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Tech To The Rescue: Tapping Into Technology For Risk Mitigation

About the Author: Michael Culbreth, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company, is a loss control services consultant based in Inman, South Carolina who joined PLM in 2002. He protects businesses in territories including North Carolina and South Carolina. Michael can be reached at mculbreth@plmins.com or by phone at (267) 825-9146. The wood manufacturing industry has a […]

CHB Annual Meeting Deemed Successful

Montreal, QC–The Canadian Hardwood Bureau’s (CHB) annual meeting was held here recently and this year’s event attracted over 100 delegates. The session provided an opportunity for delegates to learn and to network. The program kicked off with a spirited industry hockey game. CHB Chairman Shaun Rowe, of Quality Hardwoods, welcomed everyone to the session and […]

Oaks, Maple Lead Bedroom And Dining Products At High Point Market

High Point, NC – Furniture retail buyers returned to the High Point Market recently seeking products that will lure customers back into stores. The industry is coming off record sales for 2021 and the first half of 2022 when Americans could not travel and decided to improve their homes or buy a home. Low interest […]

Compliance With The Canadian Formaldehyde Emissions Regulation (CANFER)

By Elizabeth Baldwin CANFER became effective on January 7. Are you in compliance? Although the vast majority of composite wood products currently produced and sold in Canada already comply with TSCA Title VI (The 6th amendment to the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976), companies do have additional responsibilities as of this year. For example, […]

NAWLA’s 2023 Leadership Summit Provides Robust Meeting

Palm Desert, CA–Recently, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) hosted over 200 attendees for their 2023 Leadership Summit. The three-day program highlighted current trends, best practices and insights from industry leaders and provided attendees opportunities for peer-to-peer networking. This year’s education included key updates and presentations from those in the lumber, forest products, real […]

LMC Reports $7.8B In Purchases In 2023 At LMC Annual

Charlotte, NC –The LMC Dealer and Supplier community met here recently for the 2023 LMC Annual. With nearly 2,000 attending, LMC Dealers networked over three days with the biggest names in the LBM industry, made purchases for the upcoming peak building season, participated in educational sessions, and tackled the shared problems facing the industry in […]

Blair Logistics, Delivering Greatness to You with Every Loaded Truck

“We have plans to continue our growth through our partnerships. With that in mind, I have hopes that we will be having this discussion in two years, and Blair is over 1,000 trucks and continuing to meet the needs of more partners. You meet people and learn their needs. If you can fulfil their need, […]

This Year’s John J. Mulrooney Award Recipient IsJonathan E. Martin

Palm Desert, CA–The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) has announced the award recipient for this year’s John J. Mulrooney Award, which is Jonathan E. Martin. Mulrooney was a career lumber wholesaler who later served as NAWLA’s chief executive for nearly 20 years until his untimely death in 1979. In 1980, NAWLA established the award […]

SCMA Holds Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN – The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) held its 2023 Annual Meeting recently at the JW Marriott, located here, in conjunction with the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s National Conference and Expo. Twenty-seven members, promotion sponsors, staff and guests gathered together for a networking reception and dinner to open the two-day event. The next morning, […]

Western Building Center, Continuing To Grow Despite The Odds

“The company’s motto – where the contractor shops, and so should you – has remained a core value over the years. Today, about 70 percent of the overall business is contractor based, while do-it-yourselfers and home handy-people make up the remaining 30 percent.” ~ Brent Hartley, Western Building Center Distribution Center Manager Kalispell, MT – […]