Feature Stories

 Northeast Flocks To 131st LBM Expo The Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) held its 131st LBM Expo at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, bringing together key decision-makers from across the Northeastern lumber and building materials industry. The two-day event featured 140 contracted exhibitors and attracted retail lumber dealers and contractors from all 10 states and […]

2026 Builders’ Show Spotlights Innovation, Demand For Home Building Nearly 75,000 registrants recently filled the exhibit halls of the Orange County Convention Center as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) hostedthe NAHB International Builders’ Show® (IBS), the largest annual light construction show in the world. IBS and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) […]

Thousands Visit Indy For Annual FENCETECH FENCETECH, sponsored by the American Fence Association (AFA) is touted as the event where this specific industry comes together. According to AFA’s website, it is the largest gathering of fence, gate and access control professionals in North America. This year’s event was held at the Indiana Convention Center in […]

Hood Industries Inc.: Modernizing  The Industry, One Sawmill At A Time “We have always had the philosophy that we are manufacturers. And we want our suppliers, and customers alike, to know that they are a part of our team, and without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do best.” – Jay Galloway, […]

Consistency, Growth And Relationships At Tri-State Forest Products Tri-State Forest Products’ Springfield, OH, corporate headquarters. In a distribution landscape increasingly dominated by scale, programs and national consolidation, Tri-State Forest Products has built its business on a more disciplined formula: consistency, thoughtful growth and long-term relationships. Founded in 1993, by Tom Latham CEO, Tri-State Forest Products […]

The One-Of-A-Kind Cleereman Controls Simulator Michael Lempel (left) with Cleereman Controls Vice President Paul Cleereman (right). At Cleereman Industries, we’ve spent 70 years building sawmill equipment that’s tough, precise and designed to help our customers reach their full potential. By combining decades of experience with modern innovation, we deliver machinery that performs today and stands […]

Mitigating Risk For The Hardwood Lumber Fleet Operators – And Their Drivers By Mike Zdrojewski, Loss Control Consultant at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company The commercial auto sector generates almost $1 trillion in revenue for the U.S. economy and transports nearly 75 percent of freight (by weight) across U.S. highways, including softwood lumber, per the […]

The Long Game Is Paying Off: Raising Up The Next Generation In The Wood Products Industry The old philosophical thought experiment asks, “if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if no one is there to hear it?” For years, our industry has operated efficiently, without fanfare, like the tree silently […]