Month: January 2023

274 posts

Specialty Products And Value-Added Services Offered At Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc.

Tompkinsville, KY– Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., based here, manufactures green and kiln-dried Appalachian Hardwood lumber, crossties, pallet cants, mulch, chips, and sawdust. Species offered include Ash (4/4 through 16/4), Cherry (4/4), Hard and Soft Maple (4/4), Hickory (4/4 and 6/4); and (4/4 through 16/4) in Poplar, Red and White Oak and Walnut. In business […]

AHEC Reaches Hundreds Of Architects And Industry Professionals At Perspective In Venice

AHEC participated in this year’s Perspective, held by leading Italian design magazine The Plan, that serves as a major networking and inspirational event for leading European architects, building engineers, designers, and other key industry figures. As part of our long-term strategy to “pull” demand by targeting decision makers along the specification value chain, AHEC’s European […]

Southeast Business Trends – January 2023

In the Southeast region sources said that the market is slow, at the time of this writing, and that it will continue to be challenging, especially for the smaller businesses. In North Carolina, a sawmill representative said that his market isn’t doing well and is certainly doing worse than it was six months ago. “Well, […]

On-Time, Quality Hardwoods At A & M Kiln Dry Ltd.

Dundee, OH–A & M Kiln Dry Ltd., headquartered here, distributes Hardwood lumber and millwork. Purchasing 18 million board feet annually, all domestic Hardwood species are available in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses.With three locations, owner Abe Raber said the other facilities are located in Millersburg, IN and Arthur, IL. “We have around 100,000 square-feet in OH; […]

West Coast Business Trends – January 2023

Sales of Hardwood lumber on the West Coast had slowed down at the time of this writing, but one lumberman said, “The market is still OK.” In Washington State, a lumber supplier described the market as “kind of slow right now. We are seeing a continuing slowdown in the market. People are not buying lumber […]

WCMA New Year, New Opportunities To Connect

As we wrap up 2022, I am grateful that the WCMA was able to add value to WCMA members by creating opportunities to network, participate in pertinent industry informational sessions, and meet in person and tour manufacturing facilities. In November of 2022, over 70 WCMA and WMMA Members participated in the joint Wood Component Manufacturers […]

Ontario Business Trends – January 2023

With the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, hunting season, and the Christmas Season behind us, businesses are cautiously optimistic 2023 will be a better year than the last. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues and declining demand, along with the shortage of qualified workers, all continue to challenge the industry, as are the concerns of global […]

Furniture Market Returns To Pre-COVID Attendance, Sales

High Point, NC–Furniture market attendees here said it was the first “normal” market since the pandemic began and the mix of domestic and international products was balancing but the retail hangover from strong sales of 2021 and the first half of 2022 lingers. The past two years have been very positive for domestic furniture manufacturers […]

Trade Talk – January 2023

Logansport, IN—Evan Long was recently named the salesperson for Northern Indiana and the East Coast for Cole Hardwood Inc., headquartered here. Cole Hardwood manufactures kiln-dried lumber. Species include North American Ash, Beech, Cherry, Hackberry, Hickory, Hard and Soft Maple, Red and White Oak, Poplar, Sassafras and Walnut. Lumber is NHLA inspected, end-trimmed and coated, and […]

Who’s Who – January 2023

Clayton Miller works in sales and purchasing for Aurora Timberland in Bradford, ON, the Hardwood purchasing and wholesale lumber distribution unit of Alexandria Moulding. He buys Hardwood lumber for three manufacturing facilities: House of Fara in LaPorte, IN; Royal Woodworking in Bradford, ON; and Alexandria Moulding in Alexandria, ON. Miller also oversees Timberland’s distribution sales […]