TRAINING WORKSHOPS
Learn from The Beck Group’s 40+ years of consulting and benchmarking experience in the North American wood products sector and from industry veteran guest speakers. In addition to offering tailored in house workshops to companies on site, BECK offers industry workshops several times a year.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
THE BUSINESS OF FOREST PRODUCTS
Introduces the businesses that utilize materials harvested from the forest, how raw materials are evaluated and purchased, and the associated nomenclature of the industry. Participants will gain an understanding of the values associated with harvesting and manufacturing wood products.
SAWMILL MANAGEMENT
Improve management skills and make your operation more successful
In this 2-3 day course, industry experts will present information and tools for successful sawmill management. Class topics will range from big picture overviews (Characteristics of a Top Quartile Operation) to more detailed studies of important mill issues (Sawfiling, Log Procurement, Lumber Drying). Speakers will engage participants in an interactive learning environment with a focus on information and concepts that can be practically applied in day-to-day operations.
SAWMILLING BASICS
Intro to key concepts involved in making lumber.
Sawmilling 101 is one-day workshop designed for people with little or no experience working inside a sawmill, but who would like to understand the business better.
The target audience includes junior operations employees, accounting and finance, foresters and procurement staff, lumber sales, and management or executives that may be new to sawmilling.
