Month: May 2023

201 posts

ALC Learns Ways To Attract Gen Z Employees

Roanoke, VA – Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club (ALC) members seeking workers in 2023 should change their method of reaching younger candidates, according to a speaker at the club’s recent meeting. Toye Oshoniyi, commercial risk advisor with Dominion Risk Advisors in Roanoke, VA, spoke about the latest generation of adults entering the workforce. Generation Z are people […]

West Coast Business Trends – May 2023

West Coast lumbermen, when recently interviewed, voiced positive sentiments about their markets. “The market is starting to pick up, more so than a couple of months ago,” stated a lumber provider in California. “We are getting more business. “Business activity is the same as six months ago – it’s continuing to pick up some,” he […]

New Nordic Design Project “Three” To Promote Red Oak, Maple And Cherry

As part of our ongoing promotion of underutilized species of American Hardwoods, AHEC is working with three designer-makers from the Nordic regions – Norway, Sweden and Denmark – in a three-timber making challenge. They will create a final piece/object in either Red Oak, Maple or Cherry to be showcased in an exhibition that will be […]

M&M Lumber: A Legacy Of Service And Quality

Tulsa, OK—When Jim McKellar Sr. co-founded M&M Lumber, located here, back in 1964, he likely had no idea that one day his granddaughter would be co-running the company. McKellar started the business after serving in the Navy during World War II. In fact, it was during his military service that he was first exposed to […]

Ontario Business Trends – May 2023

Spring has finally decided to show up, as winter held its grip longer than many of us preferred. Logging activities were constrained as a result of heavy snow and spring thaw, seen throughout March and April in some areas. According to several contacts, business has improved for kiln-dried Ash, and inventories have thus declined. With […]

Busy Year Ahead For WCMA

It has been a busy spring, and I have enjoyed being back on the road attending several industry events and seeing members in person. I can always tell when business is good by the attendance rate at these events, and it has been a great spring! 2023 European Plant Tour Event The WCMA is excited […]

SCMA Holds Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN – The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) held its 2023 Annual Meeting recently at the JW Marriott, located here, in conjunction with the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s National Conference & Expo. Twenty-seven members, promotion sponsors, staff and guests gathered together for a networking reception and dinner to open the two-day event. The next morning, […]

Quebec Business Trends – May 2023

Business activity varied over the last few months for secondary wood products manufacturers. Some truck trailer flooring businesses were busy, as well as moulding and millwork producers. Flooring manufacturers reported a slight improvement in sales. There has been a slowdown in the cabinet and furniture manufacturing sectors due to new residential construction being down both […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – May 2023

Chris Murphy is the plant manager, as well as a lumber purchaser for Missouri Hardwood Products, located in Brighton, MO. Also, his wife, Beth Murphy is a lumber purchaser, sales assistant, and office manager at Missouri Hardwood Products. Missouri Hardwood Products purchases approximately 1.5 million board feet of lumber annually. The species that they purchase […]

Be An Example

We tend to offer advice to others, including employees, even when it is not wanted. Do you like unsolicited advice? Me neither, but we must train employees on how to be more effective, efficient, and industrious. So, what is the best way? I think it’s like guiding a moose hunter. First, let me say something […]