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Koopman Lumber Expands Koopman Lumber recently opened its first location on Cape Cod.The property includes a large 9,030-square-foot drive-through lumber yard with auto stack racking and two spacious warehouses totaling 4,759 square feet. Delivery is available throughout the Cape and all New England, Koopman Lumber said in published reports. The company’s 12th location, situated in […]

Quebec/Ontario Business Trends

Interest rates and fires are on everyone’s minds in the past few weeks. The Quebec government reported at one point over 160 forest fires burning in the province and some 115 of them were out of control. They might have to choose between which fires get fought, just due to the resources required. There was […]

In Memoriam

In Loving Memory of Thomas Denig We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Thomas Harold Denig, age 76, of Eagle, Idaho. He was a friend, mentor, leader, family patriarch, and loving husband of wife Kathy for 48 years. Tom was a remarkable individual whose life was marked by his deep commitment to his […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Kelly Johnson, co-owner of Biolube, handles distributor relations and processes applications for Biolube products and services. Biolube is headquartered in Fort Wayne, IN. The company’s products are made in the U.S. and are distributed nationwide to improve mill efficiency. The company has established a network of stocking partner distributors throughout the U.S., Canada, and New […]

NAWLA’s 2023 Leadership Summit Provides Robust Meeting

Palm Desert, CA–Recently, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) hosted over 200 attendees for their 2023 Leadership Summit. The three-day program highlighted current trends, best practices and insights from industry leaders and provided attendees opportunities for peer-to-peer networking. This year’s education included key updates and presentations from those in the lumber, forest products, real […]

LMC Reports $7.8B In Purchases In 2023 At LMC Annual

Charlotte, NC –The LMC Dealer and Supplier community met here recently for the 2023 LMC Annual. With nearly 2,000 attending, LMC Dealers networked over three days with the biggest names in the LBM industry, made purchases for the upcoming peak building season, participated in educational sessions, and tackled the shared problems facing the industry in […]

Blair Logistics, Delivering Greatness to You with Every Loaded Truck

“We have plans to continue our growth through our partnerships. With that in mind, I have hopes that we will be having this discussion in two years, and Blair is over 1,000 trucks and continuing to meet the needs of more partners. You meet people and learn their needs. If you can fulfil their need, […]

This Year’s John J. Mulrooney Award Recipient IsJonathan E. Martin

Palm Desert, CA–The North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) has announced the award recipient for this year’s John J. Mulrooney Award, which is Jonathan E. Martin. Mulrooney was a career lumber wholesaler who later served as NAWLA’s chief executive for nearly 20 years until his untimely death in 1979. In 1980, NAWLA established the award […]

SCMA Holds Annual Meeting

Nashville, TN – The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) held its 2023 Annual Meeting recently at the JW Marriott, located here, in conjunction with the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s National Conference and Expo. Twenty-seven members, promotion sponsors, staff and guests gathered together for a networking reception and dinner to open the two-day event. The next morning, […]

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends

According to an Ontario producer, “The market in general has been poor because of weather conditions, especially in the U.S. northern states and Ontario and Quebec, so it’s been difficult to get the construction season started. Now it’s starting to happen. The market though has been better for studs, the pre-cuts, like the 104 and […]