Month: July 2025

205 posts

West Coast Trends 2025 – Marketplace Conditions Vary Across West Coast Region

West Coast Trends 2025 – Marketplace Conditions Vary Across West Coast Region Throughout the West Coast, sources that were contacted at press time differed as to how their sales were doing. One source noted that not only are his sales currently down but that they are down overall from six months ago. While another source […]

Czar Floors: Crafting Excellence In Hardwood With Royal Flair

Czar Floors: Crafting Excellence In Hardwood With Royal Flair Czar Floors, based in Huntingdon Valley, PA, has firmly established itself as a premier designer and producer of hardwood floor medallions, borders, custom inlays, marble medallions, parquet flooring and herringbone patterns. Recently honored as the 2023 recipient of the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) coveted Floor […]

Piché Inc. : Custom-Building Smart Ways To Work Wood

Piché Inc. : Custom-Building Smart Ways To Work Wood What Guy Piché began in 1983, as a local maintenance shop in the small rural community of Daveluyville, QC, today stands out as a North American innovator and leader in automated wood handling equipment. Under the guidance of Guy’s son, Jean-Benoît since 2015—or just “J-B” as […]

HF Fly-In Delivers Hardwood Industry Issues To Congress In Over 100 Meetings

HF Fly-In Delivers Hardwood Industry Issues To Congress In Over 100 Meetings Photos By Scott Henrichsen Recently, over 70 members of the hardwood industry including mill and yard executives, manufacturers, exporters and association representatives were scheduled to visit Washington, DC, in order to meet with members of the Trump Administration and elected officials on Capitol […]

More Than 100 Attendees Enjoy ALC’s Annual Beach Meeting

More Than 100 Attendees Enjoy ALC’s Annual Beach Meeting The Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club (ALC) held its Annual Beach Meeting with dozens of sellers, buyers and suppliers to the hardwood industry. The ALC met at the Avista Resort in North Myrtle Beach, SC, for the annual event and had more than 130 attendees. Casual networking is […]

Back To School: Reading, Writing And Forest Literacy

Back To School: Reading, Writing And Forest Literacy Once again, back-to-school season brings attention to lunch boxes, new crayons, school supplies and education in general. Inside and outside the classroom, a range of programs shape lives and open opportunities to introduce young people to a deeper understanding of trees, forests, and careers in the forest […]

Why Knot Let The NHLA Work Harder For You

Why Knot Let The NHLA Work Harder For You You can learn a lot about someone by how they handle financial stress. Let’s be real, money touches everything. It shapes our choices, fuels our ambitions and affects everything from our careers to our closest relationships. While I had hardworking parents, growing up on a farm, […]

Tax Reform Makes Progress… Slowly

Tax Reform Makes Progress… Slowly Pursuing tax policies that support hardwood business operations has long been a priority issue for the Hardwood Federation. Extending or making permanent the business-friendly tax benefits of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) has been on our radar since Donald Trump was elected President last November. The […]

Getting Back To Business

Getting Back To Business I’m happy to report that another successful HMA National Conference and Expo is in the books. It was great seeing HMA members, suppliers and all industry stakeholders in Knoxville, TN. While things were certainly different this year as far as timing and venues are concerned, I’m thankful for everyone who was […]

Ontario Trends 2025 – Changes Across Canada And Hardwood Demand

Ontario Trends 2025 – Changes Across Canada And Hardwood Demand It has been quite a busy time across Canada with a federal election, the Liberal leader Mark Carney elected Canada’s new Prime Minister (PM) in May, the unveiling of his crisis-era Cabinet to confront Donald Trump’s trade war, rebuild the economy and redefine Canada-U.S. relationships. […]