The Brian Fehr Group is a diversified holding company operating in Canada and the United States. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Brian Fehr Group is comprised of a number of diverse companies which span the forest products, construction and industrial sectors.
500+ Employees Across North America
Our Values
In partnership with First Nations communities, our team of innovative thinkers, create, plan and develop renewable resource projects to create social and economic prosperity for rural communities.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
We care about the impact our activities have on the physical world. For this reason, we adhere to the strictest resource management guidelines found across the world.
INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS
We build partnerships with Indigenous communities. This keeps the benefits of a forest economy local while protecting the environment and traditional Indigenous values.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Our goal is to create more jobs. By focusing on projects that support sustainable growth without compromising future generations, communities can flourish.
Our Story
Our story begins with our founder, Brian Fehr. As a teenager Brian began his career working in sawmills across northern British Columbia. In 1983, in partnership with his father Ike and brother David, he founded a sawmill maintenance and construction company called the BID Group. Over a period of 40 years, the Fehr family transformed the BID Group into a billion-dollar company with thousands of employees from rural communities across Canada.
As an innovator, Brian concentrates on finding solutions within natural resources and renewable energy sectors. His company developed an automatic lumber grading system to improve productivity. In his sawmills, Brian transformed equipment maintenance practices, increased worker safety and improved efficiency with his predictive maintenance program. Under his direction, the BID Group subsidiary DelTech led the development of innovative biomass energy systems to lower energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
In 2018, Brian won the Order of British Columbia for his contribution to helping sustain and grow northern communities in British Columbia.
In 2019 the Brian Fehr Group was formed with the goal of building a portfolio of innovative businesses in the forest products, construction and renewable energy sectors.