Month: July 2025

205 posts

Southeast Business Trends

Overseas Markets Are Spotty And Pine Is A Best-Seller By Sue PutnamEditor Exporters and those selling domestically from the Southeast report a variety of issues from market peculiarities to a lack of urgency from buyers and trucking. While a Louisiana-based lumber representative said his company doesn’t sell softwood domestically, they exported their “Pine products to […]

Washington Report

Washington Report Statement From NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes On DOL Decision To Pause Job Corps Center Operations Buddy Hughes, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder and developer from Lexington, NC, recently issued the following statement after the Department of Labor announced it was pausing Job Corps center operations […]

Industry News

Industry News Culpeper Wood Preservers Expands Fire-Treated Lumber Availability to the Northeast Chris Brown Culpeper Wood Preservers, a leading manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber, is expanding its FlamePRO® fire-retardant lumber product offerings into the Northeast region of the United States. The availability of Culpeper fire-treated wood will help serve the multifamily and commercial construction sectors across […]

15th OWITS Continues To Attract Hunters, Raises Funds For Valued Cause

15th OWITS Continues To Attract Hunters, Raises Funds For Valued Cause Jared Harkles, Forest Products Distributors, Rapid City, SD; and Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN Each spring, the Old West Invitational Turkey Shoot (OWITS) is held in Hulett, WY, with Devils Tower National Monument as the backdrop. The event benefits the […]

In Memoriam

John “Jack” Martin Hetherington It is with deep sadness that the Heatherington family announced the passing of John “Jack” Martin Hetherington at Poppy Residences in Burnaby, BC on May 21, 2025, at the age of 81. Predeceased by parents John and Anne Hetherington, sister Susan, and partner Christine, Jack is survived by Camilla Hetherington, mother […]

The Buzz Around This Year’s Traders Market—Everything You Need to Know

This year’s Traders Market is the fall event for professionals looking to strengthen partnerships, discover new business opportunities and stay ahead of industry trends. Taking place November 5–7 in Kansas City, Missouri, Traders Market 2025 offers a revamped attendee experience with new features and more tradeshow floor time. We’ve rounded up some of the top […]

Updates from the APA Newsroom

Gabriel Farias Joins APA Board Of Trustees Gabriel Farias APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board of Trustees welcomes Gabriel Farias as its newest member. Farias is vice president of OSB manufacturing at LP. He brings extensive experience in operations and a passion for innovation to the Board. Prior to joining LP in 2023, he […]

From Seed To Harvest: AWC Leads ISO Series For U.S. Wood Products Industry

Jackson MorrillPresident & CEO of the American Wood Council Four years ago, the United States was not involved in setting international standards on the wood products industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. International standards are developed through a consensus and collaborative process, and without U.S. involvement, important standards for our industry may not accurately reflect U.S. wood […]

The SLB’s Strategy For 3 Billion Board Feet Of New Annual Lumber Demand

The SLB’s Strategy For 3 Billion Board Feet Of New Annual Lumber Demand Credit: Shopworks Architecture Since 2012, the Softwood Lumber Board has focused on its mission to increase demand for softwood lumber through work in code, conversion, communications, and education—with more than 15 billion board feet (BBF) of incremental demand generated since 2012, a […]

Who’s Who In Softwoods

Warren Trask, Distributor Of Pine, Douglas Fir, Mahogany And Ipe Kyle Tiringer Kyle Tiringer is the territory sales manager for Long Island, NY, at Warren Trask Company located in Lakeville, MA. Warren Trask is a two-step, wholesale distributor of quality building materials selling to New England and the Northeast United States. Species carried by the […]