Embassy Suites by Hilton in Franklin, TN, served as the site recently of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s (HMA) 2024 Spring Regional Meeting.
The two-day event included a networking reception and dinner as well as tours of area mills.
The following were toured during the HMA Spring Regional Meeting and company information was provided on HMA’s agenda of the event.
Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods
Huntland, TN
The first stop of the HMA regional tour was Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN, where Nordeck Thompsonwelcomed HMA members.
Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods is committed to full forest utilization as an integrated forest products manufacturer. Their mission has propelled the company into sustainably competing as a strong producer of high-quality Hardwood lumber, industrial products, and wood biomass within the forest products supply chain.
Their supply chain connects the regional landowner, public and private, with the global marketplace for a variety of forest products. From their facility, products are sold globally to meet the need of manufacturers creating furniture, flooring, and millwork along with crosstie treaters and the pulp and paper industry.
David Mayfield, Mayfield Lumber Co., McMinnville, TN, welcomes HMA members to Mayfield Lumber Co.: also pictured are John Childers and Rick Humphrey, Goodwood Lumber LLC, McMinnville, TN; and Troy Jamieson, Kentucky Hardwood Lumber Co. Inc., Somerset, KY.
Mayfield Lumber Company began operations in 1971 as a wholesale business, and transitioned into a concentration yard in 1980, specializing in Red and White Oak, Ash, Hickory, and Poplar. In 2018, they upgraded their grading line sorter system. Today, the company has 900,000 square feet of kiln capacity and S2S planing capability.
Brandon Clark, welcomes HMA members touring Clark Hardwoods’ facilities in Erin, TN
Clark Hardwoods is part of Clark Lumber Company, which also operates mills in Red Boiling Springs and Lafayette. The company was established in 2018 after the purchase of J.V. Averitt Lumber Co. — a family-owned operation with a 114-year history — and has since increased production by 80 percent by focusing on increasing yield and efficiency. The facility features state-of-the-art saws, lumber handling equipment, and dry kilns.
With 35 full-time employees, the location produces 11 million board feet of green lumber and industrial material, 4.5 million board feet of kiln-dried lumber, and 28,000 tons of by-products each year. Clark Hardwoods specializes in Poplar, Red and White Oak, Ash, Hard Maple, Walnut, and Cherry-mostly sourced from local, independent loggers.
Brooke Mattox, Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. Inc., Dickson, TN;and Bill Joyce, Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. Inc., Burns, TN,welcome HMA members to Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. Inc
Back in the 1930s, Middle Tennessee Lumber Company (MTL) founder Bill Cockrall operated a sawmill on Cleveland Street in downtown Nashville. As the business grew, he expanded with two additional mills on the city’s outskirts.
Word of the Appalachian timber spread and its demand gave MTL the ability to move to their current 22-acre location in Burns, Tennessee.
Since becoming a family-owned business in 1985, MTL has successfully become one of the most diversified Hardwood companies marketing lumber, flooring, and mouldings across the U.S. and internationally.
Ian Faight, executive vice president, and Sara Skwaryk, HMA, Warrendale, PACharlie and Jan Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, MS; Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI; and Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Levant, MEKelvin McDonald and Mich Perry, JoeScan Inc., Vancouver, WAPaul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Mary Claire Thompson, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; Parker Boles, Hermitage Hardwood Lumber Sales Inc., Cookeville, TN; and Riley Smith, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ONStephen Dorris, Volner Sawmill Inc., Parsons, TN; Andy Nuffer, RAM Forest Products Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; and Joe Dalton, American Built Machinery, West Plains, MOBill Hendrix, Brewco Inc., Central City, KY; Matthew Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, MS; and Kevin Curran, Brewco Inc., Central City, KYChris McClain, Heath Honeycutt and Brandon Clark, Clark Lumber Company, Red Boiling Springs, TN; Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Tyler Berntsen, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TNRob Kittle, Cleereman Industries Inc., Newald, WI; and Blake DeFrance, Kelvin McDonald and Mich Perry, JoeScan Inc., Vancouver, WAJake Mayfield, Mayfield Lumber Co., McMinnville, TN; and Skip Edwards, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NYBrandon Norris, Kyle Knight and Doug Hallman, Wellborn Cabinet Inc., Ashland, ALTyler King, Frank Moro and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TNKC Pescaglia and Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Skip Edwards, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; John Patterson, Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. Inc., Burns, TN; George Crawford, Kentucky Hardwood Lumber Co. Inc., Somerset, KY; and Steve James, Frank Miller Lumber Co. Inc., Union City, INJon Krepol, Industrial Vision Systems Inc., Broomall, PA; Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited Inc., Waynesville, NC; and Burt Craig, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PAMike Ballard, Sawmill MD, Crestview, FL; Tripp Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; and Bob Bell, McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WIBrian Schilling, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN; and Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MOMark Pittman, Jones Lumber Co. Inc., Hazlehurst, MS; Matthew Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, MS; and Brad Nace, Jones Lumber Company LLC, Natchez, MSJohn L. Hubbard and John Hubbard, Buchanan Lumber Company, Aliceville, AL; Steve Merrick, Kentucky Hardwood Lumber Co. Inc., Somerset, KY; Andrew Dickinson, Sirianni Hardwoods Inc., Painted Post, NY; and Michael Embry, Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
To learn more about the Hardwood Manufacturers Association, visit www.hmamembers.org.
Founded in 1992, Dryco Lumber has become a pillar in the distribution of kiln-dried hardwoods. Located in Wayne County, OH, Dryco Lumber is strategically positioned in the hotbed of the hardwood furniture manufacturing industry.
Purchasing 3 million board feet in hardwoods annually in 4/4 through 8/4, the facility encompasses 45,000 square-feet. Species available include Alder, Birch, Cherry, Grey Elm, Hard and Soft Maple, Hickory, Poplar, Red and White Oak, Walnut, Quartered and Rift White Oak and eastern white pine.
Timeless Beauty From Cedar Creek Hardwoods
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