Mission, Vision, Values
Our Mission
To manufacture the best mass timber products for our customers today and engineer even better ones for tomorrow, especially for the benefit of Indigenous communities in Northwestern Ontario. “Best” means a product that scores on all Six Points of Innovation: Construction, Design, Environmental, Social, Scientific, and Economic.
Our Vision
To become the most innovative glulam and mass timber manufacturer in North America – and eventually the world. Our innovations will push the science forward as we engineer Mass Timber 2.0.
Our Core Values
- Forest Forward has a strong social conscience, building a sustainable business model without sacrificing our commitment to the Land and the People who have lived on and cared for it since time immemorial
- Forest Forward believes strongly in the 94 Calls to Action outlined in the Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s report, and actively works towards advancing the Calls where we can
- Forest Forward wants to enable new and better construction methods for houses, buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure to help solve the housing crisis, particularly in remote First Nations and communities in Northwestern Ontario
- Forest Forward will source raw materials first from Indigenous-owned companies that support Indigenous communities
- Forest Forward believes that mass timber can help improve the social and economic standing of everyone in Northwestern Ontario including through Forest Forward’s Six Points of Innovation