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National Hardwood Magazine - October 2022

In the latest issue of National Hardwood Magazine, get to know Holt & Bugbee Company, learn about Pennsylvania Hardwoods' expansion, and much more.

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NHLA: WHY KNOT...<br />

MAXIMIZE YIELD<br />

MERIDIEN HARDWOODS OF PA., INC.<br />

“Everything You’ll Ever Need From The Forest”<br />

Can a <strong>Hardwood</strong> mill maximize<br />

yield and cut a mill-run? I<br />

see it as a fundamental business<br />

choice; to maximize your yield<br />

you must engage in quality control,<br />

including inhouse grading,<br />

and trust others to do what you<br />

cannot do effectively.<br />

The same is true for <strong>Hardwood</strong> associations. If <strong>Hardwood</strong><br />

associations want to maximize their membership<br />

benefits (yield) we must engage in quality control (grade<br />

our operations) and trust others to do what we cannot do<br />

effectively.<br />

Yes, associations are different and represent you in diverse<br />

ways. Each of you and each of us has a niche that<br />

we fill and no one niche is less valuable than another. But<br />

even if the species, location, and products are different;<br />

we have one common message that we control. <strong>Hardwood</strong>,<br />

<strong>Hardwood</strong>, <strong>Hardwood</strong>…<br />

NHLA is focused on quality grading rules, education,<br />

and networking but that does not mean that we can ignore<br />

the rest of the <strong>Hardwood</strong> industry’s needs for product-specific<br />

promotion. I spent my first week on the job<br />

meeting first with NHLA employees to grade our operations<br />

and then meeting online with allied associations.<br />

Getting to know them, beyond just a name and a face.<br />

Finding out what they do and what they are good at and<br />

then offering the NHLA to help them and thanking them<br />

for helping us provide quality services.<br />

Look at what the Pennsylvania associations just<br />

did. They got the NHLA Inspector Training School out<br />

of Memphis and to Clearfield, PA for 8 weeks. AHUG,<br />

PFPA, NTHA, KWPA, and PFA<br />

along with Pennsylvania <strong>Hardwood</strong><br />

Development Council got<br />

a grant, surveyed local companies<br />

for attendees, and arranged<br />

for NHLA to come to them. Saving<br />

money for all our members<br />

and each of our associations while making effective use<br />

of government funds. Thanks to their hard work in their<br />

niche area and cooperation for the good of the industry<br />

NHLA was able to educate students that we would not<br />

normally reach.<br />

Furthermore, the <strong>Hardwood</strong> Federation has a niche<br />

voice in Washington, DC, a high-quality voice that can<br />

get the attention of the Farm Bill authors, the department<br />

of Agriculture, and the Forest Service. Helping the NHLA<br />

and our members broaden the voice and reach of the<br />

<strong>Hardwood</strong> industry.<br />

Another notable example is The Real American <strong>Hardwood</strong><br />

Coalition (RAHC). It has been around since 2020,<br />

working for the good of the entire industry. Again, NHLA<br />

is working with our allied associations and funding a<br />

united message that promotes <strong>Hardwood</strong>. The new consumer-focused<br />

website www.realamericanhardwood.<br />

com launched in August. If you have not seen it, please<br />

go visit the site and even more importantly help fund it by<br />

joining the associations contributing to it.<br />

By joining NHLA and other <strong>Hardwood</strong> associations<br />

you help fund education and outreach for the entire<br />

<strong>Hardwood</strong> industry. We also appreciate sponsors, exhibitors,<br />

and advertisers who help spread the message<br />

further and help keep quality high. We also need to ac-<br />

45,000 ft. steamer loaded with 4/4<br />

Face & Better Walnut<br />

4/4 Face & Better Walnut ready<br />

for shipment<br />

n 18 Acre Concentration Yard<br />

n 2 Trim Lines (50 Sorts)<br />

n Straight Line Ripping and S2S Facilities<br />

n We Offer Export Preparations, Container Loading,<br />

Mixed Species & Thicknesses<br />

n Custom Walnut Steaming Available<br />

n 800,000ʹ Dry Storage • Dry Kiln Capacity 250,000'<br />

n All KD Lumber End Pictured and Tallied via TallyExpress<br />

BUILD YOUR OWN LOAD<br />

Please turn to page 51<br />

Shade-Dri ® Protection<br />

BY DALLIN BROOKS,<br />

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,<br />

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION,<br />

MEMPHIS, TN<br />

901-377-1082<br />

WWW.NHLA.COM<br />

24 OCTOBER <strong>2022</strong> n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmerican<strong>Hardwood</strong>.org<br />

Brandon Ferman<br />

Office: 814-563-4614<br />

Cell: 814-688-6691<br />

Email: brandonferman@hotmail.com<br />

Dan Ferman<br />

Office: 814-563-4614<br />

Michael Songer<br />

Office: 814-486-1711<br />

Cell: 814-594-0827<br />

Email: mjs@zitomedia.net<br />

Jeff Childs<br />

Office: 740-392-7727<br />

Cell: 740-398-3474<br />

Email: jeffchilds7@yahoo.com<br />

(800) 780-3187 FAX: (800) 292-5773<br />

Website: www.meridienpa.com • Email: meridien@penn.com<br />

Yard Address: Old Pittsfield Rd., Pittsfield, PA 16340

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