NELMA Tools To Help You Sell More Lumber!

As a wholesaler, what’s your favorite way to sell a stick of lumber? From sell sheets to posters to human experts, it’s important to keep your selling points and information fresh as the industry grows and changes. At the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association (NELMA), our goal is to research, brainstorm, and develop ways to help […]

Midwest Business Trends

Throughout the Midwest region sources that were contacted at the time of this writing all agreed that their sales were down from where they were six months ago. In Missouri a lumber representative said that he has seen his sales flatten over the past two months. “We are doing worse than we were six months […]

West Coast Business Trends

As we approach the end of what can be described as a very sluggish year for most wood products manufacturers, many West Coast producers, and North America as a whole, continue to navigate obstacles ahead. At the time of this writing two massive hurricanes had battered the inland east as well as the seaboard. It […]

Closing The Skills Gap –You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know

We’re neck deep into the new school year, making this the perfect time to look at what’s being accomplished across the industry to address the skills gap crisis and influence future consumers why choosing wood is good. Closing the skills gap and driving increased interest in the industry are not responsibilities we can simply assign […]

TP&EE Provides Sixth Biennial Successful Event, Focuses Now On 2026

The Timber Processing and Energy Expo (TP&EE) was recently held in Portland, OR at the Portland Expo Center for the sixth biennial event since the original show in 2012. TP&EE, which is produced by Hatton-Brown Expositions LLC, is marketed as the premier wood products machinery event, focusing on primary producers of lumber, panels and engineered […]

Southeast Business Trends

Reports on the softwood lumber market throughout the Southeast have been a mixed bag with some in brighter spots than others. One lumber spokesperson located in Louisiana said, “It’s kind of slow right now.” At the time of this writing, he mentioned that the market is “worse” than six months ago with a finger pointed […]

Warren Trask: 100 Years And Thriving

Warren Trask, headquartered in Lakeville, MA, recently hosted over 100 people at a celebration of their 100th anniversary in business. Customers, vendors and employees comprised the guests who enjoyed live music and food. The celebration was held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Lakeville with vendor product displays set up around the yard for customers […]

Industry News

Vaagen Bros. Upgrades Colville Mill With USNR’s Multi-Track Fence And VerifEye Systems Vaagen Brothers Lumber, located in Colville, WA, recently improved their final board position and trim accuracy with the combination of USNR’s Multi-Track Fence and VerifEye fence verification system. These upgrades to Vaagen Brothers’ system aim to drastically reduce the amount of starting and […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Alex Lindsay is an emerging lumber trader, specializing in Southern Yellow Pine for Skana Forest Products Ltd. located in Richmond, BC. His focus being the Central and Midwest United States, the company meanwhile distributes all over North America. Skana carries Southern Yellow Pine, Spruce-Pine-Fir, Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar in all grades and sizes, […]

WoodWorks Aims To Convert 400 Projects To Wood Construction This Year

When a structural engineer at a South Carolina engineering firm had a question about firewalls in light-frame construction, he knew who to call: WoodWorks. WoodWorks is a program funded by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) with a team of engineers and architects who help building specifiers and contractors build their commercial and multifamily projects using […]