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Rutland Lumber
Company, Inc.
4/4 Bandsawn White & Red Oak and Poplar
Specialties
Crane/Dragline Mats up to 8’x12”x36’
Boardroad Export Prep.
Facilities
Dry Kiln, Planing Mill, 7’ Band Mill, 7’ Band Resaw
Total Annual Prod. - 19,000,000 BF
Avg. AD Inventory - 2,000,000 BF
Avg. KD Inventory - 300,000 BF
P. O. Box 2349 Collins, MS 39428
Tel. (601) 765-8892 (800) 426-3319 FAX (601) 765-4352
Sales - Lee Bass Email: lee@rutlandlumber.com
Joe Vaughn Email: jvaughn@rutlandlumber.com
For Quality Dimension and Lumber
you can depend on Coulee Region.
Coulee Region Enterprises, Inc.
Coulee Region Hardwoods, Inc.
From our dimension plant called, Coulee Region
Enterprises, Inc., we’ve been producing quality cabinet frame
stock, edge glued panels, drawer fronts, custom mouldings
and cut stock for those in need since 1968.
For inquiries on your dimension needs, contact us at:
Coulee Region Enterprises, Inc.
Box 319 • Bangor, WI 54614
Phone (608) 486-2882 • Fax (608) 486-4235
Sales: Ed Solberg, President
www.couleeregionenterprises.com
With the quality control of our own dry kilns, Coulee
Region Hardwoods, Inc. can be counted on to get you about
any species of quality Northern Hardwood lumber you need.
From full to part truckloads, we can also surface and straight
line rip for you.
For inquiries on your Hardwood Lumber needs, contact us at:
Coulee Region Hardwoods, Inc.
Box 319 • Bangor, WI 54614
Phone (608) 486-4623 • Fax (608) 486-2042
President & Sales Manager: Peter Solberg
Sales: Karl Christensen, Victor Owczynsky and Steve Peters
Purchasing: Kathy Solberg
www.couleeregionhardwoods.com
NHLA News
NHLA Expands Global Reach
by MARK BARFORD, CAE
Executive Director
National Hardwood Lumber Assoc.
Memphis, Tenn.
The National Hardwood Lumber Association
opened its first overseas office in Shanghai, China
in January 2009. By opening the office in
Shanghai, NHLA is now able to be closer to the
buyer and take a more active role in helping
Chinese and Asian companies be more successful
in using North American Hardwoods. The Shanghai office is staffed by
former NHLA Chief Inspector, Bob Sabistina whose three main roles
will be: education, dispute resolution and promotion.
For over 100 years, NHLA has established the grades by which North
American Hardwoods are traded. These grades not only provide a common
language for the Hardwood industry but also assist manufacturers
in estimating and increasing yield. NHLA has been the leader in
Hardwood grading education throughout the United States and Canada
for over 60 years. With the new office and personnel in Shanghai,
NHLA will expand its educational offerings and provide a valuable educational
experience for both manufacturers and suppliers alike.
Manufacturers can gain insight on purchasing, regional differences of
the same species and the right grade to select for finished goods coming
out of the plant. Suppliers can better serve their customers if they have
a working knowledge of the grades and species, as the cheapest price is
rarely the best value.
Another important function of the NHLA Shanghai office will be
assisting both buyers and sellers in dispute resolution. Disputes arise
even for the best of partners, but the way in which the dispute is settled
is what separates the elite companies from the rest. NHLA can assist
you through the dispute process. As a former NHLA Chief Inspector,
Sabistina has experience resolving claim disputes and understands what
is required to remove personalities from the equation, get both parties
talking and resolve the claim.
Many disputes and claims arise from a contested load of lumber.
NHLA can provide a trained lumber inspector to give an unbiased
review of a load of North American Hardwood. At the same time,
NHLA can train a company’s employees on how to approach a load of
disputed lumber. This approach can help maintain a good working relationship
between the buyer and seller. In today’s economy, those relationships
are crucial for the success of a business.
NHLA is the voice of the Hardwood industry and works to promote
Hardwoods to users and communicate to the industry. The NHLA
monthly magazine, Hardwood Matters, keeps members informed of the
latest trends as well as providing current news regarding Hardwoods and
this great profession. NHLA promotes Hardwoods by sharing the wonderful
environmental story of North American Hardwoods, both domestically
and worldwide. NHLA will continue its longtime partnership
with the American Hardwood Export Council and their promotional programs.
Through the efforts of AHEC, NHLA has been able to provide its
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