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Partnerships, Hard Work, and Generational Knowledge Power Baystate Industries Toward Over 30 Years of Success

“We stand by our products and will do anything to ensure our customers are happy and satisfied.” – Osei Poku, founder, Baystate Industries Osei Poku — affectionately known across the North American forest products industry simply as “Poku” — founded Baystate Industries with his brother in 1992. Based in Foxboro, MA, Baystate Industries quickly established […]

Ontario Business Trends

As the industry moves into early fall, businesses are still facing many challenges to reach a profit. The housing shortage on both sides of the border, lower demand for hardwood lumber and finished goods at a low, the loss of market share due to other materials and imported goods and other species native to those […]

Quality Craftsmanship At Marsh Valley Forest Products

“Our primary product line is quality interior and exterior millwork, but we offer many other items. We are equipped to process large quantities of glued panels, treads, risers, S4S, rabbeted nosing, thresholds and numerous other custom profiles milled to any specifications.” – Samuel Miller, vice president and marketing and operations manager, Marsh Valley Forest Products […]

Quebec Business Trends

With summer behind us, and the Labor Day holiday over, businesses are slowly gearing up for the fall and winter seasons. Businesses are planning their purchasing schedules in advance for their anticipated production needs. With demand being down for hardwood finished goods, they must be vigilant and creative to stay in business and make a […]

The Southern Forest Products Association Looks At Southern Pine Exports For The First Half Of 2024

Exports of Southern Pine lumber (treated and untreated) were running 20 percent ahead of 2023 through the first half of 2024, according to the most recent data from the USDA’s Foreign Agriculture Services’ Global Agricultural Trade System. This data was released through the Southern Forest Products Association, of which Eric Gee is Executive Director. Southern […]

Business Trends Abroad

Vietnam – As the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is set to take effect on December 31, 2024, Vietnamese businesses have been advised to act promptly to ensure compliance with this new rule, which is crucial for maintaining export activities to the European Union (EU), a major market for Vietnam, according to the Vietnam News […]

Pioneering Spirit – How A Fortune 500 Manufacturer Is Reimagining The Path To A Business Education

UFP Industries has a long history of tackling challenges with creative solutions; of bucking the status quo and finding better ways to get things done. That’s exactly the environment in which UFP Business School was born. As higher education became more unaffordable for American families, and colleges and universities grew programs and mandates that made […]

IWPA Sits In Windowless Conference Rooms Around The Globe So You Don’t Have To

In early September, the IWPA government affairs staff and I had the privilege of attending the first ever Wildlife and Environmental Crimes Summit hosted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations branch. The theme of the summit was “Understanding Convergence in Environmental Crime,” namely how environmental crimes are often linked to other […]

UFP SIDEBAR

UFP Industries is one of the world’s manufacturing giants, standing behind three companies that specialize in retail, construction and packaging. Whether it’s goods that get delivered on time, new construction in communities nationwide, or homes in neighborhoods from coast-to-coast, UFP Industries supplies tens of thousands of products that support the world’s physical infrastructure, keep markets […]

Who’s Who In Import/Export

Jason Gobel is the vice president of NWH’s Global Business Units, leading global sales, lumber procurement, and marketing. NWH is a hardwood lumber manufacturer producing 320 million board feet annually throughout the Appalachian, Glacial and Western regions of the United States.  NWH carries 14 North American hardwood species, several tropical hardwoods, plywood, and pallet stock.  […]