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Who’s Who In Hardwoods – December 2025

Who’s Who In Hardwoods – December 2025 Riverside Millwork: Purchasing Over 100,000 Board Feet Annually Cynthia J. Hellems is the manager of Riverside Millwork Inc., located in Charlotte, NC. Riverside Millwork is a manufacturer of custom millwork, including doors, windows and mantels. Over 100,000 board feet of hardwood lumber is purchased by the company annually […]

Adapt & Advance: Innovation And Integrity Drive Mullican Flooring Forward

Adapt & Advance: Innovation And Integrity Drive Mullican Flooring Forward In an industry built on both craftsmanship and calculation, Mullican Flooring continues to stay ahead of the curve, thanks to strategic reinvestment, bold market awareness and an unwavering commitment to its partners. With operations spanning four facilities in Tennessee, Virginia, New York, and West Virginia, […]

How Can Your Company Benefit From AHEC Membership?

How Can Your Company Benefit From AHEC Membership? Over the past several months, I have spoken with many of you in the hardwood industry and have found one topic that keeps coming up: finding new markets. As substitute materials and trade challenges impact our industry every year, there is a critical need to create new […]

Consistency in The Grain: The Cummings Lumber Story

Consistency in The Grain: The Cummings Lumber Story Cummings Lumber Company Inc., of Troy, PA, produces between 8 and 10 million board feet of lumber annually, sawing primarily 4/4 Red and White Oak, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, and Cherry. Roughly 90 percent of that production is 4/4 stock, though the mill occasionally cuts heavier Red […]

This Season’s Hottest Gift

This Season’s Hottest Gift (Not as expensive as you might think–and certainly less expensive than the cost of industry decline.) The season of gift-giving is upon us. Some of us meet this time of year with excitement – others not so much. (Dread might be the word they use.) Certainly, the process can be stressful. […]

Mitigating Risk For The Hardwood Lumber Fleet Operators–And Their Drivers

Mitigating Risk For The Hardwood Lumber Fleet Operators–And Their Drivers By Mike Zdrojewski, Loss Control Consultant at Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company The commercial auto sector generates almost $1 trillion in revenue for the U.S. economy and transports nearly 75 percent of freight (by weight) across U.S. highways, including hardwood lumber, per the American Trucking […]

Why Knot Show That All Hardwood Matters?

Why Knot Show That All Hardwood Matters? Struggles in the hardwood industry aren’t the fault of any one issue—they’re the result of everything hitting at once. So, I pose this question: Do all our product lines matter equally? What’s more critical—flooring or furniture? Pallets or rail ties? Cabinets or millwork? Logs or lumber? Exports or […]

Lumber Producers Agree: Shifting Tariffs Need Stabilization, Rise Of Look-A-Like Products Proves Challenging, But Legacy Of Hardwood Industry’s Resiliency Remains Strong

Lumber Producers Agree: Shifting Tariffs Need Stabilization, Rise Of Look-A-Like Products Proves Challenging, But Legacy Of Hardwood Industry’s Resiliency Remains Strong Instability in the market due to ever-changing tariffs that impact exports, increases in operational costs, challenges in many areas to fulfill staffing needs, the ability to remain nimble and able to be innovative were […]

Quebec Business Trends 2025 – Quebec Faces A Holiday Slowdown

Quebec Business Trends 2025 – Quebec Faces A Holiday Slowdown The beginning of fall was a very turbulent period in terms of the tariffs imposed by Trump and the changes announced by the provincial government affecting the forestry industry in Quebec. The usual downtime during the Thanksgiving holiday and the start of hunting season saw […]

Strong Roots, Global Reach – 2025 NHLA Convention Showcases Strength And Unity Of  The Hardwood Industry 

Strong Roots, Global Reach – 2025 NHLA Convention Showcases Strength And Unity Of  The Hardwood Industry The 2025 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase recently united more than 700 hardwood industry professionals from across North America and around the world for three days of learning, networking, and collaboration in San Antonio, Texas. Held at the […]