Month: January 2023

274 posts

NRLA LBM Expo Welcomes Attendees To Mohegan SunNRLA

Uncasville, CT–The Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun, located here, recently welcomed the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) LBM Expo. Mark Altman of MINDSETGO kicked off the two-day Expo with “Syncing Five Generations in the Workplace, Unite Your Employees, Cultural Values & Goals.” The presentation focused on maximizing generational similarities and capitalizing on […]

Inland West Business Trends

In the Inland West region, one lumberman said his sales are slow, but others interviewed had good things to say about their markets at the time of this writing. In Arizona, a Softwood lumber provider noted that his market was “very slow at the moment.” He observed that there were two, opposite sides to his […]

Moving Volume Lumber Despite Challenges At Peach State Lumber Products

Kennesaw, GA– Peach State Lumber Products services Atlanta, GA and surrounding areas with Softwood, hardwood, and some imported lumber. Purchasing more than 8 million board feet annually, species offered include: Southern Yellow Pine, White Pine, Aromatic Cedar, Cypress, ash, red and white oak, hard and soft maple, hickory, cherry, basswood, poplar, alder, quartersawn white oak, […]

Southeast Business Trends

Across the Southeast region sources had mixed feelings as to how the overall market was going, at the time of this writing. Some sources noted that their markets are better than they have been over the past six months and others said that while their sales aren’t as high as they have been, trends seem […]

Changing The Hearts And Minds

While all of us in the wood products industry know we have a great story to tell, we still have work to do to get that story out to many in the broader public. There are a number of ways to do that, and we at AWC have been pursuing several avenues – YouTube videos, […]

2023 Lumber Forecasts: Softwood Lumber Companies Found Ways To Succeed In 2022, Look For The Same In 2023

The year just ended, 2022, was a strong one for most of the participants in this Softwood Forest Products Buyer lumber survey. “Even though we planned on some softening of the market as the year went by, we did not see that in our marketplace other than Industrial grade later in the year,” said one […]

APA Honors Tony Vuksich As 2022 Bronson J. Lewis Award Recipient

Tony Vuksich has been named the 2022 Bronson J. Lewis honoree. Vuksich was presented with the award at the APA Annual Meeting in Aventura, Florida. The meeting took place Oct. 15-18, 2022. The award is named in honor of the late Bronson Lewis, who served for 24 years as secretary and then executive vice president […]

SFPA Convenes In Nashville For Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN–The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) met here recently at The Westin Hotel in observance of its annual meeting. In addition to networking opportunities, the SFPA meeting hosted a Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) Export Roundtable that provided updates on how trade disputes and agreements affect the Southern Pine export markets. Attendees also participated in […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods – January/February 2023

A.J. Webb is the plywood sales manager at Hood Industries, located in Hattiesburg, MS. Hood industries manufactures Southern Yellow Pine plywood and lumber, distributing specialty building materials nationwide. They produce 375 million board feet of plywood in m3/8 annually. They produce Southern Yellow Pine Plywood Siding, Sanded, SIF, and Rated Sheathing, with thicknesses ranging from […]

Trade Talk – January/February 2023

Broadfoot Named COO At Collins Wilsonville, OR—Collins, headquartered here, announced recently that Larry Broadfoot will become the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the company. Broadfoot joined Collins in 2015 as vice president of sales and marketing. Broadfoot’s experience prior to joining Collins includes Tolko Industries, a family-owned Western Canada forest products manufacturer, where he held […]