Month: September 2024

258 posts

Retail Review

Mead Lumber: Thomae Lumber’s New NameRecently, the name of a building material supplier and member of the Laurel and Billings, MT business community since 1982, officially changed from Thomae Lumber to Mead Lumber. Thomae Lumber was founded by Paul Thomae Sr. and in 2007, Mead Lumber, a chief supplier of building materials with 53 locations […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

“I would characterize the Pine markets as average. There has not been a lot of change over the past couple of months,” noted an Ontario manufacturer. “The upper grades are still moving well and there has been no concession on price. It is the low end, industrial grades that are slow because the demand isn’t […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

Discover What’s In Store At NAWLA’s 2024 Traders Market

This year’s Traders Market is the fall event for more than 1,400 forest and building material industry professionals. Taking place November 13-15 in Phoenix, AZ, attendees will have time on the show floor to speak with exhibitors, dedicated networking experiences, the chance to hear from inspiring speakers, and the opportunity to witness the launch of […]

Updated Energy Code Compliance Guide Available From APA

APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) recently updated The Performance Path to Energy Code Compliance publication. This free guide assists builders in evaluating the energy efficiency of a whole home as a system, enabling them to specify cost-effective assemblies utilizing wood structural panels, eliminating the need for continuous insulation in the Northern climate zone […]

From Forest to Classroom: SLB Faculty Workshops Drive Wood Education Nationwide

Incorporating more lumber into our built environment may end on construction sites, but it begins with the students who will become the future innovators in design and construction. Unfortunately, wood education is underrepresented in many post-secondary architecture, engineering, and construction management programs across the nation. An audit by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) found that […]

AWC Celebrates Launch of New Construction Fire Safety App

When not properly managed, construction sites can hold higher potential for fires caused by issues like improperly stored combustible materials and noncompliant hot work. In an effort to decrease the frequency and severity of construction site fires, the American Wood Council (AWC) and the Construction Fire Safety Coalition (CFSC) developed a new Construction Fire Safety […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Chris Baumgarten is the Midwest sales manager for Hancock Lumber, located in Casco, ME. Selling 120 million board feet annually, Hancock Lumber has 4 Eastern White Pine mills in Maine and New Hampshire, with 90 percent of its sales in North America and 10 percent of its sales from exporting. They sell the Eastern White […]