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West Side Hardwood Club Celebrates With Holiday Festivities

Hot Springs, AR–The Hot Springs Country Club was the site recently for the annual West Side Hardwood Club’s Christmas lunch meeting, sponsored by Hugg & Hall Equipment Co. Guests and Club members enjoyed a Social Hour prior to the noon luncheon and networking included sharing insights about the current Hardwood market. The West Side Hardwood […]

Capitalizing On The Green Benefits Of Preserved Wood

Many building products try to dress up claims of being environmentally friendly. However, much like the evil stepsisters trying on Cinderella’s lost slipper, these claims rarely fit easily with the actual truth. Fortunately, wood products offer a great green story that today’s customers want to hear. For wood used in outdoor exposures, preservative-treated wood provides […]

Wood or Composite Decking: Which is Best?

Eric Gee, Southern Forest Products Association Executive Director It may be winter, but it’s never too early to start planning your deck project for the spring. Each year, more than a million decks are built or upgraded in America, and homeowners are rediscovering the charm and energy-saving practicality of porches. Beauty, added value, and comfort […]

NAWLA Traders Market Attendance Largest In History

Phoenix, AZ–The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) recently celebrated its largest Traders Market in history. The event was held at the Phoenix Convention Center and was attended by more than 1,600 people who visited more than 220 exhibitor booths. Since 1996, Traders Market has held a unique position among lumber and building material tradeshows […]

San Group Takes Wood “From Harvest To Home”

Langley, BC—The phrase that best describes San Group, with its head office here, is “FROM HARVEST TO HOME.” In fact, that phrase has become the mantra for brothers Kamal Sanghera and Suki Sanghera, both Executive Directors, as they pride themselves in not only planning every step from harvesting the trees to sawmilling, remanufacturing, sales and […]

NRLA LBM Expo Welcomes Attendees To Mohegan SunNRLA

Uncasville, CT–The Earth Expo & Convention Center at Mohegan Sun, located here, recently welcomed the Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) LBM Expo. Mark Altman of MINDSETGO kicked off the two-day Expo with “Syncing Five Generations in the Workplace, Unite Your Employees, Cultural Values & Goals.” The presentation focused on maximizing generational similarities and capitalizing on […]

LMC Wraps Up Another Successful ExpoLMC

A key event for LMC Dealers to plan their forest products purchasing strategies for the following year Wayne, PA–LMC, located here, recently announced it is thrilled to report another successful EXPO. LMC welcomed Dealers to Philadelphia for two days of forecasts, contracts and networking. Working with their LMC team and core supplier partners, LMC dealers […]

Moving Volume Lumber Despite Challenges At Peach State Lumber Products

Kennesaw, GA– Peach State Lumber Products services Atlanta, GA and surrounding areas with Softwood, hardwood, and some imported lumber. Purchasing more than 8 million board feet annually, species offered include: Southern Yellow Pine, White Pine, Aromatic Cedar, Cypress, ash, red and white oak, hard and soft maple, hickory, cherry, basswood, poplar, alder, quartersawn white oak, […]

2023 Lumber Forecasts: Softwood Lumber Companies Found Ways To Succeed In 2022, Look For The Same In 2023

The year just ended, 2022, was a strong one for most of the participants in this Softwood Forest Products Buyer lumber survey. “Even though we planned on some softening of the market as the year went by, we did not see that in our marketplace other than Industrial grade later in the year,” said one […]

SFPA Convenes In Nashville For Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN–The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) met here recently at The Westin Hotel in observance of its annual meeting. In addition to networking opportunities, the SFPA meeting hosted a Southern Yellow Pine (SYP) Export Roundtable that provided updates on how trade disputes and agreements affect the Southern Pine export markets. Attendees also participated in […]