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May 7, 2024
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Alberta Forestry and Parks is collaborating with Alberta Wood WORKS! and the
Woodworking equipment creates decorative patterns on wood panels. The program is also supporting a number of sector-wide initiatives that focus on research, training and education. This will strengthen and enhance the entire value-added wood products industry, allowing small business operators to thrive while stimulating the provincial economy as a whole. “The Alberta Value-Added Wood Products Program represents a significant investment in our province’s small business operators and forest industry, ensuring responsible and efficient use of our province’s forest resource. I am excited to see what Alberta-grown innovation can accomplish with the natural resources our province provides.” Value-added wood manufacturing refers to the process of transforming wood-based primary products such as lumber, chips or panels into semi-finished or finished goods such as siding, shakes and shingles. “With over 500 value-added companies operating in
Alberta’s government remains committed to helping communities, small businesses and the forest industry thrive. The Alberta Value-Added Wood Products Program will help achieve this goal. Following careful consideration of proposed initiatives, Alberta Wood WORKS! awarded funds to individual manufacturing projects in late 2023. Funding has been allocated to five companies for seven projects and an additional five projects were funded through the sector-wide initiative stream: Proponent Project Description Value BarrierTEK Business development: Develop innovative web-based and mobile software solution to improve efficiency in managing wood products manufacturing and distribution processes.
Executive Millwork Business development: Implement an Enterprise Resource Planning software to optimize and increase the efficiency of information workflow between all areas of the company and provide greater production and financial greater, leading to geographic expansion and revenue growth.
Madera Forest Products Workforce development: Launch a training program for new hires, encompassing key areas like lumber grading, health & safety, and software proficiency – resulting in a workforce skilled in operating and maintaining select manufacturing equipment and software.
Western Archrib Market development: Increase awareness and acceptance of
Western Archrib Workforce development: Train skilled workforce on new Computer Numeric Control (CNC) machinery to support increased production capacity offered by the new manufacturing facility.
Western Archrib Business development: Implement an Enterprise Resource Planning software to integrate various business functions, including manufacturing, inventory management, sales, procurement, finance and human resources into one unified system, resulting in enhanced efficiency and improved management of the production and supply chain.
WoodPecker European Timber Framing Market and workforce development: Implement several activities including the design/engineering of a new manufacturing facility, the recruitment and training of new employees, product diversification research and market development efforts to expand in the
Sector-wide initiatives: Proponent Project Description Value
Conference exhibitor space for value-added manufacturers
CHM – Fire Engineers Fire-treated wood research study
Alberta and Canadian value-added wood sector opportunities research
Timber Engineering Mass timber building fountains research
Next generation wood buildings research
Develop a new approach to regulate quality control issues associated with manufacturing wood trusses.
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