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Growing Demand For Lumber
The softwood lumber industry has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about substantial long-term growth of the wood products market. It’s become commonplace for building designers and developers to cite wood construction as a key strategy for constructing their projects more quickly and sustainably. Projects teams are looking for opportunities to develop taller and more […]
Industry Policies And Priorities In A New Administration
With the election now behind us, AWC is moving expeditiously to prepare our strategic priorities for the first 180 days of the new Administration and Congress. On the one hand, we are cautiously optimistic that there will be opportunities to address the overregulation that we experienced under the Biden Administration. We also see opportunities to […]
Updates From The APA Newsroom
Scott Poole Joins APA Board of Trustees APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board of Trustees welcomes Scott Poole as its newest member. Scott Poole is the president and chief operating officer for Martin Sustainable Resources L.L.C. He joined Martin Companies in December 1986 as a member of the forestry team and has since held […]
Welcome 2025: A Year of Growth and Opportunity With NAWLA
NAWLA’s Executive Management Institute Class of 2023. 2025 is officially here, and your friends at the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) would like to wish you a Happy New Year! We hope you enjoyed your holiday season and are excited to kick off another year of growth and collaboration with us. We have a […]
Creating Awareness For American Hardwoods
s 2024 winds to a close, the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) would like to take the time to recognize and thank all of the industry stakeholders who have contributed to HMA’s American Hardwoods™ education and promotion campaign. Your generous support goes a long way in reaching consumers and design/build pros through the American Hardwood Information Center (AHIC) at
HardwoodInfo.com.
How Can Your Company Benefit From AHEC Membership?
Over the past several months, I have spoken with many of you in the hardwood industry and have found one topic that keeps coming up: finding new markets. Either domestically through the Real American Hardwood promotion program or internationally through AHEC activities, there is a critical need to create new hardwood consumers all around the globe. And, while I have found general support for AHEC’s overall mission to “grow the pie” for U.S. exporters through generic educational and promotional activities, I also want to stress the real direct benefits to dues-paying members as opposed to the industry at large who all benefit from generic promotion.
Why Knot Support NHLA Product Development?
Looking ahead to 2025, what excites you? For many, it’s the hope that things won’t get worse, but there are always opportunities. Where will your new markets come from? How will you attract new customers? The only factor you can truly control is how to get current customers to order more. New markets and customers […]
The Art Of The Tariff Deal
Joseph L. O’Donnell Director, Government & Public Affairs International Wood Products Association We made it, folks. We survived another extremely contentious election season. Instead of the predicted days or weeks of uncertainty about the election’s outcome, President-elect Trump rode the support of several new or expanded blocs of voters to win the popular vote and […]
How Can Your Company Benefit From AHEC Membership?
By Michael Snow,Executive DirectorAmerican Hardwood Export CouncilSterling, VA703-435-2900www.ahec.org Over the past several months, I have spoken with many of you in the hardwood industry and have found one topic that keeps coming up: finding new markets. Either domestically through the Real American Hardwood promotion program or internationally through AHEC activities, there is a critical need […]
