Month: September 2024

258 posts

Rex Lumber Builds On Stability For Future Success

The Rex Lumber Company story could be told using a few basic, but important, numbers. Three – the number of generations that the Forester family has been operating the company. Sixty-plus – the number of species of lumber that the company offers. Sixty-thousand-plus – the number of custom moulding profiles available. Twenty-million-plus – the number […]

Northeast Business Trends – September 2024

Sources working in the forest products industry in the Northeast said their market has been consistent but limited in terms of growth. One contact said the market in his state is “flat”, while another referred to the volume of his business as “medium” and a third contact, the owner of a wholesale distribution yard in […]

LSLA Meets For Annual Golf Outing

Members and guests of the Lake States Lumber Association (LSLA) met here recently at the Timber Ridge Golf Club in Minocqua, WI, for the LSLA’s annual summer golf outing. A Minocqua Pub Crawl on the first night of the two-day event kicked off the festivities. The next day began at 8 a.m. with a shotgun […]

Southeast Business Trends – September 2024

Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast region have varied reports on the market at the time of this writing and most of these reports are less than optimistic. A lumberman in Mississippi said that it is very slow and worse than six months ago because “there’s just no demand for Hardwood lumber.” His company deals in […]

Foster Experience Over Giving Information

From June 10-12th, I attended the NeoCon Design Show in Chicago. Alongside Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, Chief Operating Officer Renee Hornsby, and Chief Development Officer John Hester, we operated the Real American Hardwood booth, funded by NHLA with USFS grant monies. Our booth was in the Climate Smart Pavilion, where we showcased the North American […]

Bailey’s Offers A Complete Turnkey Sawmill For Less Than $1 Million

Wravor Partners With Bailey’s As North American Dealer Bailey’s Inc., located in Woodland, CA, has been selling logging, forestry, tree care and sawmill equipment for nearly 50 years. They offer several industrial product lines from all over the world, such as Kobelco excavators, Neuson and Ponsse forestry equipment, Albach whole tree chippers, Lucas portable sawmills […]

West Coast Business Trends – September 2024

Sources on the West Coast reported that business in their region is steady but acknowledged that there is some market insecurity and that present factors could drive the market up or down over the remainder of the year. In reference to the current state of his market, a representative from a lumber distributor in Oregon […]

WCMA 2024 Fall Conference And Plant Tour Event

The WCMA is gearing up for our 2024 Fall Conference and Plant Tour Event to be held Sept. 23-25, 2024. The number one benefit of membership in the WCMA, according to our members, is the networking opportunities we offer. This event presents an excellent opportunity to network with members, Tech Partners, and non-members, and have […]

Domestic Furniture, EUDR Rules Top Appalachian Hardwood Agenda

A domestic furniture report and a timely update on the European Union rules were highlights of the recent 2024 Summer Conference of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI). More than 140 attendees participated in the event at The Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC, with business sessions, networking and fun sporting events. The consensus was […]

Ontario Business Trends – September 2024

As we ended summer, Hardwood production continued to edge down. The summer vacation period was a factor in this reduction, as is the changing trend in finished products purchased by consumers, and the use of composite wood and non-wood products for furniture, cabinets, flooring, and mouldings and millwork. Contacts noted that Ash prices had increased […]