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Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing – February 2024

David Junior Lauzon is the vice president of sales and customer service at Lauzon Hardwood Flooring, located in Papineauville, QC. Lauzon Hardwood Flooring is a manufacturer, distributor and sawmill that purchases over 5 million board feet of all Hardwood species. They manufacture solid lumber flooring as well as engineered in thicknesses of 7/16 and 3/4. […]

AHEC Updates American Hardwood Lumber Grading Workshop

Pictured Above: The grading of sawn wood into categories as it is processed helps to determine to a large extent the value and potential use possible for each board of sawn lumber. The American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) has created a new and updated video workshop to provide a simplified but informative explanation of the […]

Update from the Hardwood Federation: Campaign 2024 is in Full Swing.

How You Can Take Action! As everyone is aware, 2024 is an election year.  Each and every one of the 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs as are 34 Senate seats.  Returning members, their opponents and candidates running for open seats, will all be hitting the campaign trail trying […]

Federation Advocacy 2023 – Key Federal Initiatives Impacting The Hardwood Industry

Approaching the end of a calendar year is always a good time for reflection. The Hardwood Federation team did just that as we look back on an eventful legislative year where lawmakers have addressed many of the industry’s top issues. This has also helped us look forward to 2024, which promises to be equally action […]

WCMA Looking Ahead To A Successful New Year

Looking back on 2023, I am very proud of what the WCMA accomplished. We hosted our third European Plant Tour Event in northern Italy, and the individuals that attended had very positive things to say about the event, with one saying “I will remember this one as one of WCMA’s best events and encourage everyone […]

Quebec Business Trends – January 2024

The U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, hunting season and Christmas holiday disrupted production and business activity for those in the Hardwood industry. Businesses were busy preparing their log decks and making operational plans as to production schedules, and planning orders of supplies needed for their particular business needs. Several contacts were seeking new sources of supply to […]

Proselytize Employees, Family & Friends For Forestry & Wood Careers

My dad was an engineer. I wanted to be an engineer. I applied to the University of British Columbia and put forestry as a backup at the last minute. I moved my family to Vancouver and started locksmithing before I knew if I was accepted. However, I ended up getting accepted to forestry but not […]

Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing

Chris Norris is the Director of Operations at Hood Distribution, located in Hattiesburg, MS. Hood Distribution is a distribution yard with 15 locations, where they buy 12 million board feet annually. They carry Poplar in FAS and No. 1 Common, Hard and Soft Maple in Select and Better and No. 1 Common, Red and White […]

Lake States Business Trends – January 2024

From mill fires to a diminishing pulp market, one Michigan lumberman recently emphasized that he has “never seen the industry this bad.” However, a source from Minnesota called the market “stable,” and added that things aren’t as “crazy as they were the last couple of years.” At the time of this writing, a third source […]

Appalachian Lumbermen Learn About Energy GrantsALC

The Rural Energy for America Program provides grant funding and guaranteed loan financing to rural small businesses with money available to Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club members. The program was presented at the recent ALC meeting, held at the Carnegie Hotel in Johnson City, TN. The presentation was by Chase Lamb, US Department of Agriculture REAP specialist […]