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Industry News – December 2024

Granite Valley Forest Products Installs Signode Auto Bander Granite Valley Forest Products, located in New London, WI, recently installed and started on operations on a Signode Auto Bander. The new auto bander will help Granite Valley increase its automation and improve packaging. Granite Valley produces 39 million board feet of kiln-dried and green lumber annually. […]

One Industry, United

In October, more than 50 members of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA), non-members, and industry suppliers gathered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the Association’s Fall Regional Meeting. Over three days, attendees shared knowledge, saw new technology and equipment in action, and caught up with industry colleagues—new and old.

European Commission Proposes One-Year Delay To Implementation Of The EU Deforestation Regulation

In breaking news, the European Commission (EC) announced on October 2, 2024 that in response to pressures from international partners, the full implementation of the EUDR could be delayed by a year. The EC states this is to “give concerned parties additional time to prepare.” This proposal will still have to be approved by the […]

Why Knot Get Trades And School

The value of education can’t be overstated. That includes the value of trades as much as it does the value of university. I have a trade; I first learned to be a locksmith before starting university. If times get tough, I can always return to locksmithing or a life of crime to support my family. […]

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 […]