Category: National Hardwood Magazine

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Miller Wood Trade Publications

The Value Of HMA Membership

The Value of HMA Membership

What makes the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) unique? Ask a member and they’ll likely tell you that they find value in what the HMA offers. From signature events to extraordinary opportunities for networking, information exchange, and professional development, to promotion and education campaigns, there are many ways in which HMA membership can add value to your company.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 01/02/2025
equipment forecasts 2025
Miller Wood Trade Publications

Equipment And Service Providers Prepare For 2025 With Hope For Market Improvements

Equipment And Service Providers Prepare For 2025 With Hope For Market Improvements.

In the forest products industry, equipment and service providers encountered several issues in 2024, such as struggles with labor, competition with imitation wood products, transportation and fuel prices. One respondent detailed, “The high fuel prices are still challenging with high transportation costs from vendors and freight companies.” Many businesses intend to combat these issues with new product line releases, technological improvements in machinery, AI and hopes for lower fuel and transportation costs. A respondent from one company noted, “There are areas of the country where labor is reliable but for most, technology is replacing day laborers as fast as vendors can get equipment installed.”

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 01/02/2025
Lake States
Miller Wood Trade Publications

Lake States Business Trends – January 2025

Lake States Business Trends – January 2025. Throughout the Lake States region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing were all in agreement that their sales were on the slower side.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 01/02/2025
West Coast
Miller Wood Trade Publications

West Coast Business Trends – January 2025

West Coast Business Trends – January 2025 – Across the West Coast region sources were a mixed bag as to how their sales were doing at the time of this writing.

A lumberman in Oregon said that his sales have slightly improved and that he has seen more activity in his marketplace. “We are starting to see more quotes that are turning into orders, it wasn’t like this last year,” he added. He did note, however, that they are doing about the same as they were six months ago.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 01/02/2025
Northeast lumber
Miller Wood Trade Publications

Northeast Business Trends – January 2025

Lumber representatives from the Northeastern region provided an assortment of market reviews in addition to some concerns about potential changes in the future of the lumber industry regarding imported and exported goods.

In New York, a lumber spokesperson noted that the market is “fairly good” when asked about the state of business in his area and that it is the same as it was six months ago.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 01/02/2025
Industry News
Miller Wood Trade Publications

Industry News – Christmas 2024

Goodfellow Inc. Increases Hardwood Capacity In The U.S. In its third quarter of 2024, Goodfellow Inc. completed acquisitions of three hardwood processing assets in the

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 12/05/2024
Eagle machinery
Miller Wood Trade Publications

Strategic CAP X Partnerships At Eagle Machinery & Supply, Inc.

Eagle Machinery & Supply, Inc., located in Sugarcreek, OH, is a custom machinery manufacturer and robotics automation supplier. The company is a systems integrator specializing in wood processing systems, optimization solutions for scanning, ripping, crosscutting, sorting and stacking, planing and sanding, finger jointing, industrial bulk material handling systems and hydraulic fluid power systems. Eagle is also a distributing partner and systems integrator for the sales, training, installation, technical support, parts and service of MiCROTEC/WoodEye Log and Lumber Scanners, and OSI Machinerie Systems’ Planers, Sanders, Side and End Matcher Profilers.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 12/05/2024
NHLA
Miller Wood Trade Publications

NHLA Graduates 207th Class

The National Hardwood Wood Lumber Association (NHLA) was thrilled to recently announce the graduation of the 207th Class from the NHLA’s renowned Inspector Training School

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 12/05/2024
Miller Wood Trade Publications

In Memoriam

John Jeffrey Taylor John Jeffrey Taylor of Memphis, TN, was born on September 20, 1955, he passed away at the age of 69 after a

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 12/05/2024
Hiding In Plain Sight
Miller Wood Trade Publications and Ian Faight

Creating Awareness For American Hardwoods

As 2024 winds to a close, the Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) would like to take the time to recognize and thank all of the industry stakeholders who have contributed to HMA’s American Hardwoods™ education and promotion campaign. Your generous support goes a long way in reaching consumers and design/build pros through the American Hardwood Information Center (AHIC) at
HardwoodInfo.com.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications and Ian Faight 12/05/2024
Miller Wood Trade Publications

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. Either domestically through the Real American Hardwood promotion program or internationally through AHEC activities, there is a critical need to create new hardwood consumers all around the globe.  And, while I have found general support for AHEC’s overall mission to “grow the pie” for U.S. exporters through generic educational and promotional activities, I also want to stress the real direct benefits to dues-paying members as opposed to the industry at large who all benefit from generic promotion.

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Miller Wood Trade Publications 12/05/2024