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E. F. San Juan Is Building A Legacy

Established in 1976, E. F. San Juan, located in Youngstown, FL, offers Hardwood architectural mouldings, millwork, cabinetry, windows and doors. Approximately 400,000 board feet of domestic Hardwoods are purchased annually by E. F. San Juan. Species utilized in the manufacturing process include FAS1F Poplar, Red and White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Black Walnut, Cherry, […]

Forest Products EXPO Brings Global Sawmill Industry Together In Nashville

Connecting. Exploring. Discovering. That was the agenda for the recent 37th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO, held at the Music City Center in Nashville, TN, and feedback shows exhibitors and attendees alike were able to successfully check off all three items on that agenda. After five shows in Atlanta dating back to 2011, the […]

Classic American Hardwoods, Investing In Themselves, Their Customers And The Future

Classic American Hardwoods Inc. (CAH), headquartered in Memphis, TN, was founded by Bill Courtney, President and CEO, in 2001. “I literally founded the company on my couch. We started trading some loads and raising some money,” Courtney said. From that humble beginning, CAH evolved into one of the most successful concentration yards in the U.S. […]

39th Year Of ILP Golf Celebrated

The 39th Annual Golf Tournament of the Inland Lumber Producers (ILP) was recently held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, ID with approximately 350 in attendance. The tournament was a two-day event that was limited to the first 256 entries. Additionally, Hayden Lake Country Club served as the site for the annual ILP […]

Seven Feathers Hosts UVLA Annual Event

The Seven Feathers Casino and Resort, located in Canyonville, OR, was the site for the multi-day Umpqua Valley Lumber Association (UVLA) annual banquet and golf tournament. UVLA members form a coalition of long-time timber and lumber operators located in the southwestern timber country of Oregon. The UVLA’s stated mission is “to work together to support […]

AWFS Grows In 2023

AWFS®Fair recently hosted 40 percent more exhibitors this year than in 2021 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. AWFS is touted as a must-see event to reconnect with the industry at-large while taking advantage of networking opportunities to meet with other woodworking pros. The AWFS also is where new products are often […]

Hancock Lumber Celebrates 175 Years

Sawmill COO, Aaron Schulte, commented on the complexity, beauty, and challenges of milling Eastern White Pine: “I will never forget the remark I heard from one of our production managers many years ago, ‘There is nothing more complicated than producing a high quality Eastern White Pine Board!’ This has stuck with me ever since as […]

Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. Provides High Quality Wood Items To Global Markets

“To ensure our forest resources remain sustainable we strive to achieve the most value from them by investing in our people and technology.” – Greg Smith, president, Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd. (GSFP), based in Barriere, British Columbia, four and a half hours inland from Vancouver, has manufactured specialty Cedar […]

McCoy’s Building Supply, Maintaining Quality Throughout Four Generations

“We like to differentiate ourselves on the quality of what we sell. We work with mills that produce quality products, and we specify higher grades. You can walk in off the street for a two by four and know that you are getting good quality lumber produced in a good quality mill.” – Brandon Bishop, […]

Why Western Red Cedar Is A Builder’s Choice

Wood, and more specifically lumber, is one of the oldest building materials on the planet. Selected for its strength, durability and its versatility, it’s been an obvious choice for builders for millennia. Today there are numerous other reasons for choosing wood, such as aesthetic preferences and a desire to reduce the environmental impact of a […]