Month: July 2024
192 posts
Richardson Timbers: 75 Years of Lumber Industry Excellence
“With 75 years comes a reputation; we get phone calls from Illinois, we get phone calls from Washington, the East Coast, the West Coast — we’ve gotten phone calls from California. We’ve also shipped into Florida. You know, all you need to do is find the wheels and we’ll go anywhere.”– Steven Rogers, sales manager, […]
Jazz Forest Products: A Family Company Producing The Finest Western Red Cedar and Softwood Products
“Knowing that we have control over our products from the very beginning of the process to the very end allows us to make the right end use product that we know is going into a person’s home. Our main goal will always be to provide a value-added product.” – Parm Binning, head of marketing and […]
Culpeper Wood Preservers: Providing a Multitude Of Quality Treated Products
“Our people make a huge difference. Their work ethic and commitment set the tone for the company, and it resonates with our customer base. Their relationships with our suppliers and customers have enabled us to endure for over 50 years.” – Jonathan Jenkins, President, Culpeper Wood Preservers Culpeper Wood Preservers, headquartered in Culpeper, VA, was […]
Safety Culture Blueprint: How to Keep Employees Safe and Reduce Your Risks
Almost every Softwood business understands the importance of safety. Yet a company’s risk profile changes constantly, and it’s difficult for many business leaders to keep up with all the latest developments. One way to stay ever ready is to embrace a culture of safety. Let’s examine the core business risks impacting Softwood suppliers and dealers […]
WRCLA Celebrates 70 Years As Environmentally Friendly Building Product
This year marked the 70th Anniversary of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, aka WRCLA/Real Cedar, established in 1954. That milestone was celebrated by the more than 180 attendees, including delegate members and Cedar School students who recently joined in beautiful Whistler, BC, to celebrate and participate in the annual WRCLA Cedar Summit. This year’s […]
Portland Teams Up With NAWLA Regional Meeting
Amaterra Winery in Portland, OR, was the site recently for the North American Wholesale Lumber Association’s (NAWLA) Portland Regional Meeting. The evening included networking with industry peers, as well as an informative presentation by guest Speaker Jodi Hack. Hack is a third-generation Oregonian and dynamic leader with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from […]
Northeast Business Trends
Northeastern Softwood lumber suppliers reported, at the time of this writing, a variation of market activity. A contact in Massachusetts said that the market is very “hit or miss. We’re getting a lot of conflicting reports from people. Some people have a strong order file, some people don’t. It doesn’t seem to be limited to […]
WWPA Honors 2024 Master Lumberman
Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) concluded its 2024 Annual Meeting recently at the Hotel Indigo in Vancouver, WA. The three-day event brought together industry leaders and members for a series of informative sessions, networking opportunities, and committee meetings. A highlight of the event was a visit from U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman, (4th District, Arkansas), during […]
Inland West Business Trends
Across the Inland West region lumber sources that were contacted said that their marketplaces were challenging, at the time of this writing, and that this may be due in part to the excess of inventory with certain species. In Idaho a lumberman said that with his company being a multi-product, multi-species mill, he has noticed […]
