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Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing – August 2023

Brandon Leibering is the Operations Manager/Partner at Leibering Dimension, Inc. (LDI), located in Ferdinand, IN. LDI manufactures Hardwood flooring, paneling, and cabinet/furniture dimension. LDI purchases approximately 1.5 million board feet of green lumber annually in primarily Hickory, but also Red and White Oak, Poplar and Hard Maple. Among his operation duties, Leibering has a keen […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports

Brady Francois is the co-owner of Snowbelt Entities located in Hurley, WI. Snow Entities consists of 5 sister companies; sawmill- Snow Ridge Lumber, dry kilns- Snowbelt Hardwoods, flooring & dimension plant- Snow Country Hardwoods, trucking division- Snow Run Trucking, and heating/grilling pellet division- Snow Timber Pellets. Brady oversees management of the day-to-day operations, purchasing and […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Chuck Dotson is in sales and marketing for Thompson River Lumber in Thompson Falls, MT. The company is a primary producer that supplies lumber into all regions of the United States. Thompson River Lumber carries all grades of dimension lumber in WF, DFL, SPF-S and Ponderosa Pine; Pond Pine and ESLP 4/4 boards in No. […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports

Ashley Amidon is the executive director at International Wood Products Association (IWPA), in Alexandria, Virginia. IWPA advocates for the acceptance and demand for the legally sourced and sustainable wood products. IWPA was established in 1956 and is the leading international trade association for the North American imported wood products industry. IWPA represents 167 companies and […]

Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing – June 2023

Eddie Deavers is the purchasing manager at PNC Hardwoods DBA Mann and Parker Lumber Co. located in New Freedom, PA. They are a distribution/concentration yard that purchases green lumber, of which they purchase 280,000 board feet of Poplar in thickness of 4/4; 100,000 board feet of Poplar in thickness of 5/4; 120,000 board feet of […]

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 […]

Who’s Who in Hardwoods – May 2023

Chris Murphy is the plant manager, as well as a lumber purchaser for Missouri Hardwood Products, located in Brighton, MO. Also, his wife, Beth Murphy is a lumber purchaser, sales assistant, and office manager at Missouri Hardwood Products. Missouri Hardwood Products purchases approximately 1.5 million board feet of lumber annually. The species that they purchase […]

Who’s Who in Import/Exports – WPN April/May 2023

Henco Viljoen is the Drying specialist for Nyle Dry Kilns of Brewer, Maine.He is originally from South Africa, where he did the IT, System Development & Support as well as assisting with Drying Process Optimization of about 200 kilns for Timber Soft (South Africa). He also owned and ran a Drying research plant for 10 […]

Who’s Who in Hardwood Purchasing – April 23

Curt Cooper is the plant manager for Infinity Wood Floors in Crandon, WI, and oversees lumber purchasing for the manufacturer. Infinity Wood Floors purchases 4 million board feet annually in Red and White Oak as well as Northern Hard Maple. All lumber is bought in Nos. 2 and 3 Common in all grades. Infinity Wood […]

Who’s Who in Softwoods

Jay Bowling serves as Chief Executive Officer of Blair Logistics, LLC in Birmingham, AL. He graduated from Auburn University in 1979 with a degree in logistics. Immediately following Auburn, Jay started in the flatbed trucking industry and now leads one of the fastest growing flatbed companies in the industry. As CEO of Blair Logistics, it […]