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IFG/Alta Welcome Guests to 10th Saw Blade Tournament

The Saw Blade Invitational Golf Scramble, hosted by Idaho Forest Group (IFG) and Alta Forest Products, and held at the Coeur d’Alene Resort in Coeur d’Alene, ID, marked its 10th year recently. The team that won the Saw Blade Invitational consisted of: 1st place, Robby Griffith, Doug Griffith, Todd Shipp and Travis Vezina; 2nd place, […]

Southeast Business Trends

Lumber sources in the Southeast, at the time of this writing, had negative reports about the market. A lumber spokesperson in Louisiana cited price contractions as the main cause for this “depressed” market, which he stated is worse than it was six months ago. “We’ve just witnessed so much price contraction over the past three […]

Industry News

Patrick Lumber Company Names Natalie Heacock as New President The Patrick Lumber Company Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Natalie Heacock as the new President. Heacock brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of building strong teams within both Patrick’s trading and finance groups. Her dedication, expertise and visionary leadership […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Chris Baumgarten is the Midwest sales manager for Hancock Lumber, located in Casco, ME. Selling 120 million board feet annually, Hancock Lumber has 4 Eastern White Pine mills in Maine and New Hampshire, with 90 percent of its sales in North America and 10 percent of its sales from exporting. They sell the Eastern White […]

AWC Celebrates Launch of New Construction Fire Safety App

When not properly managed, construction sites can hold higher potential for fires caused by issues like improperly stored combustible materials and noncompliant hot work. In an effort to decrease the frequency and severity of construction site fires, the American Wood Council (AWC) and the Construction Fire Safety Coalition (CFSC) developed a new Construction Fire Safety […]

From Forest to Classroom: SLB Faculty Workshops Drive Wood Education Nationwide

Incorporating more lumber into our built environment may end on construction sites, but it begins with the students who will become the future innovators in design and construction. Unfortunately, wood education is underrepresented in many post-secondary architecture, engineering, and construction management programs across the nation. An audit by the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) found that […]

Updated Energy Code Compliance Guide Available From APA

APA – The Engineered Wood Association (APA) recently updated The Performance Path to Energy Code Compliance publication. This free guide assists builders in evaluating the energy efficiency of a whole home as a system, enabling them to specify cost-effective assemblies utilizing wood structural panels, eliminating the need for continuous insulation in the Northern climate zone […]

Discover What’s In Store At NAWLA’s 2024 Traders Market

This year’s Traders Market is the fall event for more than 1,400 forest and building material industry professionals. Taking place November 13-15 in Phoenix, AZ, attendees will have time on the show floor to speak with exhibitors, dedicated networking experiences, the chance to hear from inspiring speakers, and the opportunity to witness the launch of […]

Softwood Export Council To Use FAS Funding To Expand Markets, Complete Life Cycle Analyses For U.S. Forest Products

In May, the Softwood Export Council (SEC) received a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agriculture Service’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) that will help the association address trade barriers and increase exports of U.S. softwood lumber and building materials. Following years of work in India to identify opportunities for hybrid and […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

“I would characterize the Pine markets as average. There has not been a lot of change over the past couple of months,” noted an Ontario manufacturer. “The upper grades are still moving well and there has been no concession on price. It is the low end, industrial grades that are slow because the demand isn’t […]