National Hardwood Magazine - October 2022

TRADE TALK Continued
the addition of Timber Automation’s highly skilled team
members and production capacity.
“The addition of Timber Automation’s LogPro line of
log yard equipment represents a major market expansion
for USNR, and their Baxley products—including
optimization, edgers, and lumber processing equipment—complement
our product offering, providing our
customers with more options of high-quality machinery,”
said Dale Brown, president of USNR. “We are also excited
to build upon our highly innovative optimization
and grading solutions and the opportunity to bring those
products to new markets.”
“We knew that USNR was the right owner for Timber
Automation from the outset,” said John Steck, president
of Timber Automation. “USNR’s reputation for doing right
by the customer aligns perfectly with our company culture
and values. This partnership will help give us wider
visibility and provide better solutions for customers.”
Headquartered in Hot Springs, AR, Timber Automation
also operates a manufacturing plant in Baxley, GA,
and a technology center in Lévis, QC. Learn more about
Timber Automation and its products by visiting www.
timberna.com.
USNR, a division of Wood Technologies International,
operates facilities across the United States, Canada,
and Europe, including six large manufacturing plants.
USNR is best known around the world for providing endto-end
solutions for sawmills and planer mills. Learn
more at www.usnr.com.
NEWALD, WI — Cleereman
Industries/Cleereman Controls,
headquartered here, recently
performed a number of equipment
installations at companies
that manufacture Hardwood lumber,
according to Vice President
Paul Cleereman.
Clark Hardwoods in Erin, TN
installed a Model LP-42 Linear
Paul Cleereman
Carriage Tilt Carriage, a 42-inch
Log Turner and power unit.
Advanced Hardwoods of Fredericksburg, OH received
a Model HS-380 Carriage, heavy-duty track frame and
75 Hydrostatic Carriage Drive.
Oak Ridge Lumber of Loganton, PA installed a Model
AS-380 Carriage and 100 Hydrostatic Carriage Drive.
At Select & Better Hardwoods LLC in Wabeno, WI, a
HS-360 Carriage and sawyers cab with new Cleereman
Carriage Controls were installed.
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.
BUFFALO, NY—U-C Coatings, LLC, based here, and
a leading manufacturer of premium wood protection
products, recently announced the hiring of James Russell
as West Coast Territory Sales Representative.
Russell, based in Oregon, is a native Oregonian and
spent the last seven years as an Outside Sales Rep
and a Territory Solutions Specialist for Fastenal Inc. in
the west-central part of Oregon. He gained valuable
experience providing top-level service and supplies to
sawmills and industrial customers alike, while growing
the territory by adding many new large-scale customers.
Russell brings a strong desire to provide excellent customer
service and ambition to grow personally to U-C
Coatings that will mesh well with
the company’s solid reputation.
He spends much of his free
time outdoors, whether it is riding,
camping or hunting. James
and his wife welcomed the birth
of their first child, a son, earlier
in 2022.
U-C Coatings is a leading
manufacturer and supplier of
James Russell premium wood protection products.
For more than 50 years
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, visit www.uccoatings.com.
FORT WAYNE, IN – Engineers for Biolube, headquartered
here, went over and above the industry’s safety
standards while finding a sensible production solution
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