Month: November 2025

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Attendees Cast Market Challenges Aside To Support Annual Global Buyers Mission

Attendees Cast Market Challenges Aside To Support Annual Global Buyers Mission BC Wood celebrated its 22nd Annual Global Buyers Mission (GBM) recently and welcomed almost 500 delegates from all over the world to Whistler, BC Canada. A number of international markets continue to face economic challenges, so event organizers were extremely pleased with the efforts […]

NELMA Celebrates 92nd Annual Meeting

NELMA Celebrates 92nd Annual Meeting The Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, VT, recently hosted the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, appropriately themed “The 2025 NELMA Family Reunion.” A total of 142 lumber industry representatives and guests participated in this year’s event. Perfect New England weather greeted the 61 golfers that […]

National Sawmill Training Center Opens at Northcentral Technical College

National Sawmill Training Center Opens at Northcentral Technical College “The collaboration to design the mill was really a partnership between us all, Kretz Lumber, Cleereman Industries and Northcentral Technical College, because it is a different mill. It is a teaching facility, not a production facility.” – Logan Wells, faculty member and program director, Northcentral Technical […]

Generations Of Millwork At The Keim Company

Generations Of Millwork At The Keim Company “Keim has one noble purpose, which is to Build the Kingdom Together through Diligent Stewardship and Abundant Generosity. The company has undergone significant growth over the recent years, including increases in the number of employees, variety of customers and products offered. The Keim family continues to carry on […]

Operating A Safer Sawmill: Lessons From The 2025 SFPA Safety Summit

Operating A Safer Sawmill: Lessons From The 2025 SFPA Safety Summit From left: Dale Bracken, National Assessment; Vince Almond, Almond Brothers Lumber Co.; Johnny Sauls, West Fraser Inc.; and Stephen Peskar, Weyerhaeuser Co. Photo courtesy Robb Cohen Photography & Video In a sawmill, danger is always close by. From sharp spinning saws to heavy rolling […]

Northeast Business Trends

Northeast Business Trends A Hesitant Holiday Season By Cadance JohnsonAssociate Editor Despite mixed reviews on the market, lumber sources agree that they are struggling with labor, and transportation is easy to find. A lumber source from New York stated the “second and third home markets are still very strong but it’s a small percentage of […]

Don’t Get Burned

Don’t Get Burned Fire tests confirm not all fire-retardant wood treatments are equal Side view and end view of the ASTM E2768 testing conducted by WWPI to determine the efficacy of marketing claims manufacturers of non-pressure applied fire retardants sometimes make to convince buyers their products meet the fire-retardant requirements defined in building codes. ASTM […]

Inland West Business Trends

Inland West Business Trends Steady Sales In The Inland West By Terry MillerPresident Contacts in the Inland West reported steady but cautious conditions, with most expecting a seasonal slowdown through the winter months before activity begins to rebound next year. The market is not showing dramatic swings now, but sources emphasized that pressures from interest […]

Industry Voices: Why The SLB Matters

Industry Voices: Why The SLB Matters By Cees de Jager,President and CEO of the Binational Softwood Lumber Council No single mill, company, or region can carry the weight of defending and growing demand for lumber alone. That’s why the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) was created—with a focused mandate to increase demand and expand market share […]

Midwest Business Trends

Midwest Business Trends Mediocre Midwestern Market Meets Cautious Optimism By Chris FehrMarketing Consultant / Editor Softwood suppliers across the Midwest described market conditions this quarter as steady but uneven, with overall activity improving compared to earlier in the year. While quoting has outpaced ordering in some areas, recent weeks have shown encouraging signs of increased […]