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SCMA Holds 2024 Annual Meeting

The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) recently held its 2024 Annual Meeting at The Charleston Place in Charleston, SC. The event was held during the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s (HMA) National Conference and Expo. Twenty-five members, promotion sponsors, and staff convened to hear a report on the association’s promotion campaign, preview upcoming projects, and discuss other […]

Midwest Business Trends

Lumber suppliers throughout the Midwest region held an air of optimism when asked how their sales were doing at the time of this writing. In Texas a lumberman said that while his sales are slower than what was predicted his customer base is remaining positive. “Everyone thought that sales were really going to pick up […]

All The Southern Pine Lumber Resources You Need… All In One Place

Providing technical resources, leading promotional efforts, identifying and developing new markets, and collaborating with other like-minded organizations is key to keeping Southern Pine lumber in front of building professionals. That’s where the Southern Forest Products Association comes in. SFPA is a nonprofit trade association that was founded during the golden age of sawmilling in 1915 […]

West Coast Business Trends

At the time of this writing mortgage rates are still hovering around 6.8 percent, and while housing starts are predicted to jump from 1.42 to 1.44 million units in 2024, the current rates are not spurring an abundance of activity in the U.S. Prices for Western Spruce-Pine-Fir remain soft with mostly hand to mouth ordering. […]

When New Fangled Alternatives Sound Too Good To Ignore

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” We’ve all heard that mantra more times than we can remember. As with most proverbial sayings, there’s a lot of wisdom behind it. There is much to be said for sticking with the tried and true. But it’s human nature to tinker. There’s always someone out there trying […]

Southeast Business Trends

Throughout the Southeast region lumber suppliers shared similar sentiments regarding how slow their marketplaces were doing at press time. In Alabama a lumber spokeswoman noted that her sales are worse than they were six months ago, and her company hasn’t been doing as well as it has been. Her company offers Southern Yellow Pine in […]

Spearfish Forest Products Of Neiman Enterprises Announces Layoffs

Neiman Enterprises, a family-owned company, announced layoffs and production reductions at its last remaining South Dakota facility, Spearfish Forest Products (“SFP”). The layoffs are the direct result of reductions to the Black Hills National Forest timber sale program. Jim Neiman, president of Neiman Enterprises, said, “We have done everything possible to prevent this unfortunate outcome […]

RoyOMartin Announces Modernization of Timber Manufacturing Facility

Martco, LLC, parent company for timber sourcing and manufacturing company RoyOMartin, headquartered in Alexandria, LA, announced it will invest more than $30 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Allen Parish plant that produces oriented strand board (OSB) for the housing industry. The RoyOMartin OSB plant is one of the parish’s largest employers, […]

In Memoriam

James “Jim” Edward Outram died suddenly on March 31, 2024, at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, New Hampshire at the age of 75. Jim was born September 22, 1948, in Georgetown, MA, the eldest child of Arthur Edward and Mary Louise Dawley Outram. Jim graduated from Georgetown (MA) High School in 1966, and the University […]

Chris Fehr – Sales Executive

I joined the team at Miller Wood Trade Publications in 2023 after having been a long-time customer. My career in the lumber industry started in 1993 after graduating with a Forestry degree from the SUNY School of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University. Previous career stops include Baillie Lumber, Northwest Hardwoods/Weyerhaeuser, Kiever-Willard Lumber, Ron […]