interexfp.com
Interex has been exporting forest products since 1993. We are proudly owned by four Canadian forest products manufacturers: Norbord Inc., Carrier Lumber, Dunkley Lumber and Millar Western Forest Products. We offer a wide variety of OSB structural and decorative panels and SPF, WRC and Douglas‐fir lumber products. We export more than 15,000 containers of lumber and panel products combined to overseas markets every year.
Contact: Trisha Isabey
Phone: (604) 971-3698
Email: trisha@isabeyinteriors.com
Website: https://www.isabeyinteriors.com/
Isabey Interiors is an award-winning design firm specializing in residential and commercial design.
Contact: Luke King
Phone: (778) 838-4909
Email: luke@kettlerivertimber.com
Website: https://www.kettlerivertimber.com/
Kettle River Timberworks is an award-winning expert in custom design, technical fabrication, logistical planning and installation of stunning architectural Timberwork, Post & Beam, and Timber Frames throughout British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest.
Kettle River Timberworks is the experienced and dedicated partner you need to build your dream timber frame home.
Contact: Alexandra Connerton
Phone: (604) 850-0577
Email: alexandra@keystonearch.ca
Website: https://www.keystonearch.ca/
What began as a small, humble design office in 1985 has evolved into a full service architectural design firm that oversees the development of more than 30 construction projects through to completion each year. Throughout its growth, Keystone has stayed true to its roots as it continues to foster long-lasting relationships with the local community, authorities, developers and contractors.
Contact: Grace Han
Phone: 778-373-7890
Email: grace.han@kuehne-nagel.com
Website: https://ca.kuehne-nagel.com/en/
Kuehne + Nagel is a global logistics company providing end-to-end supply chain solutions. They offer a wide range of services, including air and sea freight forwarding, contract logistics, warehousing, and distribution. They also provide customs clearance services and have a strong focus on using IT-based logistics solutions.
Contact: Amanda Whipple
Phone: 778-373-7890
Email: awhipple@larixresources.com
Website: https://larixresources.com/
Larix Resources Ltd. is a British Columbia-based company specializing in the remanufacturing and global export of premium Canadian lumber. They focus on high-performance species such as Western Larch, Douglas Fir, and Western Red Cedar, delivering precision-milled wood solutions tailored to meet the demands of international markets.
Contact: Terry Neal
Phone: (604) 833-8666
Email: tneal@milltechims.com
Website: https://milltech.com/
Designed to increase market access, reduce costs and automate manual workflows for Investment Managers, Corporate Treasurers and Asset Owners
Contact: Scott Parker
Phone: (312) 673-4912
Email: info@nawla.org
Website: nawla.org
We are the North American Wholesale Lumber Association. Our members are dedicated to growing and nurturing every aspect of the lumber industry, from the careful stewardship of forest resources, to the harvesting and distribution of lumber products, to championing wood’s role in a greener economy and a healthier planet.
Since our founding in 1893, NAWLA has been at the very heart of the industry– longer than any other lumber organization in America. We represent the best interests of wholesalers, manufacturers, and service provider companies from the planting of seedlings, to the selling of building materials and wood in all of its many forms.
For over 100 years, we have been a uniting bond – from one end of the supply chain to the other. Helping the industry grow by helping our members grow. That is why, our members consider us…The Essential Link.
Contact: Mauraine Bos
Phone: (519) 245-2001
Email: mbos@sansin.com
Website: https://www.sansin.com/
“Sansin is the global leader in environmentally friendly wood protection. Since 1986, we’ve been focused on creating the best performing, most beautiful water-borne wood finishes in the world.
Our innovative research and development has made us the leader in developing environmentally-friendly alternatives to traditional wood coatings.”
Contact: Kent Beveridge
Phone: (604) 273-5441
Fax: (604) 273-7235
Email: kent@skana.com
Website: www.skana.com
Incorporated in 1987, with facilities based in Vernon, British Columbia and Herbert, Saskatchewan, Skana Forest Products Ltd. has grown into a leading lumber distributor serving the North American market. Specializing in SPF, Douglas Fir, Pine, Plywood, and Western Red Cedar, we manufacture and distribute quality forest products.
Contact: Kevin Gray
Phone: (587) 585-1056
Email: kevin@studioridge.com
Website: https://studioridge.com/
Studio Ridge Residential is a full service interior design studio based in Calgary, Alberta, focusing on interiors for timberframe and mass timber structures. We do everything from single family to multi family residential, and boutique hospitality/resort projects; working on behalf of the homeowner or developer/builder. Studio Ridge is experienced in working over a wide geographic area throughout Canada and the USA, with resources and processes in place to work globally. We are the only interior design firm in Canada that has a niche-focus on timber dwellings.
Contact: Dion Dorazio
Email: diond@westbaygroup.com
Website: https://www.westbayforestproducts.com/
Founded in 1988, West Bay Forest Products started with the idea of providing customers with high-quality Western Red Cedar lumber products that meet their needs and budget. Over 35 years later and we’re still going strong today.
