More Than 600 Gather At MLMA Event

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Feature Stories, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
September 2022

Biloxi, MS–More than 650 members, guests and exhibitors were in attendance at the recent 2022 Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association (MLMA) Convention and Trade Show, held here at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino.

Approximately 65 exhibitors had booths set up to display products and discuss their services.

MLMA reported that there were 25 sawmill members from Mississippi represented at the convention, as well as 185 industry-related companies.

MLMA’s president’s cocktail reception kicked off the event, followed by multiple networking events for attendees over a two-day period, including a golf game, fishing tournament and silent auction.

The 2023 MLMA Convention is scheduled for June 22-25, also at Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi.

Learn more at www.mlmalumber.com.

Truss Beasley, Christina Beasley and Brandon Cox, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; and Derrick Wentworth, Clayton Supply Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Deb Hankins, Hankins Lumber Company, Grenada, MS; and Larry and Paulette Barrett, Vicksburg Forest Products LLC, Vicksburg, MS

Curtis Bebek, Owen Lusztig and Mikal Jacquard, Boscus Canada Inc., Vancouver, BC; and Gabriel Zeiger, Cook County Lumber Co., Chicago, IL

Mike Morris, SmartMill USA, Lèvis, QC; Eli Hodges, United Lumber & Remanufacturing LLC, Muscle Shoals, AL; Will Brooks, SmartMill USA, Birmingham, AL; and Tim DeMorse, United Lumber & Remanufacturing LLC

Marcus Trisdale, John Rhea and Chris Cournyer, MiCROTEC, Corvallis, OR

Greg Langford, Mason Forest Products Inc., Ruston, LA; Chad Smith, USNR, Hot Springs, AR; and Tracey Mitchell, USNR, Perry, GA

Ty Shumate, Ryan Noble, UFP Industries Inc., Windsor, CO; Bill Schlottman, Biewer Sawmill Winona Inc., Winona, MS; Lauren Bradley and Kyle Howe, Biewer Lumber LLC, St. Clair, MI; and Jeff Tant, Carlson Forest Products LLC, Panama City Beach, FL

Ken Trainor and Belinda Remley, Arxada LLC, Atlanta, GA

(Front row, from left) Orjan McCarty, AJ Webb, Bridgett Lowe, Todd Nodine, and (back row, from left) Robert Foreman, Greg Hodge and Tracy Daniels, Hood Industries Inc., Hattiesburg, MS

Hernan Dominguez, Hazard Control Technologies Inc., Fayetteville, GA; and Ken Stroud, Hazard Control Technologies Inc., Natchez, MS

Chad Smith, USNR, Hot Springs, AR; Tracey Mitchell, USNR, Perry, GA; and Mark Culpepper, USNR, Hot Springs, AR

Dave Sondel, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Joel Weaver, Cal-Tex Lumber Inc., Nacogdoches, TX; and Jason Goodman, U-C Coatings LLC

Betsy and Richard Batton, Jack Batte & Sons Inc., Forest, MS; Sebastian Cruz, Couture Inc., Piche, QC; and Tyler Batton, Jack Batte & Sons Inc.

Greg Langford, Mason Forest Products Inc., Ruston, LA; and Corey Bounds, Continental Underwriters Inc., Newton, MS

Scotty Wilson, Barry Black and Pete Johnson, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, MS; Larry and Paulette Barrett, Vicksburg Forest Products LLC, Vicksburg, MS; and Hal Nowell, Taylor Machine Works Inc.

Cody Young, The Teal-Jones Group, Liberty, MS; Jo Anne Battles, The Teal-Jones Group, Antlers, OK; Neil Tatum, The Teal-Jones Group, Martinsville, VA; Joe Belknap, The Teal-Jones Group, Spokane, WA; Lisa McGinness, The Teal-Jones Group, Kinsale, VA; Gary Stewart, The Teal-Jones Group, Liberty, MS

Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; and Barbara Bullock and Bradley Bullock, Hankins Inc., Ripley, MS

Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Kellie Hailey, Shuqualak Lumber Company, Shuqualak, MS; and Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns

Bruce Kicklighter, Carbotech International Inc., Evans, GA; and Gale Miller, Carbotech International Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL

Marty Cornett, Pierce Construction and Maintenance Co. Inc., Morristown, TN; Werner Pierce, Pierce Construction and Maintenance Co. Inc., Petal, MS; and Stanley Pierce and Jeff Plante, Southern Industrial Supply, Hattiesburg, MS

Bud Reaves, Starla Reaves and Drew Homan, Tri-State Lumber Company Inc., Fulton, MS; Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; and Stephanie Homan, Tri-State Lumber Company Inc.

Ellery Jones, MLMA, Jackson, MS; and Angie Ridgdon, Shuqualak Lumber Co., Shuqualak, MS

Angie Rigdon, Rick Rigdon and Robert Hunter Jr., Shuqualak Lumber Company, Shuqualak, MS

Lisa Hunter, Peggy Thomas and Jessica Atkins, Shuqualak Lumber Company, Shuqualak, MS

Jim Olson, LaSalle Lumber Company LLC, Ruston, LA; Michael Sheppard and Michael Wren, Hixson Lumber Company, Dallas, TX; Barry Hendler, American Lumber Inc., Bryan, TX; and Rick Stoltz, Tolko Industries Ltd., Vernon, BC

Rodney Haas, Lumber Remanufacturing Services Inc., Belk, AL; Patty Cook, The Westervelt Company Inc., Moundville, AL; Cammi Newman, Lumber Remanufacturing Services Inc.; and David Kowalsky, Great Southern Wood Preserving, Abbeville, AL

Chaz Thomas, Angie Rigdon, Rick Rigdon, Jessica Atkins and Laura Stone, Shuqualak Lumber Company, Shuqualak, MS

John Womack, Sonoco Products Company, Hartselle, AL; Jason and Meg Ebert, Barge Forest Products Co., Macon, MS; and Ben Pollack, Sonoco Products Company

Chad Jourdan, UFP Industries Inc., Cypress, TX; Stephanie Smith, George Smith, Chuck Smith and Jordan Smith, Rex Lumber LLC, Graceville, FL

Jeff Baumgartner, Patrick Lumber Company, Portland, OR; Jeremy Pitts and Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Todd Barker, Patrick Lumber Company, Savannah, GA; and Bruce Kicklighter, Carbotech International Inc., Evans, GA

Jennifer and Jeff Biddy, Great Southern Wood Preserving, Dothan, AL

Noah Barcroft, Birmingham International Forest Products, Birmingham, AL; Danny Semple, Austell Forest Products Inc., Gordo, AL; and Meredith and Bert Campbell, M.C. Dixon Lumber Company Inc., Eufaula, AL

Stephanie and Drew Homan, Tri-State Lumber Company, Fulton, MS; and Gale Miller, Carbotech International Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL

Trint Reese, Taylor Reese, Stephanie and Bo Reese, PalletOne Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; and Dawn Campbell and Paul Cabrol, Battle Lumber Company Inc., Wadley, GA

(Seated, from left) Donna Farley, Lassiter Lumber LLC, Silas, AL; Danny Semple, Austell Forest Products Inc., Gordo, AL; Mike and Wanda Garrett, Hankins Inc., Ripley, MS; and (standing, from left) Tim Farley, Lassiter Lumber LLC; and Sally Allen, Hunt Forest Products LLC, Ruston, LA

Keith and Belinda Remley, Ken and Christine Trainor, Arxada LLC, Atlanta, GA; and Kenneth Keith, Talladega Machinery and Supply Co., Talladega, AL

Ben Garrison, Garrison Brothers Lumber Co. & Lakeside Lumber Co., Eufaula, AL; Todd Barker, Patrick Lumber Company, Savannah, GA; Jeff Baumgartner, Patrick Lumber Company, Portland, OR; and Meredith and Bert Campbell, M.C. Dixon Lumber Company Inc., Eufaula, AL

Sylvia Napper, MLMA Retired Executive Director, Jackson, MS; Paul Miller Jr., The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and Pam Gunter, Attorney for MLMA

Jason Goodman, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; and Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI

Frank Pilon, Samuel Packaging Systems Group, Montreal, QC; and Anne-Marie Levesque and Laurent Poudrier, BID Group, Saint George, SC

Christopher Pederson, KyKenKee Inc., Vance, AL; Kelly Rud, WestRock Company, Cottonton, AL; and Ryan Devine, KyKenKee Inc.

Tony Butler and Glynn Williams, Hunt Forest Products LLC, Ruston, LA; and Kelly Rose, First Horizon Bank, Memphis, TN

Brent and Tracy Steed, Riverside Forest Products Inc., Augusta, GA; and Ben Garrison, Garrison Brothers Lumber Co. and Lakeside Lumber Co., Eufaula, AL

Gerry and Kathleen Brucia, Mid-States Wood Preservers LLC, Simsboro, LA; and Meg and Jason Ebert, Barge Forest Products Co., Macon, MS

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