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The
Forest Products
www.softwoodbuyer.com
Vol. 30 No. 3
May/June 2015
The Softwood Industryʼs Only Newspaper...Now Reaching 38,414 firms (20,000 per issue)
WWPA Welcomes Hundreds To Annual Event
Photos By Wayne Miller
Portland, OR–The Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront, located
here, welcomed members and guests of the Western Wood Products
Association (WWPA) in observance of that organizationʼs annual
meeting.
Approximately
200 people attended a
WWPAhosted
breakfast,
at which
Kevin
Binam,
Steve Zika, Hampton Affiliates, Portland, OR; Wally Van Valkenburg, Stoel
WWPA president, delivered
his 2015-17
Lumber Supply
and Demand
Forecast.
Some of
Binamʼs keypoints were as
follows:
• While the
overall health
Phyllis Eveland, Rick Eveland and John Branstetter, Vaagen Bros. Lumber
of the industry Inc., Colville, WA; and Rick Palmiter, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Coeur dʼAis comparable lene, ID
to last year, it “feels stronger,” said Binam. “Home construction and
Rives LLP, Portland, OR; Eric Schooler, Collins, Portland, OR; Tom Temple,
Potlatch Corp., Spokane, WA; and Steve Swanson, Swanson Group Inc., Glendale, OR
Additional photos on pages 6 & 8
Continued on page 24
NAWLA Leadership Summit Combines Education, Networking
Photos By Terry Miller
Scottsdale, AZ–The Westin Kierland, located here, served as the
site recently for this yearʼs 2015 Leadership Summit, hosted by the
Peter Crowell, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., New London, NH; Crystal Oldham, Truth About
Trees, Memphis, TN; Jim and Ann Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, ME; and Sally
Ann and James S. Neiman, Neiman Enterprises, Hulett, WY
North American
Wholesale Lumber
Association
(NAWLA).
Guests and members of NAWLA
were treated to
multiple networking
and educational
opportunities during the three-day
event.
NAWLA also
hosted various organizational meetings, such as its
Rob Hruby, Weston Forest Products Inc., Mississauga, ON; Jeffery Baumgartner, Lampe and Malphrus Lumber Co., Smithfield,
NC; Joshua Tyler, The Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co., Sacramento, CA; and Robert Harris, Jordan Lumber & Supply Inc.,
Mount Gilead, NC
SLMA/SFPA Host Joint Spring Meeting
New Orleans, LA–The Southeastern Lumber Manufacturerʼs Association Inc.
(SLMA) and
the Southern
Forest Products Association (SFPA)
recently
teamed up
here at the
Royal Sonesta
Hotel for an
annual Spring
Meeting &
Expo.
Eric Gee, Richard Wallace, Tami Kessler, Rachel Elton and Vernon
Barabino, Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA), Metairie, LA
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Boozer Laminated Beam Joins APA
Who’s Who
For more APA News and Information, go to www.apawood.org
in Softwoods
JAMEY DUNSE
Jamey Dunse is a lumber sales representative for
Western Forest Products Ltd., located in Vancouver,
BC.
Western Forest Products Ltd. is an integrated Canadian
company sustainably managing forests and manufacturing high quality wood products on the Coast of British
Columbia. The companyʼs yearly volume of production
for 2014 was 1 billion board feet in all species combined.
Dunse graduated from Elgin Park Secondary School,
South Surrey, BC, in 1997 and the University of Victoria,
Victoria, BC, in 2002, where he obtained a Bachelor of
Bryan Lundstrom is a sales and marketing representative for Mid Valley Lumber Specialties Ltd., located
in Langley, BC.
Mid Valley Lumber Specialties produces 20 million
board feet per year of 100 percent Western Red Cedar
fencing, posts and rails (1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 2x3, 2x4, 2x6,
4x4, 4x6, 6x6) S1S2E, S4S, Green and Rough.
The company also offers highly mixed orders, special
grade sorts, special packaging and end-sealed timbers.
Lundstrom graduated from L.V.
JAMES OʼGRADY
BRYAN LUNDSTROM
James OʼGrady is a product manager for Goodfellow
Inc., located in Delson, QC.
Goodfellow Inc. is a national and international wholesaler of all species of Softwood and hardwood lumber,
including exotic hardwoods. The product list includes
Cedar Appearance timbers and clears up to 12x12;
Douglas Fir timbers up to 18x20 and up to 40 feet and
longer; Douglas Fir FOHC up to 12x12 and wider. The
company also offers flooring and sidings.
Unique products and services ofContinued on page 38
John Ritz is outside sales representative for Robbins
Lumber Co. located in Searsmont, ME.
Robbins Lumber manufactures Eastern White Pine in
4/4 Commons, 4/4 Selects, 5/4 & thicker Commons/Selects, and specialties such as wide Pine boards and
live-edge siding. Approximately 28 million board feet is
produced out of Robbins Lumberʼs sawmill annually, in
1x3 through 1x12 in six-foot to 16-foot rough boards.
All products are kiln-dried to an average of 10-12 percent moisture content and finished on Continued on page 38
JOHN RITZ
Boozer Laminated Beam Company of Anniston, AL, has been approved
for membership by the APA Board of Trustees. Founded in the mid1930s by Elbert and Hinton Boozer, the company had its start in the production of bridge timbers for the U.S. government. The company has
remained in the Boozer and Owsley families, and is led today by Hinton
B. (Bud) Owsley, who joined the company in 1981. Boozer is a producer
of high-strength Southern Yellow Pine glulam. Boozer is working toward
a June 1 transition to APA.
Growing the Market for Softwood Lumber
Guest Column By NAWLA Leadership Speaker
Duncan Davies
President & CEO
Interfor Corporation
(Editors Note: This article is a summary of Mr. Daviesʼ presentation on the Softwood lumber market at NAWLAʼs recent Leadership
Summit.)
Nearly a decade ago, after years of conflict, the
North American Softwood lumber industry came together in a collaborative effort to protect and grow the
market for our products.
Weʼve made tremendous progress since then and
are on the cusp of some major achievements.
Our goal now is to make sure we stay the course and
build on the momentum thatʼs been established.
As a member of the industry groups that have guided
10 Heads Are Better Than Two
NAWLA 10 Groups bring together like-minded NAWLA members in a
small group setting, empowering them to work through top industry
issues with peers.
What is your first step when facing a
challenge or issue? Usually, problems are
best solved by first consulting other indiNAWLA NEWS UPDATE
viduals who have been in the same situation for advice or to hear the efficacy of the
decisions they made. However, it can be difficult to have a set of objective consultants on hand. For this reason, Greg Fitz, sales manager at
Balfour Lumber, a division of Canfor, started a new NAWLA 10 Group almost a year ago. These groups are a collaboration of NAWLA members
with like interests who get together in a more informal setting to connect
about issues that they face and to reflect on how to positively impact
KIM RUNGE
Kim Runge is a sales and marketing representative for
Interfor, located in Peachtree City, GA.
Interfor operates a total of 14 manufacturing operations
in British Columbia and the Northwestern and Southeastern U.S. The company produces an annual volume
of 3.1 billion board feet of dimension lumber, studs, timbers, siding, decking, boards and machine stress rated
lumber. Species include Western Red Cedar, SprucePine-Fir, Hemlock, Hem-Fir, Douglas Fir, Southern Yellow Pine and Ponderosa/Lodgepole
Rusty Yazdanpour is general manager for Idaho Timber LLC, located in Lake City, FL.
Idaho Timber has the capacity to manufacture 1 billion
board feet of Spruce-Pine-Fir, Hemlock Fir, Douglas Fir
and Southern Yellow Pine No. 2, Stud, No. 3, kiln-dried
and S4S lumber per year. Also offered by the firm are
patterns, custom packaging, custom manufacturing,
and container truck and rail shipments.
Unique products and services include highly specialized mixed loads, job site deliverContinued on page 39
RUSTY YAZDANPOR
Celebrating Building Safety by Putting Education First:
An Update from the American Wood Council
Self-directed learning program provides guidance for
safe and sustainable wood construction
By Robert Glowinski
President & CEO
American Wood Council
Construction is rebounding, and with it the need to invest in education for safe and sustainable structures
is more important than ever. May is the International
Code Councilʼs (ICC) Building Safety Month and is a
fitting time to address some of the key building safety
and code topics and the educational resources available to address them – including everything from fire
safety, to high wind and seismic conditions, and energy efficiency.
As manufacturers of wood products, many in our industry have the opportunity to directly engage with those on the front
lines of construction who are often looking for information on proper and
code-compliant building design. Industry representatives should steer
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The Softwood Forest Products Buyer May/June 2015
Contents
Features
WWPA Welcomes Hundreds to Event . . . .1
NAWLA leadership Summit . . . . . . . . . . . .1
SLMA/SFPA Host Spring Meeting . . . . . . .1
DURGIN & CROWELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Vancouver NAWLA Meeting . . . . . . . . . . .13
NAWLA Portland Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
WRC Hockey Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Finally
Jackel Enterprises Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
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Montral Wood Convention . . . . . . . . . . . .19
129th LAT Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
2015 SCMA Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Departments
Whoʼs Who in Softwoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
APA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NAWLA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AWC News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
NAWLA Guest Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Retail Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Midwest Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
West Coast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 25
Inland West Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 26
Northeast Business Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . . . . 27
South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 27
Washington Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33 &34
Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Classified Opportunities. . . . . . . . . . 49 & 50
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Durgin And Crowell Provides Consistent, Quality Eastern White Pine
By Terry Miller
Heavily inNew London, NH—Durgin and Crowell Lumber Co., headquartered
vested
in valuehere, was founded in 1976. The purpose of the company when it was
added
products
created was to produce high quality Eastern White Pine Lumber. Today,
with a planer
that philosophy and the
operation and a
business are running
finishing facility,
stronger than ever.
this operation
The mill saws up to 32
includes a
million board feet per
Yates-American
year. Production conA-20 planer and
sists of mostly 4/4
a Waco-Weinig
boards, as well as all
30XL moulder.
the by-products that
With the ability
generate from the
to produce over
milling process.
30 patterns, all An aerial view of Durgin and Crowellʼs mill.
Sustainable Forestry
lumber is staged for shipment within
Initiative certified,
the warehouse and all trucks are
all Durgin and
“We
aren’t
flashy
and
we
loaded inside the facility.
Crowell products
The finishing facility allows Durgin
from lumber to
aren’t fancy, but we do all the
Ben and Peter Crowell, the owners of Durgin and Crowell.
and
Crowell to serve its customers
sawdust, bark and
fundamentals
extremely
well.
throughout
the U.S. based on their
shavings are used to maximize the potential of the logs, making
specific
needs,
whether it is special
sure to follow a zero waste objective.
What you end up with is a very
moisture
requirements,
multiple patSales Manager B Manning said, “Weʼre as advanced as any mill in
terns
or
unique
moulder
finishes.
the Northeast. We went through the entire facility and updated from consistent product.”
“We
have
specific
customers
whose
a technology standpoint. Weʼre the first in the Northeast to have the
—B Manning, sales manager, needs vary,” Manning commented.
computer-controlled automatic grading systems and our planing faDurgin and Crowell “Our approach to drying is standard
cility is one of the largest in this region.”
deviation. In most cases we are getMarketing through wholesale distribution, Manning said the operating those six, seven and eight pertion has a diversified customer
cent
moisture
boards
pushed
up
and
the 16, 15 and 14 percent moisture
base. “We do a fair amount in
boards
pushed
down
to
get
uniform
drying.”
the retail lumberyard industry,
along with secondary manufacturers. We also do a lot of business with log home
manufacturers. We diversified
our customer base so if one
segment of the market isnʼt as
busy as another we can shift our
production to the market thatʼs
moving. We donʼt do huge business with any one particular
customer. Rather, we try to
spread our wood out geographically in a wider area for seasonal reasons, weather reasons
and different market opportunity
reasons.”
The Sales and Marketing team at Durgin and Crowell include: Doug Curtis, Alex Darrah, Megan
Manning said consistency of
Burch, B Manning and Jeff Haley
quality in the wood, along with
The finished brand name of Durgin and Crowell panel products, Enexcellent customer service sets
hance™,
is a line of pre-coated, UV cured Eastern White Pine paneling
Durgin and Crowell apart from
A playhouse made with the companyʼs Enhance
products.
pre-finished paneling product is pictured here.
its friendly competitors. “The
“We take the wood that we manufacture in our planing operation to our
feedback that we get from our
finishing
facility where we have an 8-headed profile sander that it goes
customers is that our value is in the consistent quality of the wood that
through.
Then
we
we supply,” he said. “Weʼre all about customer service. We keep our cusput
two
coats
of
tomers informed about whatʼs going on. We arenʼt flashy and we arenʼt
UV curable coatfancy, but we do all the fundamentals extremely well. What you end up
ing on and that
with is a very consistent product. Thatʼs our reputation—thatʼs what we
provides the cusare, and thatʼs what we do. We donʼt want to be just a sawmill, we want
tomers with 100
to be the solution for your needs. Our grading agency is NeLMA.”
percent VOC finished, ready to install, interior
paneling products
in three different
colors. There is
clear, which is a
One of the many logging trucks that gets unloaded at Durgin
natural finish, a
and Crowell daily.
white wash and
an almond color, which is similar to oak.”
With an employee count of 85, key personnel, including Manning, are
Peter B. Crowell and Ben Crowell, who are the principals. “We also have
Jeff Haley and Alex Darrah in sales, invoice and transportation. Between
the three of us, we take care of the customers on that side of the company,” Manning said.
Durgin and Crowellʼs Eastern White Pine is being packed and ready
for distribution.
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WWPA PHOTOS - Continued from page 1
Chuck Roady, F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co., Columbia Falls, MT;
and Tony Colter, Sun Mountain Lumber, Deer Lodge, MT
Keith and Jean Anyan, WWPA, Post Falls, ID; Ellen and Charlie
Phillips, WWPA, Cottonwood, CA; and Tom and Dee Shaffer, Neiman
Enterprises Inc., Spearfish, SD
David Gully, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, MS; Kathi Orlowski, Blue Book Services, Carol Stream, IL; and Donnie Woodruff
and P.J. Smith, Taylor Machine Works Inc.
Buck Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber and Building Products, Denver,
CO; and Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group Inc., Portland, OR
Paul Grabarek, Buckeye Pacific LLC, Portland, OR; and Laurie
Creech, Simpson Lumber Co. LLC, Shelton, WA
Anne Stites, AON, Portland, OR; Gary Pittman, Roseburg, Roseburg,
OR; and Dan Uskoski, Metrigard, Pullman, WA
Art Andrews, Malheur Lumber Co., John Day, OR; Bruce and Janet
Daucsavage, Ochoco Lumber Co., Prineville, OR; and Tom Elliott,
Signode Packaging Systems, Pendleton, OR
Dee and Tom Shaffer, Neiman Enterprises Inc., Spearfish, SD; Wes
Bush, Devilʼs Tower Forest Products, Hulett, WY; and Sandy and
Scott Hill, Ochoco Lumber Co., Prineville, OR
Anne Stites and Peter Johnson, AON, Portland, OR
Adrian and Kevin Binam, WWPA, Portland, OR; Fritz and Linda
Mason, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, GA; and George Emmerson,
Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, CA
Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group Inc., Portland, OR; Bob Mai,
Potlatch Corp., Spokane, WA; and Charles Odell and Sam Orcutt,
Ward Insurance, Eugene, OR
Russ Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA; and Chuck
Roady, F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co., Columbia Falls, MT
Russ Hobbs, Plum Creek Manufacturing Inc., Columbia Falls, MT;
and Kent Marks, BlueLinx Corp., Atlanta, GA
Hector Dimas, Boise Cascade Co., Boise, ID; Kevin Cheung, WWPA,
Portland, OR; John Branstetter, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville,
WA; and John Ferry, Contact Industries, Clackamas, OR
Robert Glowinski, American Wood Council, Washington, DC; and Di
Nguyen, Softwood Export Council, Portland, OR
Mark Mitchell, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, OR; Jim Vandegrift,
Bennett Lumber Products Inc., Princeton, ID; and Marc Saracco,
North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Chicago, IL
Doug Fettig, AKT CPA & Business Advisory Services, Portland, OR;
Dan Uskoski, Metrigard, Pullman, WA; John Branstetter, Vaagen
Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA; Kathi Orlowski, Blue Book Services,
Carol Stream, IL; and Mike Gruenke, Burlington Northern Santa Fe,
Spokane, WA
Russ and Beth Tuvey, WWPA, Portland, OR; Karen and Jerry Lawson, WWPA, Columbia Falls, MT; and Rick Hicks, Stimson Lumber
Co., Clatskanie, OR
Additional photos on page 8
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WWPA PHOTOS - Continued from page 6
Frank Stewart, WWPA, Portland, OR; and Laurie Creech, Simpson
Lumber Co. LLC, Shelton, WA
Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA; and Mike
Gruenke, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Spokane, WA
Steve Brandt, Kop-Coat, Inc., Vancouver, WA; Russ Hobbs, Plum
Creek Manufacturing Inc., Columbia Falls, MT; and Kevin Paldino,
Collins, Portland, OR
Toby Stanley, Stimson Lumber Co., Clatskanie, OR; Matt Frank, Darcie and Tom Laud, Stimson Lumber Co., Plummer, ID
Brad Hatley, C&D Lumber Co., Riddle, OR; Dave Andrea, Andersen
Corp., Bayport, MN; and John Ferry, Contact Industries, Clackamas,
OR
Rick Schaefer, Bridgewell Resources, Portland, OR; Rick
Northrup, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Grangeville, ID; and Rock
Belden, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, CA
Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA; and Sam Orcutt and Paul Quandt, Ward Insurance, Eugene, OR;
Steve Wilson, Samuel Strapping Systems, Vancouver, WA; and Linda
and Fritz Mason, Georgia-Pacific LLC, Atlanta, GA
Scott and Sandy Hill, Ochoco Lumber Co., Prineville, OR; and Wayne
Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN
Joshua Tyler, The Dorris Lumber & Moulding Co., Sacramento, CA;
and Tom Reynolds, Bridgewell Resources, Portland, OR
Jun Yan, Canada Chinese Wood Exporter Association, Vancouver,
BC; and Keith and Jean Anyan, WWPA, Post Falls, ID
Jim Houser, Majure Data Inc., Milton, GA; Bob McSorley, Pennsylvania and Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Cos., Philadelphia,
PA; Laura Ebersberger, UFP Purchasing Inc., Union City, GA; and Anthony Munk, DMSi Inc., Omaha, NE
NAWLA LEADERSHIP PHOTOS - Continued from page 1
Pat Lynch, Mike McCollum, Steve Killgore and Tom Gennarelli, Roseburg, Roseburg, OR
Bob Mai, Potlatch Corp., Spokane, WA; Chris Young, Woodtone,
Chilliwack, BC; Konrad Tittler, Diacon Technologies Ltd., Richmond,
BC; and Kevin Young, Woodtone
Warren Reeves, Wholesale Wood Products, Dothan, AL; Anthony Munk, DMSi Inc., Omaha, NE; Carl Lamb,
Snavely Forest Products, Westminster, MD; Laura Ebersberger, UFP Purchasing Inc., Union City, GA; Josh Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, NY; Caycee Hallstrom, Zip-O-Log Mills Inc., Eugene, OR; Kyle Little,
Sherwood Lumber Corp., Valencia, PA; Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, ME; and Grant Phillips,
Collins, Wilsonville, OR
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Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, OR; Jim
McGinnis III, McGinnis Lumber Co. Inc., Meridian, MS; Mary Jo Nyblad, Boise Cascade Wood Products, Boise, ID; and Marc Saracco,
NAWLA Executive Director, Chicago, IL
Tony Saad, Nordic Engineered Wood, Toronto, ON; Jennifer Raworth, Interfor, Vancouver, BC; Rena and
Andy Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, NY; Donna Whitaker, Interfor, Peach Tree City, GA;
and Don Schneidman, Sherwood Lumber Corp.
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NAWLA LEADERSHIP PHOTOS - Continued from page 8
Mark Erickson, Blue Book Services, Carol Stream, IL; and Steve
Sprenger, Sprenger Midwest Inc., Sioux Falls, SD
David Jeffers, PPG Machine Applied Coatings, Raleigh, NC; and Ted
Dergousoff, Terminal Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Sam Barranco, Tampa International, Tampa, FL; Rick Fortunaso, Interfor, Bellingham, WA; Jim Sullivan, US LBM Holdings LLC, Green
Bay, WI; and Mark Kasper, Amerheart Ltd., Green Bay, WI
Carl McKenzie and Jeff McLendon, US Lumber Group, Duluth, GA;
Peggie Bolan, Jeld-Wen Inc., Glenview, IL; and Laurence Newton, US
Lumber Group
Erol Deren, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur dʼAlene, ID; Curt Stuckey,
Wholesale Wood Products, Birmingham, AL; Crystal Oldham, Truth
About Trees, Memphis, TN; and Tony Saad, Nordic Engineered
Wood, Toronto, ON
Barry Schneider, Bear Forest Products Inc., Riverside, CA; Rick Ekstein, Weston Forest Products Inc., Mississauga, ON; and Mike
Mordell, UFP Purchasing Inc., Union City, GA
Steve Swanson, Swanson Group Inc., Glendale, OR; David Bernstein,
Mid-State Lumber Corp., Branchburg, NJ; Terry Miller, The Softwood
Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and Paul Owen, Vanport International Inc., Boring, OR
Chris Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; Traci
and Mike Mordell, UFP Purchasing Inc., Union City, GA; and Merry
and Ralph Schmidt, Columbia Cedar Inc., Kettle Falls, WA
Ahren Spilker, Idaho Forest Group, Coeur dʼAlene, ID; and Grant
Phillips, Aly Kingsley, and Kevin Dodds, Collins, Wilsonville, OR
Karl Seger, Falcon Lumber Ltd., Toronto, ON; Cal German, DMSi Inc.,
Omaha, NE; and Carl Lamb, Snavely Forest Products, Westminster,
MD
Mark McClein, Roseburg, Roseburg, OR; Thomas Kohlmeier, Semac
Inc., Carmel, IN; Buck Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber and Building
Products, Adams City, CO; Tom Rice, Conner Industries Inc., Fort
Worth, TX; and Warren Reeves, Wholesale Wood Products, Dothan,
AL
Kevin and Carly Dodds, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Laura Ebersberger,
UFP Purchasing Inc., Union City, GA; and Kent Beveridge, Skana
Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
SLMA PHOTOS - Continued from page 1
Peter Crowell, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., New London, NH; Terry
Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; Crystal
Oldham, Truth About Trees, Memphis, TN; and Mary and Michael
Wiggin, Wyndell, BC
Josh Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, NY; Alden Robbins and Jim Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, ME; and
Andy Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Corp.
John Rhea, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Bossier City, LA; Ofer Heyman,
Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Corvallis, OR; Kerlin Drake, Anthony Forest Products Co., El Dorado, AR; and Chris Matier, Lucidyne Technologies Inc.
Ron and Brenda Coker, Hood Industries Inc., Hattiesburg, MS; Scott
Vande Linde, West Fraser Inc., Germantown, TN; and Jim Krauseneck,
Weyerhaeuser, Federal Way, WA
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Bryan Smalley, Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association
(SLMA), Tyrone, GA; Hunter McShan, McShan Lumber Co., McShan, AL;
and Katie and Lee Goodloe, Scotch Gulf Lumber LLC, Mobile, AL
William and Rebecca Almond, Almond Brothers Lumber Co., Coushatta,
LA; Jerry Hingle, International Trade Associates, New Orleans, LA; and
Joe Patton, Westervelt Lumber Co., Moundville, AL
Curtis Walker,
Partner
Kirk Nagy,
Partner
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SLMA PHOTOS - Continued from page
Tami Kessler, Eric and Lauren Gee, SFPA, Metairie, LA; and Fernanda
Vale, AMSO Consultants, Mexico City, Mexico
Hunter, Holley and Tyler McShan, McShan Lumber Co., McShan, AL
Lucy Parr and Jill Brewer, Snider Industries, Marshall, TX; and Terry
Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN
Mark and Sarah Frances Richardson, Westervelt Lumber Co.,
Moundville, AL; and Jeff Baumgartner, Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co.,
Smithfield, NC
Alan Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, FL; Jack Jordan, Jordan Lumber &
Supply, Inc., Mt. Gilead, NC; and Bob Tweedy, USNR, Lawrenceville, GA
Joe Goldbacher, Chem Aqua Inc., Irving, TX; Pierre Compagna, VAB Solutions Inc., Levis, QC; Furman Brodie, Charles Ingram Lumber Co. Inc.,
Effingham, SC; and Jim McGinnis, McGinnis Lumber Co. Inc., Meridian,
MS
Gary Miller, Riverside Forest Products Inc., Augusta, GA; Jim McGinnis,
McGinnis Lumber Co. Inc., Meridian, MS; Marc Saracco, North American
Wholesale Lumber Assoc., Chicago, IL; and Jim Olson, Coastal Forest
Products LLC, Chapman, AL
Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group, Portland, OR; Ethel and Tom
Rice, Conner Industries Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Gale Miller, Autolog, Production Management Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL; Jim
Olson, Coastal Forest Products LLC, Chapman, AL; and Yvan Rainville,
Autolog, Production Management Inc., Montreal, QC
John Rhea, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Bossier City, LA; and Ofer Heyman and Chris Matier, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Corvallis, OR
Richard Wallace, SFPA, Metairie, LA; and Mary Hunt, Phyllis and Bud
Utsey, Cameron Lumber Co., Cameron, SC
Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; and Melissa and Fred Taylor, Troy Lumber Co., Troy, NC
Ofer Heyman, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Corvallis, OR; Hank Scott,
Collumʼs Lumber Products LLC, Allendale, SC; and John Rhea, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Bossier City, LA
Jerry Hingle, SPC Consultant, International Trade Associates, New Orleans, LA; Crystal Collier, AMSO Consultant, Carribean/Costa Rican
markets, Montgomery, AL; Charles Trevor, AMSO Consultant, Europe,
Middle East and India markets, United Kingdom; and Fernanda Vale,
AMSO Consultant, Mexico and Panama markets, Mexico City, Mexico
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Dave Adams, Craig Myers and John Smith, Pennsylvania Lumbermens
Mutual Insurance Co./Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co.,
Philadelphia, PA; and Charlie Chandler, Bancorp South Insurance Services Inc., Jackson, MS
Vancouver NAWLA Meeting Considers “Super-Saturated” Softwood Market
Marc Saracco, North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA),
Chicago, IL; Ian McLean, Spruceland Millworks Inc., North Vancouver, BC;
Brian Hawrysh, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC; Marta Chiavacci
and Kip Fotheringham, Hampton Lumber Sales, Vancouver, BC; and Paul
Harder, Dakeryn Industries Ltd., North Vancouver, BC
Karsten Murakami, Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, BC; Louis
Hoy, Oregon Canadian Forest Products, Langley, BC; Sam Satosono,
Andersen Pacific Forest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, BC; and Tom
Sellin, Interfor, Vancouver, BC
Bill Barnett, Hampton Lumber Sales, Vancouver, BC; Tom Davis, Taiga
Building Products, Burnaby, BC; Catherine Williams, Simon Frasier University, Vancouver, BC; Lynne Murchie, UBC-Sauder School of Business, Vancouver, BC; and Alan Huston, Welco Lumber Corp., Vancouver, BC
Phil Lemon, Oregon Canadian Forest Products, Vancouver, BC; and
Felicia Frederick, Anthony Kim and Lynne Murchie, UBC-Sauder
School of Business, Vancouver, BC
Pratap Sandhu, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Burnaby,
BC; Steve Williams, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Vancouver, BC; Marek
Falipiak, Pamela Torres and Andrew Barr, British Columbia Institute
of Technology
Carol Green, Interfor, Burnaby, BC; Thomas Henry, Steve Williams
and Bob Lenarduzzi, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Vancouver, BC; and
Paul Harder, Dakeryn Industries Ltd., North Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, BC– Paul Harder
with Dakeryn Industries Ltd., located here, opened the recent
Gavin Dew, Trans Mountain Expansion Project,
Burnaby, BC; Gregg Koehler, Sinclar Group
Forest Products Ltd., Prince George, BC; and
Tony Darling, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
WHEN APPEARANCE ISN’T IMPORTANT, SAVE YOUR
BUILDERS MONEY WITH OUR FRAMING GRADE GLULAM:
When it’s going to disappear behind drywall, sell our economical
3 1/2" or 5 1/2" framing-grade glulam. Why would anyone want to pay more?
Jason Suggitt, HSBC, North Vancouver, BC;
Brian Crossley, Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd.,
Vernon, BC; and Jamey Trewartha, HSBC
John Bennett, Livingston International Inc.,
Blaine, WA; and Dino Zanni and Mike Jones,
Hampton Lumber Sales, Richmond, BC
WHEN APPEARANCE IS IMPORTANT, YOUR CUSTOMERS
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For more information, call 800-237-4013 today.
Konrad Tittler, Diacon Technologies Ltd., Vancouver, BC; and Roberta Upgaard and Mike
Jones, Hampton Lumber Sales, Vancouver, BC
© 2015 Boise Cascade Wood Products, L.L.C. BOISE CASCADE, the TREE-IN-A-CIRCLE symbol and “Great products are only the beginning” are trademarks of Boise Cascade Company or its affiliates.
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NAWLA VANCOUVER PHOTOS - Continued from page 13
Rod Sims, Lignum Forest Products LLP, Vancouver, BC; Callum Beveridge, Alvare & Marsal Holdings LLC, Vancouver, BC; and Shawn
Church, Random Lengths, Eugene, OR
Theo Argyropoulos, Vihor Stevic, Matt Froese and Jon Sitter, Olympic
Industries Inc., North Vancouver, BC
Stuart Wilson, Coast Fraser Enterprises Ltd., Vancouver, BC; Kyle Jones,
West Bay Forest Products Ltd., Surrey, BC; Kirk Nagy, The Waldun Group,
Maple Ridge, BC; and Kyle Chuang, Cambridge Mercantile, Vancouver, BC
Gerry Pankratz, Olympic Industries Inc., North Vancouver, BC; Art
Barker, The Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, BC; Russ Taylor, International
Wood Markets Group, Vancouver, BC; and Adam Hazelwood, Skana
Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, OR; Rick Fortunaso, Interfor, Bellingham, WA; and Theo Argyropoulos and Vihor
Stevic, Olympic Industries Inc., North Vancouver, BC
Michael Mitten and Greg Smith, Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd.,
Barriere, BC; and Brian Crossley, Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd., Vernon, BC
Dave Clutterham, Steve Barber, Dawn Ann Byers and Tom Davis,
Taiga Building Products, Burnaby, BC
Heather Van Tassel and Wayne Van Tassel, Samuel Strapping, New
Westminster, BC
Curtis Walker, The Waldun Group, Maple Ridge, BC; Robin Carkett,
Euler Hermes, Vancouver, BC; and Chris Young, Woodtone, Chilliwack, BC
Gavin Dew, Trans Mountain Expansion Project, Burnaby, BC; and Kim
Marshall, Woodbridge Associates, Vancouver, BC
Greg Smith, Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd., Barriere, BC; Randi
Walker, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC; and Marc Saracco,
NAWLA, Chicago, IL
Jason Suggitt, HSBC, North Vancouver, BC; and Mike Norton and
Tyler Moore, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Dave Gillis, Goldwood Industries Ltd., Richmond, BC; Rob Cook, Precision Cedar Products Inc., Cloverdale, BC; Jim Gillis, Haida Forest
Products Ltd., Burnaby, BC; Brian Williams, Fraserview Cedar, Surrey,
BC; Larry Petree, Maryʼs River Lumber Co., Montesano, WA; and Mike
McInnes, Terminal Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Archie Rafter, Andersen Pacific Forest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge,
BC; and Phil Lemon and Karen Sawkins, Oregon Canadian Forest
Products, Vancouver, BC
Rob Bengough, Leslie Forest Products Ltd., Delta, BC; Dennis Wight
and Tyson Palmer, Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd., Delta, BC; and
Rick Middleton, Precision Cedar Products Inc., Surrey, BC
Robert Sandve, Haida Forest Products Ltd., Burnaby, BC; Randi
Walker, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC; and Chris Boyd,
Probyn Export Ltd., New Westminster, BC
James Lazaruk and Roberta Upgaard, Hampton Lumber Sales, Richmond, BC; and Ron Johal, Griff Building Supplies, New Westminster,
BC
Jim Gillis, Haida Forest Products Ltd., Burnaby, BC; Archie Rafter, Andersen Pacific Forest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, BC; Kirk Nagy, The
Waldun Group, Maple Ridge, BC; Dave Gillis, Goldwood Industries,
Richmond, BC; and Curtis Walker, The Waldun Group
Additional photo on page 16
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Panel Addresses NAWLA Portland Regional
Kevin Dodds, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Kent Beveridge, Skana Forest
Products Ltd., Richmond, BC; Joe LaBerge, Collins; and Chris Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd.
George Hutchison, Hutchison Lumber & Building Products, Adams
City, CO; Jim Vandegrift, Bennett Lumber Products, Princeton, ID;
and Greg Carter, Rosboro, Springfield, OR
Cami Waner, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Ginger Stinson, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, OR; and Aly Kingsley, Collins
Joe Honochick and Mark Grube, Zip-O-Log Mills Inc., Eugene, OR;
Brian Kirwan, American International Forest Products, Portland, OR;
and Kent Marks, BlueLinx Corp., Atlanta, GA
Grant Phillips, Joe LaBerge and Dean Johnson, Collins, Wilsonville,
OR; and David Lee, American International Forest Products, Portland, OR
David Lee, American International Forest Products, Portland, OR;
Pete Malliris, Random Lengths, Eugene, OR; Billy Culver and Karen
Saldana, American International Forest Products; and Shawn
Church, Random Lengths
Portland, OR–The Riverplace, A
Kimpton Hotel, welcomed approximately 100 members and guests
of the North American Wholesale
Mark Mitchell, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland,
OR; Sean Coughlin, Pelican Bay Forest Products, Bend, OR; and Steve Cole, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, OR
Gunnar Brinck, Disdero Lumber Co., Clackamas, OR; and Chris Beveridge, Skana Forest
Products Ltd., Richmond, BC
Brian Thomas, Bridgewell Resources LLC,
Tigard, OR; and John Percin, Sherwood Lumber Co., Lake Oswego, OR
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building materials with 32 locaons across
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John Branstetter, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc.,
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NAWLA VANCOUVER PHOTOS -
NAWLA PORTLAND PHOTOS - Continued from page 15
Continued from page 14
Kirk Nagy, The Waldun Group, Maple Ridge, B.C.; Wayne Miller, The
Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, Tn; and Curtis Walker,
The Waldun Group
Dave Stinson, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, OR; Tom Ficklin,
Allports, Portland, OR; and Robert OʼBrien and David Bernstein, MidState Lumber Corp., Branchburg, NJ
Nils Martinsson, Buckeye Pacific LLC, Portland, OR; Jim Adams and
Frank Forward, Blasen & Blasen Lumber Corp., Portland, OR; and
Gunnar Brinck, Disdero Lumber Co., Clackamas, OR
Lee Jimerson and Aly Kingsley, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; and Brian
Bippes, Bridgewell Resources LLC, Tigard, OR
Kevin Paldino, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Jeff Moore and Gordon King,
Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, OR
Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group, Portland, OR; Rex Vonnahme, Union Pacific Railroad, Roseville, CA; and Joseph Thomas,
Union Pacific Railroad, Vancouver, WA
Grant Phillips, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Mike Phillips, Hampton Affiliates, Portland, OR; Dean Johnson, Collins; and Joseph Thomas,
Union Pacific Railroad, Vancouver, WA
Tom Rogers, Patrick Lumber Co., Portland, OR; Suzie McCausland,
Arrow Reload Systems Inc., Portland, OR; Preston Johnson, Patrick
Lumber Co.; and Scott Cantonwine, Cascade Warehouse Co., Salem,
OR
Mark Gryziec, John Murphy Jr., and John Murphy, Murphy Co., Eugene, OR; and Kent Marks, BlueLinx Corp., Atlanta, GA
Mark Gray and Kalayna Crook, Patrick Lumber Co., Portland, OR;
Kevin Clausen and Steven Chercover, D.A. Davidson & Co., Lake Oswego, OR; and Mark Kleps, Disdero Lumber Co., Clackamas, OR
Kara Starks, Union Pacific Railroad, Vancouver, WA; Suzie McCausland, Arrow Reload Systems Inc., Portland, OR; Jeff Morris, Buckeye
Pacific LLC, Portland, OR; and Dave and Ginger Stinson, Hampton
Lumber Sales, Portland, OR
Kevin Dodds and Eric Schooler, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Reid
Schooler, Buckeye Pacific LLC, Portland, OR; and Marc Saracco,
North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA), Chicago, IL
Wayne Holm, Oregon Canadian Forest Products, North Plains, OR;
and Mark Grube, Zip-O-Log Mills Inc., Eugene, OR
Kevin Dodds, Aly Kingsley and Cami Waner, Collins, Wilsonville, OR;
and Wayne Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis,
TN
Steve Killgore, Roseburg, Roseburg, OR; Ginger Stinson, Hampton
Lumber Sales, Portland, OR; and Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Bros. Lumber Inc., Colville, WA
WRC Hockey Photos
West Bay Forest Products and Western Forest Products annual hockey tournament known as the Western Red
Cedar Hockey Tournament, was held at Planet Ice in Coquitlam, BC recently. The Green Team included: (Left to
Right): John Carston, Vancouver Specialty Cedar Products Ltd., Surrey, BC; Mike Mitten, Gilbert Smith Forest
Products Ltd., Barriere, BC; Dan Griffiths, Fraserview Cedar Products, Surrey, BC; Russ Nixon, Western Forest
Products, Vancouver, BC; Jake Power, Powerwood, Surrey, BC; Preston Johnson, Patrick Lumber Co., Portland,
OR; Stewart Clark, Powerwood, Surrey, BC; Darren Barker, West Bay Forest Products, Langley, BC; Craig Upper,
Porcupine Wood Products, Salmo, BC; and (front goalie) Nathan Tellis, Western Forest Products, Vancouver, BC.
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The White Team included: (Left to Right): Chris Boyd, Probyn Group Of Companies, New Westminster, BC; Dan
Wasmuth, Westminster Industries, White Rock, BC; Garrick Jay, Interfor, Vancouver, BC; Chad Finley (Goalie)West Bay Forest Prodcuts, Langley, BC; Steve Russell, Porcupine Wood Products, Salmo, BC; Ryan Furtado,
Western Forest Products, Vancouver, BC; Brent Stuart, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, NY; Marc Irby, US
Cedar, Sherwood, OR; and Jamey Dunse, Western Forest Products, Vancouver, BC.
Jackel Enterprises Inc. Is Expanding Its Footprint With Western Red Cedar
By Bridget McCrea
Watsonville, CA—Steve Jackel was handcrafting musical instruments in
his garage one day when a light bulb went on above his head. Heʼd been
selling lumber on the side for several years, and was becoming more
and more aware of his natural inclinations as a merchant, versus a
craftsman. “I basically filled both roles for about 16 years,” recalled
Jackel,
president of
Jackel Enterprises
Inc., “and
then just
segued into
lumber
sales in
1991.”
Jackel Enterprises
buys about
400,000
board feet
of lumber
(split 50/50
Western Red Cedar ceiling treatment and box beams made by Jackel Enterbetween
prises.
40,000-square-foot
facility that employs
11 persons.
Running one shift
per day Monday
through Friday, the
company specializes in “wood thatʼs
meant to be seen.”
According to Jackel,
that typically includes old-growth
vertical-grain Softwoods in Western
Red Cedar, Douglas
Fir, Yellow Cedar,
and salvaged Redwood. The company
Steve and Noah Jackel with finished live edge slabs.
also sells hardwood
lumber, including
sapele, African mahogany, cherry, walnut, alder, maple, and oaks.
Jackel, who runs the company with his son, Noah (vice president), sells
The market we serve is
very specifically project
driven; it’s about what’s
fashionable at the time.
- Steve Jackel, Jackel
Enterprises, Inc.
Softwoods and hardwoods). The
company manufactures box
beams, solid beams, mantles,
molding, wall and ceiling treatments, corbels, flooring and wood
veneers.
Jackel initially set up shop in his
own home. “It was just me, a
pickup truck, and a phone,” he recalled. Two years into his new
venture, Jackel moved the company into a warehouse and then
relocated again in 1998 to Jackel
Enterprisesʼ current home–a
Two years into his new venture, Jackel
moved the company into a warehouse and
then relocated again in 1998 to Jackel Enterprisesʼ current home–a 40,000-square-foot facility that employs 11 persons.
Jackelʼs Inland Cedar ceiling treatment with
Western Red Cedar box beams
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Appalachian Lumber Co., Inc. (Page 5)
FAX (716) 699-2893
5879 W. US Hwy. 421
Web Site – www.fitzweller.com
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
E-Mail – [email protected]
Machining Capabilities – Finger Jointing, Sanding
Tel. (336) 973-7205 / (800) 298-3202
Sales – Dana G. Fitzpatrick, Greg Fitzpatrick, Joe
Dry Kiln Cap. – 270,000ʼ (4 Kilns) per week
Species – Red Oak, White Oak, Maple, Hickory,
Snyder, J.C. Fritz, Jeremy Stitt
FAX (336) 973-8356
Marketing Areas – International, National
Products – Balusters, Bed Posts, Bench Tops,
Sales – William Church, William Parsons, Scotty
Mahogany,
Gluing, Moulding, Tenoning, Sanding, Finger
Dry Storage Cap. – 1,000,000ʼ
Quabbin Timber Inc. (Page 35)
23 Maple Ave.
H. A. Stiles (Page 91)
Parts/Accessories, Carvings, Case Good Parts,
P. O. Box 668
386 Bridgton Rd.
Marketing Areas – National
Chair Parts, Columns, Component Parts, Crib
Rutland, MA 01543
Westbrook, ME 04092
Products – Edge-Glued Panels, Stair Treads, Stair
Parts/Slats, Cue Blanks, Custom Shapes, Cut
Tel. (508) 886-2992
Tel. (800) 447-8537
Stock,
FAX (508) 886-2991
FAX (207) 854-3863
Risers,
Architectural
Mouldings,
Custom
Cutting
Boards,
Walnut,
Machining Capabilities – Ripping, Chopsaws,
Blanks, Blocks & Cleats, Bun Feet, Cabinet
Roten
Hickory,
Joint
Dry Storage Cap. – 5-600,000ʼ
Web Site – www.appalachianlumber.net
Poplar, Ash,
Basswood
Cherry, Ash, Walnut
Dimension
Parts/
Mouldings, Plank Flooring, Paneling, Moulder
Components, Doors, Door Parts, Drawers and/or
Web Site – www.quabbintimber.com
Web Site – www.HASTILES.com
Blanks
Drawer Parts,
Edge-Glued Parts, Flooring,
Frame Parts, Furniture Parts/Components,
Sales – Robert Chase Jr., Brian Chase, J. A. Smith
Sales – Steve Parrish
Maple, Poplar, Walnut, Ash, Cherry, Hickory,
Handrails,
Marketing Areas – National, International
Eastern White Pine, Eastern Yellow Pine
Jambs, Legs, Lumber, Machined & Semi-
Products – Balusters, Bed Posts, Bench Tops,
Products – Turnings, Dowels, Handles, Columns
Machined Com- ponents, Millwork, Mouldings -
Blanks, Blocks & Cleats, Boxes, Crates,
& Balusters, CNC Routed & Shaped Parts,
Crown, Custom, Moulded & Tenoned Parts,
Container Panels, Cabinet Doors, Case Good
Moulder Blanks, Mouldings, Musical Instrument
Parts, Chair Parts, Component Parts, Crib
Species – Red Oak, White Oak, Hard Maple, Soft
Machining Capabilities – Moulding, Sanding,
Tenoning, Edge Gluing
Dry Storage Cap. – 500,000 BF
Industrial/Display Components,
Furniture
Parts, Toy Parts, Mouldings, Plugs & Wedges,
Parts, Newels/ Newel Posts, Paneling, Panels,
Parts/Slats, Dimension Parts, Doors/Door Parts,
H. Arnold Wood Turning Inc. (Page 109)
Pedestals, Posts, Profiles (Decorative Parts),
Drawers/Drawer Parts, Finger Joint & Finger
220 White Plains Rd., Suite 245
Pulls, Shelving, Specialty Items, Squares, Stair
Joint Edge-Glued Parts, Furniture Parts &
Tarrytown, NY 10591
Treads, Stairs/Stair Parts, Stiles and/or Rail
Components, Lumber, Machined & Semi-
Tel. (914) 381-0801
Stock, Store Fixture Parts,
Machined Components, Moulder Blanks, Panels,
Tenoning, Routing, Shaping, Turning, Finishing,
Shelving, Stair Treads, Stairs/Stair Parts,
Printing, Engraving
FAX (914) 381-0804
Strips, Table Tops/Parts, Toy Parts, Trim, Turnings,
Web Site – www.arnoldwood.com
Sales – Jonathan Arnold, Melissa Friedman, Erin
Bryant
Products – Mouldings, Turnings, Dowels, CNC &
Shaped Parts, Handles, Dimension Stock, Strips,
Boxes & Crates
Species – All Hardwoods, East White Pine, So.
Yellow Pine
Machining
Capabilities
Boring,
Sanding,
Surveyor Stakes, Table Tops/Parts
Window Parts
Thompson Forest Products Intl. (Page 3)
Species – Hard & Soft Maple, Cherry, Red & White
Species – Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak,
Oak, Ash, Poplar, Walnut, Mahogany, Hickory,
White Oak, Poplar, Pine, Birch, Cherry, Poplar,
24-B Battleground Ct.
Pine
Ash, Cottonwood, Hickory
Greensboro, NC 27408
Machining
–
Capabilities
–
Boring,
Sanding,
Tenoning, Moulding, CNC Machine Center
Machining
Capabilities-
Boring,
Sanding,
Tel. (336) 373-1117
FAX (336) 373-1119
Tenoning, Finger Jointing
Dry Kiln Cap. – 400,000 BF
Dry Storage Cap. – 600,000ʼ
Web Page – www.thompsonforestproducts.com
Cleats, Bun Feet, handrails, Architectural
Indiana Dimension, Inc. (Inside Front Cover)
Sitco Lumber Company (Back Cover & Page
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Gilles Gauvin, Autolog, Blainville, QC; and Jerome Pelletier, Jim Irving, Alex Irving and Gaston Poitras, J.D. Irving Ltd., St. John, NB
David LʼEcuyer, Boscus Canada, Montreal, QC; Rick Fortunaso,
Chris Batten and David Jara, Interfor, Bellingham, WA; and Joel Winters, Middle Atlantic Wholesale Lumber Inc., Baltimore, MD
Andy Sinnott, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, NY; Yoland OʼConnor, Lulumco Inc., Luceville, QC; and Cindy Sinnott, Josh Goodman
and Geoff Berwick, Sherwood Lumber Corp.
Patrick Gauthier, USNR, Quebec City, QC; Martin Vaillancourt, USNR,
Plessisville, QC; and Jonathan Lebeau and Raynald Aubin, Fonds de
Solidarte FTQ, Montreal, QC
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Photos By Robert Mihovil
Jamie Hursh, Richardson Timbers, Dallas, TX; and David
Lawrence, Richardson Timbers, Austin, TX
David Decker, BlueLinx, Houston, TX; Tim Smith, BlueLinx, Fort
Worth, TX; Rodney Pollan and Martin Dunaway, BlueLinx, Houston,
TX; Chad Bing, BlueLinx, Spring, TX; Steve Nybo, BlueLinx, San Antonio, TX; and Neil Robichaux, BlueLinx, Denver, CO
Scott Ringer, Chris Abel, Grant Larson and Darren Fox, Cedar
Creek, Houston, TX
Gary Young, Dixie Plywood, Dallas, TX; Stephen Geistweidt, Dixie Plywood,
San Antonio, TX; Greg Frey, Dixie Plywood, Houston, TX; Royce Slaver,
Dixie Plywood, San Antonio, TX; and Kyle Williams, Dixie Plywood, Houston, TX
Bobby Crowley and Mike LaPorte, Snavely Forest Products, Dallas, TX
Marshal Kovacs, Nathan Sikes, Mike Aaron and Keith Haines,
Boise Cascade, Dallas, TX; and Greg Brunsman, Boise Cascade, Boerno, Texas.
Galveston, TX–Moody Gardens
Resort Hotel, located here, welcomed hundreds of guests recently as it served as the site for
the 129th annual convention of
the Lumbermenʼs Association of
Texas & Louisiana (LAT).
The event afforded attendees
multiple networking opportunities,
Jackie Craig and Matt Hamilton, Klumb Lumber Co., Tyler, TX
Earl Downing, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE
Herman Sanchez III, Pennsylvania/Indiana
Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., San Antonio, TX
Bob Carson and Heather Vidrine, ENAP ,
Monroe, LA
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Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association Hosts Annual Meeting
John Stevenson, Steve Johnson and Linwood Truitt, Thompson
Hardwoods Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; and Rusty Logue, Battle Lumber
Co., Wadley, GA
Ian Faight, Yearick-Millea, Pittsburgh, PA; Chuck Harris, Custom
Lumber Manufacturing Co., Dothan, AL; Joey Josey, Josey Lumber
Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; Gary Middleton, USNR, Thomasville,
GA; and Jim Van Pelt, Custom Lumber Manufacturing Co., Cocoa
Beach, FL
Ricky Fly, Fly Timber Co. Inc., Grenada, MS; David Warford, U.S.
Lumber Group, Atlanta, GA; Zack Rickman, White County Moulding,
Cleveland, GA; and Dan Caldwell, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton,
GA
Steve Johnson, Phil Jarriel and Darrell Beasley, Thompson Hardwoods Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; and Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood
Corp., Mableton, GA
Nashville, TN– The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association
(SCMA) gathered here recently at
the Omni Nashville Hotel for its
2015 Annual Meeting. The event
was held in conjunction with the
Hardwood Manufacturers Associationʼs 2015 National Conference
and Expo.
During the two day event, more
than 45 people representing SCMA
member companies, promotion
sponsors, and guests, were able to
network, receive an update on the
Associationʼs successful promotion
campaign, preview this yearʼs diversified plan, engage in discussion on industry initiatives, and
elect officers for 2015-16.
SCMA members elected Linwood
Truitt of Beasley Forest
Products/Thompson Hardwoods,
Hazlehurst, GA, as president. Brian
Meier of Cypress Rose Sawmill,
Homerville, GA, was elected as
vice president. Attendees also expressed appreciation to Hal
Mitchell of Atlanta Hardwood Corp.,
Mableton, GA, for his two years of
service as SCMA president and
vice president.
Meeting dates and locations for
the SCMA 2015 Mid-Year Meeting
were discussed and details will be
forthcoming. SCMAʼs 2016 Annual
Meeting is scheduled for March 9,
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David Summerfield, ISK Biocides Inc., Grovetown, GA; Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides Inc., Roanoke, VA; George Riley and John Haggerty, Williams Lumber Co., Rocky Mountain, NC
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Brand X Lumber Renamed The Lumberyard
Chaseburg, WI—The Lumberyard is the new name of Brand X Lumber,
located here.
After three decades in the retail lumber business Joe Berra and Marvin
Lehrke sold Brand X Lumber to Chand and April Wehling recently. Now
called “The Lumberyard,” the Wehlings will offer the same quality service
and products, as its former owners.
Brand X opened in 1984 under the ownership of Joe Berra, Bob Berra
and Marvin Lehrke. The operation survived the ups and downs of the
economy by offering quality products at reasonable prices from a knowledgeable sales staff. They also offered installation of the products they
sold and free delivery.
The Wehlings will offer the same quality service and products, including
lumber, siding, doors, windows, cabinets, hardware, steel and installation.
For more information call 608-483-2449. n
S.W. Collins Company Opens In Maine
Lincoln, ME—S.W. Collins Company recently opened a new store here.
Featuring an 18,000-square-foot retail space, the store will also have a
30,000-square-foot drive-thru lumberyard.
The 48,000-square-foot operation includes a storefront and storage area
on land acquired from Thomas and Scott Gardner of Lincoln for $40,000,
according to property transfer documents.
Town Economic Development Assistant Ruth Birtz said the purchase
was good for the local economy. The company plans to employ 12 to 15
workers.
S.W. Collins is a family-owned full-service lumber and building materials
supply center. The company was established in 1844.
For more information visit www.swcollins.com. n
Shep’s Midtown Ace Opens In Georgia
Atlanta, GA—Shepʼs Midtown Ace Hardware recently opened here.
The new store is part of the brand new Ace Express program, which replaces retail stores inside spaces above 3,000 square feet. Owner Zach
Stafford will be working with various Midtown organizations to offer community discount nights for specific buildings.
Ace Hardware began as a small chain of stores in 1924 and has grown
to include more than 4,600 stores in 50 states and more than 70 countries. As part of a cooperative, every Ace Hardware store is independently owned.
For more information visit www.acehardware.com. n
ABC Supply Opens In Maine
Cumberland, ME—ABC Supply Co. Inc. recently opened a new branch
here.
The new location will serve contractors in the western Maryland
and south central Pennsylvania
markets where ABC Supply has
not previously had a presence.
The company also intends to
open a new branch in Sacramento, CA, which will provide contractors working on the south side
of the city a convenient alternative
to the companyʼs store in Roseville, CA, north of the city.
Both stores will carry lumber,
steep and low slope roofing materials, accessories and related roofing supplies, along with other
exterior building products appropriate to each market.
For more information visit
www.abcsupply.com. n
Matt’s Building Materials Opens
Third Store
Palmview, TX—Mattʼs Building
Materials recently celebrated the
grand opening of its newest location with a ribbon cutting ceremony here.
Established in 1971, this is the
companyʼs third location. “Iʼve
been doing this for 40 years,” said
Danny Smith, owner and CEO.
“Itʼs about people. Itʼs not just
about numbers; itʼs about people.”
Smithʼs three sons Jeremy, Issac,
and Ben now oversee and manage much of the day-to-day operations of the company, and are
heavily involved with helping customers. His grandson Ruben
Perez is helping and managing at
the new location.
www.mattsbuildingmaterials.com.
n
Professional Builders Supply
Opening In Charleston
Charleston, SC—Professional
Builders Supply recently announced the opening of its first
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South Carolina facility in a North Charleston yard previously occupied by
ProBuild.
Dwayne Farrell joined the company in late 2014 to help set up the new
location where he is now the market president. Formerly at Stock Building Supply, Farrell is a 30-year veteran in the building material industry.
Professional Builders Supply has three locations in North Carolina and
is No. 37 on the ProSales 100 list, with $120 million in sales in 2013.
For more information visit www.pb-supply.com. n
Frattalone’s Ace Hardware Purchases New Site
Arden Hills, MN—Frattalloneʼs Ace Hardware recently purchased a new
site for a larger corporate headquarters and off-season goods storage.
The existing store in Arden Plaza will remain where it is.
Information about when the move will take place and how many employees will transfer to the new location had not been released at press time.
Co-owner Michael Frattallone said that the majority of the Arden Plaza
location employees live in, or near, Arden Hills and he and his family are
pleased to move the companyʼs headquarters to “an attractive new site.”
Frattalloneʼs Ace Hardware currently operates 20 locations throughout
the Twin Cities metro area. The Arden Plaza location was the first store
to open in 1975.
For more information visit www.frattallones.com. n
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building materials company Timberline Enterprises LLC recently announced that it has signed a deal to acquire the assets of Hughes Lumber Company Inc. of Billerica, MA. Timberline currently operates three
full service lumberyards on the north shore of Massachusetts.
Christopher Costello acquired the companyʼs first location in the spring
of 2008. After several years of successful growth, Timberline built a new
green field location in Newburyport, MA, in the fall of 2012.
CEO of Timberline Enterprises, Christopher Costello, issued the following statement, “The Hughes Lumber acquisition offers us a tremendous
opportunity in a growth market. As a young, progressive sales centric
company, we will always be driven by the success of our employees who
carry our vision of collaboration with our customers. Our unparalleled
growth over the last seven years shows us that this market has an appetite for companies who seek to be a resource and a partner with those
they wish to serve. We will continue to work hard to be a leader at the
forefront of this industry.”
For more information visit www.tlumber.com. n
Wausau Supply Acquires Lumber Yard Supply
Great Falls, MT—Wisconsin-based Wausau Supply Co. recently acquired Lumber Yard Supply, located here.
Menard’s Announces New
Plans
Olathe, KS—Menards Building
Supply recently announced plans
to build a new location here. The
company closed itsʼ Bridgeview,
IL, store earlier this year.
The proposed 172,740-squarefoot retail store includes 46,780
square feet of covered storage
and an outdoor storage yard.
If approved, the store is expected
to generate about $2.5 million in
annual sales tax revenue and
about 200 jobs.
A family-owned company started
in 1958, Menards is headquartered in Eau Claire, WI, and has
more than 280 home improvement
stores located in Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South
Dakota, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
www.menards.com. n
US LBM Acquires Lampert
Lumber
Green Bay, WI—US LBM, headquartered here, recently acquired
Lampert Lumber.
Founded in 1887 and based in
St. Paul, MN, Lampert runs 33
full-service lumber and building
material sales locations in Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas, and
Wisconsin. It recorded $188 million in revenue in 2013.
Dan Fesler, Lampertʼs fourthgeneration owner, will remain with
the company as an adviser. Company president Bob Egan will continue in his current role and lead
his existing team, US LBM said in
its announcement.
www.uslbm.com. n
Timberline Acquires Hughes
Lumber Company
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economic growth move together pretty much. We had a deep recession
and a housing depression. It looks very likely that home construction will
pick up again.”
• Home repairs and remodeling are on the upswing. Binam quoted
BuildFax, which stated, “Residential remodels authorized by building permits were up 19 percent in December 2014, and up 15 percent compared to December 2013.” Binam further stated to expect increased
activity in repairs and remodeling as the economy improves and home
prices rise. He predicts this segment will remain the largest lumber market until at least 2017.
• By 2017, Binam projects that new home construction will regain the
Number One position in regard to U.S. lumber demand over remodeling.
He projects that over 52 billion board feet will be needed in 2017 to supply demand from home builders.
• Lumber prices will rise over the next two years. Reasons why this will
occur include a log shortage in British Columbia with more lumber exports to China; the rebound of the U.S. housing markets; and an anticipated spike in Western log prices.
• Top exporters of Softwood logs and lumber to China include New
Zealand and Russia. The U.S. is fourth in this category. Binam said that
U.S. log exports are down almost 90 percent, as of this meeting of the
WWPA.
Binamʼs presentation was followed by a Market Services/Export presentation. Laurie Creech, of Simpson Lumber, and Frank Stewart, of WWPA,
guided the presentation and introduced the first speaker, Cees de Jager,
chief marketing officer with the Softwood Lumber Board. His presentation
covered various aspects pertaining to exports, and the challenges ahead
for the wood industry. He noted that wood substitutes comprise one of
those challenges, especially in regard to deck frame construction. He
also addressed building code changes and how they impact lumber consumption, and posed the question: “how do we get everyone into green
lumber,” which could help wood users and wood providers.
De Jager added, “We need partners within the wood business – fasteners, chemical companies, etc. People like wood, but design standards
and information on how to build a safe deck, for example, are all key elements and that is why contractor engagement is important.”
WWPAʼs engineer, Kevin Cheung, addressed attendees about the new
“Korean Grade,” now implemented in Korea and its challenges. He
added that WWPA is attempting to raise a white paper to heighten the organizationʼs concerns to regain recognition of U.S. Grade and Design
Value.
He further addressed the issue of complying with OSHA and wood dust
compliance, which is a separate issue from boiler ash.
Also addressing the attendees was Di Nguyen, executive director of the
Softwood Export Council (SEC). Nguyen spoke about SEC membership
benefits and shared details about the various overseas trade shows attended by the organization. “Weʼre looking more into South America and
the Middle East markets for
2016,” Nguyen said, “and we are
working on the code issues with
South Korea now.” He added that
China is a huge market with important trade shows approaching,
and SEC plans to host a remodeling seminar at a trade show in
Japan.
After the export meetings concluded, WWPA attendees had the
option to attend a Quality Standards/Technical Meeting. Among
topics discussed were security of
grade stamps, product standards,
changes in grading rules, tests
administered to candidates interested in becoming lumber
graders, and “High Q” certification
for graders, to promote consistent
quality control.
Afternoon session of the WWPA
event included a speakers forum,
which was hosted by Dr. Phillip
Tedder, of Resource Economics
LLC, Paul Jannke, of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, Kevin
Mason, of Equity Research Associates and Zoltan van Heyningen.
The Chairmanʼs Reception and
Exchange Show concluded the
meeting.
Recipients of the 2015 Master
Lumberman Awards Program,
which is presented to outstanding
lumbermen who have demonstrated knowledge, competence
and dedication in fostering the
principles of quality lumber manufacture, were recognized at the
WWPA meeting. They included:
Keith Anyan, Donald Larson and
Jerry Lawson, all with WWPA,
Portland, OR; Steven Daniels,
Hampton Lumber Mills, Warrenton, OR; Richard Eveland, Vaagen Bros. Ltd., Colville, WA; Rick
Hicks, Stimson Lumber Co.,
Clatskanie, OR; Tom Laud, Stimson Lumber Co., Plummer, ID;
Dan Maynard, Malheur Lumber
Co., John Day, OR; and William
Neal, Idaho Forest Group, Athol,
ID.
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Midwest Business Trends
By Paul Miller Jr.
Assistant Managing Editor
West Coast Business Trends
By Wayne Miller
Executive Editor
Softwood suppliers in the Midwest report stagnant busiIn mid-April many suppliers in Canada and the U.S.
ness activity. “Market activity is very slow right now,” a
said generally speaking there is an oversupply of lumcontact in South Dakota said. “Itʼs a buyerʼs market if
ber. This was well documented in a Vancouver NAWLA
anyone was buying, but theyʼre really not. We are seeregional meeting where speakers Peter Woodbridge
ing a lot of hand to mouth type orders.”
and Kim Marshall of Woodbridge Associates, VancouHe said his inventory levels are about the same as they
ver, BC, said there are seven factors fueling todayʼs
were at this time last year. “Prices are going down right
over-supply of Softwood lumber. They listed them as:
now. I think weʼll see them increase going forward. Transportation has
1. China Lumber Supply, diverted to the U.S. market; 2. China/Asia Log
been easier over the last couple of months. Weʼre paying less and there
Supply, diverted in part to the U.S. market; 3. Currency-fueled SPF lumis more availability of trucks.”
ber, muting the intended impacts of Softwood Lumber Agreement supply
As far as his customersʼ comments he said, “Theyʼre kind of seeing the
management; 4. Currency-fueled Russian logs/lumber selling into
same thing we are seeing on our end; thereʼs just not enough activity
Asia/Europe; 5. Currency fueled Euro lumber diverted from the MENA
going on right now. However, we are heading into the summer and things
market; 6. Low tax-rated Canadian public timber, partially offsetting rapare about to pick up for everyone.”
idly rising structural wood costs in many parts of Canada; and 7. Coming
When asked about the remainder of the year he said, “Good things are
of Age of U.S. South Southern Yellow Pine industry as the dominant supahead. Hopefully if prices increase as I suspect they will, weʼll be moving
ply region and price setter. 87 percent of 2014 production growth was in
right along.”
U.S. mills.
In Oklahoma, a source said, “Our business is good. Weʼre busy and acPaul Harder of Dakeryn Industries, North Vancouver, BC, said, “After
tivity is good. Distributors seem to have a lot of inventory so it is a really
an unusually active start to the year, winter arrived with a vengeance at
competitive market, but if you can find that magic number, demand is
the end of January. Supply soon overwhelmed demand. A myriad of facthere.”
tors beyond weather contributed to the epic price collapse witnessed
Carrying Southern Yellow Pine, Douglas Fir and Spruce/Pine/Fir, he
noted Douglas Fir is moving the
best. “Studs are a little slow, but
other than that we are in good
shape. Availability is good for us
and for everyone else. It seems
like everyone has plenty of room.”
He indicated his inventory levels
are about the same as this time
period last year. “Compared to this
time last year, Southern Yellow
Pine is pretty comparable. The
Western species, such as Douglas Fir and Spruce, are lower. I
think our demand is going to be
fairly steady. I wouldnʼt call it robust but I do think it is a pretty
steady market right now.”
As for transportation a contact in
Missouri said, “Trucking is always
difficult. Trucks are always hard to
find, but thatʼs not as difficult as it
has been. Oil and natural gas
prices have affected the availability of trucks in our part of the world
because this is oil and natural gas
country, and a lot of that equipment is used for that industry and
there is a big slow down in that
area right now.”
Going forward he said, “Itʼs hard
to say what lies ahead. The attitude seems to be good, job reports are good and everybody
thinks conditions are going to be
good. Iʼll go with that, but it is hard
to look six months down the road.”
According to the Federal Reserve
Teresa Clark
Beige Book, wage pressures were
moderate across the Midwest.
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However, some contacts reported
increased wages to attract skilled
workers for difficult to fill positions.
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Inland West Business Trends
Northeast Business Trends
By Sue Putnam
Editorial Director
By Terry Miller
Associate Editor
Inland West Softwood suppliers noted fair market activity. “The first quarter got off with a slow start,” a contact in Idaho explained. “It looks like a lot of the end
users anticipated a busy start to the year and a lot of
people ran into some logistical issues last year during
the winter. So a lot of the end users bought additional
wood. We didnʼt have any logistical issues but we had bad weather,
which held up job site activity. With additional buying and bad weather
we just have a lot of wood on the market. Weʼre finally starting to work
through it, but as a result, the first quarter was a lot slower than a lot of
us anticipated.”
Handling Spruce, Hemlock Fir, Douglas Fir and Southern Yellow Pine,
he commented, “Spruce is probably the weakest species currently. A lot
of Spruce was going to China and it still is but less than before. Decreased demand from China is part of the problem that we are facing. All
species are struggling but I would say Spruce is probably the weakest.”
As for prices he said, “Prices are down significantly. I think it will reContinued on page 45
Softwood suppliers in the Northeast account for moderate activity. “Weʼre coming out of winter,” a contact in
Maine said. “January was good and things came to a
grinding halt in February. By March and April the snow
started to melt and things started to thaw out. Business
is coming back but itʼs just very slow. The anticipation
from everybody is that once the builders can get back to work itʼs going
to be extremely busy. Everybody is really optimistic.”
Handling solely Eastern White Pine, he said, “Weʼre in really good shape
as far as what weʼre producing and what weʼre selling.”
He continued, “Typically we run into trucking issues in the winter months
because trucks from the South donʼt want to come up to the Northeast
because of the weather. Again, when things started warming up that area
improved. So we are looking at clear sailing from this point forward.”
When asked about availability he commented, “Log supplies are in good
shape. We had a really great winter for logging. Probably one of the best
winters we have had for logging. Our log inventories are right where we
want them to be.”
He indicated his customers are expecting a strong year. “The next six
months are going to be better than
last year. Our customers in the
Northeast are going to have a
great year and the Midwest is
looking good and probably the
hottest market for us right now is
the Southeast.”
In Massachusetts a source commented, “We are very specific to
Eastern White Pine. There is a lot
of anticipation and right now people are just being patient. Our winter seemed as if it was never
going to come to an end this year.
Weʼre anticipating a good year because of a few dynamics specific
to our local area. One of our competitors had a mill that burned
down a few weeks ago and that
will take a long time to rebuild.
There is another competitor who
just took a shutdown to upgrade a
machine center so their production is off right now. Two of our
customers just picked up some
new home center distribution business and those centers were previously using western wood and
that is all switching over to Eastern White Pine. So I feel that
going forward there will be a
strong demand for Eastern White
Pine because of some of the
changing market conditions.”
A contact in New York mentioned
log prices are slightly up. “Log
prices are up and I think that the
upper grades are strengthening. I
think we have the advantage over
some of our competitors because
we can react faster. I do feel that
the strong U.S. dollar is hurting
the market. It has hurt us on export markets and also into
Canada.”
In Connecticut a supplier said,
“Transportation is difficult for
everyone in the country. It seems
like there are trucks available but
people donʼt want to pay the new
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