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Northeast Business Trends – December 2024

Mixed reports on the lumber market have been received from throughout the Northeast. In Pennsylvania, a lumber sales representative commented, “I’m going to say the market in our area is soft” because of the “overall economic conditions that are out there. No one is extremely busy and I mean in all sectors: kitchen, bath, moulding, […]

Nicholson Manufacturing: The Debarking Experts

“We want to be considered the debarking experts, not just the Nicholson experts.” – John Jennings, director of capital sales, Nicholson Manufacturing More than 75 years ago, Bill Nicholson decided he was tired of removing bark — often up to 14-inches thick — from the hearty trees of the Pacific Northwest by hand. From this […]

American Made Solid Hardwood Furniture At Copeland Furniture

Copeland Furniture, based in Bradford, VT, manufactures contemporary, solid hardwood furniture for the bedrooms, dining rooms and home offices. Copeland purchases about 1 million board feet annually of Walnut, Cherry and Northern Red Oak (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 8/4, No. 1 Common). Tim Copeland and his crew have been handcrafting high-quality, elegant, solid hardwood furniture […]

ALC Receives Workforce Training

Workforce training opportunities for hardwood sawmills and distribution yards are expanding in western North Carolina. Haywood Community College (HCC) in Waynesville, NC, has offered forestry and wood products manufacturing training for more than 50 years. While the programs have grown and contracted, the HCC Dean of Workforce Development Doug Burchfield presented growth plans recently to […]

Lake States Business Trends

Across the Lake States region sources that were contacted noted that while their sales were down overall from where they were six months that they continue to do OK. In Michigan a lumberman said that while his market is OK, it is not doing well. “We are doing worse than we were six months ago,” […]

Vision And Partnership: Highlights From DMSi’s Log & Lumber Event

DMSi’s PartnerConnect24 is more than just a conference. It’s a lively center of new ideas and community for the building materials industry. Held every two years, this event drew over 450 attendees, including over 200 who attended for the first time. This year, PartnerConnect24 had a new event, specifically for Log & Lumber customers. The […]

Custom Hardwood Flooring and Millwork at T&F Lumber Company LLC

“When we started this business, we simply tried to look at the resources that were available and attain the highest and best use for them. Luckily, we like to think we have a long history and reputation of producing premium quality grade lumber.” – William Faircloth, president and co-owner, T&F Lumber Company LLC T&F Lumber […]

Northeast Business Trends – November 2024

Overall, at the time of this writing, lumber spokesmen in the Northeast have had similar responses on how the market is faring. In New York, a lumber sales representative commented that he would, “say it’s steady and the sales are actually still moving pretty good,” even though the market is “probably about even,” when compared […]

Forcey/Walker Close Out 2024 Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club Meetings

Golf, sporting clays and dinner comprised the agenda recently for the final Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club meeting of the year. Hosted by Forcey Lumber Company and Walker Lumber, Penn-York members and guests enjoyed golf at Mountain View Country Club, sporting clays at Warriors Mark Wingshooting Lodge and Kennels in Houtzdale, PA. Dinner at Wyndham Garden State […]

Southeast Business trends – November 2024

Many lumber market reviews reported by sources throughout the Southeast have an element of negativity. A lumber sales representative in Arkansas said that the market is “very soft” because “no one is really using hardwood right now” and that the market is worse than it was six months ago. They offer Gum, Red and White […]