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Rehmeyer Wood Floors:
Thinking Locally On A Global Scale
Forty Years Of Hardwoods At Oaks
Unlimited Inc.
HMA NatCon Aims To Prepare
Attendees For Successful Future
SCMA Gathers For Annual Meeting
AHMI Annual Meeting Sheds Light
On Key Industry Challenges
Departments 22
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Speaker Shares Insights About
Supply Chain Issues With ALC
KFIA Welcomes “A Whole New World”
40 During 57th Annual Meeting
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Twelve Students Graduate From
The 197th Class of NHLA Inspector
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Publisher: Paul J. Miller – 1963-2010
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• The Softwood Forest Products Buyer
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8 Hardwood Calendar
10 U.S.A. Trends
12 Canadian Trends
14 News Developments
16 HMA Update
18 AHEC Report
20 WCMA Insights
70 Who’s Who
72 Trade Talk
80 Classified Profit
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84 Advertisers Index
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INDUSTRIES
CONTROLS
Great Lakes Kiln Drying Association, Spring
Meeting with Ohio Valley Lumber Drying
Association, Ramada by Wyndham, Lansing, MI.
For information, email office@glkda.org.
May 4-5.
Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Meeting,
DoubleTree by Hilton, Montreal, QC.
www.canadianhardwoodbureau.com.
May 11-12.
2022 Hardwood Sawmilling Certificate
Program, Northcentral Technical College, Antigo,
WI. For more information call 715-803-1965.
June 6-July 1.
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Expo Richmond 2022, Richmond Raceway,
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May 20-21.
Penn-York Lumbermen’s Club, Meeting, hosted
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Montreal Wood Convention, Fairmont The
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U.S.A. TRENDS
Supplier news about
sales, labor, prices, trends,
expansions and inventories
LAKE STATES
NORTHEAST
SOUTHEAST
WEST COAST
In the Lake States region, lumbermen who were
contacted reported that their markets were strong. In
Michigan, a lumber source said that, “based on general
inquiries, backed-up orders and sales, our market is
still pretty strong.” It’s “a little better” than it was several
months ago, he added.
His best-selling species include Hard and Soft Maple,
White Oak and Hickory. Hard and Soft Maple are both
“hot,” he noted. He also offers Red Oak, Walnut and
Cherry.
Hardwood markets continue to be robust throughout
the Northeast region, with one source stating it is “almost
too good.”
“The problem is not selling,” he explained, “it’s being
able to deliver. Whether it’s dealing with containers or
trucks, the problem is logistics.” As a senior sales manager
for a Connecticut-based sawmill, he expressed the
frustration involved with having the lumber ready but not
being able to move it. “We have our own trucks, which
helps, but we still need to work with third-party trucking
As Hardwood sales remain strong in the Southeast, industry
sources in the region continue to look for ways to
adapt to the current economic climate.
“The market is very much mixed,” noted one sales
manager for a sawmill located in Alabama. “A lot of mills
have logs, and some are scared to hold inventory or not
hold inventory. Everybody’s doing something different.”
He explained that there are noticeable fluctuations
related to species, as some prices are holding from six
months ago while others are falling, depending on the
Lumber providers on the West Coast who were contacted
gave positive assessments of their markets. One
distributor put it this way: Inflation, especially fuel costs,
is a problem. “It’s a stable market,” he continued. “But
my concern is, if we have many more of these runups in
costs, is it going to go the other way? The cost of materials
to build homes is up, the 30-year mortgage rate is up,
and we’d love to grow our business, but getting employees
has been very difficult. There’s a lot going on. And in
spite of all that, we’re still successful.”
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CANADIAN TRENDS
News from suppliers about prices, trends, sales and inventories
ONTARIO
With milder weather conditions and snow melting
quickly across the province at the time of this writing,
sawmills reported having better log decks even though
they were still contending with a limited amount of loggers.
With the pandemic restrictions being lifted in various
degrees over the past month, businesses have been
able to increase operations, but still need to respect social
distancing. Mill production has improved somewhat
QUEBEC
Contacts commented sawmill production was up in late
winter, which were noted by wholesalers and secondary
manufacturing facilities. However, supplies are still a bit
shy of meeting demand for some species, grades and
thicknesses, while for other supplies are even with demand.
With oil demand being down, board road items
are also seeing a downturn in production. With the Russia-Ukraine
war, contacts expect disruptions to export
markets in the foreseeable future.
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NEWS DEVELOPMENTS
NEWS ABOUT NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL
HARDWOOD CONSUMERS INCLUDING MERGERS,
PLANT EXPANSIONS & ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
COPELAND FURNITURE RECENTLY DEBUTED
THE LISSE COLLECTION
The family-owned and sustainable enterprise, Copeland
Furniture, located in Bradford, VT, planned to debut
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the Lisse Dining Collection during the recent Spring High
Point Market. Every design in the new collection features
the company’s signature style of minimalism and integrated
functionality which results in a clean visual presentation.
The new additions include an extension
table, a buffet, and a crafted
chair, the company stated.
Copeland Furniture manufactures
its products exclusively from U.S.
grown Hardwoods from the American
Northern Forest. Their manufacturing
is all done in the U.S. Copeland offers
furniture in Cherry, Walnut, Maple
and Oak.
Since 1970, Copeland Furniture
has endeavored to produce furniture
for discerning consumers who appreciate
exceptional design and quality,
according to a company press release.
With sustainability as a guiding
force, the Lisse Collection showcases
Copeland’s attention to detail in the
curves and lines of each piece.
With its molded and sculptural lines,
Lisse is a study in subtle complexity.
The Lisse Buffet offers generous
storage space.
For more information, go to
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CENTURY COMPONENT
ACQUIRES DUTCH VALLEY
WOODWORKING
Century Components of Sugarcreek,
OH announced recently that
it has acquired Dutch Valley Woodworking,
also of Sugarcreek. Century
plans to expand production and incorporate
more local craftsmen from the
community, according to a company
press release. This acquisition, along
with the construction of their new
55,000 square foot facility, will provide
Century Components with more
than 100,000 square feet of production
and warehousing by the end of
2022.
Century Components uses solid U.S. Hardwoods (specifically
Hard and Soft Maple) in its manufacturing, which
is carried out only in the U.S.
Century Components began producing wood kitchen
accessories in 2007. Located
in Holmes County, OH, the world’s
largest Amish community, Century
Components crafts its bench made
products to quality standards instilled
by generations of woodworkers, a
company press release stated. With
over 40 craftsmen and support personnel,
its products are installed by
thousands of small and large cabinet
manufacturers across the United
States and in Canada. To learn more,
go to www.centurymade.com.
ROLL & HILL ESTABLISHES
LIGHTING PRODUCTION
FACILITY IN MICHIGAN
Roll & Hill, a manufacturer of highend
lighting and furniture, is establishing
a new lighting production facility in
Wyoming, MI with support from the
Michigan Strategic Fund. In its manufacturing
of lighting and furniture,
Roll & Hill uses solid U.S. Hardwoods
and produces only in the U.S. Lumber
species purchased include Black
Walnut, White Oak and Maple.
The project is expected to generate
a total capital investment of $1.5 million
and create up to 50 manufacturing
and corporate services jobs with
the support of a $300,000 Michigan
Business Development Program performance-based
grant from the Michigan
Strategic Fund. Michigan was
chosen for the project over the company’s
existing location in Brooklyn,
NY. West Michigan was chosen for
the project because of its proximity to
the supplier base and its history as a
furniture making center, according to
a state press release.
Roll & Hill began as a lighting manufacturer
in Brooklyn, NY and expanded into furniture in
2017. Roll & Hill is design-minded and collaborates with
independent designers to create a collection of high-end
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HMA UPDATE
ONE INDUSTRY COMPRISED OF LEADERS UNITED
HMA’s 2022 National Conference
and Expo is now just a fond memory.
But what a memory! After two years of
confinement, our HMA members were
out in full force: In-person! Face-to-face!
Plus, members of the Southern Cypress
Manufacturers Association added to the
excitement of being together again. And
the sold-out industry Expo – a mix of
familiar and new faces – was the icing on the cake!
To make the event even sweeter, in attendance
were several industry associates contemplating HMA
membership. (As you know, our National Conference
and Expo is open to all industry stakeholders.) I’m
pleased to report that for them, experiencing the
welcoming atmosphere, the camaraderie, the networking
opportunities, and the on-point business sessions proved
to be the perfect introduction to our storied Association.
So I ask: is HMA membership right for you? And
might the following member benefits assist you in your
strategic planning? Take a look.
Regional Meetings: By touring sawmills,
concentration yards and secondary manufacturing
facilities, HMA members get to see the latest technology
at work; witness working solutions to common problems;
exchange information with seasoned counterparts; then
participate in discussions on industry issues, forest
resource topics, or Hardwood market updates.
These educational events are conducted in the spring
and fall of each year, and are designed to
deliver maximum value in minimal time.
(The ‘members only’ Spring Regional
Meeting is slated for May 25-26, in North
Carolina.)
National Conference & Expo: HMA’s
annual, two-day event features speakers,
workshops and roundtables on domestic
and global economics, manufacturing
and market trends, innovation, and issues of strategic
significance to the Hardwood industry. Industry suppliers
present and display the newest technology throughout
the Conference & Expo. Receptions and meal
venues provide opportunities for member-to-member
socializing, networking, information and idea exchanges,
and plenty of the best kind of fellowship. (Our 2023
National Conference and Expo is planned for Nashville,
Tennessee, March 22-24, at the JW Marriott.)
Industry Support: With the mindset of “one industry,
comprised of leaders united,” HMA members recognize
the importance of working together to shape the industry
for future generations. To that end, financial support
is given to the Hardwood Federation, our industry’s
advocacy voice on Capitol Hill; the American Hardwood
Export Council, the international association promoting
American Hardwood, globally; and the Real American
Hardwood Coalition, the Association-led, voluntary
promotion initiative working to raise consumer awareness
and interest in using American Hardwood products.
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WCMA INSIGHTS
WCMA EMBRACES BUSY AGENDA
It has been a busy spring, and I have
enjoyed being back on the road attending
a number of industry events and
seeing members in person. I can always
tell when business is good by the
attendance rate at these events, and it
has been a great spring!
With a more active presence on social
media platforms, as well as our monthly
newsletter and blog, the WCMA
continues to be more accessible to its
members, wood industry partners, and the public. Many
members find great value in the newsletters which contain
a mixture of industry news, hot topics, employer resources
and news about our members. I know you are
all busy with the day-to-day, but I encourage you to take
the time to go through the newsletter, and please, submit
information that you feel other WCMA members would
enjoy. If you are not receiving the newsletter, please contact
wcma@wcma.com.
Collaborating with fellow trade associations is a priority
for 2022. I am pleased to continue to serve on the Executive
Committee for the Real American Hardwood Coalition
and participate in weekly calls on how to move this
industry-wide promotional campaign forward. Our goals
are to increase American Hardwood sales, improve industry
stability, and raise awareness of the health and
environmental benefits of Real American Hardwood.
Our members know that reaching consumers in a meaningful
way will have a positive impact on their bottom
line! If you are not yet aware of this initiative, please visit
the website at www.RealAmericanHardwood.org.
2022 Fall Conference and Plant
Tour Event
We will also be collaborating on our
2022 Fall Conference & Plant Tour Event
with Wood Machinery Manufacturers of
America (WMMA) for the second year
in a row. The event will be in Minnesota
this fall and offers numerous networking
opportunities and gives attendees an excellent
opportunity to learn how industry
professionals stay updated in areas such
as woodworking machinery, equipment, tooling, supplies,
software, and overall business solutions.
The event will be open to WCMA & WMMA member
companies. Non-members are encouraged to attend to
see what the WCMA is all about. We are sure that after
participating in these excellent networking opportunities,
you will be excited to join.
Conference details and registration will be announced
soon, visit the WCMA website for more information.
www.wcma.com.
WCMA Membership – If you are NOT a member,
you are missing out!
One of the topics discussed at a recent WCMA board
meeting focused on membership growth. The board acknowledged
that while it is important to retain our current
members, it’s equally important to grow our membership.
By welcoming new members and tech partners, we can
expand current programs, develop new benefits, and
add more variety to our networking, wood industry promotions,
and educational opportunities. I believe every
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BY AMY K. SNELL, CAE,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
WOOD COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOC.,
LINDSTROM, MN
651-332-6332
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“The one thing about being a custom manufacturer
is to keep pricing down and create a good working
environment for the employees.
These machines are here to help us craft the wood and create
the product we desire; they are a tool, but we still need
craftmanship and a streamlined manufacturing process.”
– Brad Rehmeyer, Owner, Rehmeyer Wood Floors
Rehmeyer Wood Floors, located in Shrewsbury, PA, offers wood flooring in a variety of domestic
Hardwoods and some imports. Rehmeyer’s custom wide plank flooring is showcased here by an
award-winning builder.
Rehmeyer Wood Floors:
Thinking Locally On A Global Scale
Shrewsbury, PA—To hear Brad Rehmeyer tell it, the
history of Rehmeyer Wood Floors, which is located
here, actually begins with cabinets.
“I’m the founder, but I started some 30 years ago building
cabinets and furniture and it eventually evolved into
making custom floors for people,” he said, noting that the
transition was not as strange as it might seem. “You see
a lot of people making custom kitchens, so why not custom
flooring?”
So, in 1985, Rehmeyer bought a moulder and began to
explore an idea: what if there were a company that could
become the go-to place for customized flooring; a business
that could help customers with the design element
and help them find other companies to supplement their
building projects? By the early 2000s, that concept had
become a reality.
By Scott Dalton
“I put in the latest automated equipment so we could
be more productive,” he commented. “At the beginning
we were primarily contract milling floors for other companies.
They would use us as a service. We would mill the
flooring to their specs, providing a value-added product.”
As the Rehmeyer Wood Floor line grew in popularity,
the company built on its original services, offering contract
milling as well as finishing services. They also began
to offer a customized range of options so that companies
can use Rehmeyer products as a private label brand.
Rehmeyer stated that they prefer to source wood domestically,
with lumber purchases totaling 200,000 board
feet annually. They buy White Oak, Hickory, some unsteamed
Walnut, and some American Cherry, as well
as other Hardwoods, such as Red Oak and Birch. Additionally,
Rehmeyer Wood Floors features some imported
Rough lumber is optimized for maximum width on a Raimann KM ripsaw at Rehmeyer Wood Floors.
lumber, such as Mahogany, from various regions such as
Central America.
“When I first started, we were initially doing a lot of contract
flooring,” Rehmeyer recalled. “The big thing then
was low-grade, pallet-grade material. The better material
was culled out for flooring, due to economics. There was
a lot of that being made. We are constantly evolving with
our suppliers to figure out what is being made today and
how to create lumber on the front end to create the best
products.”
Although trends in flooring have changed over the
years, some things have remained consistent. For example,
Reymeyer pointed out that consumers have always
wanted the natural look of wood. At the same time,
customers have become far more sophisticated in terms
of their tastes, due in no small part to the internet.
“We all used to look at TV to see what was out there,”
he stated. “Now, such a wide variety of people are looking
on the internet. The consumer is far more educated
than in the past.”
Consumers are also more acutely aware of where their
products come from, and many are looking for sustainable
approaches and eco-friendly products. Rehmeyer
said he sees such awareness as an opportunity.
“If our manufacturers capitalize on that, I think we can
all survive and consumers will get a better product, a
natural wood product,” he commented, noting that Rehmeyer
Wood Floors prides itself on sourcing natural
products whenever possible. “Even our finishes are all
natural. We use hardwax oils from Vesting of Holland; it
is harder than lacquer, dries with LED technology, and
is safe during manufacturing as well as in the home. We
as manufacturers want to do a good thing, which aligns
with consumer desires, many of whom are willing to pay
a premium for natural products.”
He added that another key to success lies in paying
less attention to trends and more attention to customers.
“Styles change all the time. One year it’s gray, the next
it’s black or white; it’s all over the place. But not everyone
wants gray,” he said. “Some customers are traditionalists
and want brown, but some want light tones in a beach
area. There are all sorts of styles out there, and it can
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Delcy Pryor, grandfather of Joe Pryor, president of Oaks Unlimited, inspecting White Oak staves air-drying in 1957.
Forty Years Of Hardwoods At
Oaks Unlimited Inc.
Waynesville, NC—Oaks Unlimited Inc.,
headquartered here, distributes green
and kiln-dried Appalachian Hardwood
lumber. The operation offers primarily Red and
White Oak and Poplar in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses,
all grades, surfaced, straight-line ripped
or rough.
Situated on a 20-acre facility, Oaks Unlimited
Inc. purchases and sells approximately 20 million
board feet annually.
Family-owned and -operated, the company
was incorporated in 1979. However, the family
history in the lumber industry is rich and rooted
going back with three generations of stave mill
and sawmill ownership. Joe Pryor Sr. and his father
Delcy Pryor ran stave mills in Tennessee and
By Michelle Keller
Green lumber at Oaks Unlimited is graded and stacked prior to kilndrying.
A Japanese cinematic crew filmed a Suntory whiskey commercial
in 1963, featuring staves from what became Oaks Unlimited.
Joe Pryor, president of Oaks Unlimited, said, “Our goal is to be
a customer-focused company that does business with integrity
each and every day.”
North Carolina. The current business, settled high in the
Appalachian Mountains, is an area known for superior
Hardwoods.
As for location, Oaks Unlimited is in a premium spot
for quality lumber. President Joe Pryor said, “We are located
35 miles west of Asheville, NC. In the heart of the
Appalachian region, we couldn’t ask for better quality in
our product.” At an altitude of approximately 3,000 feet
above sea level, the company is in a climate ideal for
producing excellent lumber.
Pryor explained, “Our lumber is made from top quality,
true Appalachian Hardwoods. Green lumber is graded
and carefully stacked on sticks with precise vertical
alignment for flatness during air-drying. We use sheds
for the air-drying process before kiln-drying to ensure the
lumber is bright and check-free. After kiln-drying, each
board is carefully graded by National Hardwood Lumber
Association (NHLA) certified inspectors.”
Pryor said the computerized scanning and measurement
equipment the company utilizes provides the most
accurate tally available. “Each board is precision endtrimmed
after kiln-drying so you receive neat, even packages
with minimum end split and wane,” he explained.
A Weinig gang rip optimizing system with movable
blades and 17-point board scanning produces strips.
Surfacing two sides and straight-line ripping one edge
is also available. The lumber is dried in Oaks Unlimited’s
state-of-the-art, computer controlled dry kilns with over
350,000 board feet of kiln space. “We take special care
during this process to make sure our lumber remains flat
and stress-free,” Pryor explained. “After kiln-drying, we
grade the lumber once again to make sure our customers
receive a high-quality product. The use of a computer-controlled
KD grading chain makes it possible to do
custom sorts of widths and lengths based on our customers’
needs.” All lumber packs are double-end-trimmed
before shipping. Packs are then export-banded and logos
are available on customer request.
The company operates six SII dry kilns and one
BolDesign kiln; an Automated Lumber Handling stacker,
trimmer, and grading station; a Newman S-282 planer;
a Weinig gang rip system; two Weima wood grinders; a
Biomass Engineering sawdust storage and boiler feed; a
VisionTally measurement system; and wood fired boiler
for the six kilns (SII) that dry Oak Hardwood lumber
and one gas fired kiln with powered vents for Poplar
(BolDesign).
When asked about the factors that contribute to the
company’s continued success, Pryor said, “Oaks Unlimited
is a steady company that produces consistent lumber
every year. Our goal is to be a customer focused company
that does business with integrity each and every day.
We are NHLA Grade Certified. The average tenure of
our employees is over 14 years with the company. Oaks
Unlimited feels like family and enjoys frequent cookouts,
pig-pickings, and a large Christmas party where all employees,
spouses, and children receive a gift from the
company.”
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Oaks Unlimited uses sheds for the air-drying process before
kiln-drying to ensure the lumber is bright and check-free.
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HMA NatCon Aims To
Prepare Attendees For
Successful Future
Photos by Paul Miller Jr. and Terry Miller
Miramar Beach, FL–”Investing in the Future” was
the theme of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association’s
(HMA) 2022 National Conference and Expo, recently
held here at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort.
According to HMA Executive Vice President, Linda Jovanovich,
“The thought-provoking theme was developed
to engage and motivate our attendees to expand their
frame of reference; be flexible to change; look to others
as resources for growth; and invest in alternative processes
in order to progress and achieve success.”
To that end, the multi-day event included the following
eight learning sessions:
•Automation and Robotics – The future of Wood
Processing Technology: Simon Potvin, president,
wood processing division of the BID Group;
•Driving forces behind the decision to Automate:
Liz Russell, director of operations, Stella-Jones
Corporation;
•Promoting American Hardwoods in a changed
world: Michael Snow, executive director, American
Hardwood Export Council;
•Backstage Pass: Joshua Davis, vice president,
and Todd Moore, senior credit manager, Food &
Agribusiness Farm Credit Mid-America;
•Hardwood Market Update and Outlook: Dan Meyer,
editor, Hardwood Publishing Company Inc.;
•Real American Hardwood Coalition Update +
Consumer Promotion Strategy: Michael Martin,
member RAHC Board of Directors, Mark Lainas,
chief innovation officer/president, and Taua Baccarin,
creative director, CANVAS United;
•Advocacy and Representation: Dana Lee Cole,
executive director, Hardwood Federation;
•Plan and Prosper: Conor Lokar, senior forecaster,
ITR Economics TM .
In addition to the informative presentations, the
event hosted an HMA board of directors meeting,
the annual meeting of the Southern Cypress Manufacturers
Association, a sold-out Vendor Expo and
numerous networking venues open to all 225 Conference
participants.
The Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA)
is the only national trade organization with membership
limited to Hardwood sawmills and lumber concentration
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Bill Buchanan, Buchanan Lumber Company, Aliceville, AL; Brian
Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; and Wayne Law, New
River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN
Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; Tripp Josey,
Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; Andy Nuffer, DMSi
Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem, NC; and Tom
Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY
Nordeck and Mary Claire Thompson, Thompson Appalachian
Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; and Dawn Campbell and Paul Cabrol,
Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA
Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corporation, Kingston, NH; Tony
Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Lindsey DiGangi,
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. (PLMI), Philadelphia,
PA; and Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co.
Geoff Gannon, TS Manufacturing Co., Plymouth, NH; Troy Brown,
Kretz Lumber Company Inc., Antigo, WI; Ted Smith, TS Manufacturing
Co., Lindsay, ON
Bucky Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; Tommy Petzoldt,
East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, MO; Chuck Boaz and
Jim Burris, Corley Manufacturing Co., Chattanooga, TN; Marv
and Karen Bernhagen, Lewis Controls/Corley Manufacturing Co.,
Cornelius, OR; and Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co.
Incoming HMA President Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber
Company, Frohna, MO and outgoing president, Troy Brown,
Kretz Lumber Co., Antigo, WI
Learn more at
www.hmamembers.org.
Tim and Hannah Reid, Buckman Laboratories Inc., Moundville,
AL; Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Lumber Company, Vicksburg,
MS; and Mike Sumrow, Buckman Laboratories Inc., Memphis,
TN
Lloyd Lovett, King City Forwarding USA Inc., Pittsfield, MA; Paul
Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Bruce
Dahn, HHP Inc., Henniker, NH
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HMA PHOTOS Continued
Nick Sokoll, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, MS; Tony
Hood, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, NC; and Stuart
Tucker and Barry Black, Taylor Machine Works Inc.
Mark Williams, Jerry G. Williams & Sons Inc., Smithfield, NC;
Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Riley
Smith, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ON; and Joey Nelson, JoeScan
Inc., Vancouver, WA
Alan Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, FL; Scott Greene, High Country
Lumber & Mulch, North Wilkesboro, NC; and Martin Vaillancourt,
USNR, Plessisville, QC
Ken and Christine Trainor, Arxada LLC, Alpharetta, GA; and Donna
and Kenneth Keith, Talladega Machinery and Supply Company
Inc., Talladega, AL
Bruce Dahn, HHP Inc., Henniker, NH; Judd Johnson, Hardwood
Market Report, Memphis, TN; Brian Schilling, Pike Lumber Company
Inc., Akron, IN; David Steen, Pike Lumber Company Inc.,
Milan, IN; and Jon Johnson, Timber Products Company, Munising,
MI
Sylvain Dionne, Michael Baker and Patrick Lepage, BID Group,
Mirabel, QC; and Scott Ferland, Maine Woods Company LLC,
Portage Lake, ME
Niki St. Denis, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ON; Peter McCarty,
TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Scott and Robyn
Cummings, and Marisa Chamberlain, Cummings Lumber Company
Inc., Troy, PA; and Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo,
WI
Nathan Thompson, T & S Hardwoods Inc., Milledgeville, GA;
Lance Johnson and Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis,
TN; and Michael Snow, AHEC, Sterling, VA
Nathan Thompson and Trisha Thompson, T & S Hardwoods Inc.,
Milledgeville, GA; and Andreas Mueller, Brunner-Hildebrand
Lumber Dry Kiln Co., Nashville, TN
Tripp Josey, Josey Lumber Company Inc., Scotland Neck, NC;
and Lance Johnson and Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides Inc.,
Memphis, TN
Elijah McCarty and Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Jeremy
Mortl, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; and
Adam Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns
Jon Krepol, Industrial Vision Systems Inc., Broomall, PA; Burt
Craig, Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; and Mike Ballard,
Sawmill MD, Crestview, FL
Dave Sondel, Chris Fehr and Eric Degenfelder, U-C Coatings
LLC, Buffalo, NY
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Henry German, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Omaha,
NE; Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME;
Kirby Kendrick, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA;
and Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME
Dan Mathews and Ken Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC;
Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; Deb Johnson, Biolube
Inc., Fort Wayne, IN; Scott Ferland, Maine Woods Company LLC,
Portage Lake, ME; and Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington,
NC
Kelly and Deb Johnson, Biolube Inc., Fort Wayne, IN; and Craig
Miller, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA
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Zack Rickman, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, GA; Mark Tuck, Gates Milling Inc., Gatesville, NC; Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood
Corporation; and Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN
Ian Faight, SCMA/HMA, Pittsburgh, PA; Kelsey Kennedy, Gates Milling Inc., Gatesville, NC; Jerry Fortner, Cypress Rose Sawmill,
Homerville, GA; Linda Jovanovich, HMA, Pittsburgh, PA; and Brian Meier, Cypress Rose Sawmill
Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Kaitlyn
Wood, Gates Milling Inc., Gatesville, NC; Rusty Logue, Battle
Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA; and Hunter Manning, Gates Milling
Inc.
Tony Hood, Lee White and Brooks Jeffords, Turn Bull Lumber
Company, Elizabethtown, NC
SCMA Gathers For Annual Meeting
Miramar Beach, FL– The Southern Cypress Manufacturers
Association (SCMA) held its 2022 Annual
Meeting recently at the Sandestin Golf and Beach
Resort, located here, in conjunction with the Hardwood
Manufacturers Association’s National Conference and
Expo.
Thirty members, prospective members, promotion
sponsors, industry stakeholders, and staff gathered for
a networking reception and dinner to open the two-day
event. The next morning, the attendees met to review
the past year’s activities, preview 2022 promotion initiatives,
discuss association business, and elect officers.
Cassie Lewis, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown,
NC, was elected SCMA president. Lewis joined
Turn Bull Lumber Company in 2011, working her way
through the accounting and logistics departments, before
joining the sales team in 2015. She now serves as
the company’s account manager, and is responsible for
all sales, as well as managing the green and kiln-dried
inventories.
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Photos by Terry Miller
Truss Beasley, Beasley Forest Products (BFP), Hazlehurst,
GA, was elected SCMA vice president. He joined
BFP in 2014 and is currently serving as vice president
of business development for the Beasley Group sawmills
and flooring plants. Beasley earned a Bachelor of
Finance and a Master of Business Administration from
Georgia Southern University.
The SCMA is a non-profit organization dedicated to
the promotion of Cypress building products to design
professionals and consumers. For more information,
visit www.CypressInfo.org. Follow the SCMA on Instagram
and Twitter at @cypress_info, and on Facebook
at @southerncypress.
If your company is engaged in the manufacture, processing,
or distribution of Cypress building products,
and is interested in joining, email member-services@
cypressinfo.org to learn about membership. n
Doug Brock, Semi-Retired, Panacea, FL; and Ryan Collins and
John Stevenson, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA
Truss Beasley, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA;
Cassie Lewis, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, NC;
Zack Rickman, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, GA;
and Ian Faight, SCMA/HMA, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael Shook, Norcross Supply Company, Norcross, GA; Taylor Stringer, Stringer Industries Inc., Tylertown, MS; Tripp Josey, Josey
Lumber Company Inc., Scotland Neck, NC; and Warren Reeves, Wholesale Wood Products, Dothan, AL
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At the recent Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI)
meeting, Jay Reese (left), of Penn-Sylvan International Inc., Spartansburg,
PA, passed the gavel as chairman to Tom Sheets, Blue
Ridge Lumber Co. LLC, Fishersville, VA.
AHMI Annual Meeting Sheds Light
On Key Industry Challenges
Story by Tom Inman and Sue Putnam
Hollywood, FL–Business sessions at the annual
meeting of the Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers
Inc. (AHMI) recently provided valuable information
on key industry topics in 2022.
Attendees were pleased with each of the presentations
and many requested copies of the reports. The
following is a recap of the business presentations and
the slides are available on the AHMI website www.
appalachianhardwood.org.
Forest Carbon Credits In Appalachia
NCX Carbon is America’s top provider of forest carbon
credits and Landowner Success Manager Kathryn
Morse explained the program in the AHMI region. The
NCX model pays forest landowners on an annual basis
to defer timber harvesting activities.
She said there are no costs to landowners to participate
and no minimum acreage required, but there is
an annual deferral commitment. The NCX model is the
only system that has been designed to eliminate these
barriers, Morse said.
“We’re able to achieve this through leveraging the
technology we’ve developed and meticulously designing
our methodology to support this framework,” she
said.
Alan Robbins, USNR, Jacksonville, FL; Connie Miller, National
Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; and Robert Wagner, USNR,
Graham, NC
Photos by Paul Miller Jr.
Using artifical intelligence and remote sensing data,
the NCX assessment calculates a landowner’s model
and the volume of carbon eligible for earning credits by
deferring harvests for one year. The primary factors are
standing inventory (size, species of trees) and harvest
risk (proximity to markets, mill demand).
Landowners then bid on the price at which they would
be willing to sell some or all of those credits to the market,
Morse said. NCX gives landowners a report on what
corporations are willing to pay to help determine the
market clearing price. Landowners are notified of the results
of the auction and if bids are accepted, they enter
into a binding agreement to reduce their harvest by the
agreed amount for one year. Morse said that after the
year, a second evaluation is completed that issues the
credits to buyers and payment to landowners for the actual
amount of additional carbon delivered.
The Appalachian region has averaged $12-$14 per
acre in the past. For more information, visit www.ncx.
com.
Industry’s Growth And Challenges Addressed
Hardwood Market Report Editor Judd Johnson provided
AHMI attendees an overview of the lumber industry’s
strength during the past year and the news is positive.
The Hardwood industry in large part has been buoyed
by a robust housing market with consumers driving
demand not only in new home sales but remodeling,
renovation and DIY projects. Supported by an economy
that emerged strong after the first year of the pandemic,
homeowners have generously spent disposable
income. Noted Johnson, additionally, as the Millennial
Generation “comes of age” and enters the market as
first-time home buyers – soon to be followed by Generation
Z – this contributes to a positive mood in the housing
market. That positively impacts the lumber industry.
Johnson noted that a temporary economic/housing
cool down is afoot. He added, though, that is not due to
a decline in product demand. Instead, product demand
is actually building up, he said.
Some takeaways from Johnson’s detailed presentation
include the following:
•The Institute of Supply Management puts the PMI
(Purchasing Manager’s Index) at the highest level in 16
years. Johnson said that if the index is above 50 percent,
it indicates expansion in the manufacturing sector.
His presentation cited the most recent data for January
of this year when the PMI was about 58 percent. It peaked
at nearly 64 percent between February and March
2021 and has settled at a positive percentage.
•The housing industry has thrived, and like other industries,
has been challenged by supply/demand issues.
Johnson’s presentation compared the stages of
homes under construction, those that have not yet started
construction and those that completed construction
between December 2019 to December 2021. Nearly
749,000 single family units were under construction, including
those in inventory available for sale, those that
had been sold, and those that were started but not included
in inventory.
•These challenges in the housing market, too, are
pushing home prices literally ‘through the roof.’ According
to Johnson’s data, in two short years homes priced
at $400,000 or more have increased from representing
about 32 percent of homes sales in January 2020 to
nearly 55 percent in January 2022.
The $200,000-$300,000 priced homes have decreased
from 35 percent of the market in January 2020
to less than 10 percent. This has forced more homebuyers
into the $300,000-$400,000 price range. This segment
of the market has grown from about 24 percent in
January 2020 to nearly 35 percent in January this year.
As of the first of this year, fewer than 5 percent of U.S.
single family homes sold for under $200,000. That’s a
decline from approximately 7 percent in January 2020.
•Lumber consumption between 2018 and 2021 decreased,
creating the supply deficits that impact consumers,
home builders and end use manufacturers,
Please turn the page
Tom and Rosemary Inman, and Wendy and John Bowman, AHMI,
High Point, NC
Barry and Brenda Johnsa, Suwanee Lumber Co., Suwanee, GA;
and Pat and Chip Underwood, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods,
Huntland, TN
Tony and Taylor Stringer, Stringer Industries Inc., Tylertown, MS;
John Crites II, Allegheny Wood Products Inc., Petersburg, WV;
and Frances Cooper, Cooper Machine Company Inc., Wadley, GA
Deb and Kelly Johnson, Biolube Inc., Fort Wayne, IN; and Tom
and Peggy Sheets, Blue Ridge Lumber Co. LLC, Fishersville, VA
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according to Johnson’s data. In 2018, domestic grade
lumber consumption was 2.222 billion board feet (BBF).
Johnson reported that during 2021, lumber consumption
was 1.954 BBF. While that was a drop from 2018, it
was an improvement over 2020 when consumption fell
to about 1.8 BBF.
Johnson added that lumber consumption by the U.S.
furniture industry, alone, peaked in 1997 at 3 billion
board feet. However, in 2021, the consumption estimate
was .373 billion board feet, which, he noted, is a loss of
2.627 billion board feet of domestic grade lumber usage.
•Regarding specific Hardwood species, Johnson illustrated
that from February 2018 to February of this year,
Hard and Soft Maple prices were up more than 100 percent
from the respective low points. These prices were
for kiln-dried 4/4 FAS Nos. 1 and 2 White Hard Maple
and Sap & Btr Soft Maple.
4/4 Poplar prices hit a record high in August 2021 at
$2235/M (price per thousand board feet) and 4/4 Hickory
and Basswood prices at the time of Johnson’s presentation
were at record highs.
Meanwhile, wooden kitchen cabinet and countertop
imports to the U.S. increased 21.9 percent to a record
high from 2020-2021. His presentation showed that
back in the early 2000s, the emphasis was on Oak cabinets.
Then in the mid-2000s, design shifted to natural
finished light woods. Design trends didn’t significantly
Real American Hardwood Seeks Support
The Real American Hardwood Coalition is in the final
development of a consumer website to educate and encourage
people to buy Hardwoods.
RAHC members Amy Snell of the Wood Components
Manufacturers Association and Ray Moistner of the Indiana
Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association presented the
update at the 2022 AHMI Annual Meeting. The group
has completed its research, branding, industry website,
and funding strategy.
The emphasis now is the consumer website which
should be launched this spring and funding for it and
other work. Snell recapped the progress to date highshift
again until years after the Great Recession when
painted cabinets became a trend around 2013. This was
followed in 2019 and 2020 with a sizeable dip in imports
due to tariffs on Chinese imports, Johnson stated.
•Solid Hardwood flooring shipments from U.S. manufacturers
in 2021 were 20.6 percent higher than they
were in 2020, said Johnson. This is the highest level for
this product since 2007. His presentation illustrated that
in 2021 U.S. market consumption of solid Hardwood
flooring far outpaced imports, which had cornered considerable
market share in the mid-2000s.
Millwork saw an uptick in 2021 (0.453 BBF) over 2020
(0.431 BBF). So lumber consumption for millwork is
getting close to being as high as it was in 2019, when
it reached its highest level in nearly 10 years at 0.495
BBF. Johnson explained that from 2013 to 2021 lumber
consumption for millwork rose 17.1 percent and in
2020-2021 it still gained ground at 5.1 percent despite
the pandemic.
•Regarding U.S. exports of Hardwood lumber, Johnson
said 2021 total exports were just over 1.4 BBF. That
is 8.4 percent higher than 2020 and 2.5 percent higher
than 2019, but below 2016-2018 averages.
Hardwood Federation Advocacy In 2022
Hardwood Federation Executive Director Dana Lee
Cole said the group will deliver four key messages to
Congress this year:
•Forest products are part of the climate solution and
must be counted in federal carbon accounting programs.
•Tax and regulatory reforms must be favorable to
growing and sustaining the Hardwood industry and facilitate
passing family-owned businesses to the next
generation.
•Infrastructure and transportation legislation must address
barriers to shipping over land and water.
•Healthy export markets are key to industry success.
HF advocates for a broad swath of issues, and we
need to continually build relationships with lawmakers
from diverse political and geographical backgrounds,
Cole said. Policy impacting the Hardwood sector is
rarely passed on a partisan level.
Insurance Forum Covers Crucial
Business Issues
During the AHMI annual meeting, four AHMI member
insurance professionals presented key details about issues
the Hardwood industry is currently facing in 2022.
Two takeaways were: the cost of insurance for the
Hardwood sector is rising as carriers move away from
offering coverage and company leaders must review
policies to make certain they have adequate coverage.
The four presentations were titled:
(1) General Liability, Commercial Automobile, Workers’
Compensation: Joe Hughes of ECM Solutions
(2) Umbrella / Excess Liability Coverage: Ryan Harman,
Mountcastle Insurance
(3) Cyber Security & Best Practices: Toye Oshoniyi
and Duke Baldridge, Dominion Risk
(4) Contractual Risk Transfer Agreements Specific to
Logging / Hauling: Dawn Daum, McGriff Insurance.
These presentations are available to view at www.
appalachianhardwood.org and offer more details than
can be reported here. The contact information for each
presenter is included in their slides and readers of this
publication are encouraged to contact them directly with
questions or for more information.
Please turn the page
Barry Corcoran and Christy Siebert, ECM Solutions, Charlotte,
NC; and Jeff Dougherty, Ally Global Logistics, Jacksonville, FL
Nancy and Paul Stringer, Stringer Industries Inc., Tylertown, MS;
and Kimm and Steve Merrick, and Connie and Troy Jamieson,
Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, KY
John Crites II, Allegheny Wood Products Inc., Petersburg, WV;
Roy and Lynn Zangari, Meadow River Hardwood Lumber Co.
LLC, Roanoke, VA; Bo Hammond, Collins Hardwood, Kane, PA;
and Dean Alanko, Allegheny Wood Products Inc.
Mark Haddix, Farm Credit of the Virginias, Elkins, WV; Jim Burris,
Corley Mfg. Co., Chattanooga, TN; and Steve Hamer, Jim C.
Hamer Co., Kenova, WV
Ryan and Joy Harman, Mountcastle Insurance, Lexington, NC;
and Andy Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem,
NC
Roy and Kim Cummings, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy,
PA; and Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis,
TN
Stephen Zambo, Ally Global Logistics LLC, Jacksonville, FL; Bo
Hammond, Collins Hardwood, Kane, PA; and Peter McCarty, TS
Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME
Angela Hammond, Collins Hardwood, Kane, PA; Tom Sheets,
Blue Ridge Lumber Co. LLC, Fishersville, VA; Jay and Reza Reese,
Penn-Sylvan International Inc., Spartansburg, PA; and Tom
Inman, Executive Director, AHMI, High Point, NC
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John Smith and Lindsey DiGangi, Pennsylvania Lumbermens
Mutual Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA
Joe Pryor, Oaks Unlimited Inc., Waynesville, NC; and Karen and
Karl Schmertzler, Yoder Lumber Co. Inc., Millersburg, OH
Sandy and Rick Jordan, Associated Hardwoods Inc., Granite
Falls, NC; and Kim and Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber
Company, Hickory, NC
lighting social media posts promoting American Hardwood.
Moistner explained how 28 industry associations
are working together to develop the effort.
Companies and individuals are encouraged to use the
branding materials and to donate annually to the campaign.
More information is available at www.realameri
canhardwood.org or from the AHMI office.
AHMI Officers and Trustees
This year was the election of AHMI Officers and Trustees
and the members present elected the following for
2022-23:
Chairman: Tom Sheets of Blue Ridge Lumber,
Fishersville, VA
Vice Chairman-elect: Roy Zangari of Meadow River
Lumber, Rainelle, WV
Treasurer: Tony Honeycutt of Mullican Flooring,
Johnson City, TN
Past Chairman: Jay Reese of Penn-Sylvan
International, Spartansburg, PA
Trustees:
Dean Alanko of Allegheny Wood Products,
Petersburg, WV
Sebastian Church of Church & Church Lumber,
Wilkesboro, NC
Jamie Coleman of Robert S. Coleman Lumber,
Culpeper, VA
Brian Conklin of Gutchess Lumber Co., Cortland, NY
Scott Cummings of Cummings Lumber, Troy, PA
Tim Parton of Gilkey Lumber Co., Rutherfordton, NC
David Pierson of Pierson Lumber, Clay, WV
John Pysh of Pennsylvania Hardwoods,
Pleasantville, PA
Jason Twigg of Tuscarora Hardwoods, Elliottsburg,
PA
Ray White Jr. of Harold White Lumber, Morehead, KY
Distributor: Mark Vollinger of W.M. Cramer Lumber
Co., Hickory, NC
Forestry: Steve Harp of Pardee Resources,
Summersville, WV
Consumer: Gat Caperton of Gat Creek Furniture,
Berkeley Springs, WV
The next meeting of Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers,
Inc. is the 2022 Summer Conference set for July
23-26 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. n
Jeremy Pitts and Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME;
and Robert Wagner, USNR, Graham, NC
John and Wendy Bowman, AHMI, High Point, NC; and Steve
Houseknecht, Wagner Lumber Co., Owego, NY
Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Kay Anderson, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY; Sandy Jordan, Associated
Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC; and Tonya Anderson, David Anderson and Lowery Anderson, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc.
Amy Snell, Executive Director, Wood Component Manufacturers
Association, Lindstrom, MN; and Ray Moistner, Indiana Hardwood
Lumbermens Association, Indianapolis, IN
Michelle Zheng, Limin Zheng, Paul Zheng and Jia Zheng, ATI International
LLC, Roanoke, VA
Paul and Nancy Stringer, Stringer Industries Inc., Tylertown, MS;
and Kimm Merrick and Connie Jamieson, Somerset Wood Products,
Somerset, KY
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Ray White II, Harold White Lumber Inc., Morehead, KY; John Pysh, Sandra Jacobson, John Toncich III and Max Kutz, PA Hardwoods
LLC, Kreamer, PA
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Speaker Shares Insights About Supply
Chain Issues With ALC
Roanoke, VA–Members of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s
Club (ALC) know that supply chain issues are
causing hardships and a researcher offered ways to
lessen the impact.
Purdue University Assistant Director of Extension and
Agricultural and Natural Resources Program Leader Dr.
Henry Quesada spoke at the recent ALC meeting at The
Hotel Roanoke. He recently resigned from Virginia Tech
for the new position at Purdue and spoke about the research
completed in Blacksburg, VA.
Freight delays and complications in 2021 and 2022
are causing many companies to look for better ways to
streamline their operations. Quesada said Supply Chain
Management (SCM) is defined as the integration and
management of all activities in the supply chain related
to the flow of information and transformation of raw materials
into value-added products.
Specific issues for the Hardwood industry include:
•Access to timber
•Waiting for parts for repairs
•Inconsistent supply of raw materials
•Fuel, truck availability
•Labor
•Market pressures
By Tom Inman
Successful companies look for ways to identify and
understand their supply chain and identify or eliminate
sources of waste. Quesada said managers must assess
the impact of actions and determine if they worked or is
there room for improvement.
Companies should also understand their costs of doing
business. These include:
•Carrying costs
•Capital investment
•Damage
•Obsolescence
•Inbound and transportation
•Receiving, shipping and warehouse operation
•Procurement
•Supplier and customer relationships
More information about ALC meetings and events is
available at www.lumberclub.org. n
Seth Deacon, WR Deacon & Son Timber, Lexington, VA; Shannon
Garland, Peakwood Forest Products, Roanoke, VA; Brandon
Reavis, La Casona Hardwoods LLC, New Bern, NC; and Jay Reese,
Penn-Sylvan International, Spartansburg, PA
Eric Carroll, S&S Sprinkler, Charlotte, NC; Lance Johnson, ISK
Biocides, Memphis, TN; Shannon Forrest, Robinson Lumber
Company, Anderson, SC; and Bennett Thompson, ISK Biocides,
Roanoke, VA
Eddy Phillips, Phillips Lumber & Farm Products, Mountain City,
TN; and Steve Leonard and Ismael Torres, Lawrence Lumber
Company Inc., Maiden, NC
Mark Williams, Jerry G. Williams & Son, Smithfield, NC; Andy
Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Kernersville, NC;
and Roy Zangari, Meadow River Lumber, Rainelle, WV
David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Ken
Matthews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Wayne Law, New River
Hardwoods Inc.; and Jamie Straka, Northwest Hardwoods Inc.,
Marion, NC
Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing, Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Tyler King
and Mark Pierce, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN;
and Whit Donithan, Prime Lumber Company, Lexington, NC
BJ Snider, Poplar Ridge Lumber Co., Trade, TN; Mike Hood,
Woodgrain Millwork, Elkin, NC; and Clay McCreary and Rick Mc-
Creary, Granite Hardwoods Inc., Granite Falls, NC
Paul Zheng, ATI International, Roanoke, VA; Bill Graban, Prime
Lumber Company, Lexington, NC; and Mark Haddix, Farm Credit
of the Virginias, Elkins, WV
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Jeff Dougherty, Ally Global Logistics, Jacksonville, FL; Bill Graban,
Prime Lumber Company, Lexington, NC; and Erin Cox, GTL
Lumber Inc., Ironton, OH
Gale Keener, Mullican Flooring, Ronceverte, WV; Stan Jones,
Koppers Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Larry Cockram, Griffith Lumber
Co., Woolwine, VA; and Lance Johnson, ISK Biocides, Memphis,
TN
Stacey Dillon, Griffith Lumber Company Inc., Woolwine, VA;
Ross Frazier, Turman Lumber, Salem, VA; Marty Cornett, Pierce
Construction, Petal, MS; and Damon Additional Bevins, photos Farrow on next Lumber page
Company, Cairo, IL
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KFIA Welcomes “A Whole New World”
During 57th Annual Meeting
(Editor’s Note: In conjunction with the KFIA meeting, a hospitality suite was hosted by Robinson
Lumber Company, New Orleans, LA and Houchens Insurance Group, Lexington, KY.)
Lexington, KY–The Embassy Suites here served as
the host site for the Kentucky Forest Industries Association’s
(KFIA) annual meeting, attended by approximately
365 guests.
The multi-day event was packed with informational
sessions with topics ranging from infrastructure and carbon
markets to issues pertaining directly to the Kentucky
lumber region. For example, Tom Inman, president of the
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., addressed
Hardwood training initiatives, followed by Darren Morris
of the University of Kentucky Forestry Extension, who
updated attendees about the White Oak initiative. Dana
Lee Cole, executive director of the Hardwood Federation
(HF), led two sessions. One was an HF update
and the other was an informative presentation about the
Real American Hardwood Coalition promotion.
Another issue addressed at KFIA was Trucking Availability
and What to Expect in the Future, by David Guess,
executive vice president of Safety and Insurance with
Usher Transport Inc.
His address was four-pronged and included comments
about:
•Driver shortage
Guess shared these comments with National Hardwood
Magazine: “The driver shortage isn’t necessarily
anything new to the industry. Many companies, such as
the one I represent, have faced a driver shortage for at
least 20 years as far as I can recall. In fact, I don’t recall
our operations manager telling me, ‘Dave, stop hiring
all those drivers’ during the time I worked as a recruiter.
Conversely, I think today there’s a greater focus on
the driver shortage due to the focus on labor shortages
throughout every industry. Now, however, ‘truck drivers’
have gained quite the notoriety in their level of importance
to, not just the trucking industry, but to every industry
that relies upon truck transport, especially within
that final mile of production. Is there a driver shortage?
Yes, no question about it, and will it ever improve? That
question leads into the avenues of attracting new drivers.”
•Avenues to attract new drivers into the industry
Guess noted: “Yes, we have several initiatives within
our industry to try and attract, and more importantly, retain
new drivers. One such initiative is through the Next-
Gen Trucking campaign. www.nextgentrucking.org/
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Photos by Paul Miller Jr.
Learn more at www.kfia.org.
“A long-time industry colleague and friend, Linsey
Trent serves as the founder and CEO of this organization.
Their aim, in short, is to get as many young people
– high schools – interested in careers in logistics as
possible through a host of platforms. More information
about their mission can be seen on their website.”
•Electric trucks, specific to the industry
Guess commented: “Jokingly, as someone who represents
the petroleum transport industry, we’re not likely
to see electric trucks donning our parking lots anytime
soon. On a more serious note, our industry has
embraced electric vehicles as part of the overall infrastructure
of how goods and services are moved and
delivered. The problem with electric trucks, in, say, the
logging industry, is the availability of infrastructure for
recharging. From brief research of my own, I found that
many logging companies welcomed electric vehicles as
long there was ample capacity for recharging those units
without having to completely rebuild things.”
•Driverless trucks, in general
Guess stated: “And lastly, I mentioned driverless trucks
at KFIA. Again, as a petroleum carrier, the thoughts
of unaccompanied fuel transporters raises quite a few
eyebrows in any audience. Fear seems to be the overarching
theme when it comes to driverless trucks. The
issue is not so much the technology as it relates to the
truck as much as it is the infrastructure in place for highly
advanced trucks to function. IE: are the lines and mapping
of highways and roads so great that we could solely
depend on those in feeding the guidance systems? Is
our current satellite imagery for GPS accurate enough
to subside fears that driverless trucks may malfunction?
Those are just a few of the very basic common fears I
hear throughout the industry when the subject comes
up.
“My brief speech/presentation is not an endorsement
or criticism of any one particular industry, business, or
motor carrier, but solely the collective opinion of my 30
years’ industry experience.”
Regarding the KFIA, it was organized in 1965 with a
discussion among industry leaders concerning the lack
of communication between the industry, government
and educators. Over 50 years later, KFIA continues to
be a strong voice for the forest products industry. n
KFIA Past Presidents: Mervin Strader, Strader Bros. LLC, Elkton, KY – 2018-2020; Tony Goodman, C.B. Goodman & Sons Lumber,
Hickory, KY – 1998-2000; Steve Merrick, Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, KY – 1997-1998; Tony Leanhart, Retired, LaGrange,
KY – 2016-2018; Henry Christ, Dunaway Timber Co., Fordsville, KY – 2012-2014; Rick Goodin, YesterYear Floors, Campbellsville, KY –
2006-2008; David Feldman, Retired, Feldman Lumber, Lancaster, KY – 2004-2006; and Dan Allard, Domtar Paper Co. Inc., Hawesville,
KY – 2020-2022
Toto Robinson, Robinson Lumber Company, New Orleans, LA;
Dan Allard, Domtar Paper Co. Inc., Hawesville, KY; and Robert
McCarthy, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Apple Creek, OH
(Sitting) Dick Rauh, Robinson Lumber Company, New Albany, IN;
Kelly Hostetter, Robinson Lumber Company, New Orleans, LA;
(Standing) Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark
River, MI; and Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis,
TN
Mike Krol, American Wood Fibers Inc., Circleville, OH; Jenna
Reese, Executive Director, The Ohio Forestry Association Inc.,
Zanesville, OH; John Hester, National Hardwood Lumber Association,
Memphis, TN; and Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME
Mark Pierce, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Andy
Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem, NC;
and Travis Bach, East Ohio Lumber Co. Inc., Salineville, OH
Dan Shiels, Whitewater Forest Products LLC, Batavia, OH; Ray
White II, Harold White Lumber Inc., Morehead, KY; and Chase
Shiels, Whitewater Forest Products LLC
Additional photos on next page
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KFIA PHOTOS Continued
Anthony Hammond, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville,
KY; Dana Lee Cole, Hardwood Federation, Washington, DC;
Brian Ballard, Tioga Hardwoods Inc., Terrell, NC; and Tom Inman,
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., High Point, NC
Jeff Eisfelder, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Indianapolis, IN; Buddy
Downey, Downey Consulting LLC, Reedy, WV; and David Turner,
Taylor Machine Works Inc., Georgetown, KY
Keith Henry, GreenTree Forest Products Inc., Wallingford, KY;
Andy Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLIMBS/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem,
NC; and James Wells, GreenTree Forest Products Inc.
Josh Peachey and Jay Scatland, Eagle Lumber Co. LLC, Greensburg,
KY; Howell White, Walter M. Fields Lumber Company Inc.,
Memphis, TN; and Lewis Reed, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation,
Clarksville, TN
Darrin and Tonya Gay, Gay Brothers Logging & Lumber, Oneida,
KY; and Mike Ballard, Sawmill MD, Crestview, FL
Jerry Koetter, Koetter Woodworking Inc., Borden, IN; Eric Renneker,
Robinson Lumber Company, New Albany, IN; and Jerry
Renneker, Koetter Woodworking Inc.
Jim Higgins, SII Dry Kilns, Chambersburg, PA; and Don Goodin,
Lebanon Oak Flooring Co. LLC, Lebanon, KY
Adam Harris and Jordan Dale, Houchens Insurance Group, Lexington,
KY; Allan Robinson, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; and Tony
Goodman, C.B. Goodman & Sons Lumber Inc., Hickory, KY
Chip Underwood and Juan Quintanilla, Thompson Appalachian
Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; and Keith Byrge, La-Z-Boy Corporation,
Dayton, TN
Rusty Hawkins, Chad McPherson, David Anderson and Anthony
Hammond, Roy Anderson Lumber Co. Inc., Tompkinsville, KY
Tony Trobaugh, GF Hardwoods Inc., Moss, TN; Tom DeFilippo,
H & S Lumber Inc., Clay City, KY; Kris Vance, Goodfellow Inc.,
Shelbyville, KY; Quentin Moss, GF Hardwoods Inc.; Bobby Atkinson,
Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, KY; and Steven
Thomas, Graf & Thomas Lumber Co./GTL Forest Group, Vanceburg,
KY
Larry Norfleet and Steve Merrick, Somerset Wood Products,
Somerset, KY; and Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft,
ME
Scott Ray, Forest Supervisor, USDA Forest Service, Winchester,
KY; David Fields, Deputy Commissioner, Kentucky Energy and
Environment Cabinet, Frankfort, KY; Dan Allard, Domtar Paper
Company Inc., Hawesville, KY; Brandon Howard, Director &
State Forester, Kentucky Division of Forestry, Frankfort, KY; and
George Crawford, Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, KY
Ed Grambusch, Paw Taw John Services Inc., Rathdrum, ID; Robert
Ousley, James Ritter Lumber Co. Inc., Summer Shade, KY;
and James Morton, Paw Taw John Services Inc.
Lee White and Sawyer White, Harold White Lumber Inc., Morehead,
KY
Troy Jamieson, Somerset Wood Products, Somerset, KY; and
Paul Miller Jr., National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN
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Twelve Students Graduate From The 197th
Class of NHLA Inspector Training School
(Front row, from left): Jacob Whyatt, Oscar Ortigosa, Roman Matyushchenko (Instructor),
Colby Hinze, and Devin McInerney.
(Back row, from left): James Souder, Mario Castillo, Garrett Austin, James Schroeter, Will
Rushing, Nathaniel Flynn, Corey Workman, and John Olabode.
Memphis, TN–The National Hardwood Lumber Association
(NHLA) recently celebrated the graduation of
the 197th class of the Inspector Training School (ITS),
located here. Twelve students received the certificate of
completion.
Dana Spessert, NHLA Chief Inspector and ITS Dean of
Education, welcomed and thanked the families, friends,
and employers who supported the students during their
time away from home.
Instructor Roman Matyushchenko congratulated the
students, advising them to, “Give more than what is ex-
Graduates of the 197th class were:
•Garrett Austin, Austin Timber Co.
•Mario Castillo, Somerset Wood Products
•Nathaniel Flynn, Pine Knot Lumber Inc.
•Colby Hinze, Cole Hardwood Inc.
•Devin McInerney, Billsby Lumber Co.
•John Olabode, J. Gibson McIlvain Co.
•Oscar Ortigosa, Soriel SL
•Will Rushing, J.M. Jones Lumber Co.
•James Schroeter, Bryant & Young Lumber
•James Souder, Bryant & Young Lumber
•Jacob Whyatt, Bryant & Young Lumber
•Corey Workman, Somerset Wood Products
pected from you, and be more than
what you’re expected to be.”
Bobby Atkinson with Somerset
Wood Products, a graduate
of Class #119 in 1995, gave the
keynote address. He commended
the graduates and spoke about the
joy of working in an industry that is
sustainable, saying, “We are fortunate
to work in a business centered
around one of the few completely
renewable resources in the world.
As we carefully remove Hardwood
trees from the forest, we make way
for sunlight to reach the younger trees, so they can grow
tall.”
Jacob Whyatt with Bryant & Young Lumber was elected
class president. He spoke to his fellow students
during the ceremony reminding them, “As we return
home, let us remember to be an example of what a leader
looks like. We are the future of this industry, and the
generation behind us will look to us to learn how to make
a difference and succeed. So, let’s take on the responsibility
of being a leader with honor, with integrity, and with
compassion.”
Roman Matyushchenko presented the individual
achievement awards. Outstanding individual awards recipients
were as follows:
•Jacob Whyatt, ITS Educational Foundation Award for
Highest Overall Average
•John Olabode, Howard Hanlon Award for Second
Highest Overall Average
•Jacob Whyatt, Westside Hardwood Club Award for
Highest Board Run Average
•James Souder, The Milt Cole and NHLA Award for
Best Attitude/Citizenship
REHMEYER WOOD FLOORS
Continued from page 23
Surface texturing at Rehmeyer Wood Floors is accomplished by
a Trivec Sawmark and Brushing machine.
change geographically and with the feel of the home.
We listen to the end user and learn what they want to
try to achieve and give them that floor for the space we
are working on.”
Providing this customized approach requires a
streamlined operation, and Rehmeyer Wood Floors
is constantly fine-tuning its production. With a staff of
eight spread over a 30,000 square-foot facility, workers
employ a range of optimizing rip saws, Weinig moulders
and optimizing chop saws, Timesavers sanders,
Trivec sanding, structuring equipment and roll coaters.
According to Rehmeyer, embracing automation does
not mean sacrificing quality or customizability. Quite
the contrary, in fact.
“The one thing about being a custom manufacturer
is to keep pricing down and create a good working
environment for the employees,” he explained. “These
machines are here to help us craft the wood and create
the product we desire; they are a tool, but we still
need craftmanship and a streamlined manufacturing
process.”
As a result, the layout at Rehmeyer Wood Floors is
designed around the concept of efficiency. The facility
features a series of conveyers, linking a number of
C-shaped work shells.
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PA. Class 199 begins on June 6, 2022. Enrollment
is also open for class 200 at NHLA headquarters in
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The NHLA Inspector Training School has a proud and
rich 70-year history, graduating more than 7,500 students
since its conception. The Program teaches the
rules and applications of the NHLA grading system and
prepares students for a career in the Hardwood industry.
This unique Program has earned worldwide respect,
attracting students from throughout the United States,
Canada, Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia.
The world’s largest and oldest Hardwood industry association,
NHLA represents companies and individuals
that produce, use, and sell North American Hardwood
lumber or provide equipment, supplies, or services to
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REHMEYER WOOD FLOORS Continued
“It’s not just about automation; it’s also about workflow,”
Rehmeyer said. “Because of our various customized
products, we need to also take into consideration
our employees, making it easier for them to complete all
of the necessary tasks while improving quality control to
ensure we exceed our customers’ expectations.”
As far as what comes next for the company, Rehmeyer
noted he does not see bigger as necessarily better,
but would instead like to reproduce the model that has
made the company so successful.
“I’ve envisioned for 20 years that we would be able to
replicate a company – small, about this size – that we
would build another custom plant like this one, where we
have our showroom and manufacturing all in one place,”
he observed. “We could take something like this to Atlanta
or Chicago. Instead of having a large plant in one
location, have smaller plants in strategic locations.”
Much of this stems from Rehmeyer’s belief in localism
– that success comes by paying attention to customers
through satellite companies that cater to a particular
geographic area rather than through a single large factory
that builds standardized products and ships them
all over.
“I think we need to rethink the way we do things in
Custom factory finishing is done with Vesting’s hardwax oil on a
Trivec finishing system.
this country,” he said. “You can offer more of a personal
touch with a company that has 10 to 40 employees. I
don’t want to lose the feel that my store/factory has here;
it has a real personal touch with our customers and our
builders. They like the feel when they bring their clients
in. I think that’s a feel we could re-create and I’d like to
expand on it.”
Rehmeyer stressed that the concept of localism can
be extended on a global scale. “I like to think that this
reflects the ethics of our company; we’re not just buying
wood in another country to save money. We want
to make sure if we buy lumber from abroad that we are
buying and supporting local suppliers there. The same
is true with finishes. Our finishes come from a company
in Holland that is the same size as mine. Like us, they
support the local people and economy,” he said. “We are
trying to deal with companies under the same ethics and
same business model. We look for them to be sustainable.
For example, we look at certain mills for the way
they grade their wood. Can they produce a product that
maximizes the use of as much of the tree as possible?
There are eco-friendly, educated consumers with the
At Rehmeyer Wood Floors, which purchases approximately
200,000 board feet of lumber annually, lumber planks are precision-milled
into tongue and groove flooring with a Weinig Unimat
500 moulder.
money to spend, who want to do it the right way. They
want to do the right thing for the environment, their country,
and their world.” n
For more information visit www.rehmeyerfloors.com.
Beasley Forest Products produces 170 million bd. ft.
of Southern Hardwood and Cypress lumber annually.
Linwood Truitt and John Stevenson are in charge of kiln-dried lumber sales; and Ray Turner handles industrial sales at Beasley Forest Products.
Beasley Forest Products offers:
• sorted and random widths in Red Oak (4/4), White Oak (4/4), Poplar (4/4 & 8/4), Ash (4/4 & 8/4)
and Cypress (4/4 & 8/4) for export or domestic shipment.
• 1.7 million bd. ft. kiln capacity.
• Cypress framing timbers and manufacture various tongue-and-groove patterns.
• pallet components (cut stock) and pallet cants.
• cross ties and industrial timbers.
• crane mats for the pipeline industry.
• prompt delivery with company trucks and local trucking companies.
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John Stevenson, Ext. 4384
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Phone: (912) 375-5174 • Fax: (912) 375-9191
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OAKS UNLIMITED Continued from page 25
Oaks Unlimited has a warehouse for kiln-dried inventory. Oaks
Unlimited’s state-of-the-art, computer controlled dry kilns have
over 350,000 board feet of kiln space.
He continued, “Experience plays a vital role in what
we do here also. We have over 40 years of experience
producing quality Hardwood lumber for domestic and
export markets.”
Oaks Unlimited’s wholesale division enables them to
serve a larger market segment. Pryor said the company’s
sales staff has connections throughout the lumber
industry and can fill orders for high-quality products to
satisfy almost any requirement. “We have consistently
worked well with many companies outside the U.S. who
require high quality lumber,” he explained. “Approximately
75 percent of our production is exported. We also have
six salesmen in the wholesale division that buy and sell
all Hardwood lumber products throughout the U.S.”
Oaks Unlimited maintains inventories of over two million
board feet of 4/4 through 8/4 Appalachian Hardwood
lumber, specializing in 4/4 through 8/4 White Oak and
Red Oak in No. 1 Common and Better grades for the
export and distribution markets. While the primary focus
is Red and White Oak, Pryor said smaller quantities of
Poplar, Cherry and other Hardwoods are available.
Key personnel including Joe Pryor, President, are:
Trent Thomas, Vice President; Karen Pryor, Secretary;
Rick Parton, Plant Manager; Tina Parker, Office Manager;
Mark Taylor, Export Sales Manager; Ray Shepard,
Purchasing and Sales; Wendell Sugg, Sales; John
Oakes, Sales; Brad Froning, Sales; Doyle Hyde, Sales;
Kim Chester, Wholesale Documents; and Bruce Brown,
Wholesale Accounting.
Awarded North Carolina Exporter of the Year by the
After kiln-drying, each board is carefully graded by National
Hardwood Lumber Association certified inspectors.
North Carolina Department of Agriculture in 2016 and
the North Carolina Governor’s Award for export e-commerce
in 2021, Oaks Unlimited Inc. is a 35-year member
of NHLA, and is also a member of Appalachian Hardwood
Manufacturers Inc., Hardwood Manufacturers Association,
North Carolina Forestry Association, American
Hardwood Export Council and Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s
Association. Joe Pryor currently serves on the
board of directors for NHLA, HMA, and the Hardwood
Federation.
Lumber is loaded for shipping at Oaks Unlimited.
A family-oriented company, Joe and his wife Karen’s
daughter obtained a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins
in neuroscience and works for a company that is
contributing to the Covid vaccine. Their son has a Master’s
degree in International Business and spent two
years of college in Hong Kong. He speaks Chinese
and currently works for the American Hardwood Export
Council (AHEC) in Washington, DC promoting sustainable
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KFIA PHOTOS Continued from page 43
Andy Johnson, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, TN; Marty
Cornett, Pierce Construction and Maintenance Co. Inc., Petal,
MS; and Jimmy Thornberry and William Perry, Powell Valley Millwork
LLC, Clay City, KY
Glen Thompson and Tommy Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc.,
McMinnville, TN
Ray White, Harold White Lumber Inc., Morehead, KY; Joey Gray,
Prime Lumber Sawmill, Eastview, KY; Ray White II and Lee White,
Harold White Lumber Inc.; and Tom Inman, Appalachian Hardwood
Manufacturers Inc., High Point, NC
Matt Taylor, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Damon Graf, DR Graf
Lumber Co., Lexington, KY; and Tom Johel, U-C Coatings LLC
Dewayne Feltner, MacBeath Hardwood Co., Edinburgh, IN; and
Marc Shiels, Charles F. Shiels & Co., Cincinnati, OH
Bob Bauer, Executive Director, Kentucky Forest Industries Association,
Frankfort, KY; and Toto Robinson, Robinson Lumber
Company, New Orleans, LA
whose topic was Growing the Global Pie.
At this year’s IHLA Convention, multiple networking opportunities
were offered, and the association’s board of directors
held a business session. The 2017 board president
for IHLA is Shaun Cook, of C.C. Cook & Son Lumber Co., of
Reelsville, IN. Tom Oilar of Cole Hardwood, located in Logansport,
row, IN, from is the left) 2017 Cole 1st Christ, vice president BreAnna and Brown, Brett Jackson Frank-
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Brown and Charlotte Brown, Dunaway Timber Company Inc.,
Fordsville, lin, of Tri-State KY; and Timber (back LLC row, of from Bloomington, left) Gavin IN Christ, is the Megan IHLA
Brown, Kay Christ, Henry Christ, Ryan Christ and Aaron Brown,
Dunaway Timber Company Inc., Fordsville, KY
2nd vice president.
Additionally, in conjunction with the IHLA meeting, the
Fellowship of Christian Lumbermen held a brief meeting.
IHLA is a non-profit trade organization comprised of sawmills,
wholesale brokers, equipment vendors, secondary
manufacturers, loggers and landowners, among others in
the industry.
Learn more at www.ihla.org. n
Steve Biggs, PJ Clark Lumber, Cadiz, KY; and Deron Harris, Premium
Hardwoods Inc., Bremen, KY
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Donna and Jim Burris, Corley Mfg. Co., Chattanooga, TN; and
Tom Kain, Forest Stewardship Council US, Kingsport, TN
Andreas Mueller, Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co.,
Nashville, TN; and Charles Goodin Jr., Lebanon Oak Flooring Co.
LLC, Lebanon, KY
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HMA PHOTOS Continued from page 29
Brian Schilling and Stacy Floor, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron,
IN; and Nordeck Thompson, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods
Inc., Huntland, TN
Gus Welter, Welter Forest Products Inc., New London, WI; Wayne
Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; and Judd
Johnson, Hardwood Market Report, Memphis, TN
Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY; Jean Benoit Piche
and Andre-Anne Doyon Boisvert, Piche Inc., Daveluyville, QC;
Tim Mosher, Raptor Integration Inc., Canoe, BC; and Carolle and
Marc Theriault, Josianne Goulet, and Louis Trottier, Piche Inc.,
Canoe, BC
Rodney Williams, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., Birmingham,
AL; Jim Burris, Corley Manufacturing Co. Chattanooga, TN; and
Tripp Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC
Hunter Manning, Kaitlyn Wood and Kelsey Kennedy, Gates Milling
Inc., Gatesville, NC; John Stevenson, Thompson Hardwoods
Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; Truss Beasley, Beasley Forest Products
Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; and Mark Tuck, Gates Milling Inc.
Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Matt Tietz,
McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WI; Mike
Schulke, Tigerton Lumber Company, Tigerton, WI; Mike McAvoy,
McDonough Manufacturing Company; and Kirby Kendrick, Kendrick
Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA
Blu Lowery, Ward Timber Ltd., Linden, TX; Mike Penner, Breeze
Dried Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; and James Morton and Ed Grambusch,
Paw Taw John Services Inc., Rathdrum, ID
Joey Nelson, JoeScan Inc., Vancouver, WA; Bret Lowery and
Adam Ward, Ward Timber Ltd., Linden, TX; Leslie Rutland, Rutland
Lumber Company, Collins, MS; and Jerry Hendrix, Ward
Timber Ltd.
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HMA PHOTOS Continued
David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Andy
Nuffer, DMSi Software/eLimbs/TallyExpress, Winston-Salem, NC;
and Ryan Collins, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA
Michael Snow, AHEC, Sterling, VA; Dana Lee Cole, Hardwood
Federation, Washington, DC; and Michael Martin, National Wood
Flooring Association, Chesterfield, MO
Henry German, DMSi Software/eLimbs/TallyExpress, Omaha, NE;
Royce Durgin, Community Products LLC, Walden, NY; and Bruce
Dahn, HHP Inc., Henniker, NH
Teresa Battle Miller, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA; and
Frances Cooper, Cooper Machine Company Inc., Wadley, GA
Jessica Fly and Dotty Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber LLC, Grenada, MS;
and Stacy and Hayes Mellott, Mellott Manufacturing Co. Inc., Mercersburg,
PA
Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corporation, Kingston, NH; and Jim
Howard, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Atlanta, GA
Julie and John Smith, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; Robyn Cummings
and Marisa Chamberlain, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy,
PA
Terry Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, Memphis, TN; Linwood
Truitt, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; Dan
Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; and Scott Ferland, Maine
Woods Company LLC, Portage Lake, ME
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His sales are split 50-50 between distribution yards
and end users. He said his customers are “not struggling”
in their businesses. “Their sales are pretty good.
Supply and labor are their two biggest issues.”
Escalating prices for transportation are a problem, he
observed. However, availability is OK, he said. His company
can get its product delivered in a timely manner, he
stated. A problem, he said, is “producing enough lumber,
fast enough.”
A Wisconsin lumber provider said his market is “very
good. That assessment is based on the fact that everything
is moving, and most prices are good.” The market
is about the same as it was six months earlier, he stated.
“It’s been very good all along.”
He handles Red and White Oak, Hard and Soft Maple,
Basswood, Aspen, Ash, Cherry and Hickory. “The
Maples, Basswood and Aspen are the best sellers,” he
noted. He offers No. 3 and Better, mainly 4/4 and 5/4.
This lumberman sells his product to distribution yards
and end users, more to end users. “I think their sales are
going fantastic,” he said. The exception to that, he has
seen, is that they could use more employees.
“For the most part,” he stated, “domestic transportation
is good. In exporting, it’s been hard to get containers.”
In Indiana, a lumber contact said his market is “pretty
solid. Prices are good. Things are going well. The market
is not crazy-hot,” he said, “but product is moving steadily.”
Compared to a few months earlier, “It’s pretty similar,”
he observed. However, “I think shipping was better a few
months ago.”
He offers White Oak, Hickory, Basswood, Cherry, Hard
and Soft Maple, Walnut and some Ash. “The hot ones
are rift and quartered White Oak, Walnut, rustic White
Oak, Cherry and Hickory,” he stated.
His biggest customer category is distribution yards.
“But we also sell to end users,” he remarked. The majority
of his sales are domestic, but they do export.
As for his customers’ well-being business-wise, “I haven’t
heard anything negative about their sales,” he said.
Transportation “could definitely be better,” he said.
“Getting enough trucks to haul it all is what we’re fighting.”
n
NORTHEAST Continued from page 10
companies and it’s a nightmare. But also, of course we
can’t invoice unless we ship it, so there’s a cash flow
thing, as well.”
As a result, storage space is becoming an issue. “We
have 40-50 loads ready to go, but we can’t get the trucks,
which means we’re running out of space at the mill,” he
said. Other sources had similar stories, with numbers
ranging from 30 to 50 loads sitting around, waiting to be
transported.
A sales and marketing manager for a Maine-based
sawmill reiterated that the frustration is being felt by end
users, as well. “Our end users are primarily flooring and
cabinet manufacturers,” he explained, “and they consistently
talk about having backlogs. Between gas prices
and inflation, no one really knows how this will all play
out.”
Many are embracing a wait-and-see outlook while they
find ways to adapt. One sales manager for a New York
lumber yard noted, “We’re having to rethink our delivery
options on an almost daily basis. The demand for truck
drivers is high and they’re just a dying breed. The economic
climate, in general, with regard to fuel and transportation
issues – that’s a make-or-break factor with
many people in the lumber business right now. We’re just
waiting to see what will happen.”
She added that the rising costs are not just affecting
logistics. They’re also affecting every element of the
lumber business, from the logger incurring extra fuel ex-
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penses to the increased cost of electricity to run a mill.
Still, her company is seeing strong sales in Hard and
Soft Maples, in FAS and Better. Similarly, other sources
noted that most species are selling almost as soon as
they are available.
For example, one source who deals extensively with
exports said that what little White Oak is available sells
quickly into Europe. “Red Oak at the moment, seems to
have a lot of demand,” he added. “I think it’s probably
people shifting over from White Oak to Red Oak, especially
on the uppers.”
He continued to state that all grades and species are
moving, but not necessarily to the same markets. “In
White Oak, you might have the uppers going mostly to
Europe,” he said, “but you’d also have some 1 and 2
Common moving domestically. It may vary in where it
ends up, but it’s moving.”
A source from Maine has seen high demand for other
species, as well. “The market for lumber is the best I’ve
seen in several years, particularly in terms of what species
are selling. We’re seeing high demand for Yellow
Birch in 4/4 and 8/4, and 4/4 Soft Maple is very much in
demand, as is Hard Maple in all grades.” He also noted
that since Ash trees are still alive in their area, that is also
a factor in sales.
“They’ll take all we can saw,” agreed a New York
source, whose sawmill stocks major lumber yards
throughout the Northeast. “They’re super eager to get
anything we can send their way, particularly Red Oak,
White Oak and Hard Maple in FAS and Better.” n
SOUTHEAST Continued from page 11
type of Hardwood being sold. “For us, Red Oak, White
Oak, Ash and Poplar are selling best, with Red Oak and
Poplar holding the top positions,” he said. “We’re holding
White Oak, as we think it will become much more scarce
and valuable in the next 60 to 120 days.” Among the species
that are selling well, he notes that the lower grades
and Commons seem to be doing better than FAS.
Another sales manager for an Arkansas-based sawmill
stated that White Oak in No. 2 Common and Select is
selling the best from their inventory of Red and White
Oak, Sap Gum, and Hickory. He noted that FAS Red Oak
seems to be softer than anything else.
A sales manager for a lumber and flooring manufacturer
in Tennessee reiterated, “Demand is good, it’s as high
as it’s been in a while. Supply is the issue. Of course,
that creates the demand on the outside, because they
can’t get it from anywhere, people are calling around to
new places.”
All sources interviewed mention the current economic
climate as a primary concern. “Everyone is complaining
about either the freight rates or the fuel,” noted one interviewee.
“Transportation cost is an issue, whether we’re
paying the additional cost or sharing it. Uncertainty about
interest rates and the political situation are becoming
very critical related to the number of houses being built,
cabinetry and flooring. They’re all affected by the interest
rates going up.”
Another source stated, “Our end users are mostly brokers
and they’re really struggling for supply and labor,
like everybody else. Those are the two hard issues, but
they seem to be waiting for the other shoe to drop. Everything’s
been so good and we look at what’s going on
outside…everybody feels like there’s no way that this
can keep up.”
Rising fuel cost remains a looming uncertainty for
most. “Freight cost is extremely high and gas has gone
up,” said one source. “Fuel is over $5 a gallon where we
are and will get worse. A lot of the low-end products will
be mostly affected. The price will be more noticeable on
the lower end.”
The owner of a Cypress sawmill located in Southern
Louisiana is seeing record sales with retail and contractor
orders for 8/4 timbers, as well as 4/4 thickness for
craftsmen. “The sales are up but South Louisiana is usually
different than the rest of this country because of the
oil and gas fields down here. When there’s a recession in
the rest of the country, we don’t experience it because of
our location. Even factoring that in, since pricing is going
up, I’m afraid it will get so expensive that people may just
stop buying Cypress. It priced itself out in the 80s and
seems to be heading the same direction now.”
The sawmills located in other areas feel an even greater
pinch, despite focusing on local markets. “The market
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big impact on us. We’re getting a fuel surcharge out of
some people, but for some, we can’t. We were able to
get trucks because we don’t haul very far, so transportation
issues weren’t negatively affecting us until very recently,
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He compared early 2022 to early 2021 and found them
to be “comparable.” He offers “all species imported and
domestic,” he stated. “Poplar, Red and White Oak and
Maple are the big sellers.” He sells to industrial accounts,
especially cabinet manufacturers, retailers, companies
that do remodeling and display companies. “Their sales
are fine,” he observed, “but a big challenge is that they
have quoted jobs prior to big price increases.” Also, he
said, “Everyone is upset about inflation, and people have
concerns about Russia asking China for support in the
Ukraine. It’s a distraction. We’re just going to have to see
it through.
“Getting transportation from our suppliers in the eastern
part of the United States is problematic,” he added.
“The freight rates vary. It’s crazy.”
A broker in Washington said his market is “busy. But
all our customers are looking for the same lumber: Hard
and Soft Maple and Birch are still tough to come by.” His
market is “the same” as it was a few months ago.
He handles Hard and Soft Maple, Basswood, Birch,
Poplar, Red and White Oak, Hickory, Alder – “pretty
much all the domestic Hardwoods and some imports like
Radiata pine and Banak.” His best seller, he observed, is
Soft Maple in grades Nos. 1 and 2 Common and Select
and Better. He offers “pretty much all thicknesses, but it’s
pretty heavy to 4/4,” he stated.
Among his customers are distribution yards and end
users. His customers’ sales are “still going pretty well,”
he noted. “There’s a lot of concern out there, given the
state of the world, inflation and the fuel prices. There’s a
lot of uncertainty. We’ve seen some customers talking
about holding off on purchasing, but they don’t hold off
for long. But they’re very concerned about the future, as
to whether we’re going to have a hard slowdown.”
The availability of trucks is a real issue, he said. “It’s
not just price; it’s availability at any price.”
In Southern California, “The market is still steady,” a
lumberman commented. “It’s not as busy as it was six
months ago. It’s steady.” He summed it up, saying, “The
market is good.”
He sells Walnut, Hickory, White Oak and Poplar in 4/4,
FAS and No. 1 Common and No. 2 Common to distribution
yards and end users. “Their sales are solid,” he said.
“There are no complaints.”
He did note that “containers are taking longer for us
to get the lumber from the sawmills.” There are plenty
of trucks, he observed. “Drivers add a surcharge for fuel
and that’s what the people pay – people being me and
everybody else. Especially in California, the rates are really
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although not equally for all producers, nor for the species,
grades and thicknesses. Contacts reported that
sales of green and kiln-dried materials are strong, especially
to the cabinet, flooring, furniture, and moulding and
millwork sectors. Hard and Soft Maple, Birch, Basswood
and Aspen are reported as strong sales items. The industrial
markets were also reported as doing very well.
Pallet manufacturers are struggling to get supplies for
their inventories. With the CP Rail strike, there is concern
supply chains will continue to see disruptions and
negatively impact small businesses. As well, concerns
over escalating fuel costs have been cutting into profits,
as has inflation.
Ash log availability has improved somewhat noted contacts,
and green Ash lumber output was being absorbed
quickly by end users and wholesalers. Demand is exceeding
kiln-dried availability and pushing prices higher.
Aspen producers and suppliers are having no difficulty
selling this species as demand remains strong, resulting
in prices climbing. Kiln-dried inventories are thin, noted
contacts.
With the housing sector strong on both sides of the
border, Basswood demand for new builds and remodelling
activity are making this species very popular for
painted finishes, thus increasing its demand. There is
still strong demand for Maple over Basswood, thus limiting
supplies for the species and pushing prices higher
as well. As for most Hardwoods, with the strong home
construction and remodelling spending by consumers,
it has had a positive impact on Hardwood business
overall. The whitewoods are seeing a great benefit, as
is Birch. Its versatility and lower cost compared to Hard
and Soft Maple make it an attractive alternative to secondary
manufacturers and wholesalers. With the strong
demand, supplies are limited for kiln dried Birch. Green
stocks are also strong, and supplies are growing which
are easing the price pressures for this species.
Hard Maple continues to be a top seller due to the
strong housing markets. However, some have substituted
lower cost Hardwoods for cost savings considerations.
Demand for green stocks has not been as good
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challenge on the labor front.
Construction investment rebounded in 2021 as Canada’s
economy recovered from the effects of the pandemic.
Total year-over-year construction investment increased
by approximately 11 percent in 2021, as both
the residential and non-residential sectors saw gains.
Investment is projected to remain at or near current high
levels through 2023 before declining gradually over the
remainder of the forecast period.
Last year’s rise in construction activity lifted employment
to approximately 1.1 million workers, a seven percent
increase over 2020, and a gain of one percent beyond
pre-pandemic figures recorded in 2019. The surge
in activity is expected to boost employment further, with a
peak happening this year, continues the report.
Construction has rebounded well from the effects of the
pandemic, thanks to a strong housing market and public-sector
infrastructure investments. The challenge for
the industry, however, is how to manage its labor force.
Retirements are expected to reach their highest levels
over the next two years. More than 150,000 workers are
expected to leave the industry, with many of those being
baby boomers. It represents a loss of skills and experias
this time last year, commented contacts. Soft Maple
markets are strong they added. Some companies have
shifted part or all of their raw material purchases to Soft
Maple from Hard Maple. Kiln-dried supplies aren’t keeping
pace with buyers’ needs, and prices are rising. Demand
for green stocks is as good as for kiln-dried Soft
Maple.
International market interest in Red Oak has picked
up, led by demand from China. At the time of this writing,
it was not known if tariffs would be extended or rolled
back as the April 16th deadline approached.
White Oak sales are keeping green development production
shipped for this species. Markets for kiln-dried
White Oak are steady in Europe and the U.S., noted contacts.
BuildForce Canada said in its national forecast, 2022-
2027 Construction and Maintenance Looking Forward,
Canada’s construction and maintenance industry rebounded
strongly in 2021 and is expected to continue
growing through 2027. It notes that strong near-term
demand and sustained activity in several key sectors
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ence and these are not easily replaced by new workers
entering the labor force.
Residential construction activity recorded significant
increases in 2021, with housing starts increasing by 21
percent year-over-year. BuildForce Canada expects demand
in most provinces to recede from this peak in 2022
or 2023.
There appears to be some evidence that Canada is
not keeping up with demand for new homes, though in
the face of rising interest rates, declines are expected in
the rate of new-home construction throughout the forecast
period. This in turn should produce corresponding
declines in overall employment. By the end of the forecast
period, residential-sector employment is expected
to have declined by 24,900 workers in comparison to its
2021 starting point.
Non-residential demands are expected to remain
strong over the forecast period, however, driven by increases
in spending across the public and private sectors.
The largest gains are expected over the near term,
peaking in 2024. Employment by 2027 is expected to
be five percent higher than 2021, an increase of 26,300
workers.
Ontario’s construction market is expected to see labor
market challenges throughout the forecast period as sectoral
unemployment returns to historically low levels. The
pace of residential activity is expected to moderate, but a
growing inventory of major infrastructure projects and a
projected recovery in commercial building construction is
expected to create growth across the forecast period and
throughout the province’s discrete regions.
Interprovincial mobility would be one solution industry
can deploy to compensate for peak periods of demand,
but peak demands will be seen across the country at the
same time, that option appears less viable in the short
term. Employee-incurred costs when searching outside
their home market creates a strong disincentive.
Developing a skilled workforce in the construction industry
takes years, and often requires participation in
a provincial apprenticeship program. By 2027, overall
hiring requirements in the industry are expected to near
172,000 due to the retirement of approximately 13 percent
of the current labor force and growth in worker demand.
Based on historical trends, Canada’s construction industry
is expected to draw an estimated 143,000 firsttime
entrants aged 30 and younger from the local population,
leaving the industry with a possible recruitment
gap. When coupled with demand growth, the industry
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may be short as many as 29,000 workers by 2027.
The pandemic has complicated the training and certification
of new workers. The latest Registered Apprentice
Information Systems data shows declines in new registrations
of at least 20 percent in nearly every province.
Such impacts are likely to reduce the near-term numbers
of new certified workers.
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the recruitment of individuals from groups traditionally
underrepresented in the province’s construction labor
force, such as women, Indigenous people, and newcomers
to Canada.
In 2021, there were approximately 190,000 women
employed in Canada’s construction industry, of which 27
percent worked directly in on-site construction. However,
of the 1 million tradespeople employed in the industry,
women made up only five percent of the on-site construction
workforce.
Also underrepresented on construction
sites is the Indigenous
population. In 2021, approximately
63,700 Indigenous people were
employed in Canada’s construction
sector, or nine percent of all Indigenous
people in the workforce. As the
Indigenous population is the fastest
growing in Canada and Indigenous
workers seem predisposed to the
pursuit of careers within the sector,
the report suggests there may be
scope to further increase the recruitment
of Indigenous people into the
construction workforce.
The construction industry may also
leverage new Canadians over the
coming decade to meet anticipated
labor market requirements. Canada
is expected to welcome an average
of more than 237,000 new international
migrants each year between
2022 and 2027. This will make new
Canadians a growing segment of the
overall labor force. The national construction
labor force is comprised of
approximately 20 percent new Canadians,
which is lower than the 26
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QUEBEC Continued from page 12
Ash demand continues to be
strong on international and domestic
markets. Supplies are hard to come
by due to low inventories, and to the
Emerald Ash Borer that decimated
many tree stands of this species.
Prices responded by rising slightly.
Basswood production has remained rather low over
the winter as the focus was on higher valued species,
such as the regionally important Hard and Soft Maple.
The Basswood supply is not where it should be as a result
for most grades and thicknesses, commented contacts.
Cherry markets are reported to be doing better than
at the beginning of the year, due to improved Chinese
markets. Some orders are taking up all of the on-hand
supplies available for certain businesses. The cabinet,
flooring and components manufacturers are also seeking
more Cherry as their respective
sectors are performing well.
Hickory sales are also on the rise
to a variety of markets. The U.S.
residential flooring sector is seeking
more of this species, as are cabinet
and moulding and millwork operations.
This has resulted in prices
being firm for most grades and thicknesses
of this species.
Business for the regionally important
Hard Maple is noted as brisk.
Demand for Hard Maple continues
to lead as the top selling species.
Even though lower cost substitutes
were used instead of Hard Maple
earlier in the year, businesses reverted
back to Hard Maple as other
species weren’t sufficient to meet
market demand. Prices are firm as
a result.
Soft Maple is also seeing strong
activity and suppliers are struggling
to keep up. Sawmills, kiln drying operations
and wholesalers can’t get
enough supplies to meet demand.
The cabinet sector is the largest
buyer for this species. Prices are responding
in an upward trend.
With strong housing markets on
both sides of the border, some home
projects have stalled due to the
shortages of labor and building materials.
Delays in supply chains are
being felt in the building sector with
finish dates being pushed back due
to these delays.
Oak purchases appear to have
levelled off, especially to the flooring
manufacturers. Truck trailer flooring
companies appear to be quite
busy and buying No. 2A and 3A
Oak, while others are reining in their
purchases of this species. Sawmills are not having any
difficulty finding outlets for their developing production.
The Chinese market for Red Oak is gaining momentum,
especially for No. 1 Common and Better grade. Business
is reported as good for this species.
White Oak sales on exports markets are seeing competition
from European Oak. Some contacts say competition
should ease since the Ukraine is a major source of
European Oak, but there is no evidence of this happening
at the time of this writing. Demand for kiln-dried White
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Oak is steady on domestic markets and improving in the
Far East, noted contacts.
Poplar sales have declined since last year, and many
scaled back purchases even though demand for this
species and for finished goods is still strong. Prices for
this species are coming down. Kiln-dried prices are coming
down, but are still high from a historic perspective.
The Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its key lending rate
on March 2nd to 0.50 percent, the first rate hike since
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own banks.
The increase is the first of a series of anticipated hikes
that some analysts believe could see the overnight rate
rise by 175 basis points by the end of 2022 as the BoC
attempts to control a rise in inflation, which increased to
5.1 percent in January 2022.
The Bank cautioned that “inflation is now expected to
be higher in the near term than projected in January. The
Bank will use its monetary policy tools to return inflation
to the 2 percent target.
“Economic growth in Canada was
very strong in the fourth quarter
of last year at 6.7 percent. This is
stronger than the Bank’s projection
and confirms its view that economic
slack has been absorbed,” according
to the statement.
Mortgage lenders note that lending
rates remain near history lows
and the most BoC increase may
not have much effect on buyer demand.
Many variable-rate mortages,
which are affected by overnight rate
increases, have an interest rate of
below 2 percent. Even a rise of 175
basis points over the course of the
next eight months, a variable-rate
mortage of 2 percent would only rise
to 3.75 percent, well below the rate
that consumers qualified at.
Despite the rate hike, this can
be seen as positive for those in the
Hardwood industry as consumers
are still planning on home-buying,
and purchasing Hardwood finished
goods or tackling renovation projects
once they move into their new
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A $500,000 federal grant will help
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to increase the accuracy of lumber evaluation.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture award funds an innovative
research project in MSU’s Department of Sustainable
Bioproducts that aims to improve lumber grading
systems with a machine-learning model. The research will
identify characteristics that human graders and current auto-grading
technologies might otherwise miss—especially
characteristics which, relative to their nature and extent,
impact the value of each piece of lumber.
Assistant Research Professor Dercilio Junior Lopes explained
the goal is to create another
tool to complement current grading
practices and technologies.
“Visual graders have high accuracy,
around 95 percent, but worker fatigue
decreases that accuracy. Additionally,
auto-grading equipment can
struggle with certain wood species,
especially Hardwoods like Black Walnut,
in which the wood’s dark hue can
make it hard to discern knots. This
work offers checks and balances for
the weary worker and these problematic
wood species,” Lopes explained.
“We won’t replace lumber grading
experts or auto-grading equipment.
We’ll simply provide another tool for
rapid decision making in the fastpaced
production environment.”
The MSU Forest and Wildlife Research
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image dataset of common wood
strength reducing characteristics, curate
and annotate these images, and
then process them into deep learning-based
image segmentation models.
From there, they will integrate
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for architecture and product design, with guests Andrew
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S1 E3: Illegal Logging – the challenges facing the design
and timber industries to cut out illegal logging, and
how architects and designers can respond, with guests
Formafantasma, Constance McDermott and Rupert
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S1 E4: Wood and Wellbeing – the opportunities to
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our mental wellbeing and physical
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S2 E1: Building with Timber
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S2 E4: The World Forest ID – the
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WCMA INSIGHTS Continued from page 20
WCMA member and tech partner has something to contribute
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Below are several of the key benefits of being a
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•Networking/Information Exchange – One of the main
reasons that members join and stay with the WCMA is
because of the access that it provides to a wide range
of industry experts. Your colleagues are often your best
source for in-depth insight and ideas. WCMA gives you
the opportunity to connect with industry
professionals across the
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•Virtual and Live Events – The
WCMA hosts events designed
with our members in mind. These
events offer members a great
chance to improve your knowledge
of the industry and to connect
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You can see more about membership
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WHO’S WHO
IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING
PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN
THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY
JOHN GRBIC is vice president
of operations at Adriatic Wood
Products Inc., located in Brooklyn,
NY.
Adriatic Wood Products manufactures
custom Hardwood
mouldings, carvings, ornaments,
woodturning and lumber. The
firm purchases more than one
million board feet annually of
John Grbic
domestic species, that include:
Alder, Basswood, Beech, Birch,
Butternut, Poplar, Walnut, Ash, Red and White Oak,
Hickory and Sycamore. In imports, they buy Sapele,
Teak, Wenge, Anigre, Avodire, Banak, Ebony, Iroka, Jatoba,
Khaya, Lacewood, Honduras Mahogany, Santos
Mahogany, Eucalyptus, Butternut, Zebrawood and domestic
pine (all 4/4-16/4 kiln-dried, 6-8 percent, rough or
Value-added services offered by the firm include hand
selecting Hardwood to customer specifications; custom
knives can be made to duplicate any moulding; and custom
replications of carved ornaments such as corbels
and appliqués.
Grbic has been with Adriatic Wood Products for 32
years and in his current position for the past 20. A graduate
of St. John’s University, Queens, NY, he and his wife
of 26 years, Jenny, have one son and two daughters. In
his spare time, Grbic enjoys playing guitar, soccer and is
a baseball fan.
Adriatic Wood Products is a member of the Architectural
Woodworking Institute. For more information visit
www.adriaticwood.com.
ment for the company.
Witmer Furniture benchbuilds
residential solid wood
furniture and was named a Top
100 Wood Manufacturer in the
United States by Woodworking
Network. They also received a
Manufacturing Excellence Award
from the State of Wisconsin.
The company purchases one
Kevin Schlinkmann
million board feet of Hardwoods
annually, including Oak, Birch,
Quarter-Sawn Oak, Cherry and Poplar, in grades No. 1
Common and Select and Better (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, and 8/4
thicknesses). All their products are available in several
colors and handling options.
Schlinkmann has worked at Witmer Furniture for 30
years and has been president since 2001. Building furniture
for Witmer was his first job in the industry. He gradu-
ated in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin – Madison
with a degree in business. His interests include spending
time outdoors, downhill skiing and hiking. He and his
wife, Susan, have been married for 28 years, and have
two adult children.
For more information, visit www.witmerfurniture.
com.
LEIGH ANN BATEMAN is the purchasing agent for
Woodfold Manufacturing Inc., located in Forest Grove,
OR.
Woodfold Manufacturing is a manufacturer of cutting
boards, as well as accordion folding and roll-up doors.
The company’s annual lumber purchases total approximately
1/2 million board feet of primarily Alder, as well as
KEVIN SCHLINKMANN is the president of Witmer
other Hardwoods in Select and Better and No. 1 Com-
Furniture, LLC, located in Abbotsford, WI. He is also
surfaced) annually. involved in lumber purchasing and operations manage-
Please turn to page 78
Over 40 Years of Setting the
Gold Standard in American Black Walnut
4/4 thru 16/4 Walnut
Proudly NHLA Grade Certified
Phone: 660-248-3000
MOPACLumber.com
inquiry@mopaclumber.com
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TRADE TALK
AN UPDATE COVERING
THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT
HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS
EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABILITY
975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd. ~ Lexington, NC 27292
Phone 336-746-5419 ~ Fax 336-746-6177
www.kepleyfrank.us
Facilities:
3 Sawmills Processing 50 Million' • 750,000' Dry Kiln
Capacity • 600,000' Fan Shed Capacity
2 382 Newman Planer Mills • 50 Bay Bin Sorter
Products Available:
4/4-8/4 Appalachian Lumber • 6/4-8/4 Ship Dry Capacity
Crossties (100,000 BF per week) • Timbers up to 18'
1,000,000+ Average KD Inventory • 12,000,000+
Average AD Inventory
Species:
White Oak • Red Oak • Poplar • Ash • Hickory
Elm • Beech • Gum • Hackberry • Pecan
Jimmy Kepley, owner, and Bart
Jenkins, lumber sales
The firm manufactures 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses.
Sales:
Bart Jenkins
bjenkins@kepleyfrank.us
Jimmy Kepley
jkepley@kepleyfrank.us
MEMPHIS, TN—The Board
of Managers of the National
Hardwood Lumber Association
(NHLA), headquartered here,
recently announced the appointment
of Dallin Brooks as the organization’s
executive director.
Since June of last year, the
search committee has been on
a quest to find the right executive
director to help NHLA reach
Dallin Brooks
its full potential. “With the help
of the recruiting firm Vetted Solutions, we have found
an individual with a great deal of energy, ability and an
intense desire to be part of helping to create a vibrant
industry,” said Jeff Wirkkala, president of NHLA.
For the last 10 years, Brooks has been the executive
director of the Western Wood Preservers Institute, working
to promote and protect the preserved wood market
for lumber, utility poles, and railway ties.
WWPI has steadily grown under his leadership and
transitioned from a defensive reactionary industry to a
positive offensive story, focusing on content creation
and dissemination. Together with his staff, he developed
smartphone apps for Treated Wood Guide, Wood Pole
Guide, and Tie Grading Guide in collaboration with other
industry associations. Brooks maintained the preserved
lumber “Checkmark” inspection program and worked
with universities to research and improve quality control
metrics and standards, reducing variability, and improving
treating production. He also successfully lobbied
legislation for the continued use and disposal of treated
wood waste in California.
Brooks graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree
in Wood Products Processing as well as a Master of Science
degree in Forest and Society from the University
of British Columbia. He has dual citizenship in Canada
and the United States. Brooks has innovative experience
in the Hardwood industry; while working for Jartek
Oy, he strived to bring thermal modification from Finland
to North America for wide plank flooring, cabinets, gun
stocks, and other niche Hardwood markets.
Brooks grew up in the forests on his family hunting
and fishing resort in BC, Canada. Brooks has seven kids
and is relocating his family to the Memphis, TN area. His
official start date will be June 13, 2022.
To learn more, go to www.nhla.com.
NEWALD, WI–Cleereman Industries/Cleereman
Controls,
headquartered here, recently
performed a number of equipment
installations, according to
Vice President Paul Cleereman.
At Shamco Lumber Inc. sawmill
in Iron River, MI, Cleereman
Industries’ engineering department
handled everything from
Paul Cleereman
the foundation/steel embedment
prints and electrical prints to all the engineered drawings
needed for the entire project. The primary breakdown of
this mill is a double cut band mill. Cleereman supplied
a new Mellott Model 642-6-foot slanted band mill for
this project along with an optimized Cleereman LP-42
linear carriage and Cleereman 654-2G optimized edger
line that feeds a Cleereman trimmer. The mill is supplied
with logs coming from the new Cleereman 848 debarker.
Cleereman supplied a Precision chipper and waste
system for Shamco. Cleereman Controls did all of the
optimization on carriage and edger lines in this mill along
with debarker and trimmer controls.
Also, Beiler’s Sawmill in Quarryville, PA recently installed
a Cleereman LP-42-inch linear carriage with
Cleereman Controls. Beiler’s Sawmill also has a Cleereman
edger on order for spring delivery 2022.
Rich in logging and sawmill history, Cleereman Industries
has developed and manufactured sawmill machinery
for over 60 years using three guiding principles:
•Manufacture high quality products built for high production,
increased yield and years of trouble-free operations.
•Use simple yet highly functional designs to minimize
the number of moving parts while maximizing the performance
and functionality.
•Provide unequaled service and support to its customers.
To learn more, go to www.cleereman.com.
MEMPHIS, TN—Nathan Hascher of ETT Fine Woods
in Donalds, SC, a longtime resident of Memphis, TN,
and his father, Rich Hascher, retired, longtime director of
the National Hardwood Lumber Association’s Inspector
Training School, based here, both were recently honored
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TRADE TALK
Continued
Nathan Hascher, left, and Rich Hascher, his father, were
recently honored as Lumberman of the Year separately for
2020 and 2021 at a meeting of the Lumbermen’s Club of
Memphis.
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at the same meeting of the Lumbermen’s Club of Memphis
as the Lumberman of the Year, separately for 2020
and 2021.
Due to COVID, the presentations during those years
of Lumberman of the Year were postponed. At a recent
meeting, both father and son were recognized.
Rich Hascher was honored as Lumberman of the Year
for 2020 and Nathan Hascher for 2021. The club invited
Rich Hascher to be at the meeting to see his son
honored as Lumberman of the Year. The club also told
Nathan Hascher to be there to see his father honored.
But the club did not let each man know that he, himself,
would receive the award.
Nathan Hascher said, “The Lumbermen’s Club of
Memphis Lumberman of the Year award is an esteemed
honor. The list of former recipients includes known, successful
and respected lumbermen not just in Memphis
but throughout the industry. I was shocked to be thought
of in the same light. I am forever grateful for the Lumbermen’s
Club of Memphis and the many relationships
I have made.”
Rich Hascher said, “The Hascher’s really had a pretty
good day there. I thought it was really special for both of
us to win the Lumberman of the Year award. It’s a pretty
prestigious award.”
Andy Johnson, the club president, said that in Rich
Hascher’s 27 years as director of the NHLA Inspector
Training School, he was “an exceptional teacher who
took a deep interest in the success of his students.”
Johnson said that in Nathan Hascher’s career in Memphis,
Collierville, TN and South Carolina, he has demonstrated
“work ethic, integrity, leadership skills, and enthusiasm
for learning.” Nathan Hascher was president of the
Memphis Lumbermen’s Club in 2017-18.
BUFFALO, NY—U-C Coatings recently announced
the hiring of Chris Funk as an inside sales representative
at their headquarters here. Funk comes to U-C Coatings
with over 25 years’ experience in the transportation industry,
including running a small auto hauling company
for 10 years. His vast business experience will be a
valuable asset to the U-C Coatings team and their cus-
tomers, according to a company
spokesperson. Funk has an
Associate’s degree in advertising.
In his spare time, he enjoys
sports, music and spending time
with his family and friends.
U-C Coatings is a leading
manufacturer and supplier of
premium wood protection products.
For more than 50 years
Chris Funk
their products have been used in
a variety of industries, including Hardwood and softwood
logging and lumber production, wood products manufacturing,
woodworking and wood decking markets.
U-C Coatings’ products are used worldwide to protect,
conserve and enhance forest resources. Their goal is to
help their customers achieve more with less waste and
provide the highest level of protection for their products.
To learn more, go to www.uccoatings.com.
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We at Bryant Church Hardwoods, Inc., located in Wilkesboro, NC, are proud of our modern Hardwood
concentration yard facility that we constantly update to better serve our customers with the finest
Appalachian Hardwood and Eastern White Pine lumber available. Call us at (336) 973-3691 when we can
be of service.
WHA Annual Convention
August 17-19, 2022
This is an aerial view of our modern
Hardwood concentration yard where we
process quality Appalachian Hardwood
and Eastern White Pine lumber.
All Hardwoods Go West
Some facts about our company are, we:
•Have a 30 acre Hardwood and Eastern White Pine lumber concentration yard
that exclusively represents one sawmill.
•Specialize in all thicknesses of kiln dried Eastern White Pine lumber.
•Deal in Appalachian Hardwood species such as Red and White Oak, Poplar,
Ash, Hard and Soft Maple, Steamed Walnut, Cherry, Basswood, Beech and
mixed Hardwoods.
•Market our Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses that
is green, air dried and/or kiln dried.
•Specialize in mixed truck loads.
•Have 9 steam dry kilns that have a combined dry kiln capacity of 630,000 bd.
ft. per charge.
•Own a Newman 382 planer.
•Usually carry about 4,000,000 bd. ft. on our air drying yard.
•Usually carry about 1,500,000 bd. ft. of kiln dried lumber in inventory.
•Offer export preparation, container loading and package tally.
•Offer the service of sorting lumber at special lengths, widths and grades
according to customer specifications.
•Use our own trucks and contract trucks for prompt delivery of your orders.
•Have over 75 years of combined experience in the lumber business.
Tim Church
Mason Church
Bus.: (336) 973-3691
FAX: (336) 973-7993
(800) 973-3380
Web site: http://BCHI.com
P.O. Box 995 • Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Distribution Yard: 683 Buck Road • Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Because we’ve been in business since 1953, we have many years of experience that helps us to ship your orders right the first time.
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JoCo Lumber, Inc. is a division of
Josey Lumber Company, Inc.
Tripp, Logan, and Joey Josey
Our company offers:
• 10,000,000 BF of annual production from
our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw.
• Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash,
Poplar and Cypress in 4/4 through 8/4
thickness.
• rough, surfaced, air-dried and kiln-dried
lumber in random widths and lengths.
• export prepping, container loading of logs and lumber,
anti-stain dipping and end coating lumber.
• 500,000 BF of dry kiln capacity.
• 65,000 SF of enclosed warehouse for storage and loading of
kiln-dried lumber.
For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact:
JOsey Lumber COmpany, InC.
JoCo Lumber, InC.
476 Lees meadow rd. • p.O. Drawer 447
scotland neck, nC 27874
TeL: (252) 826-5614 • FaX: (252) 826-3461
COnTaCT:
emaIL: joseylbr3@gmail.com
saLes: Logan Josey
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TRADE TALK
Continued
SURREY, BC—Brunette Machinery
Company Inc, with its
head office here, a premium
supplier to the North American
forest industry for more than
75 years, recently announced
the acquisition of D & L Timber
Technologies Ltd.
“We are thrilled to welcome
Kirk Forbes
this global leader in the portable
sawmill industry into our family,”
said Kirk Forbes, President and CEO of Brunette Machinery.
“The acquisition of D & L Timber Technologies
is well-aligned with Brunette’s strategy to grow and diversify
our international operations. D & L’s established
history and dedication to serving strategic markets will
allow us to broaden our customer base and advance
our existing North American platform.
“Through this transaction, D & L will maintain its
own identity and retain its manufacturing operations
in Lac La Hache, BC,” Forbes continued. “The team at
D & L Timber Technologies has built a solid reputation,
in their local community and globally, for innovation,
manufacturing expertise and excellence in customer
service. We believe by combining our two organizations’
shared values, first-class products, brands and
global capabilities, Brunette and D & L will elevate
their existing operations and will better meet the growing
demand for state-of-the-art equipment in the forestry
industry.
“We are pleased to officially welcome D & L Timber
Technologies’ dedicated and skilled employees to the
Brunette family,” said Forbes. “This transaction will allow
our team to write its next chapter as one of North
America’s foremost suppliers of quality wood processing
equipment. Our companies’ combined talents,
strengths and operational excellence will deliver significant
opportunities for growth to our employees and
our customers. We look forward to the exciting journey
ahead as we continue to provide high-quality products
and excellent service to our customers worldwide.”
To learn more, go to www.brunettemc.com.
PITTSBURGH, PA—The Board of Directors of the
Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) elect-
(From left) Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY; Troy
Brown, Kretz Lumber Company Inc., Antigo, WI; and Tommy
Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, MO
ed Tommy Petzoldt, East Perry Lumber Company of
Frohna, MO president of the HMA at their National
Conference and Expo in Miramar Beach, FL, recently.
Other HMA officers for 2022 are Vice President:
Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork LLC of Owego, NY, and
executive vice president: Linda Jovanovich, HMA of
Pittsburgh, PA.
The HMA board of directors also elected members
to the executive committee. In addition to the officers,
they are: Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Company
of Vicksburg, MS; Hal Mitchell, Atlanta Hardwood
Corporation of Mableton, GA; Craig Miller, Battle Lumber
Company, Inc. of Wadley, GA; Richard Buchanan,
Granite Hardwoods, Inc. of Granite Falls, NC; Wayne
Law, New River Hardwoods of Mountain City, TN; and
Tom Gerow, Wagner Millwork, LLC, of Owego, NY.
Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Company, Inc. of Antigo,
WI, will serve on the executive committee as the immediate
past president.
During the conference’s Thursday business meeting,
HMA members elected Directors: Scott Cummings,
Cummings Lumber Company, Inc. of Troy, PA;
Matthew Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Company
of Woodville, MS; Tripp Josey, Josey Lumber Company,
Inc. of Scotland Neck, NC; David Lewis, Lewis
Brothers Lumber Company, Inc. of Aliceville, AL; and
Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods of Mountain City,
TN.
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• Dimension plant specializing in paneling, flooring,
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For lumber and prompt worldwide shipping,
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Your support changes
hearts and minds
about wood, for good.
TRADE TALK Continued
The Hardwood Manufacturers Association is a national
trade organization with membership limited
to U.S. Hardwood lumber producers and processors.
HMA is a member-driven association providing
member companies peer-networking opportunities,
valuable information exchange and strategic management
tools. The association also conducts a focused,
far-reaching promotion campaign, directed to
both consumers and build professionals, extolling the
beauty, environmental preference and lasting value of
American Hardwood flooring, furniture, cabinetry and
millwork.
To learn more, go to www.hmamembers.org. n
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WHO’S WHO Continued from page 71
mon (4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 8/4 and 10/4, kiln-dried).
Woodfold Manufacturing Inc. has been in operation
since 1957. The company has grown into one of the
nation’s leading suppliers of custom-crafted accordion
doors and roll-up doors serving both residential and
commercial markets.
Bateman is a graduate of Forest Grove High School,
located in Forest Grove. She has worked at Woodfold
Manufacturing for almost 31 years, with 20 years
spent in her current position.
Bateman has been married to Mike for 31 years and
the couple has two daughters and two grandchildren.
For more information, visit www.woodfold.com. n
China Extends Tariff Exclusions
On U.S. Hardwoods Until
November 30, 2022
Where We’ve Been
It’s no secret, the hardwood industry has been losing market share to
products that look like wood, but have none of the natural benefits or
authentic attributes of Real American Hardwood. In order to recapture
market share and improve industry stability, hardwood organizations
united to form the Real American Hardwood Coalition.
Where We Are
The goal is to develop a national consumer promotion campaign on a
scale that’s never been seen before. And a lot has been accomplished
in a short period of time—including the completion of an extensive
consumer research initiative, establishing brand guidelines, registering
trademarks, and launching social media profiles.
Where We’re Going, Together
The next steps will have the largest impact on the industry and require
buy-in from all industry stakeholders. The Coalition is preparing to
launch a comprehensive promotion campaign—including a consumeroriented
website, in-store promotion at top big box stores, a broad
media relations campaign, social media influencer partnerships, print
and web advertising, and much more.
Washington, DC—Hardwood industry exporters
received some good news recently when the
Chinese Ministry of Finance announced that it
would continue to exclude U.S. Hardwoods from
tariffs for an additional six-month period, through
November 30, 2022. The American Hardwood
Export Council received initial confirmation of the
extensions late Friday, April 15. This latest action
effectively means that business will carry on as
usual with no Chinese tariffs on U.S. Hardwood
lumber and log exports for the next six months.
The Hardwood Federation, with headquarters in
Washington, DC, will provide any further developments.
To learn more, go to www.hardwoodfed
eration.com. n
How You Can Get Involved
Moving the campaign forward and expanding its reach will take the
support of the entire industry—for the benefit of the entire industry.
■ Make a voluntary contribution to help fund the consumer
promotion campaign.
■ Use the Real American Hardwood logo on your sales and
marketing communications, facilities and vehicles, products,
and website.
■ Follow @RealAmericanHardwood on Instagram and Facebook,
and tag #RealAmericanHardwood in your social media posts.
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Visit RealAmericanHardwood.org to learn more and get on board.

CLASSIFIED
PROFIT OPPORTUNITIES
Kingsford Lumber Company is looking to hire a log yard manager for
the Kingsford Mill yard in Kingsford, MI.
Primary duties will include log scaling/grading, boltwood scaling and
inventory management, veneer sales and trucking coordinator between
remote yards, woods landings and mills. The yard manager will work
closely with the mill manager and equipment operator on yard inventory
and mill cut schedules. Other duties may include open market log
buying.
Job requirements – Must be able to identify species and understand
the official grading rules for hardwood log and tie cuts, cordwood scaling
(pile and truck scaling), forestry degree or equivalent experience,
valid WI or MI driver’s license,
HELP WANTED
TIGERTON LUMBER COMPANY
Yard Manager/Buyer – Tigerton Lumber Company – Iron River Landing
Tigerton Lumber Company is looking to hire a log yard manager for our
log yard in Iron River, MI.
Primary duties will include log scaling/grading and inventory management,
veneer sales and trucking coordinator between remote yards,
woods landings and mills. Other duties may include open market log
buying and satellite log yard management at our yards in Bruce Crossing,
MI and Conover, WI.
Job requirements – Must be able to identify species and understand
the official grading rules for hardwood log and tie cuts, forestry degree
or equivalent experience, valid WI or MI driver’s license,
Procurement Forester
Tigerton Lumber Company is looking to expand its procurement group
and will be hiring a forester for Northeast/East Central WI as well as
Southwest WI.
Primary duties will include buying stumpage through private landowner
negotiations and/or through timber bids (consultants as well as state,
federal and county forests). Administration of timber sales which includes
cruising timber, timber sale contracts, property/harvest line establishment,
marking timber, filing appropriate cutting notices (MFL/FCL
and County), sub-contracting logging and trucking, harvest inspections,
sale summary (scale ticket summary and working with accounting on
payments for loggers and landowners), MFL/FCL cutting reports and
sale close-outs. Other duties may include: MFL plan preparation, open
market log buying, log scaling and grading, road building/maintenance,
educational/outreach programs, participation in WI DNR committees.
KINGSFORD LUMBER COMPANY
FISTA/SFI Training – Training/certification will be done yearly
(if you do not have it currently it will be provided)
Salary – Based on 40 hour work week - $55,000/year - $XX,XXX
(negotiable based on experience)
To Apply – Please send a resume and cover letter to
Tigerton Lumber Company.
Tigerton Lumber Company,
Attn: Ben Knaack, PO Box 70, Tigerton, WI 54486, or
Email to: ben@tigertonlumber.com
Job requirements – Forestry degree or equivalent experience,
valid WI driver’s license
FISTA/SFI Training – Training/certification will be done yearly
(if you do not have it currently it will be provided)
Salary – Based on 40 hour work week - $45,000/year - $XX,XXX
(negotiable based on experience)
To Apply – Please send a resume and cover letter to
Tigerton Lumber Company.
Tigerton Lumber Company,
Attn: Ben Knaack, PO Box 70, Tigerton, WI 54486, or
Email to: ben@tigertonlumber.com
Yard Manager/Buyer – Kingsford Lumber Company – Kingsford Mill Yard
FISTA/SFI Training – Training/certification will be done yearly
(if you do not have it currently it will be provided)
Salary – Based on 40 hour work week - $45,000/year - $XX,XXX
(negotiable based on experience)
To Apply – Please send a resume and cover letter to
Kingsford Lumber Company.
Tigerton Lumber Company,
Attn: Ben Knaack, PO Box 70, Tigerton, WI 54486, or
Email to: ben@tigertonlumber.com
Any questions on any of these job postings please call Ben Knaack at 715-535-2181.
Benefits
Flexible work schedule
Mileage reimbursement program
Cell phone plan
Health insurance
Life insurance
Disability and dental
401k with company match (25% up to 6% of wages)
Vacation and sick leave
Flex spending account for health care costs
Seven paid holidays
Bereavement pay
Boot allowance
Certified Lumber Grader – Job Description
Cardin Forest Products is a family owned sawmill and kiln drying operation located
in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. We are currently seeking a candidate to fill a
hardwood lumber grading position in our kiln drying operation.
The ideal candidate will have:
•Been NHLA certified
•2 to 3 years of experience grading kiln dried hardwoods
Duties will include, but not be limited to the following:
•Grade and mark all lumber to be sorted according to NHLA rules/guidelines
and industry standards
•Communicate effectively with your team and other departments
•Adhere to all safety policies and perform tasks in a safe and responsible
manner
Required Qualifications:
•Minimum of one (1) year experience grading green and/or kiln dried domestic
lumber
•Must be NHLA trained or have equivalent knowledge.
•Must be physically capable of performing all duties of the job and any other
duties assigned by Crew Leader
Position
•Full time position
•Company offers medical, dental, 401(k), and other benefit offerings
We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment selection and related decisions
are made without regard to sexual orientation, race, color, age, disability,
religion, national origin, citizenship status and creed.
Salary Negotiable
Reply to: Jeremy Ball
Cell: (423) 619-8056
Email: jball@cardinfp.com
HELP WANTED
To: Anyone involved in the sawmill controls industry
To: Anyone involved in the sawmill controls industry
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This fascinating history should be preserved. I want to write
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or comments you might want to add. I am willing to meet in
person if needed.
Please contact me, Jeff Hurdle, at:
hurd2575@gmail.com
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2000 Optimil 6ft Twin Bandmill
Never used. Bandsaw with covers. $150,000.
Please call Jenness for more information at
207-745-2223 or Jeff at 207-342-5221.
USNR 4TA30 Top Arbor Three Shifting Saw Edger
200 hp drive motor, includes unscrambler, control
cab, infeed and outfeed. $95,000. Please call Jenness
for more information at 207-745-2223 or Jeff
at 207-342-5221.
Phone: (207) 342-5221
Fax: (207) 342-5201
PO Box 9, Ghent Road
Searsmont, ME 04973
Contact: Jenness Robbins
FOR SALE
Walnut Beams For Sale
#1 Common & Better (furniture grade), S2S,
2,000 board ft., kiln dried
Quantity – 15 beams, 6” sq. x 10’+
Market price
Contact – Jane Kuhns,
owner of Kuhns Contracting, Inc.
614-402-1681
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To: Anyone involved in the sawmill controls industry
SEEKING AN eLIMBS SPECIALIST
DMSi is currently seeking a candidate to implement and support the eLIMBS inventory
system. This person will use their industry and product knowledge to help customers
improve their business processes with the software.
Duties include
-Manage implementation projects, including system set up and configuration
-Train customers and other DMSi personnel on use of the system
-Help resolve client cases by gathering information and researching issues
-Create documentation to improve eLIMBS training resources
Qualifications
-Knowledge of the hardwood lumber industry and supply chain processes
-Experience with training end-users (virtual and in-person) on new software procedures
-Strong logical and problem-solving skills
-The ability to positively represent DMSi/eLIMBS
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-Full-time position
-Ability to work from home or Omaha office
-Travel to customer locations required
-Medical, dental, vision, 401(K) with match, PTO, and other benefits provided
Reply to Kevin Peterson (kpeterson@dmsi.com)
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Email: jenness57@gmail.com
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ADVERTISERS
INDEX
Abenaki Timber Corporation..................10
Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc..................
Ally Global Logistics...................................
Atlanta Hardwood Corporation..............67
Autolog Sawmill Automation......................
Automation & Electronics USA..............15
Baillie Lumber Co.......................................
Beard Hardwoods.......................................
Beasley Forest Products, Inc.................46
BID Group..................................................5
Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc.................49
BioLube, Inc................................................
Breeze Dried Inc.....................................56
Carbotech International.............................
Cardin Forest Products LLC.......................
Church, Bryant, Hardwoods, Inc............74
Clark Lumber Co.........................................
Cleereman Controls..................................9
Cleereman Industries...............................9
Cole Hardwood, Inc....................................
Collins.....................................................69
Continental Underwriters, Inc...............47
Cooper Machine Co., Inc............................
Corley Manufacturing Co......................IBC
Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co.......................58
Cummings Lumber Co., Inc......................3
Deer Park Lumber, Inc............................45
Devereaux Sawmill, Inc..........................63
Distribution Management Systems, inc.
(DMSi)........................................................7
EXPO Richmond..........................................
Fitzpatrick & Weller Inc..............................
Forestry Systems........................................
Frank Miller Lumber Co., Inc......................
GF Hardwoods, Inc.................................68
Graf Bros. Flooring & Lumber....................
Granite Hardwoods, Inc.............................
Granite Valley Forest Products..............19
GTL Lumber Inc..........................................
Hardwood Forestry Fund............................
Hardwood Manufacturers Assoc ..............
Hartzell Hardwoods, Inc.........................51
Hermitage Hardwood Lumber
Sales, Inc................................................14
HHP, Inc.......................................................
Hurdle Machine Works Inc.....................21
Irving, J.D., Limited....................................
ISK Biocides, Inc....................................66
JoCo Lumber, Inc....................................76
JoeScan..................................................54
Jones, Ron, Hardwood Sales, Inc..............
Josey Lumber Co., Inc............................76
Kendrick Forest Products......................71
Kentucky Forest Industries Assoc.............
Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc...........72
King City Forwarding USA, Inc...............13
King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd.......13
Kretz Lumber Co., Inc.............................48
Lawrence Lumber Company Inc................
Lewis Controls, Inc...............................IBC
Lewis, Dwight, Lumber Co., Inc.................
Limbo......................................................58
Lucidyne Technologies Inc........................
Lumber Resources Inc...........................12
Lussier, Simon, Ltd.................................50
MacBeath Hardwood Company..............76
Maine Woods Company..........................73
Mars Hill, Inc...............................................
Matson Lumber Company.........................8
Maxwell Hardwood Flooring..................61
McDonough Manufacturing Company....64
Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc...................
Meridien Hardwoods of PA., Inc.................
Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc...............
Midwest Hardwood Company....................
MO PAC Lumber Company......................70
Mueller Bros. Timber, Inc...........................
Neff Lumber Mills, Inc................................
New River Hardwoods, Inc.....................11
North American Forest Foundation........78
Northern Hardwoods..................................
Northwest Hardwoods, Inc........................
Nyle Dry Kilns.........................................17
Oakcrest Lumber, Inc.................................
OHC | Overseas Hardwoods Company.......
O’Shea Lumber Co......................................
Patrick Lumber Company.......................65
Paw Taw John Services, Inc......................
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual
Insurance Company....................................
Peterson, Keith D., & Co., Inc................78
Pike Lumber Co., Inc..................................
PJ Clark Lumber.....................................53
Prime Lumber Company.............................
Primewood..................................................
Quality Hardwoods Ltd...............................
Railway Tie Association.........................77
Ram Forest Products, Inc.......................62
Real American Hardwood Coalition.......79
Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons, Lumber, Inc..60
Sawmill MD.................................................
SII Dry Kilns................................................
Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc.........................55
Smithco Manufacturing, Inc.......................
Snowbelt Hardwoods, Inc......................59
Southern Forest Products Assoc.............4
Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc.....................
Stoltzfus Forest Products, LLC..................
Taylor Machine Works, Inc.....................52
Tigerton Lumber Co....................................
TMX Shipping Co., Inc............................57
Tropical Forest Products............... IFC & 1
TS Manufacturing.................................. BC
Tuscarora Hardwoods, Inc.........................
U-C Coatings, LLC.................................. FC
USNR...........................................................
VisionTally..................................................
Western Hardwood Association.............75
Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc.........................
White, Harold, Lumber, Inc.....................77
Williams, R.J., Inc.......................................
York Legacy Mill Inc...................................
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