The Softwood Forest Products Buyer - November/December 2022

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TRADE TALK
The transaction is scheduled to close prior to the end of 2022 and is
subject to customary closing conditions. Stella-Jones intends to finance the
transaction with its existing credit facilities.
About Stella-Jones
Stella-Jones Inc. (TSX: SJ) is North America’s leading producer of
pressure-treated wood products. It supplies all the continent’s major electrical
utilities and telecommunication companies with wood utility poles
and North America’s Class 1, short line and commercial railroad operators
with railway ties and timbers. Stella-Jones also provides industrial
products, which include wood for railway bridges and crossings, marine
and foundation pilings, construction timbers and coal tar-based products.
Additionally, the Company manufactures and distributes premium treated
residential lumber and accessories to Canadian and American retailers for
outdoor applications, with a significant portion of the business devoted
to servicing the Canadian market through its national manufacturing and
distribution network. The Company’s common shares are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange.
To learn more, visit www.stella-jones.com.
Jeff Gregory Promoted To CFO At Timber Products
Co.
Springfield, OR—The Timber Products Board and the Gonyea family,
recently announced that effective September 12, 2022, Jeff Gregory was
selected to be the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). “I am looking forward to
working with Jeff as our CFO, and I am confident he will do a tremendous
job for us,” said Mark Avery, CEO.
Gregory started with Timber Products in March of 2018 as our company
controller and has excelled in that position, a company spokesperson said.
Prior to working for Timber Products, Gregory held controller and finance
positions with GreenWood Resources, Nautilus
and Schnitzer Steel. Early in his career, Gregory
was with KPMG where he worked as an audit
manager. Gregory graduated from Oregon State
University with a Bachelor of Science degree
in accounting and recently obtained his MBA
from Washington State University. Gregory is
also a certified public accountant in the state of
Oregon.
Founded in 1918, Timber Products Co. produces
a wide range of diversified wood products.
Jeff Gregory Best known for its hardwood plywood, the company
is committed to environmental sustainability and offers an integrated
approach to manufacturing with eight manufacturing facilities, an international
division, and a nationwide transportation and logistics division.
Learn more at www.timberproducts.com.
James Russell
U-C Coatings Hires James Russell
As West Coast Territory
Sales Representative
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
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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 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.
Dale Brown
USNR Acquires Timber Automation
Woodland, WA—USNR, headquartered here,
a division of Wood Technologies International,
recently announced that it has acquired Timber
Automation, an industry leader in wood processing
equipment and technology. According
to a company press release, the combination
solidifies USNR’s leadership position in providing
equipment and technology to the global
wood processing industry, adding more than 250
employees and over 200,000 square feet of manufacturing space.
The transaction will help Timber Automation gain wider market distribution
for its state-of-the-art sawmill and woodyard equipment, while
USNR will benefit from 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 end-to-end solutions for sawmills and planer mills.
Learn more at www.usnr.com.
North American Forest Foundation Welcomes
Two New Board Members
Collierville, TN—The North American Forest Foundation (NAFF),
headquartered here, recently announced two new board members—
Jimmy Thornberry of Powell Valley Millwork and Butch Bernhardt of
Western Wood Preservers Institute.
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