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.
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