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With Technical Support From AHEC, Groundbreaking Mass Timber Office Building In London Makes Extensive Use Of Thermally Modified American Tulipwood

The seven-story structure, commissioned by commercial real estate firm The Office Group (TOG), lays out a roadmap for the office environment of today. In fact, architects Waugh Thistleton (WTA) say it demonstrates how all buildings of its type and scale could and should now be constructed. The focus is on combining technical performance, environmental ethos […]

A Busy (Policy) Fall for the Industry

If there are two constant refrains IWPA hears from the industry, it’s about increases in delays they are experiencing at our ports of entry and GSP. Both issues tie back to Congress – although in different ways. GSP is perhaps the simplest problem because it already has an easy solution. The Generalized System of Preferences […]

Washington Scene

Biden Administration Spending $150 Million To Help Small Forest Owners The Biden administration said recently it will spend $150 million to help owners of small parcels of forestland partner with companies willing to pay them for carbon offsets and other environmental credits. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the grant program at a conference of Black […]

Business Trends Abroad

Peru, The Services and Extractive Industries section of ADEX revealed that wood product exports for the initial five months of this year totaled $46.3 million, marking a significant 30 percent decline from the $66.4 million recorded during the same period in 2022. Among these exports, France and China stood out as the major markets, accounting […]

In Memoriam

James Dale Plowman, 78, West Plains, Missouri, passed away recently at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born November 10, 1944, at Bethany, Missouri, to Dale Cummings Plowman and Pearl Nadine Morris Plowman. On June 28, 1971, he was married at Cameron, Missouri, to Elaine Frazee. Mr. Plowman was a veteran, having served with […]

Newswires

NWH Acquires Post Hardwoods NWH, headquartered in Frisco, TX, a premier manufacturer and supplier of hardwood lumber to North America, Europe and Asia, proudly announced the recent acquisition of Post Hardwoods, a long-standing hardwood supplier and manufacturer based in Hamilton, Michigan. Post Hardwoods, established in 1980 by brothers Bob and Junior Post, is renowned for […]

Lake States Business Trends

Hardwood suppliers and wholesalers in the Lake States spoke of mixed business activity in recent weeks. Some products are moving better than others and yet some have no changed activity. Transportation is still among the bright spots for the hardwood lumber suppliers in the region who are coming back from a deficit in trucking availability […]

Northeast Business Trends

Across the Northeast region sources agreed that the hardwood lumber market has seen better days.In Maine, a sawmill spokesperson said that they were slow, at the time of this writing. “There is an uncertainty in the market right now, with no speculation or optimism,” he said. He noted that they are slower than they were […]

interzum 2023: The Industry Comes Together For Its Leading International Trade Fair

Approximately 62,000 Trade Visitors In Attendance interzum in Cologne, Germany, ended very successfully recently. With approximately 62,000 trade visitors from some 150 countries, organizers said the leading international trade fair for suppliers to the furniture and interior design industry exceeded expectations and inspired all present at the stands and at numerous special event areas over […]

Southeast Business Trends

Across the Southeast lumber sources said that their sales have slowed. A North Carolinian lumberman said that his market was slow, at the time of this writing. “Our orders are very slow right now and I don’t see it picking up any time soon. We are doing worse than we were six months ago, and […]