BC Manufacturing Industry

Canada is not widely known as a manufacturer of goods – but that's changing, and rapidly. The BC manufacturing industry contributes hundreds of millions of dollars to the BC economy each year, accounting for one in five jobs in the province. Stay abreast of breaking news in BC manufacturing with your signal source of manufacturing analysis, BCBusiness.

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Is it best to stick with what works, or follow a new opportunity?

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Light-Based Technologies

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BuildDirect Technologies

Renovating the building-materials supply chain.

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Where compassionate human resources are paying off.

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