Month: January 2023
274 posts
NAWLA Traders Market Attendance Largest In History
Phoenix, AZ–The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) recently celebrated its largest Traders Market in history. The event was held at the Phoenix Convention Center and was attended by more than 1,600 people who visited more than 220 exhibitor booths. Since 1996, Traders Market has held a unique position among lumber and building material tradeshows […]
Midwest Business Trends
Midwest sellers of Softwood lumber, at the time of this writing, acknowledged reasons why the market was – or could be – slow but, to a man, found reason for optimism. In Kansas City, a lumberman said, “The market has slowed a bit, due to seasonality and the economics of the country with rising interest […]
San Group Takes Wood “From Harvest To Home”
Langley, BC—The phrase that best describes San Group, with its head office here, is “FROM HARVEST TO HOME.” In fact, that phrase has become the mantra for brothers Kamal Sanghera and Suki Sanghera, both Executive Directors, as they pride themselves in not only planning every step from harvesting the trees to sawmilling, remanufacturing, sales and […]
West Coast Business Trends
At the time of this writing, single family construction had decelerated giving way to softer lumber demand with some mills deciding to curtail production at some of their facilities. The new year is certain to bring new challenges. The following is what a few West Coast producers had to say. Brent Brownmiller of The Gorman […]
Northeast Business Trends
Throughout the Northeast region, at the time of this writing, lumber sources said that the market had begun to slow due to the holidays. Some of the sources noted that it seemed the market was reverting to traditional seasonal buying patterns. In Massachusetts a lumber salesman said that he has observed the market beginning to […]
Learn, Lead And Grow With NAWLA In 2023
Happy New Year from your friends at NAWLA! NAWLA is excited to be planning a series of events in 2023 that are designed to help connect members and solve common industry challenges together – beginning with NAWLA’s annual Leadership Summit in March. NAWLA 2023 Leadership Summit is Fast-Approaching Taking place March 12-14 in Palm Desert, […]
LMC Wraps Up Another Successful ExpoLMC
A key event for LMC Dealers to plan their forest products purchasing strategies for the following year Wayne, PA–LMC, located here, recently announced it is thrilled to report another successful EXPO. LMC welcomed Dealers to Philadelphia for two days of forecasts, contracts and networking. Working with their LMC team and core supplier partners, LMC dealers […]