Category: Industry News

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

Memphis, TN — Recently, the Hardwood industry gathered in West Palm Beach, FL, for the National Hardwood Lumber Association 2021 Convention.  Throughout the event, representatives

Buffalo, NY — U-C Coatings, LLC, based here and a leading manufacturer and supplier of premium wood protection products, recently announced the hiring of Jeff

Kingston, NH — Abenaki Timber Corp., headquartered here, recently upgraded its facility in Belington, WV by replacing their old gas-fired Hurst boiler with a new

Frisco, TX — Northwest Hardwoods (“NWH” or the “Company”) has made the strategic decision to relocate the Company’s head office, currently in Tacoma, WA, to

Vancouver, BC and Carol Stream, IL—The integration of Madison’s Sawmill Lumber Listings Directory, with its head office in Vancouver, with Blue Book Services’ Lumber Blue

Edinburgh, IN—MacBeath Hardwood, based here, has named Christopher “Casey” Harrison as the new General Manager at its Stockton, CA facility. Harrison will be replacing longtime

Fruitland, ID—Woodgrain, headquartered here, is expanding its operations with the acquisition ofIndependence Lumber, which has sawmill locations in Independence, VA and Elkin, NC. This purchase

Wallingford, KY—Greentree Forest Products, Inc., located here, recently purchased a VisionTally System from Industrial Vision Systems, Inc. of Broomall, PA. James Wells, one of the

Dickson, TN—Lewis Lumber and Milling Inc., located here, recently acquired an old Sealy mattress facility in Clarion, PA, which Lewis will convert into a plant

Kingston, NH—After a long and successful career in the Hardwood lumber industry, Greg Devine, Sales Manager at Abenaki Timber Corp, headquartered here, has decided to

WADLEY, GA—Frances Cooper, CEO of Cooper Machine Company, based here, has announced the recent installation of several new machines at a number of locations. Another

MERCERSBURG, PA—Gessner Logging & Sawmill Inc., located in Lykens, PA, recently installed a custom designed mill system from Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc., located here. The

NEWALD, WI–Cleereman Industries, headquartered here, recently performed these installations, according to Vice President Paul Cleereman: At ZB Forest Products in Reedsville, PA, Cleereman installed a

NEW LONDON, WI—Granite Valley Forest Products Inc., located here, recently added a dry line at its New London facility and carried out modifications so that

LOGANSPORT, IN—David Messer was recently hired as a sales representative for Cole Hardwood, Inc., headquartered here. Cole Hardwood manufactures Hardwood lumber including Ash, Basswood, Beech,

William A. Mueller, of O’Fallon, MO, passed away recently at the age of 91. Beloved husband of Betty D. Mueller; cherished son of the late Albert and

Newald, WI–Cleereman Industries, headquartered here, recently performed this installation, according to Vice President Paul Cleereman: At Mountain Timber of Hector, AR, Cleereman installed new Cleereman

Eau Claire, WI—McDonough Manufacturing Company, headquartered here, recently introduced the Sterling YieldBoss Hybrid Edger System, which, according to the company, is “a whole new class

Marcus Hook, PA—Alan McIlvain Company, located here, recently installed a new Weinig Powermat 1500 moulder and a Thomas Manufacturing infeed handling system and bundle dumper/singulator.

Plessisville, QC—Carbotech Group, with its head office here, recently announced its acquisition of Autolog, a company specializing in wood processing optimization and automation.  Carbotech Group