The Province is looking to open an office in the UK to diversify and strengthen British Columbia’s forestry sector.

The office, in London, will be a hub for B.C.’s forestry sector to expand its market share across Europe and the United Kingdom.

“British Columbia is the second largest exporter of softwood lumber in the world, and with U.S. President Donald Trump’s continued attacks on our forestry workers and economy, we are not sitting idly by,” said Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests.

“We are making it easier for our friends across the pond to buy our world-class lumber, and we are supporting our forestry sector to get boots on the ground in more growing wood markets around the world.”

B.C.’s Crown corporation, Forestry Innovation Investment (FII), will be expanding its presence to the U.K. to work with the forestry industry there, around Europe, and eventually, select markets in the Middle East and northern Africa, to grow B.C.’s forestry sector footprint internationally.

This is the newest FII office, joining offices in China, India and Vietnam, and industry-led offices in Japan and South Korea.

The Province says the network of offices advances the use of wood as a building material around the world and positions British Columbia as a preferred supplier.

To learn more, visit Government of British Columbia.