
Newswires April-May 2022
Mountain City, Tennessee—New River Hardwoods Inc., located here, recently retrofitted an idled 600 HP boiler using Hurst Boiler and Welding Co. Inc. located in Coolidge,

Mountain City, Tennessee—New River Hardwoods Inc., located here, recently retrofitted an idled 600 HP boiler using Hurst Boiler and Welding Co. Inc. located in Coolidge,

Logistics companies that transport U.S. lumber to ports overseas met with some turbulent waters in 2021, especially when it came to the supply chain problems.

With 2021 now in the world’s rear-view mirror, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC), located in Sterling, VA, is setting its sights on emerging potential

Hazlehurst, Georgia– The Beasley Group, headquartered here, is a vertically integrated forest products company, which starts with growing the trees to shipping the lumber. The

Ebensburg, PA— Long’s Hardwoods, based here, manufactures hardwood mouldings, dimension, flooring, kitchen cabinets, furniture and staircase parts, and entertainment centers. The company purchases 400,000 board

BC Wood, located in Langley, BC, recently launched a weekly Export Readiness Training Program, which began the end of January and will run through March

Metairie, Lousiana— The Southern Forest Products Association recently announced the election of its 2022 board of officers. The board also reelected Eric Gee to serve

Logansport, Indiana— At Cole Hardwood Inc., located here, Tori Cole Wagoner is in the third generation of the Cole family and is currently in a

Jacksonville, Florida— Jeffrey Dougherty was recently promoted to Vice President of Sales and Operations at Ally Global Logistics, headquartered in Weymouth, MA. Dougherty is based

Plessisville, Quebec— As a global supplier and exporter of commercial and industrial equipment, Carbotech, with its head office here, is a major industry player that

Lexington, North Carolina— Brian Turlington, vice president of SII Dry Kilns, based here, has announced several installations of kiln systems that have been completed recently.

Mirabel, Quebec— BID Group, with its head office here, a North American leader in sawmill equipment manufacturing, installation, and life cycle service, recently announced it

Fayette, Missouri— MO PAC Lumber Co., located here, recently installed a major upgrade in its sawmill. They recently finished installation of a new Corley SSL

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania— Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Secretary Dennis Davin announced recently that Deer Park Lumber, a family-owned hardwood sawmill with domestic and

Along the West Coast, and specifically in the Pacific Northwest, lumber sales were recently reported to be booming. “We have had record sales,” said a

In the Southeast, many lumber buyers reported strong activity. For a Virginia band mill, the lumber market was very good. “Prices are higher and all

In the Northeast, lumber providers characterized the current market as strong. “The market’s good right now,” said a Pennsylvania lumber sales manager. “We have been

Lumber movement was reported as potent recently for purveyors in the Lake States region. For a Michigan green sawmill operation, prices have been strong. “The

Heading into 2022, contacts are optimistic business will continue despite the Omicron variant spreading quickly across the country, and as new provincial restrictions are put

Even though the past 14 months have been a challenge for the hardwood sector, businesses continued to provide goods and services to their customers both

Italy – The Centre For Industrial Studies (CSIL) recently published its 2022 edition of “World Furniture Outlook,” which is issued twice a year, in July