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Retail Review – November/December 2022

Big C Lumber Expands Granger, IN – Big C lumber, located here, recently acquired Delton Pole Building Supply Co. of Delton, MI. Delton Pole has been in business for three decades, specializing in post-frame buildings. In recent years, Delton Pole has expanded its assortment to include materials for new-home construction and home remodeling, such as […]

Midwest Business Trends – November/December 2022

Sources throughout the Midwest said that their sales have continued to be steady over the past six months. However, some did mention that they are beginning to see a slowdown, at the time of this writing. In Texas a lumber salesman said that while his company has seen a bit of a slowdown in recent […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods – November/December 2022

Bill DenHoed is the specialty products purchasing manager for Sprenger Midwest Wholesale Lumber, located in Sioux Falls, SD. Sprenger Midwest is a regional wholesaler offering Cedar, treated wood, Spruce-Pine-Fir, White Fir, machine-stress-rated engineered wood, plywood, oriented strand board and Pine boards. Value-added products offered by the company include pre-finished siding. DenHoed graduated from Canton High […]

AHC Seeks Program Partnerships With New Niche

Mableton, GA–Atlanta Hardwood Corporation (AHC) is headquartered here, just outside of Atlanta.…

Inland Lumber Producers Celebrate 38th Annual Golf Event

Coeur d’Alene, ID – The Inland Lumber Producers recently held their 38th…

Quality Softwood And Hardwood Lumber, Millwork And Moulding At Holt and Bugbee Company

Photos By: Alexis Ann Photography Tewksbury, MA– Holt and Bugbee Company, headquartered here, is a distributor of Softwood and hardwood lumber, flooring, custom mouldings, and millwork. The company purchases approximately 25M board feet annually in Pine, Douglas Fir, Cypress, Western Red Cedar, Alaskan Yellow Cedar, poplar, red and white oak, hard and soft maple, walnut, […]

UVLA Returns To Seven Feathers For Annual Event

Canyonville, OR–The Seven Feathers Casino and Resort, located here, was the site for the multi-day Umpqua Valley Lumber Association (UVLA) annual banquet and golf tournament. Attendance was the largest in the history of this event. UVLA members form a coalition of long-time timber and lumber operators located in the southwestern timber country of Oregon.The UVLA’s […]

NELMA Offers Comprehensive Video Grade Tools For SPFs And Eastern White Pine

If you’ve ever had a customer ask to see SPFs lumber with their own eyes before purchasing it, what do you do? Share a brochure with photos, or maybe pull something up on your phone? Walk out to the lumberyard and see what you can find? While these options get the job done, there’s another […]

Portland Hosts NAWLA’s Regional Meeting

Portland, OR–The Multnomah Athletic Club, situated here, recently welcomed members of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) for a regional meeting. The evening’s schedule included an education session that focused on “Preparing for the Future.” NAWLA members and guests heard insights to the future from two perspectives. Joe Riner, Sales Director – Forest Products […]

Upselling Cedar: Don’t Sell The Product, Sell The Value

The ultimate goal for most Softwood retailers is, of course, to sell their product. But that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s their main mission. The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) has long supported their member retailers in what’s commonly known as value-based selling (also referred to as value-added selling) — the process of taking a […]