National Hardwood Magazine - June 2022

Strong Attendance Reported At
Spring NELA Meeting
Woodstock, VT–The New England Lumbermen’s
Association (NELA) recently gathered
here at The Woodstock Inn & Resort for their annual
spring meeting. Attendance was strong at 85
attendees with most of that number being members
Photos by Leslie Brienza
from Canada who could not attend meetings in the
U.S. for several months due to COVID restrictions.
The morning started with a registration and coffee
hour where old acquaintances were renewed
after the long hiatus. After a buffet lunch the group
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Beasley Forest Products produces 170 million bd. ft.
of Southern Hardwood and Cypress lumber annually.
Loren Voyer, Kennebec Lumber Co., Solon, ME; John Goodfellow,
J.W. Goodfellow Forest Products, Hemmingford, QC; and
Philip Bibeau, Wood Products Manufacturers Association, Westminster,
MA
Eric Vezina, Alliance Hardwood Products, Québec City, QC; Alain
Thibeault, Preverco, Daveluyville, QC; Jean Desilets, C.A. Spencer,
Laval, QC; and David Vigneault, Primewood, Plessisville, QC
Greg Patenaude, Peladeau Lumber Inc., Montréal, QC; Dave Williams,
Retired, Champlain Hardwoods, Essex Junction, VT; and
Marc-Andre Gaboury, Boa-Franc, St. George, QC
Shawn Collins, Tioga Hardwoods, Berkshire, NY; Andre Montigny,
AM Hardwood, Montréal, QC; and Lloyd Lovett, King City/
Northway Forwarding Ltd., Alliston, ON
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.
KILN DRIED LUMBER SALES
Linwood Truitt, Ext. 4303
Cell: (912) 253-9000
Email: linwood.truitt@beasleygroup.com
John Stevenson, Ext. 4384
Cell: (912) 375-8226
Email: john.stevenson@beasleygroup.com
Beasley Forest Products, Inc.
P.O. Box 788 • Hazlehurst, Georgia 31539
Phone: (912) 375-5174 • Fax: (912) 375-9191
Web Address: www.beasleyforestproducts.com
INDUSTRIAL SALES
Ray Turner
Phone: (912) 253-9001
Email: ray.turner@beasleygroup.com
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