National Hardwood Magazine - Christmas 2022

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National Hardwood Magazine Christmas 2022 Volume 96 No. 12 

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2023 HARDWOOD PURCHASING PLANS: 

WHILE CHALLENGES PERSIST THERE IS 

HOPE FOR THE COMING YEAR 

SPECIALIZING IN 140 SPECIES AT KEIM 

MATSON LUMBER, WITH DEEP ROOTS, 

CONTINUES TO BRANCH OUT TO THE WORLD 

CORLEY MANUFACTURING: 117 YEARS YOUNG 

AND EVER-EVOLVING 

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CUSTOMER 

CONFERENCE? 

RAILWAY TIE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP 

BRINGS VALUE TO HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS 

HMA FALL REGIONAL MEETING COMPRISED OF 

FACILITY TOURS 

NELA WRAPS UP 2022 WITH ANNUAL 

FALL GATHERING 

RAILWAY TIE ASSOCIATION GATHERS IN 

ORLANDO FOR ANNUAL EVENT 

About The Cover 

DEER PARK LUMBER, INC. 

Deer Park Lumber, Inc. is a secondgeneration 

family owned hardwood 

sawmill located in the Endless Mountains 

of Pennsylvania. We pride ourselves on 

providing our customers with quality, 

service and reliability. You can be assured 

of a continuous, reliable supply of quality 

kiln-dried hardwood lumber. We have vast 

experience in shipping both domestically 

and exporting internationally. 

Deer Park produces over 60,000 board 

feet of lumber daily. Our annual production is over 15 million 

board feet and is sold worldwide. 

By partnering with private landowners, Deer Park manages 

65,000 acres of high-quality forestland. This vast timber resource 

ensures our hardwood customers a quality high yielding 

inventory. Our attention to detail…reliability…meeting customer 

deadlines and end quality defines Deer Park Lumber, Inc. 

For lumber sales please contact: 

Joe Zona at joe@deerparklumberinc.com 

Jack Monnoyer at jack@deerparklumberinc.com 

Joe Benko at jbenko@deerparklumberinc.com 

Phone: 570-836-1133 Fax: 570-836-8982 

www.deerparklumberinc.com 

Founded in 1927 by: O.L. Miller – 1894-1963 

Publisher: Paul J. Miller – 1963-2010 

• Forest Products Export Directory • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide 

• Import/Export Wood Purchasing News • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook 

• Green Books’s Hardwood Marketing Directory 

• Green Books’s Softwood Marketing Directory 

• The Softwood Forest Products Buyer 

Paul J. Miller Jr. – President 

Terry Miller – Vice President 

Zach Miller – Sales 

Sue Putnam – Editor 

Matthew Fite – Staff Writer 

Cadance Hanson - Staff Writer 

Dolores Buchanan – Who’s Who Coordinator 

Rachael Stokes – Graphic Artist 

Tammy Daugherty – Production Manager 

Jennifer Trentman – Green Book Market Sales 

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10 Hardwood Calendar 

12 News Developments 

14 HMA Update 

16 AHEC Report 

18 NHLA: Why Knot... 

67 In Memoriam 

68 Trade Talk 

76 2022 Buyer’s Guide 

Product Index 

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BE PART OF 

BUILDING 

SOMETHING 

BIG 

We have the COOKIES 

Santa really wants this 

Christmas! 

Where We’ve Been 

It’s no secret, the hardwood industry has been losing market share to 

products that look like wood, but have none of the natural benefits or 

authentic attributes of Real American Hardwood. In order to recapture 

market share and improve industry stability, hardwood organizations 

united to form the Real American Hardwood Coalition. 

Live-Edge Cookie Slabs available 

in a variety of shapes and sizes 

up to 7’ wide. 

Where We Are 

The goal is to develop a national consumer promotion campaign on a 

scale that’s never been seen before. And a lot has been accomplished 

in a short period of time—including the completion of an extensive 

consumer research initiative, establishing brand guidelines, registering 

trademarks, and launching social media profiles. 

Where We’re Going, Together 

The next steps will have the largest impact on the industry and require 

buy-in from all industry stakeholders. The Coalition is preparing to 

launch a comprehensive promotion campaign—including a consumeroriented 

website, in-store promotion at top big box stores, a broad 

media relations campaign, social media influencer partnerships, print 

and web advertising, and much more. 

How You Can Get Involved 

Moving the campaign forward and expanding its reach will take the 

support of the entire industry—for the benefit of the entire industry. 

■ Make a voluntary contribution to help fund the consumer 

promotion campaign. 

■ Use the Real American Hardwood logo on your sales and 

marketing communications, facilities and vehicles, products, 

and website. 

■ Follow @RealAmericanHardwood on Instagram and Facebook, 

and tag #RealAmericanHardwood in your social media posts. 

Visit RealAmericanHardwood.org to learn more and get on board. 

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Merry Christmas 

from Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc.! 

 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 

Containers can be loaded for the West Coast and export markets. 

The firm manufactures 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses. 

About Our Sawmill, Planer Mill and Lumber Inventory 

Facilities: 

3 Sawmills Processing 50 Million' 

750,000' Dry Kiln Capacity 

600,000' Fan Shed Capacity 

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Products Available: 

4/4-8/4 Appalachian Lumber 

6/4-8/4 Ship Dry Capacity 

Crossties (100,000 BF per week) 

Timbers up to 18' 

1,000,000+ Average KD Inventory 

12,000,000+ Average AD Inventory 

Species: 

• White Oak • Red Oak 

• Poplar • Ash • Hickory 

• Elm • Beech • Gum 

• Hackberry • Pecan 

Jimmy Kepley, owner, and Bart Jenkins, lumber sales 

EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABILITY 

Sales: Bart Jenkins bjenkins@kepleyfrank.us 

Jimmy Kepley jkepley@kepleyfrank.us 

975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd. 

Lexington, NC 27292 

Phone 336-746-5419 

Fax 336-746-6177 

www.kepleyfrank.us 

From all of us at Nyle Dry Kilns 

Thanks, from Our Family to Yours! 

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Since 1898 

75 years 

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Celebrating 125 years 

of steadfast wood expertise 

Goodfellow has the largest 

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More than a Motto – Our Promise to You 

From our state-of-the-art concentration 

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Everything we sell is graded carefully 

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HARDWOOD CALENDAR 

January 2023 

Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club, Meeting, Embassy Suites, 

Greensboro, NC. www.lumberclub.org. Jan. 10. 

Lake States Lumber Association, Winter Meeting, Lodge 

Kohler, Green Bay, WI. www.lsla.com. Jan. 18-20. 

National Association of Home Builders, International 

Builders’ Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. 

www.buildersshow.com. Jan. 31-Feb. 2. 

March 

Hardwood Manufacturers Association, 2023 National 

Conference and Expo, JW Marriott, Nashville, TN. 

www.hmamembers.org. March 22-24. 

February 

Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, 2023 

Convention & Exposition, Indianapolis Downtown Marriott 

Hotel, Indianapolis, IN. www.ihla.org. Feb. 6-8. 

Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., 2023 Annual 

Meeting, Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra, FL. 

www.appalachianhardwood.org. Feb. 22-26. 

April 

Montreal Wood Convention, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth 

Hotel, Montreal, QC. 

www.montrealwoodconvention.com. April 18-20. n 

Kentucky Forest Industries Association, 2023 Annual 

Meeting, Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY. www.kfia.org. 

March 28-30. 

Beasley Forest Products produces 170 million bd. ft. 

of Southern Hardwood and Cypress lumber annually. 

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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NEWS DEVELOPMENTS 

NEWS ABOUT NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL 

HARDWOOD CONSUMERS INCLUDING MERGERS, 

PLANT EXPANSIONS & ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES 

Third Bench To Acquire Residential 

Cabinetry Manufacturer 

New America Energy Corp. and its operating 

subsidiary, Third Bench Holdings, LLC, based in Salt Lake 

City, UT, recently reported that the company has entered 

FROM OUR FAMILY TO YOURS! 

into a Binding Letter of Intent to acquire Rasmussen 

Custom Cabinetry, LLC. Rasmussen manufactures, 

distributes, and installs residential cabinets north of Salt 

Lake City, UT. 

According to a company press release, Third Bench 

is glad to add Rasmussen to its mix 

of companies. The Utah market is 

strong, and Rasmussen is positioned 

to continue to ramp up sales in Utah, 

according to the press release. 

In addition, Rasmussen has the 

capacity to manufacture residential 

cabinets to be shipped to the 

company’s Davis Kitchens locations 

in Albuquerque, NM and Tucson, 

AZ, as well as the company’s Las 

Cruces Cabinets location in Las 

Cruces, NM. 

Rasmussen uses solid U.S. 

Hardwoods in its manufacturing 

including Cherry, Alder, Walnut, 

Hickory, Maple and Oak as well as 

others. Rasmussen manufactures 

only in the U.S. 

This acquisition will be immediately 

accretive to the company’s 

earnings. Rasmussen is on a run 

rate to have revenue of over $10 million 

in 2022. Combined with the current 

Third Bench operations, Rasmussen 

should be in a position to 

almost double that output by manufacturing 

cabinets for Third Bench’s 

subsidiaries. 

Third Bench, a subsidiary of New 

America Energy Corp., has five 

subsidiary companies operating as 

architectural millwork and dealers in 

the cabinetry, kitchen and bath areas. 

Third Bench, through its subsidiary 

companies, offers products in these 

categories: residential cabinets 

and countertops and commercial 

millwork throughout the Western 

U.S. for customers from California to Texas. 

To learn more, go to www.thirdbench.com. 

American Woodmark Expands 

In North Carolina 

American Woodmark Corporation, 

headquartered in Winchester, 

VA, one of the nation’s largest 

manufacturers of cabinets, will 

expand its operations in Hamlet, 

NC, creating 131 jobs in Richmond 

County, NC Governor Roy Cooper 

announced recently. “Strong rural 

communities like Hamlet provide 

manufacturing companies a great 

environment for expansion and 

growth,” said Gov. Cooper. 

Founded in 1980, American 

Woodmark became a public 

company in 1986. Today, the 

company operates 18 manufacturing 

and distribution centers and eight 

primary service centers across North 

America, distributing products under 

more than a dozen brand names 

across the country. The company 

uses solid U.S. Hardwoods in its 

manufacturing including Cherry, 

Hard and Soft Maple and Red 

Oak, based on information in the 

Hardwood Marketing Directory, 

published by Miller Wood Trade 

Publications. American Woodmark’s 

expansion project in Hamlet will help 

the company meet growing demand, 

increasing the company’s finished 

goods production capacity for its 

East Coast networks. 

To learn more, visit www. 

americanwoodmark.com. 

Builder Confidence Down 10 Straight 

Months As Housing Market Continues 

To Weaken 

In a further signal that rising interest rates, building 

Please turn to page 66 

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HMA UPDATE 

INDUSTRY SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION 

HMA MEMBER CONTRIBUTORS 

Abenaki Timber Corporation 

Anderson-Tully Co. 

Baillie Lumber Co. 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. 

Cersosimo Lumber Co. 

Dwight Lewis Lumber Co. 

East Perry Lumber Co. 

Fly Tie & Lumber, LLC 

Frank Miller Lumber Co. 

Gates Milling, Inc. 

Hannafee Brothers Sawmill Co. 

Holt & Bugbee Co. 

Jerry G. Williams & Sons, Inc. 

The Hardwood Manufacturers Association 

(HMA) would like to take this opportunity 

to recognize and thank YOU, 

the many industry stakeholders who 

have contributed to HMA’s Education/ 

Promotion Campaign. Your contributions 

speak volumes. Thank you for keeping 

Hardwood promotion on your priority list. 

Over the past year - via The American 

Hardwood Information Center (AHIC) 

at HardwoodInfo.com, numerous online editorial features, 

Continuing Education presentations, 

social media advertising, 

and much more - our Hardwood 

message has reached countless 

consumers, architects, designers, 

and the build community, at large. 

And so, on behalf of all industry 

stakeholders, I applaud the extra effort 

of the following generous contributors. 

For the period November 

1, 2021, through October 15, 2022, thank you to: 

Josey Lumber Company 

Kendrick Forest Products 

Kretz Lumber Company, Inc. 

Middle Tennessee Lumber Co. 

MO PAC Lumber Company 

Mueller Brothers Timber 

New River Hardwoods, Inc. 

Northern Hardwoods Lumber, LLC 

Northland Forest Products, Inc. 

RAM Forest Products, Inc. 

Stella-Jones Corporation 

The Turman Group 

Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. 

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BY LINDA JOVANOVICH, 

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, 

HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, 

PITTSBURGH, PA 

412-244-0440 

WWW.HMAMEMBERS.ORG 

QUALITY / LOYALTY / TRADITION 

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606-932-3117 

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AHEC REPORT 

MAXIMIZING MARKET ACCESS FOR U.S. HARDWOODS 

THROUGH RISK-BASED CERTIFICATION 

During the NHLA Annual Convention this 

September in Cleveland, OH, AHEC presented 

details of on-going work to develop 

Sustainable Hardwood Certification (SHC) as 

a cost-effective solution to verify the sustainability 

of American Hardwoods and maximize 

market opportunities for our Hardwood products. 

The SHC website is now live at www. 

shc-cert.org to explain why the new certification 

system is being developed and how it will 

operate. 

SHC draws on some of the world's best national 

forest inventory and forest owners survey 

data compiled regularly by the U.S. Forest Service. 

We know from this data exactly how much Hardwood 

of each species is growing, and how much is harvested 

in each county across the United States. It also draws 

on high-quality State Forest and Wildlife Action Plans required 

by Federal law to be prepared and implemented 

for all U.S. states. In this way, SHC will provide a robust 

and credible assurance of sustainable forestry which is 

zero cost for individual forest operators and minimal cost 

to individual mills. For the first time, it will allow certification 

at scale in regions where Hardwood supply is from 

vast numbers of small private family forests, where owners 

harvest once in a generation, practice very low intensity 

management, and are typically less interested in 

commercial timber demand than in other forest values. 


These operational procedures are inherently 

low risk and sustainable, but are not captured 

by existing certification frameworks. 

The SHC builds directly on the Seneca 

Creek reports commissioned by AHEC in 

2007 and 2017 which demonstrated a negligible 

risk of U.S. Hardwood being derived 

from an illegal or unsustainable source at 

a national level. SHC improves on this riskbased 

approach from the Seneca Creek reports 

by providing even more in-depth data to 

a jurisdictional level. SHC includes a standard 

for jurisdictional risk assessment and a standard 

for chain of custody against which Hardwood logs, 

sawn wood and mill products sourced from small-scale 

low intensity harvest operations in demonstrably low-risk 

states can be certified. This program aims to provide industry-wide 

accepted certification that will match the increasingly 

strict requirements seen in Europe and around 

the world over the last few years. These standards will 

be reviewed by the SHC Standards Endorsement Body, 

which will be chaired by an independent expert with long 

experience of forest certification along with other experts 

in certification, forestry and the environment, and representatives 

of stakeholders with an interest in Hardwood 

forest management. This process is currently underway, 

and once the standards have been endorsed, AHEC will 

commission risk assessments covering all U.S. Hard- 

BY MICHAEL SNOW, 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 

AMERICAN HARDWOOD EXPORT COUNCIL, 

STERLING, VA 

703-435-2900 

WWW.AHEC.ORG 


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MERRY CHRISTMAS! 

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NHLA: Why Knot.... 

TALK RELIGION 

No matter what you believe, wood was 

there. Wood plays a major role in most religions. 

Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike 

believe that when Adam and Eve left the 

Garden of Eden, they built a shelter to stay 

in, tools to till the ground, and fire to cook 

their food. Using wood would be critical to 

all those tasks. Noah built the Ark out of 

Gopher Wood and Pitched it (the first-ever 

reference of preserving wood). Abraham's tent most 

likely had wood poles like the “rods of green Poplar and 

of the Hazel and Chestnut tree.” Jacob peeled and used 

the water troughs to grow his misfit flocks. Moses used 

Shittim Wood to build the tabernacle and ark. Jesus was 

raised by a carpenter and was crucified on a wooden 

cross. 

Wood is critical to our current society’s culture, history, 

and progress, and needs to be promoted for being the 

foundation for life on earth. Even those that only believe 

in evolution acknowledge that large-brained Homo erectus 

made wooden tools. The world owes wood a debt of 

gratitude and it owes woodworkers appreciation for the 

quality of life that they enjoy. 

So, let’s talk about it. At home, at school, at work, and 

at church. We need to constantly be talking about wood. 

We all love it, but we are not very good at 

showing that love to others. I was touring 

Hardwood plants and met Burt Craig. He 

asked me, “Are you a Mormon?” (correct 

title - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday 

Saints) I replied, “yes.” And he said to 

me, “God bless the Mormons and their 11 

commandments.” This was news to me, 

and I asked what he thought our 11th commandment 

was. He replied, “Thou shalt make thy pews 

out of Red Oak.” Not only did I get a laugh, but I realized 

he was right. I had never thought of it before, but the 

Church uses Red Oak for all its benches, podiums, walls, 

and organs. They also use Hardwoods for their pianos 

and gym floors. I am sure the same can be said for many 

other religions. 

Almost every person on the planet uses wood every 

day and the National Hardwood Lumber Association is 

giving 5 percent of members’ dues to the Real American 

Hardwood Coalition and working alongside other 

allied industry associations to bring Hardwood out of 

overlooked obscurity. We have several issues that we 

need to solve to promote the use and respect of Hardwoods. 

They are, raising funds and getting attention. You 

have heard from me and many others about donating to 


A fourth-generation 

family business. 

That has a nice ring to it. 

Greentree Forest Products is a locally owned 

family business producing approximately 

22 million board feet of quality Appalachian 

hardwood lumber per year. Since 1952 

and four generations of know-how, our 

steadfast commitment to excellence 

continues to run in the family. 

Learn more at greentreeforest.com 

BY DALLIN BROOKS, 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 

NATIONAL HARDWOOD LUMBER ASSOCIATION, 

MEMPHIS, TN, 

901-399-7560 

WWW.NHLA.COM 


2023 Hardwood Purchasing Plans 

While Challenges Persist There Is 

Hope For The Coming Year 

Compiled by Cadance Hanson 

Editor’s Note: The following is an exclusive annual report compiled by National Hardwood 

Magazine about the 2023 purchasing plans of several of North America’s largest Hardwood 

lumber buyers. 

The market has varied throughout 2022, often varying greatly throughout the year for distribution 

yards and end users alike. Many lumber buyers said that they will continue to have lower levels 

of inventory as they continue to watch inflation and interest rates. 

As finding quality employees continues to be a struggle for many industries, the lumber 

industry is no different. Many business operators said that they are offering proper compensation 

packages, like employer matched 401K and production bonuses, as well as new hire bonuses 

and bonuses based on employee referrals. 

While there is still a lot of uncertainty plaguing every facet of this industry right now, many 

believe that things will begin to turn around in 2023. 

ERIC BOER 

MASON’S MILL 

AND LUMBER 

HOUSTON, TX 

While much of 2022 was a challenge 

with keeping what we needed 

on the floor and trying to keep costs 

as manageable as possible, we’ve seen things loosen 

up going into the fall and winter. Our expectations are 

that trends will continue, and we’ll see shorter lead times 

and continued softening on prices. On that basis, we’ve 

been trimming down stock levels and holding off on forward 

purchasing where possible. I expect that to be normal 

for a while moving forward. 

Despite significant headwinds on a lot of fronts, 2022 

was a very good year for almost everyone I’ve spoken 

with. There were very few slow-moving items, and, in 

fact, some items were downright difficult to secure for 

much of the first half of the year. 

As with most folks, White Oak was the hot ticket along 

with Poplar over the course of the year. We struggled at 

times to ensure we had ample stocks on hand in some 

White Oak and Poplar items, but overall, with a little 

planning, we were able to keep inventory on hand to satisfy 

our customers. 

While rift cut White Oak was and still is in extremely 

high demand, we saw a surge in interest in both plain 

sawn and quarter sawn White Oak which I feel was, 

in part, a reaction to the incredibly steep climb in rift 

sawn White Oak pricing. Other lines we saw increase 

in demand and popularity were the thermally modified 

woods, including Ash and assorted softwoods. 

We expect the interest and demand to continue to 

grow in these modified woods and look forward to other 

Hardwoods like Red Oak being introduced into this 

field. We’ve positioned ourselves aggressively to stay 

on the forefront of this new technology and the products 

thereof. 

Increased freight costs had a significant impact on the 

cost of both domestic and imported wood products all 

year. While freight costs continue to be high, we’ve seen 

a little softening, especially on ocean freight. 

I’ve heard from many of my counterparts in the industry 

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to proper compensation packages, we’ve found that 

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aided in keeping staff. We strive to maintain an upbeat 

and positive work environment and feel it has paid off 

well for us. 

I expect some challenges in 2023, including the impact 

of high interest rates on the housing market. Overall, 

the demand for our products remains strong. We are 

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Keim began in 1911 as a rough lumber mill. Today it’s a place where uncompromising quality meets modern design. 

Keim specializes in custom interior doors with multiple styles, species, and finishes available. 

Specializing in 140 Species at Keim 

Charm, OH – Keim headquartered here 

in the heart of Amish country, is a 

fourth generation family-owned 

and operated Hardwood, softwood 

and exotic wood distributor. With 

over 140 species of wood, Keim 

purchases and markets approximately 

9 million board feet annually 

(in thickness of 4/4 through 

16/4). Primary volume users for the 

operation are Poplar, Red Oak and 

Soft Maple. 

What began in 1911 as a small rough 

lumber mill with just four employees 

has grown into a 50-acre complex with 

By Michelle Keller 

(Left) Jim Smucker, President of 

Keim, and owners, Karen and 

Robbie Keim. 

more than 700k square-feet of retail, office, 

warehouse and millwork production space. 

Established as Keim Brothers by 

Mose J. Keim and his brother John, 

the original mill still sits at the bottom 

of the hill by State Route 557 in 

Charm, OH. The second generation 

brought Mose’s son Roman Keim into 

the business, who changed the name 

to M.J. Keim and Son. 

By the 1950’s the operation had expanded 

to include a dry kiln, Hardwood 

flooring and plywood facility, an office 

and hardware store. Roman’s son Bill 

Keim began working with his father and 

“We credit our strong 

supplier base that are 

committed to producing only highquality 

U.S. Hardwoods. Their focus 

on providing Keim with excellent 

material is what enables us to 

provide our customers with high 

quality millwork products,” 

Jim Smucker, president, Keim 

the name changed to Keim Lumber Company in the 

1960’s. 

In the 1980’s the company expanded to a 30,000 

square-foot showroom with the current front building 

being added. In 1993 Bill’s son Robbie Keim joined the 

company and a 125,000 square-foot showroom was 

added in 2007. Keim celebrated 100 years of business 

in 2011 and 2019 brought the first non-family member to 

serve as president, Jim Smucker. 

Keim Lumber has currently rebranded to Keim and 


Keim stocks over 250 moulding profiles every day and has created 

over 11,000 custom profiles for both homeowners and pros. 

The company, located in Charm, OH, purchases and markets 

about 9 million board feet annually in all lumber species. Primary 

Hardwood species are Poplar, Red Oak and Soft Maple. 


“The forests of tomorrow are shaped by the practices of today. Timber is a renewable 

resource, and we are committed to growing high-quality, Hardwood forests for the future. 

This commitment ensures that we can provide high-quality Hardwood lumber without 

compromising the ability of the next generation to meet their needs.” 

– Burt Craig, president, Matson Lumber Company 

The log yard of Matson Lumber Company of Brookville, PA represents 

some of the highest-grade Hardwoods in the world, according 

to Matson’s President Burt Craig. 

Burt Craig is president of Matson Lumber Company. 

Matson Lumber, With Deep Roots, 

Continues To Branch Out To The World 

Brookville, PA—Matson Lumber Company had its 

roots deeply planted in Pennsylvania in the early 

1800s, as ancestors of Robert D. Matson established 

sawmills in the area at that time. Robert D. Matson 

worked with his father in a sawmill before World War II and 

was prepared to take on his own entrepreneurial pursuit, 

stated Matson President Burt Craig. In the 1950s, after returning 

home from World War II, Matson started what is 

now Matson Lumber Company. 

Today, Matson Lumber is a ninth-generation familyowned 

and operated company. Robert D. Matson was a 

pioneer in the industry and was part of a group that initiated 

the exporting of lumber in 1970. “About 70 percent of 

the land here is covered in timber, so the lumber industry 

was a natural business to go into,” Craig stated. Some of 

the highest-grade Hardwoods in the world are grown in the 

area. Today, the company’s sales extend to 30 states and 

11 foreign countries. 

By Paul Miller Jr. 

This Red Oak lumber is packaged and ready to be shipped. 

“Our company holds itself to very high standards and 

takes a high degree of pride in our organization, our employees 

and those prior employees who initiated and established 

the foundation of that which we have become,” 

stated Craig. In addition to deep family roots in the industry, 

Matson also takes great pride in the fact that the majority 

of their employees have been with the company 15+ 

years and some as many as 40+ years. The institutional 

knowledge that exists at the company is unrivaled. 

The company controls the entire lumber-producing process. 

It grows, saws, dries, stores, markets, packages 

and ships Northern Hardwoods. It is a vertically integrated 

Hardwood lumber company, with high-value timberland 

ownership that is managed to sustain a premium quality 

harvest, Craig noted. The company maintains three manufacturing 

facilities located in Brookville, Corsica and Harrisville, 

PA. 

Annually, the company manufactures more than 30 million 

board feet of lumber. Species include Red and White 

Oak, Hard and Soft Maple, Cherry, Poplar, Hickory, Beech, 

Birch and Ash in 3/4 to 8/4 thicknesses. With over a million 

board feet of kiln capacity, drying operations focus on No. 

1 Common and better grades with upper end proprietary 

grades providing elevated color sorts. Correspondingly, a 

little less than half of the green sawmill production is marketed 

into industrial and flooring applications. 

“We pride ourselves on producing consistent, on-grade, 

bright, well manufactured, flat lumber to markets all over 

the globe,” said Craig. “Instead of doing many items well, 

we seek to produce our core items to a level of satisfaction 

unrivaled in the industry. From a rigid, small procurement 

area to internal standards well above and beyond NHLA 

requirements, we maintain quality control from our landing 

to yours.” 

Matson Lumber produces the finest Hardwood lumber 

species that have premium color, texture and consisten- 

Salesmen, left to right are Michael Caruso, export sales; Robert 

Matson, export sales; and Kevin Smith, domestic sales. 

cy. “The higher-end production is coveted for its aesthetic 

value,” Craig remarked. Customers for this premium lumber 

include furniture, cabinetry, flooring and architectural 

moulding companies. 

“To enhance our ability to serve our more local customers, 

we operate Matson Distribution, to meet the needs 

of less-than-truckload quantities to smaller businesses 

throughout Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio,” Craig continued. 

In addition to Craig, who is on the board of the Na- 



“We are, to a large extent, a custom-built machinery 

manufacturer. We do not have a cookie cutter approach. 

We build machines to fit our customers’ individual 

needs and operation. We’ll do our best to accommodate 

our customers.” 

– Chuck Boaz, president, 

Corley Manufacturing Co. 

Pictured is carriage frame machining. 

This is a Corley carriage ready for shipment. 

Increased turning capacity and spindle bore allow for longer and larger parts. 

Corley Manufacturing: 

117 Years Young And Ever-Evolving 

By Terry Miller 

tomers by providing them superior equipment to manufacture 

their products.” 

That is not just rhetorical philosophy shared by Corley’s 

leadership. They “walk the talk” and proved it by 

recognizing that room for improvement existed in their 

manufacturing facilities. Executive Vice President and 

COO Jack Corley put this in context, stating: “We realized 

a decade ago that we had not made significant 

investments in machine tools since around 2002. During 

that time period, tooling technology and software 

technology had advanced dramatically. So in 2011 and 

2012, we developed a plan to systematically re-tool our 

manufacturing facilities. Since then we have made ma- 

Chattanooga, TN–Perhaps in 2012 leadership at 

Corley Manufacturing, led by Chip Corley, possessed 

a crystal ball that accurately predicted 

2022 supply chain issues, labor shortages and the need 

for speed and accuracy in machining optimization. The 

forward-thinking decisions made at Corley a decade ago 

have resulted in a re-tooled operation that is a leader in 

cutting edge technology. 

President Chuck Boaz explained, “We’ve put significant 

effort and investment into our infrastructure, our 

machine shop, weld shop, and our employees so that 

we can continue to provide our customers with the best 

equipment. Day in/day out our goal is to support our cusjor 

capital investments in CNC machine tool technology, beginning 

with a large lathe and followed by a large capacity bridge 

mill machining center, two vertical machining centers and a horizontal 

machining center. Along the way we added a third CNC 

lathe with live tooling that allows us to turn, mill, drill and tap, 

and key seat in a single setup. The most recent upgrade is a 

Messer CNC Plasma and Oxy Fuel Burning Table. In addition 

to the investment in machine tools, we also have a company 

sponsored tuition re-imbursement program that is available to 

all employees. 

“Last year, was the most significant investment that we’ve 

made to this point. We contracted a total mechanical rebuild with 

new CNC controls on our Cincinnati Open Sided Planer Mill. The 

24-ft. x 7-ft. x 4-ft. capacity allows us to mill, drill, tap and bore 

large weldments such as carriage and line bar resaw frames. 

While it was a significant investment, it was also significantly 

less than buying a new machine of equal capacity which would 

have required a new building.” 

Corley Mfg. today employs about 48 people, including, Michael 

Corley, Professional Engineer and Vice President of En- 


Shown here is a Corley edger infeed. 


DMSi customers gathered to see the new baby elephants at the Henry Doorly Zoo. 

What Makes A Great 

Customer Conference? 

Events can be a great way to serve your customers, 

whether it’s a simple lunch and learn about 

new products or special buying events with live 

music. It’s more than offering free food and entertainment: 

a good event should help your customers grow 

their businesses. It elevates your relationship with customers 

from transactional to true partnership. For DMSi, 

we host a three-day training and networking conference 

called PartnerConnect. 

If someone asked me to sum up PartnerConnect22, 

By Anthony Muck, DMSi 

I’d say it’s an exploration opportunity. Customers learn 

how they can better use existing features in our inventory 

and accounting software, Agility, and learn about 

new ones. In short, PartnerConnect is a fantastic way to 

maximize the value of Agility. 

Over three days, (with plenty of good food, drink, 

and laughter), attendees learn best practices and new 

features of Agility. They also get a chance to network and 

learn from their peers. That can mean sharing thoughts 


The Holt & Bugbee team from Tewksbury, MA joined DMSi (Omaha, NE) CEO Cal German (left), to receive the award for Lumber Customer of 

the Year. 


Deborah Corallo RTA Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Director; Nate Irby, Ph.D. RTA Executive Director; Barbara Stacey RTA Director of Communications 

2022 Railway Tie Association Members’ Only Field Trip Summary 

Railway Tie Association Membership 

Brings Value To Hardwood Suppliers 

Vicksburg, MS–The goal of the Railway Tie Association 

(RTA), headquartered here, is to promote 

the economical and environmentally sound use 

of wood crossties. The RTA is involved in research into 

crosstie design and ongoing activities dealing with sustainable 

forest management, including conservation of 

timber resources, timber processing, wood preservation, 

environmentally sound used tie disposal, and safety of 

industry workers. The Association's mission statement 

is: “Our mission since 1919 has been to ensure that the 

engineered wood crosstie system continues to evolve 

and improve in order to remain cost-effective and to 

By Terry Miller 

meet the ever-changing requirements of track systems 

around the world.” 

Many Hardwood sawmills have crosstie customers, 

and those customers are members of the RTA. “A membership 

with the RTA can bring new business, new information 

and networking opportunities,” Executive Director 

of the RTA, Nate Irby said. “I treasure the opportunity 

to be part of the RTA because this is not only a very 

symbolic thing, it’s good for our community as a whole. 

When I talk about our community, I mean that broadly 

and not just in RTA or the crosstie world but the Hardwood 

industry at large. Softwoods are becoming a part 

“We have represented and have been an advocate for the wood crosstie for over a hundred 

years. Yet, we still have room to grow. We can grow in the sawmill sector and the railroad 

sector. We have great producer members that are part of the treating community, tie processing 

community, etc. but if we don’t have more of the raw material producers and more 

of the end-users all being a part and contributing, as well as participating in our events and 

the RTA at large, we are underserving the masses.” 

- Nate Irby, Executive Director, RTA 

Matthew Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co. and Executive Committee 

Member Railway Tie Association; and Nate Irby, Executive Director 

Railway Tie Association 

of the crosstie industry now too. For instance, when I 

worked at Union Pacific, there was a good bit of bridge 

timbers that are southern yellow pine and Douglas-fir.” 

Irby said the target RTA member is anyone in the forest 

products industry. “We have a lot of our wood basket 

representatives from sawmills in the east and southeastern 

part of the country, but we also have operators in 

the west and Canada,” he explained. “Many of the big 

treaters have locations across the country, and we also 

have some international members. Predominately our 

Canadian members are equipment manufacturers or 

some type of ancillary or supplemental service or have 

some forte in some type of technology that somehow 

serves our industry, but we are primarily based in North 

America. Canadian Pacific and Canadian National, two 



HMA Fall Regional Meeting 

Comprised Of Facility Tours 

Photos By Zach Miller 

St. Louis, MO–The Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) recently welcomed members 

and guests to its annual Fall regional meeting. HMA scheduled it here so attendees could take 

part in multiple facility tours. 

David Steen, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN; Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Scott Ferland, Maine 

Woods Company LLC, Portage Lake, ME; and Brian Schilling, Jeremy Haupert and Corbin Benzing, Pike Lumber Company Inc. 

HMA tours included: 

• East Perry Lumber Company, Frohna, MO 

• W.W. Wood Products, Inc., Dudley, MO 

Family owned and operated since 1945, and home to 

Tommy Petzoldt, HMA's current president, East Perry 

Lumber manufactures over 14 million board feet of 

lumber annually; has a kiln drying capacity of 700,000 

board feet—using the AHDC drying method; has a 10- 

unit fleet of Mack log trucks and runs a Hurst 600 HP 

wood fired boiler. 

Learn more at www.eastperrylumber.com. 

W.W. Wood Products Inc. is a leading manufacturer of 

wood mouldings, cabinet doors, and custom cabinetry 

brands Aspect, Shiloh, Eclipse, and Intenzi, and a provider 

of quality products to both commercial and residential 

customers. The company is comprised of more 

than 1,000 skilled craftsmen, machine operators, maintenance 

technicians, office personnel, CAD drafters, 

and IT professionals. 

Visit www.WWwoodproducts.com. 

Ryan Poreda, Steve Azzarella and Jeffrey Lisk, Wagner Millwork 

LLC, Owego, NY; and Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT 

Brian Schilling, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN; Tom Gerow, 

Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY; Jeff Hanks, Bill Hanks 

Lumber Co., Danbury, NC; and Bob Bell, MiCROTEC, Perryville, 

NY 

• HAVCO Wood Products, Scott City, MO 

• McGinnis Wood Products, Inc., Cuba, MO 

For decades, HAVCO has been a leading manufacturer 

of Oak Hardwood flooring for trailers, truck bodies, and 

containers. HAVCO Wood Products has patented Fusion 

Floor—a stronger, longer-lasting, new generation 

of composite floor. 

Visit www.havco.com. 

Famous for its handcrafted, White Oak bourbon and 

wine barrels, McGinnis Wood Products serves as a 

standard of quality and perfection in the barrel industry. 

Their White Oak barrels are prized worldwide for the 

unique flavors they give spirits and whiskies. The Cuba, 

MO, location is home to five manufacturing buildings, 

eight dry kilns and 200 employees. 

Learn more at www.MWPcooperage.com. 

Robert Kaebnick, Hartzell Hardwoods Inc., Piqua, OH; Burt Craig, 

Matson Lumber Company, Brookville, PA; Norm Steffy, Cummings 

Lumber Company Inc., Troy, PA; and Josh Davis, Farm 

Credit Mid-America, Louisville, KY 

Jason Goodman, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Tom Gerow, 

Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY; Chris Fehr, U-C Coatings LLC; 

and Geoff Henderson, Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Vicksburg, 

MS 

The HMA is headquartered in Warrendale, PA.–The Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA) 

is the only national trade organization with membership limited to Hardwood sawmills and lumber 

concentration yards located in the U.S. n 

For more information, visit www.hmamembers.org. 


Christopher Hough, Lewis Controls Inc., Cornelius, OR; Steve 

Bruggeman and Vic Boeding, Bruggeman Lumber Inc., Sand 

Springs, IA; and Keith Price, Corley Mfg. Co., Chattanooga, TN 

Scott Cummings, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy, PA; 

Rhonda Kendrick, Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA; 

and Todd Breitenfeldt, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI 

Additional photos on page 50 


NELA Wraps Up 2022 With 

Annual Fall Gathering 

Photos By Leslie Brienza 

Fairlee, VT–The New England Lumbermen’s Association 

recently held their fall meeting here at Lake 

Morey Resort. 

The group began the day with coffee and registration 

in the morning and then moved on into a buffet-styled 

lunch for 75 attendees. The schedule for the afternoon 

began with a business discussion amongst members 

sharing their experiences and predictions for the current 

and projected markets. The discussion was moderated 

by President Bob Chase of Quabbin Timber. 

After the lively discussion, the group moved in to 

the popular “happy hour,” which was followed by dinner 

for 50 attendees. 

For information concerning the New England Lumbermen’s 

Association contact Secretary Chris Castano 

at ccastano@mainewoods.net or 802-343-5191. n 

Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co., Brattleboro, VT; and Jeff 

Smith, Quabbin Timber, Londonderry, VT 

Andrew Brassard, Appalachian Flooring, Cowansville, QC; and 

Denis Dubé and Eric Desjardins, J.D. Irving, Clair, NB 

Benjamin Hull, Hull Forest Products, Pomfret, CT; and Hunter 

Dickinson, Stella-Jones, Delson, QC 

Gislene Gregoire and Sylvain Poirier, Stella-Jones, Delson, QC; 

Jim Maltese, Stella-Jones, Traverse City, MI; and Paul-Eric Tremblay, 

GVL Sawmill, Wotton, QC 

Mark Metzger, U-C Coatings, Buffalo, NY; Russell Shamblen, 

Premier Hardwood Products, Syracuse, NY; and Loren Voyer, 

Kennebec Lumber, Solon, ME 

Steven French and Eric Porter, Abenaki Timber Corp., Kingston, 

NH; and Andy Godzinski, Rex Lumber Co., Acton, MA 

Bob Cafiero, Blue Ridge Lumber, Fishersville, VA; Dave Williams, 

retired, Champlain Hardwoods, Essex Junction, VT; and Charlie 

Cafiero, Neptune Lumber and Woodworking, Wassaic, NY 

Alain Thibeault, Preverco, Daveluyville, QC; and Fabrice 

Beaulieu, Bégin & Bégin, Témiscouata, QC 

Jeff Durst, Hull Forest Products, Pomfret, CT; and Bob Chase 

Jr., Quabbin Timber, Rutland, MA 

Jocelyn Champagne, Vexco, Plessisville, QC; Eric Vezina, Alliance 

Hardwood Products, Québec City, QC and J.F. Audet, Primewood, 

Drummondville, QC 

Roger Feltner, Atlantic Plywood Corp., Rochester, NY; Mark Alden, 

Northland Forest Products, Kingston, NH; and Chris Breen, The 

A. Johnson Co., Bristol, VT 

Additional photos on page 53 


Bruce Hobbs, President, Acme Wood Preserving Inc., Princeton, 

WV; Dallin Brooks, Executive Director, NHLA, Memphis, TN; and 

Steve Smith, Stephen Smith Consulting, Helena, MT 

Jonathan Whitehead, Viance LLC, Charlotte, NC; Brad Crawford, 

Stella-Jones Corp., Lexington, KY; Jason McMaster, BNSF Railway 

Company, Fort Worth, TX; and Robert Baeppler, Viance LLC, 

Sunbury, OH 

Railway Tie Association Gathers 

In Orlando For Annual Event 

Photos By Paul Miller Jr. 

Orlando, FL–The Railway Tie Association 

(RTA) 104th Annual Symposium and Technical 

Conference was recently held here at the 

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek. 

Headquartered in Vicksburg, MS, the purpose 

of the RTA, which was organized in 1919, 

is to promote the economical and environmentally 

sound use of wood crossties. 

At its recent annual event, RTA provided attendees 

with multiple opportunities to hear insights 

from guest speakers. Keynote speaker 

was Brooks Mendell of FORSIK, who presented 

Forest Ownership, Forest Carbon and the 

Economics of the Forest Industry. Other topics 

discussed in forum presentations included: 

landowner/forestry update; research and innovation; 

engineering; legislative updates; wood 

preservation; railroad procurement and a crosstie 

producer panel. 

The 2023 RTA Symposium and Technical 

Conference is scheduled for Oct 16-20. n 

Nate Irby, Barbara Stacey and Debbie Corallo, Railway Tie Association, 

Vicksburg, MS 

Steve Bosela, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Seattle, WA; Jordan 

Estes, Stella-Jones Corp., Shreveport, LA; and Robert Pearce, 

Stella-Jones Corp., Springhill, LA 

Paige Perkins, Brian Cruzen, and Tina and David Caldwell, Hardwood 

Market Report, Memphis, TN 

Jason Dallas, Stella-Jones Corp., Pittsburgh, PA; Ray Turner, 

Beasley Group, Hazlehurst, GA; and David Roberts, Stella-Jones 

Corp., Jonesboro, LA 

Dotty, Steel, Jessica, Storm and Ricky Fly, Fly Tie & Lumber LLC, 

Grenada, MS 

Visit www.rta.org for updates regarding the venue for next year's annual event. 


KEIM Continued from page 23 

continues to create exceptional experiences for its coworkers, 

customers and community. Recently listed as 

one of LBM Journal’s Dealer of the Year, Smucker said 

the company’s employees are what contributed to attaining 

that title. “Our customers have a high level of trust in 

us and it’s because of the care our employees provide. 

Our salespeople aren’t paid on commission so that they 

are able to focus on the customer. The other thing we 

do really well is the follow up. If there is a problem, we 

are quick to respond and take care of the problem. We 

are no nonsense about it and we get to the resolution as 

quickly as possible so that we can get the customer on 

their way again. We have customers from hours away 

that may pass several stores along the way to buy the 

same product that they could have purchased from our 

competitors that are miles from their home. That’s directly 

related to the trust that people have developed in 

us and a great reputation.” 

With six Nova dry kilns, total kiln capacity is 180,000 

board feet with a target moisture content of six to seven 

percent. Keim also operates automated state-of-the-art 

scanning and defecting equipment from Eagle Machinery, 

Mereene-Johnson rip saws, Doucet clamp carriers, 

seven Weinig moulders, four Costa planer/sanders and 

three CMS plus one Anderson CNC router. 

Executive Director of Mill Operations Joseph Troyer 

offered, “Here at Keim we carry an average inventory 

of 2.5 million board feet of kiln-dried lumber with 60,000 

square-feet of warehousing space dedicated to Hardwoods. 

We stock a vast selection of Hardwoods including 

rare items for our customer’s unique needs.” 

Taking us through the purchasing and production process 

Troyer explained, “When we are drying Poplar lumber, 

we’re very conscious of maintaining the color quality 

and we have special timing arrangements in place 

with our vendors to maximize this. During the summer 

months the sawmills will start cutting Poplar on Monday 

and we’ll have it in our kilns by Friday. This is very important 

to maximize the color quality. All of our Walnut 

is bought green on a 90/90 Oak grading rule spec. We 

don’t steam Walnut, which allows it to stay the dark consistent 

color that it’s known for. Hard Maple is bought 

Keim’s four CNC routers provide fully-machined millwork and furniture components for its customers. Pictured in the photo are parts 

for Community Playthings which provides preschool and daycare furniture around the country. 

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color and Cherry is bought from Northwest PA, because 

that area has superior color qualities.” 

He continued, “The rough mill gripping, chopping, milling 

and sanding all support our main product line of custom 

and stock mouldings. While the orders are in production 

they are also being entered in our dispatch and 

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KEIM Continued 

Keim has over a million linear feet of moulding in 

stock, but also specializes in custom mouldings 

from its extensive library of over 11,000 profiles 

and can also create new designs for customers. 

our customers within a 150-mile radius within a day after the order is 

completed.” 

Smucker added, “We credit our strong supplier base that are committed 

to producing only high-quality U.S. Hardwoods. Their focus on 

providing Keim with excellent material is what enables us to provide 

our customers with high quality millwork products.” 

“One of our unique niches is what we call the Woodshed on the 

retail store floor,” Troyer explained. “We display over 140 species of 

lumber, natural edge slabs, and unique one-of-a-kind items for our 

customers to browse through. You never know what will show up on 

your next visit.” 

With 600 employees, Smucker said many of themhave been with 

Keim for 25+ years. “That tenure makes the difference when our 

customers are speaking to the same employee time after time,” he 

explained. “They develop relationships and this industry is built on 

relationships.” 

Smucker also said their company has an extremely low turnover 

rate. “Our hours here in the store are not typical. We’re open Monday 

7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the rest of the week 7 to 4:30 and 7 to noon on 

Saturdays. In terms of the industry that doesn’t make sense when 

other chains are open seven days a week until 10 p.m., but we very 

uting products from local entrepreneurs into 

markets that they may not otherwise have 

availability to. So we are focused on building 

the community around us.” 

Key employees at Keim including Smucker 

and Troyer are: Owners Robbie and Karen 

Keim; Executive Director of Sales Abe Troyer; 

Executive Director of Finance Matt Troyer; 

Executive Director of Logistics Ervin Troyer; 

Executive Director of People Development 

Mark Leinbach; Executive Director of Marketing 

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Reelsville, IN. Tom Oilar of Cole Hardwood, located in Logansport, 

IN, is the 2017 1st vice president and Brett Frank- 

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in local businesses and get them established along with distrib- Association. n 

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Matthew York 

Owner 

Cell (270) 459-0294 

York Legacy Mill Inc. 

225 NEEDHAM ROAD • PO BOX 117 

MARROWBONE, KY 42759 

Specializing in Appalachian Hardwood 

Poplar • Red Oak • Soft Maple • Ash • Cherry • Hickory • White Oak • Hard Maple • Walnut 

Erika York 

Sales Associate 

Cell (270) 459-2569 

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Manufacturing quality Appalachian 

Hardwood lumber, cants & railroad ties 

Cutting 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses 

of lumber that are sold green 

Specializing in producing high grade 

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In House Transportation 

We Purchase Standing Timber & 

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MATSON LUMBER Continued from page 25 

tional Hardwood Lumber Association 

(NHLA), additional members of the 

production and sales team include Jason 

Vandervort, yard manager, Mark 

Booser, sawmill manager, and Doug 

Zimmerman, sales manager. Their 

expert sales team includes Mike Caruso 

and Rob Matson, export sales, 

and Kevin Smith, domestic sales. 

Matson Lumber is a member of the 

NHLA, the Hardwood Manufacturers 

Association, the American Hardwood 

Export Council, the Allegheny Hardwood 

Utilization Group and the Hardwood 

Federation. Craig has served 

as chair of the Pennsylvania Forest 

Products Association and was on the 

Green Ribbon Task Force commissioned 

by Gov. Tom Wolf to advance 

the lumber industry. 

“The forests of tomorrow are shaped by the 

practices of today,” Craig noted. “Timber is a 

renewable resource, and we are committed to 

growing high-quality, Hardwood forests for the 

future. This commitment ensures that we can 

provide high-quality Hardwood lumber without 

compromising the ability of the next generation 

to meet their needs. 

“We recognize that with forest ownership 

comes the responsibility of stewardship,” Craig 

explained. “Every one of our management 

plans is embedded with measures for wildlife 

habitat protection, watershed protection, and 

soil conservation. Most often our practices exceed 

the requirements of regulatory agencies, 

whether it is not disturbing sensitive habitats 

such as wetlands or nesting sites, maintaining 

riparian buffer zones, or sensible road construction 

methods that minimize soil erosion 

and impact to aquatic habitats.” 


Matson employees carry out dry line grading. 

Kiln-dried lumber accounts for 60 percent of Matson’s products. The rest of 

the lumber is green. 

Thank You to all our customers during this Christmas Season, and always... 

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Serving your Hardwood lumber needs is our first priority, so contact us for quality Appalachian Hardwoods. 

Our band mill operation in Summer 

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We manufacture fine Appalachian 

Hardwood lumber, cants and pallets. 

Our lumber is cut in 4/4 through 8/4 

thicknesses, and we sell it green and/or 

kiln dried, rough or surfaced. 

We have our own trucks and also use contract trucks as well to make sure our customers’ 

orders are shipped to them promptly. 

Carl Dickerson 

Dickerson Lumber Company 

P.O. Box 125, Summer Shade, KY 42141 

Tel: (270) 428-3644 Fax: (270) 428-2511 

Email: cdlumber@scrtc.com 

Our sister company, called 

Thoroughbred Hardwoods, LLC, 

is a Hardwood lumber concentration 

yard with dry kilns. 

The main species of 

Appalachian Hardwood lumber 

we cut are Red Oak, White Oak, 

Ash,Poplar, Hard Maple, Hickory 

and others upon request. 

Miller Dickerson – (270) 428-3644 

Thoroughbred Hardwoods, LLC 

P.O. Box 14, Summer Shade, KY 42166 

Tel: (270) 646-0602 Fax: (270) 428-2511 

Email: tmd@scrtc.com 

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MATSON LUMBER Continued 

The company has incorporated 

strict best practices management 

throughout its history and has now 

included those qualities provided 

in FSC-STD-40-004, whereas 

Matson Lumber shall: 

•Train employees and maintain 

training records for people who 

could have an effect on their 

FSC-certified system, from 

sourcing to invoicing 

•Control the sourcing of FSCcertified 

materials 

Craig observed, “At the core of 

our effort in striving for good corporate 

citizenship is a dedication 

to our employees and our local 

community. The lumber company 

is involved with many local organizations, 

for the good of the 

community. In addition to our 

pioneering spirit, commitment 

to quality and dedication to 

our customers, we believe 

that bringing value to our 

community provides for both 

increased economic and educational 

opportunities.” 

Matson Lumber looks forward 

to serving its customers 

and continuing to deliver 

superior quality in everything 

they do, as founder Robert D. 

Matson said, “from start to finish.” 

n 

To learn more, visit 

www.matsonlumber.com. 

Two Matson employees are seen grading green lumber. 

This pre-dryer at Matson Lumber Company has a capacity of 1.2 million board feet. 

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We focus on 4/4 and 5/4 lumber in all grades. Poplar 

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Our stave mills produce Bourbon staves and heading, 

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CORLEY MANUFACTURING Continued from page 27 

A rebuilt CNC mill with a 24-ft. x 7-ft. x 4-ft. capacity 

is shown machining a carriage frame. 

gineering. It’s a different workforce now, 

said Jack, than before the company embarked 

on its progressive evolution of internal 

improvements. Jack commented, 

“For a century we, like most businesses, existed on common knowledge 

handed down generation to generation. But today’s workforce is 

not going to allow that to continue. They want to know they are working 

for a company that is ever-evolving and investing in smart technology, 

and documenting procedures rather than relying on the generational 

knowledge.” 

Concise, accurate software in tandem with today’s cutting tool technology, 

said Jack, “is allowing processes to speed up exponentially. The 

proven theory is that we stay relevant to our customers by turning out 

more equipment faster. Supply chain issues, getting materials fast – all 

of this plays a role. And in a manner, we, like many companies contribute 

to the supply chain issues because where in the past we may have 

ordered 10 pieces of material, today we buy 40 so we have plenty on 

hand. But it’s necessary to do that. Our investment in our inventory is 

probably up 45 percent in the last 24 months.” 

Products manufactured are many. Chuck stated, “Our product line 

ranges from the log conveyors to the trimmer and, for the most part, 

everything in between. The list includes optimized carriages, carriage 

drives, band mills, line bar resaws, horizontal resaws, conventional 

edgers, optimized edgers, gangs, trimmers, as well lumber handling 

equipment. 

“We are to a degree a custom-built machinery manufacturer. We do 

not have a cookie cutter approach. We build machines to fit our custom- 

Corley has made major capital investments in CNC machine tool 

technology, beginning with a large lathe, and followed by a large 

capacity bridge mill machining center. Pictured is a bridge mill's 

fourth axis finishing up a carriage wheel. 

ers’ individual needs and operation. We’ll do our best to 

accommodate our customers.” 

Part of that quest to accommodate the customer is 

embodied in Corley's efforts to provide accurate optimization 

support. To do that, they purchased Lewis Controls 

in 1981. Lewis was founded over 50 years ago and 

in '81 Corley recognized the value Lewis would bring onboard. 

Chuck commented, "With the expertise in scanning 

and optimization available through Lewis Controls, 

we have been able to improve our machinery as new 

technology becomes available. 

Jack offered, "We are not going to be the low-price 

leader in everything, but if we provide the best longterm 

value to our customers, then we have achieved 

our goal – and if that means a piece of our equipment 

performs well on the job for 25 to 30 years, our goal has 

been met." 

Corley Mfg. has support technicians available by 

phone 24/7. They also have experienced depth in their 

key positions, such as sales. These include Keith Price, 

Jim Burris, Doyle Kitchens and Rick Gerard. 

Not only does Corley install equipment within the 

U.S., but they have installed several systems in British 

Columbia, South Africa, South America and Europe. 

Corley has been a long-standing member of several 

lumber industry associations. Among them are: National 

Hardwood Lumber Assoc., Hardwood Manufacturers 

Assoc., Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., Indiana 

Hardwood Lumbermen's Assoc., Kentucky Forest 

Industries Assoc., Virginia Forest Products Assoc. and 

Southwestern Hardwood Manufacturers Club. 

Memberships in industry associations are an investment, 

and a worthy one for a company that continues to 

improve and grow, noted Chuck. n 

To learn more, visit www.corleymfg.com. 

Have a Happy Holiday! 

We appreciate your patronage and thank you for your friendship. 

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DMSI Continued from page 28 

Above from left, Dawn Hemond, Maria Hall, Amy Moyer, and Ramon Ortiz, HDI, Concord, 

NH. 

about trends in the market, but also exchanging knowledge on how they use 

Agility to handle different facets of their business. 

This year, PC22 attendees chose from over 60 sessions and roundtables 

covering core Agility best practices and new functionality. We added over 500 

new software features in the past year alone, so there was a lot to cover. 

We also held an event we call the Mash-Up, an afternoon where our developers 

talk directly to customers. 

The developers gain a key understanding 

of our customers’ 

businesses goals, and challenges. 

That helps us chart a 

strategic course for Agility and 

reinforces the tight customer 

partnerships we strive to build. 

The planning for PartnerConnect 

takes the better part of a 

year. This is my seventh conference 

and what makes the 

work worth it is to witness the 

benefit our customers get out 

of it. Whether it’s their first time 

or their seventh, I feel confident 

that they take things home that 

they can implement immediately 

to make their business more 

efficient. 

Equally, my colleagues at 

DMSi get value out of the conference 

by better understanding 

From left, Kimberly Roehl and Tressa Edwards, Midwest Hardwood 

Co., Maple Grove, MN; and Audrey Barrera, Jessica Arant 

and Katie White, DMSi. 

our customers, who we consider partners. Hence the 

name PartnerConnect. 

As one customer put it in the post-conference feedback 

(anonymously), “I felt like a kid in a candy store and 

wanted to go to every session. Everyone is so knowledgeable 

about the product. Your training program must 

be phenomenal. Y’all and Chik-Fil-A have it figured out!” 

From left, Steve Salisbury, Trimco Millwork Inc., Meridian, ID; 

Roianne Newman Guitierrez, Newman Lumber Co., Gulfport, MS; 

Don Plunkett, Plunkett Distributing, Fort Smith, AR; Mike Limas, 

DMSi; and Ryan Goodwin and Rusty Johnson, Plunkett Distributing. 

Anthony Muck is the VP of Sales and Marketing at 

DMSi, an Omaha, NE-based company that provides 

software for the building materials industry. Muck has 

served as the NAWLA Leadership Summit Committee 

Chair and is a current member of NAWLA. He is a graduate 

of the University of Nebraska-Omaha. n 

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HMA PHOTOS Continued from page 33 

Jim Howard, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, GA; and 

Steve Merrick, Merrick Hardwoods Inc., Somerset, KY 

Jeremy Haupert and Corbin Benzing, Pike Lumber Company Inc., 

Akron, IN; and Seth Helton, Missouri Walnut LLC, Neosho, MO 

Jim Higgins, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; and Kirby Kendrick, 

Kendrick Forest Products Inc., Edgewood, IA 

Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Brian Schilling and 

Jeremy Haupert, Pike Lumber Company Inc., Akron, IN 

Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Geoff 

Henderson, Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Vicksburg, MS; and 

Troy Brown, Kretz Lumber Co. Inc., Antigo, WI 

Tony Pescaglia, MO PAC Lumber Co., Fayette, MO; and Steve Azzarella, 

Wagner Millwork LLC, Owego, NY 

Jeff Hanks, Bill Hanks Lumber Co., Danbury, NC; and Logan Josey, 

Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, NC 

Linda Jovanovich, Hardwood Manufacturers Association, 

Warrendale, PA; and Zach Miller, National Hardwood Magazine, 

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NELA PHOTOS Continued from page 35 

Wes Bourland, NWH, Frisco, TX; Keith Price, Corley Mfg. Co., 

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David Lewis, Lewis Brothers Lumber Company Inc., Aliceville, 

AL; Norm Steffy, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy, PA; 

Matthew Netterville, Fred Netterville Lumber Co., Woodville, MS; 

and Scott Cummings, Cummings Lumber Company Inc., Troy, PA 

Roger Feltner, Atlantic Plywood Corp., Rochester, NY; Joe Yvon, 

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Colin Lindsay and Daniel Warnett, Commonwealth Plywood, 

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RAILWAY TIE ASSOCIATION Continued from page 31 

of the major class Canadian railroads, are members of 

the RTA.” 

RTA hosts several meetings and events throughout 

the year. Irby explained, “We have represented and 

have been an advocate for the wood crosstie for over a 

hundred years. Yet, we still have room to grow. We can 

grow in the sawmill sector and the railroad sector. We 

have great producer members that are part of the treating 

community, tie processing community, etc. but if we 

Appalachian Kiln Dried 

Hardwood Lumber 

Turman Mercer-Sawmills 

Hillsville, VA 

lee.daugherty@theturmangroup.com 

wil.brush@theturmangroup.com 

Turman Tye River, LLC 

Arrington, VA 

barry.largen@theturmangroup.com 

rc.conley@theturmangroup.com 

Turman Lumber-Salem 

Salem, VA 

ross.frazier@theturmangroup.com 

Appalachian Shipping Dry 

Lumber and Logs 

Turman Forest Products, Inc. 

Bedford, VA 

tfp@theturmangroup.com 

josh.bond@theturmangroup.com 

HILLSVILLE, VA 

BEDFORD, VA 

SALEM, VA 

www.theturmangroup.com 

don’t have more of the raw material producers and more 

of the end-users all being a part and contributing, as well 

as participating in our events and the RTA at large, we 

are underserving the masses.” 

Irby also said the RTA hosted a tie grading seminar 

recently. “The seminar is our premier annual education 

event. We have people come and spend several days 

with us learning about ties and the process of treating 

ties. For next year we have added a new section to the 

seminar that’s actually treated tie 

inspections, so we simulate an ontrack 

scenario, and we grade ties. 

In the past, the Tie Grading Seminar 

has been more focused on 

ARRINGTON, VA 

green ties to help sawmillers and 

tie buyers understand grade because 

the grade is important even 

though it’s an industrial product. 

We want to be safe, and efficiency 

is a close second, proper grading 

of ties is absolutely critical to our 

Nation’s infrastructure. Railroads 

appreciate their involvement in 

RTA for that and so much more. 

The Tie Grading Seminar has value 

for them as well as the other 

events.” 

Irby indicated the softwood 

sector is becoming more involved 

with RTA. “The softwood industry 

presence is growing, and we have 

some railroad constituents that 

are interested in learning more 

about softwood products and 

how they can be applicable in a 

track setting beyond just bridge 

ties. Dense softwoods are gaining 

traction for track use so that could 

be something we may have more 

potential to grow membership in 

the forest products sector. It’s all 

about awareness and that’s what 

we are trying to do – raise awareness. 

“Becoming a member of the 

RTA is a networking opportunity,” 

he continued. “Producer membership 

is only $425.00 annually. 

Our associate member category 

is beyond reasonable at just $75.00 a year. With RTA 

membership, they will get our Crossties Magazine which 

publishes six times a year that has data in the back of it 

as well as feature articles throughout. RTA membership 

also gives them access to our full database and we are 

the only entity that can triangulate data from alpha to 

omega in the wood crosstie world. We have volunteer 

members that represent the tie purchasing community 

that feed our database every month with what active 

purchases are being made and that 

is the first leg of the three-legged 

‘data/statistics’ stool. The second 

leg would be we have all the producers 

that are producing treated 

ties and selling those ties to the railroads 

providing us that data. Now, 

since we know what green ties are 

being put into the marketplace (leg 

#1), and we know what treated ties 

are being sold to the railroads (leg 

#2), thus the way we collate all that 

is by adding the third leg of the ‘data’ 

stool, which is railroad tie installs. 

Each month we validate all this data 

and so it’s got a highly correlated, 

very high degree of accuracy for our 

member benefit. We are the only 

ones collecting that level of information 

focused on the wood crosstie 

from point of source to end use 

and relaying that information to our 

membership. The power of our statistics 

is profound because member/ 

prospects feel like they absolutely 

have the pulse on the industry by 

what data/statistics RTA collects and 

then provides.” 

Irby said the benefits of becoming 

an RTA member include collaboration 

with other associations. “We 

provide events throughout the year, 

and we collaborate with so many 

other associations that we can fend 

off any overreaching regulation 

when it comes from a governmental 

affairs perspective,” he explained. 

“We do that at both state and federal 

levels. We have great partners 

like the Hardwood Federation, Na- 

tional Hardwood Lumber Association, Hardwood Manufacturers 

Association, and so many others on the Hardwood 

side that help us operate in that forum. We have 

The Treated Wood Council and Creosote Council on the 

treated forest products side and many other great players. 

We are all looking out and representing basically 

the same broad community although we have our own 

little wheelhouses within our prospective audiences that 

we must serve.” 


Manufacturers of fine kiln dried 

Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

John Pysh, President; Max Kutz, General Manager; John Toncich III, 

Accounting; and David Platt, Foreman 

Offering 4/4 Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry, Soft Maple, 

Hard Maple, Tulip Poplar, Walnut and White Ash 

2253 State Rte. 227 

Pleasantville, PA 16341 

Phone: (814) 590-6730 • Fax: (814) 589-7831 

WWW.PAHARDWOODS.COM 


RAILWAY TIE ASSOCIATION Continued 

RTA membership also includes networking opportunities 

in combination with technical/leisure environments. 

“We have a member only field trip and a lot of business 

gets done at that because it is an actual field trip to different 

areas highlighting wood tie production. We go to 

an area and visit a sawmill, a treating plant, and/or rail 

yard, etc., and then, have a little fun mixed in. We went 

to a winery last year and it was all a great networking 

experience.” 

PREMIUM NORTHERN 

HARDWOOD LUMBER 

Ryan Peterson – Sales Manager 

(715) 533-6193 

rpeterson@northernhardwoods.com 

Matt Grube 

(920) 740-9140 

mgrube@northernhardwoods.com 

Atlantic Mine, MI 

Newberry, MI 

www.northernhardwoods.com 

No association can operate without great people at 

the helm. Irby said RTA has key personnel that help it 

run at top tier. “One is our Chief Operating Officer and 

Deputy Director Debbie Corallo. Debbie has been with 

us for over 26 years. She handles most of the administrative 

tasks from accounts receivable to accounts payable, 

and she does some coordination with fundraising 

and then, Barbara Stacey is our Director of Communications. 

She is responsible for all our print and digital 

communications, including social 

media. Since we are a small shop, 

we all kind of blend and do a little 

bit of each, and Barbara directs 

not only the communication side, 

but she also does some backup 

functionality on the administration 

side. Then, me, Nate Irby, I have 

been with RTA since last November. 

I manage the team, but I also 

do administrative and executive 

level tasks in my respective role. 

These include anything from legislative 

and government affairs 

to membership engagement and 

quite frankly, just keeping the 

wheels running the association. 

We have close to 3,000 members 

and everyone on our team wears 

a lot of hats. We work very well as 

a team together.” 

Discussing the value an RTA 

membership brings, Irby concluded, 

“It's not my association, it’s not 

their association, it’s OUR association 

and for those prospective 

members that are out there hopefully, 

reading this piece who don’t 

have a direct connection that is 

already engaged with the RTA, 

I would encourage you to attend 

one of our events. There, you 

can get a testament from one of 

our current members that may be 

within your same line of business. 

Again, the most impactful and efficient 

way to learn about us would 

be attending one of our events 

and getting the exposure with our 

current members, because it’s not 

just about the technical side and it’s not just about some 

of the things you see on the platform. It’s really about 

the networking and the potential to understand more of 

the scope of our world. Even if you’ve been doing this 

a long time and are great at what you do, there is still 

something to be learned and great folks out there in our 

community to engage.” 

For more information about Railway Tie Association 

membership visit www.RTA.org or email ties@RTA. 

org. n 

2023 HARDWOOD 

PURCHASING PLANS 

Continued from page 20 

CLAYTON MILLER 

AURORA TIMBERLAND 

BRADFORD, ON 

When 2023 starts I think you are 

going to see a lot of caution in the 

marketplace. Buying lumber is going 

to become even more strategic. 

I am optimistic that the pace in which 

prices fell in the final five months of 

2022 will allow the markets a bit of 

a reset. There has been no stability 

over the past several years. Markets 

thrive in stability. The supply and demand 

balance are going to have to 

come into much better alignment. 

The industry went from no lumber 

anywhere to way too much. Lumber 

will be much more readily available 

in 2023. We plan on sticking with our 

core vendors and mills throughout 

the year. There is a value that you 

cannot put in a per thousand-boardfoot 

price by sticking with those who 

stuck by you when lumber was scarce. 

Poplar (4/4-8/4), Basswood (4/4), White Oak (4/4- 

8/4), and Maple (4/4, 8/4) sold well for us in 2022. We 

gained quite a bit of 4/4 FAS Poplar business throughout 

the year. I was surprised that we didn’t move more 4/4 

random width Red Oak in 2022. Sales of the 5/4 and 

8/4 Red Oak, however, more than made up for it. We 

saw a lot of good traction in our domestic sales vertical 



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for width sorted lumber. Customers were leaning more 

towards width sorted options to mitigate chronic labor 

issues. The trend of width specific lumber is going to 

continue especially in lift lot distribution sales. 

When it came to the preferences of our customers, we 

saw many of our stair and door customers oscillate from 

White Oak to Red Oak when prices for White Oak were 

at high levels. Many of these customers have stayed 

with Red Oak and likely will for the foreseeable future. 

Quality Appalachian Hardwood Lumber 

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GR-Lumber Sales/Purchasing 

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PHONE: 1-800-844-3944 FAX: 1-931-258-3517 

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In June we announced that we would be expanding 

our distribution footprint into New York and Northwestern 

Pennsylvania. This expansion has gone well so 

far. We are looking forward to servicing the secondary 

manufacturers in this new footprint. Late in 2022 we will 

have moved to our new facility in Alexandria, Ontario. 

This move will allow us to distribute lumber more efficiently 

and much more quickly. It will also allow us to 

distribute lumber throughout the entire Northeastern 

United States and all of Ontario. 

The speed by which you get products 

to market is becoming more 

important every year. Our supply 

chain will be combined with Alexandria 

Moulding, our parent company. 

Our best-in-class distribution 

model will be transformative 

for our company and most importantly 


The supply chain woes don’t 

seem to be getting any better 

for our sales to Vietnam. This is 

more a systemic issue that I don’t 

see rectifying itself for at least 

the first half of 2023. For better 

or worse it seems that customers 

have become accustomed to export 

container delays. There isn’t 

much we can do. We are all just 

along for the ride. Domestically, 

we will be aiming in 2023 to pick 

up as much lumber as humanly 

possible on our own equipment. 

Controlling not only outbound 

shipments to our customers but 

back haul shipments will give us 

the flexibility and predictability to 

best service our customer and 

value chain partners. In 2023, 

much of our buying decisions will 

be predicated around what mills 

work best for our company trucks 

to pick up from. 

When it comes to supply/demand 

issues there is certainly a 

whip lash effect in the marketplace. 

Part of the sense of malaise 

in the market is that lumber 

is so readily available. Buyers 

are buying week to week instead of month to month as 

was the case for the first half of 2022. Based on current 

demand from secondary manufacturers there is far too 

much lumber available. The story of the year will be how 

mills and concentration yards can bring inventory to levels 

commensurate with demand. 

We are trying to raise demand by being fanatical about 

customer service. We are servicing our current customers 

and expanding market share by being thoughtful and 

purposeful on how we interact with 


How can we solve their problems? 

How can we offer value? 

Customers are telling us that they 

want to buy from subject matter 

experts. Aurora Timberland is very 

proud of the fact that we do not sell 

sheet goods or plywood. The market 

is telling us that they see a value 

in being “Hardwoods only.” With 

prices softening and ample supply, 

winning on the value proposition is 

the best way to weather uncertainty. 

As we expand our logistics network, 

we have seen a real opportunity 

to increase our direct shipments 

to customers in less than 

load volumes. In 2023 I see more 

customers wanting 6000bf at a time 

as opposed to a full load at a time. 

Winning this business and servicing 

it well will make the difference. s 

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BENTON, AR 

I expect in 2023 that the prices 

will drop back a bit. Just because 

of the economy slowing down, and 

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residential building is pulling back. We have already 

started seeing it in our area. 

This year, MDF doors have remained steady, while 

mouldings seem to have been lagging behind. 

Beech on the stain grade was one of our preferred 

products in 2022. The increased price for Poplar really 

threw off our customers that we had cultivated on those 

products through the years. I believe that it is going to be 

slow to rebuild now that Poplar prices have come down 

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some. This made us look for other options. 

In 2023 our focus will be on CNC products, sheet 

goods. We will still have our lumber products customers 

and will continue to take care of their needs. 

Transportation has continued to be a problem. It 

seems that we have 100 percent difficulty with the transportation 

on incoming items. The pipelines on sheet 

goods are horrible. It’s a daily fight to find enough to 

keep production rolling. Plants are getting hit with the 

same “work force” problems that all 

of us face. 

We have struggled to find those 

needed workers. We have raised 

wages. We have implemented 

bonus programs. It still continues 

to be a daily problem. I think we 

needed the “slowing down of the 

demand” to heal the supply chains. 

I don’t think however that we need 

the slowdown that, I believe, we 

are about to see. Our demand for 

lumber and cabinet door products 

has remained steady. At this point 

it is less than steady. s 

CHRIS MURPHY 

MISSOURI HARDWOODS 

PRODUCTS 

BRIGHTON, MO 

Lumber buying this year varied 

greatly. 2022 started off weak, increased 

mid-year, then died back 

down. We have been purchasing 

quite a bit, while many of the 

other companies in the area have 

quit buying for the year. I anticipate 

that purchasing will slow down the 

first of the year and hopefully pick 

back up mid-year next year if the prices of lumber increase 

again. 

We deal in larger plank flooring, especially in White 

Oak (3 1/4 and 4"), that’s what sold the best over the 

past year. Hickory pre-finish has also been a preferred 

product this year. We handle Select grades in Red Oak 

as well, in thicknesses of 2-1/4 and 3-1/4, although it has 

been harder to move. 

We are trying to offer more products to tradesmen that 

they may need for installation to 

help make it a one stop trip. 

However, we will probably stay 

true to Hardwood flooring and not 

offer many more products beyond 

what we currently do. 

Transportation has been difficult 

in the way of rising cost of fuel, 

and natural disasters, they have 

both slowed down shipping for us. 

Cost seems to be the biggest issue 

though. Timing has not been 

impacted, however. 

Our facility is very remote for the 

area. This, as well as the shortage 

of employees, has made it hard to 

obtain workers. We have been trying 

to busy ourselves in the community, 

homeowners’ association, 

our local commerce and online advertising 

to increase potential employees 

and sales. We also offer a 

lot of amenities to our employees 

such as paid medical, employer 

matched 401K and production 

bonuses. We have been cutting 

back on unnecessary expenses 

to help offer a better wage for our 

employees as well as a chance to 

earn raises based on attendance 

and devotion to their job. We want 

to reward those that want a job, 

and work hard to keep it. Having 

happy, hardworking employees, 

no matter how small the amount, 

is better than having a surplus of 

uneager employees just here to 

make a paycheck. Subpar employees 

also increase the chance 

of having lower quality products going out the door. We 

just can't have that. 

The fluctuation in the wood flooring industry has made 

a huge impact on the supply/demand issue. There is a 

lot of uncertainty in this industry at the moment for both 

suppliers of raw material, and manufacturers like us. 

The lower cost of green lumber makes it hard for loggers 

to sell their supplies. If they feel the cost is too low, 

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then they don't sell and we don't have raw material to 

turn into flooring. The lowering cost of flooring is making 

it hard for manufacturers to pay up for lumber, and still 

have a profit margin. Oftentimes, we take a profit loss 

just to recoup expenses. 

The current demand for customers is often "wood" 

looking flooring that is inexpensive and looks nice. We 

often must discuss with customers the many benefits of 

real Hardwood flooring vs synthetic flooring. They don't 

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always realize that the longevity of real flooring, even 

though the expense at the time seems greater, makes 

it cheaper in the long run. It is versatile in the sense 

that if you want to change the color of your flooring 

to match your remodel of your walls, it's as simple as 

sanding and refinishing with a different stain. Or your 

floor has lost it's luster and it's scratched up, then resand 

and finish. If you used synthetic, you are looking 

at tearing it out and buying all new flooring again. We 

also have been dealing with supply 

and demand in different species. 

Oftentimes the desired species 

is not readily available. We need 

to demonstrate the other options 

of a species that are available 

and how it can meet their needs 

and standards. s 

better right now than even just 6 months ago; I expect 

that to get better in 2023 as well. 

Our staff right now is pretty good, and we’re fully 

staffed. We’re seeing a lot more applications come in 

than we have in a long time. 

We’re seeing better supplies for the demands we 

have. There are still some glitches that we must work 

around, but it’s been much better than 6-12 months ago. 

Most of our customers’ demands are for us to continue 

with our service. We offer on-time 

deliveries, exceptional customer 

service from beginning to end of every 

order. We work on that aspect 

of our business every day. We teach 

our employees that they are ALL 

“customer service reps” to our customers. 

It is a culture we strive for. 

We’re always trying to do this part 

better; the coming year will be no 

exception. s 

the shelves’ ready to go in almost every specie. 

We are heavily supplied by our own sawmill, so we 

don’t have the choice to back away from green purchasing. 

As we look to the future the big change that we have 

coming is that we are sourcing significantly more of our 

green lumber from our own sawmill, Buskirk Lumber Co. 

As of October, Buskirk is almost finished with building 

a brand-new mill from the ground up. The new build- 


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WOODS 

SAUK CENTRE, MN 

In 2023 I expect that prices will 

continue to be on the decline for 

the most part, just as they have 

been in 2022. 

This year anything that was paint 

grade was a big mover for us, Maple, 

Birch, Poplar. Rift White Oak 

was also a good seller. Cherry ended 

up moving slower for us. Our 

customers had a strong preference 

for paint grade and rift White Oak. 

We do not anticipate releasing 

any new products or services in 

the coming year. We’re going to 

continue to focus on our existing 

customers and growing with them. 

Transportation and logistics have 

caused some issues this year. It’s 

TYLER KAMPS 

KAMPS HARDWOODS 

CALEDONIA, MI 

In the first half of 2022 we were 

selling all species well. We had a 

steady supply of each specie coming 

through the system and there 

was a shortage on almost everything. 

Our purchase prices were 

continually going up and getting 

green lumber was difficult because 

there was so much competition for 

green. In the second half of 2022 

we have seen the exact opposite. 

No one wants to buy green lumber 

and we have kiln-dried lumber ‘on 


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ing will have in-floor heat, two new Mellott double cut 

head saws with Cleereman carriages feeding a Mellott 

re-saw, TS optimized edger, and Mellott double end trimmer. 

Once the new mill is fully up and running, we will be 

sourcing almost all our lumber from our own mill to take 

advantage of an extremely high-quality resource which 

will give us and our customers a more consistent product 

from batch to batch. With 45 percent of our product mix 

being Walnut, we will still need to source it from outside 

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mills, along with some of the other subspecies that our 

mill doesn’t cut. 

We are dealing with employee issues as well. We see 

the new state-of-the-art mill as one way to get ahead of 

the issue. Our employees see a huge investment happening 

and know the company they work for is reinvesting 

and is in it for the long haul. 

We have taken advantage of automation opportunities 

as much as possible on equipment selection. At our 

kiln facility we are looking at some 

automation upgrades as well. Apart 

from automation, we do our best to 

make the work environment enjoyable 

like offering weekly catered 

lunches, company swag giveaways 

a couple times per year, baseball 

game outings, and more. s 

at the market as we decide what new products we might 

launch. We are continuously trying to find more modern 

looks for stairs, like steel mono stringer stairs, glass rails 

and horizontal iron rails. 

When it comes to transportation, the cost of fuel continues 

to be a concern. We must look at suppliers to 

reduce transportation cost if we buy larger amounts of 

product. 

The number one issue with getting product made on 

time and installing our product is the lack of employees. 

We continue to run ads for employees 

and offer bonuses for new hires 

and bonuses for current employees 

that recommend new employees 

to hire. Customers have been told 

of longer lead times. We will ask 

for decisions from the customer as 

early as possible in the home building 

process so we can meet the demand. 

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widening roads, tunnels and two major stadium projects. 

We noticed that our customers preferred our highquality 

spruce products (SPF) for the dimensional 

lumber and southern pine for the plywood. In 2023 we 

anticipate the introduction of new products with the architectural 

finish film face overlay plywood. We will also 

continue to team with other lumber companies to further 

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WOODSTOCK, GA 

I think that the price of lumber 

will continue to increase in 2023. 

As natural disasters, like hurricane 

Ian, continue to destroy homes in 

places like Florida, the demand will 

continue to stay high for high-end 

home builders. 

Our best products in 2022 were 

White Oak, iron rails and stairs, 

and glass rails. Some of our products 

that we have struggled with in 

2022 have been commodity products, 

traditional stairs, and stair 

parts. 

We noticed that our customers 

had a strong preference towards 

White Oak, followed by Red Oak, 

in 2022. 

In 2023 we will continue to look 

LITA ABELE 

US LUMBER INC. 

WOODBURY HEIGHTS, NJ 

We anticipate that the lumber 

buying prices will be more stable 

in 2023 than 2022. 

We will likely will not see the 

high prices that we experienced in 

2022. We market lumber in various 

species, including mixed Hardwoods 

(including the Oaks). 

Throughout 2022 the products 

that sold particularly well were plywood 

and softwood lumber. We 

did not have any products that 

struggled to sell with all of them 

doing well, especially to the concrete 

contractors. We have provided 

supplies of lumber for high rise 

buildings, hotels, casinos, schools, 

universities, hospitals, bridges, 

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PURCHASING PLANS Continued 

Our company is experiencing problems with hiring 

qualified employees. Since we are a small family business, 

we retain and attract workers by treating them 

like family, with respect, appreciation and good benefits. 

When workers are hired, they stay with us until they 

retire. 

We have addressed the supply/demand issues 

by ordering in advance and stocking the materials 

that we know our customers will require with a quick, 

24-hour, turnaround period. This quick turnaround allows 

us to take care of and give our current customers 

good customer service, while continuing to solicit 

new customers. s 

HMA UPDATE Continued from page 14 

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promotional efforts, designed to inspire a renewed 

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NEWS DEVELOPMENTS 


material bottlenecks and elevated home prices 

continue to weaken the housing market, builder 

sentiment fell for the 10th straight month in October 

and traffic of prospective buyers fell to its lowest level 

since 2012 (excluding the two-month period in the 

spring of 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic), 

according to the National Association of Home 

Builders. 

Builder confidence in the market for newly built 

single-family homes dropped eight points as recently 

as October to 38—half the level it was just six months 

earlier—according to the National Association of 

Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market 

Index (HMI) released recently. This is the lowest 

confidence reading since August 2012, with the 

exception of the onset of the pandemic in the spring 

of 2020. 

“This will be the first year since 2011 to see a decline 

for single-family starts,” said NAHB Chief Economist 

Robert Dietz. “And given expectations for ongoing 

elevated interest rates due to actions by the Federal 

Reserve, 2023 is forecasted to see additional singlefamily 

building declines as the housing contraction 

continues. While some analysts have suggested that 

the housing market is now more ‘balanced,’ the truth is 

that the homeownership rate will decline in the quarters 

ahead as higher interest rates and ongoing elevated 

construction costs continue to price out a large number 

of prospective buyers.” 

HMI tables can be found at www.nahb.org/hmi. n 

In Memoriam 

Robert D. Keiver, age 89, of 

Marblehead, MA, passed away 

peacefully surrounded by his 

loving family recently, after a 

brief illness. Bob was born in 

Cambridge, MA, to Laura (Foster) 

and Osmund O. Keiver, Sr. 

on May 31,1933. 

He graduated from Swampscott 

High School in 1952. He 

ROBERT D. KEIVER 

spent a year at North Carolina State before enlisting 

in the army and stationed in Panama. He married his 

Marblehead High School sweetheart, Patricia Crosby 

Keiver, on April 14,1956. They were married for 

52 wonderful years, until Pat's death in 2010. They 

built their home in Marblehead where they raised 

their family and always resided. O.O. Keiver Lumber 

Company is where he started his career in 1956. After 

the business had a fire, Bob's father reopened the 

company as Keiver-Willard Lumber Corp. in Beverly, 

MA. Bob became president and remained active in 

the business until his passing 67 years later. He devoted 

his life to the company, eventually moving it to 

its permanent location in Newburyport. 

He is survived by his devoted and loving children: 

Gwendolyn Keiver-Hewett and her husband, Tom, 

of Salem, Pamela Rodgers of Marblehead, Nancy 

Goodrow and her husband, Patrick of Eliot, ME, 

and Patricia Heintzelman and her husband, Webb 

of Newburyport. Bob also leaves his nine adored 

grandchildren. Bob loved the time spent with his 

good friend, Audrey Kennedy and with her entire 

family. Audrey predeceased him by one month. His 

funeral was held at the Old North Church in Marblehead, 

MA. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the 

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, 

NH. 

For online obituary, visit www.ccbfuneral.com. n 

Robert S. Coleman 

Lumber Company 

Family owned and operated for over 70 years. 

Producing Fine Appalachian 

Lumber and Pallet Stock 

Green Lumber - 4/4 thru 8/4 

Yellow Poplar • Red Oak • White Oak 

Ash • Hickory • Soft Maple • Cherry 

Walnut • Gum • Beech 

Specializing in kiln-dried 

4/4 thru 8/4 Poplar (Tulipwood) 

Contact: Jamie Coleman 

7019 Everona Road • Culpeper, VA 22701 

Office: (540) 854-4628 • FAX: (540) 854-5096 

Email: jamie.coleman@hotmail.com 

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TRADE TALK 

AN UPDATE COVERING 

THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT 

HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS 

Pewamo, MI—Devereaux Sawmill 

Inc., located here, has constructed 

three new KDS Windsor 

batch kilns with completion taking 

place recently. Devereaux recently 

loaded the kilns for drying. Each 

kiln has a 60,000-board-foot capacity, 

adding 180,000 board feet 

to make their kiln capacity reach 

1,180,000 board feet. 

Rob Paradise 

“The addition of these three 

kilns will allow additional drying 

along with added flexibility in the products that we dry,” 

stated Rob Paradise, a salesman for Devereaux. 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers 

and distributors of quality Michigan Hardwoods. 

Their base of customers extends through the U.S., Canada, 

Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East and includes 

buyers from industries such as flooring, cabinets, 

furniture, millwork and more. Their mainstay and largest 

volume of production has been with White Hard Maple, 

but they also process Red Oak and White Oak, Hickory, 

Soft Maple, Walnut, Cherry and other species. 

To learn more, visit www.devereauxsawmill.com. 

expertise lies in facilitating process improvement projects 

full-time as a Master Black Belt and she enjoys supporting 

teams in improving their day-to-day operations. 

In her spare time, McKendy enjoys spending time at 

her camp with her two sons, husband, and two wirehaired 

pointing Griffons, fishing, hunting, boating and 

hiking. 

McDonough Mfg. Co. is a family owned and operated 

manufacturer of custom sawmill machinery. McDonough 

buys steel and all parts, fabricates, CNC and manual 

machines, assembles, tests, and paints all their machinery. 

McDonough has had its head office in the Chippewa 

Valley of Wisconsin since 1888 and has recently 

expanded its operations internationally with a manufacturing 

facility in Mactaquac, NB, Canada that opened in 

October of 2017. 

To learn more, visit www.mcdonough-mfg.com. 

CLARK LUMBER COMPANY 

• 6 Sawmills producing 48,000,000’ of Appalachian 

Hardwoods 4/4 - 8/4 

• 900,000’ drying capacity 

• 2,500,000’ kiln dried Lumber Inventory 

• Species: Red & White Oak, Hard & Soft Maple, 

Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut and 

Aromatic Red Cedar 

• Export prep & container loading 

• A team of over 130 employees manufacturing 

Appalachian Hardwoods 

Eau Claire, WI—McDonough 

Manufacturing Company, headquartered 

here, recently welcomed 

Monica McKendy to the 

executive team as Director of 

Business Excellence. A Registered 

Professional Forester with 

the Province of New Brunswick, 

McKendy received her undergraduate 

and graduate degrees 

Monica McKendy 

in forestry from the University of 

New Brunswick. After working during her studies in both 

the private and public forestry sector, McKendy joined 

the energy industry in vegetation management and embarked 

on her Lean Six Sigma certification. McKendy’s 

Mellott 7-chain singulating unscambler system with accumulation 

deck feeding a Gillingham-Best stacker 

Mercersburg, PA—Stoltzfus Forest Products of 

Peach Bottom, PA is adding equipment to support its 

drying operations. This new equipment is being supplied 

by Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc., a company based 

here. A number of stages of this installation are complete 

and in working order. 

The Stoltzfus family has been doing business with 

Mellott Manufacturing since 2004. When Stoltzfus built 

their new sawmill, which began operating in 2016, Mel- 


Hugh Clark, President; Brandon Clark, Vice President; and 

Joseph Draper, Sales 

“From our Forest to your Facility” 

Brandon Clark 

bclark@clarklumbercompany.com 

Joseph Draper 

jdraper@clarklumbercompany.com 

Clark Lumber Company 

552 Public Well Road 

Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150 

Office: (615) 699-3497 

www.clarklumbercompany.com 


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Our company offers: 

• 10,000,000 BF of annual production from 

our 6’ band headrig and 6’ band resaw. 

• Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, Ash, 

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kiln-dried lumber. 

For Quality Appalachian Lumber Contact: 

JOsey Lumber COmpany, InC. 

JoCo Lumber, InC. 

476 Lees meadow rd. • p.O. Drawer 447 

scotland neck, nC 27874 

TeL: (252) 826-5614 • FaX: (252) 826-3461 

COnTaCT: 

emaIL: joseylbr3@gmail.com 

saLes: Logan Josey 

TRADE TALK 

CONTINUED 

lott supplied all material handling equipment for logs and 

lumber as well as several key machine centers. 

The newly installed equipment consists of a Mellott 

7-chain unscrambler system with an accumulation deck 

feeding a Gillingham-Best stacker that is set up for 4-foot 

and 7-foot-wide packages. Stoltzfus Forest Products 

currently has projects scheduled for a tilt hoist system, 

stick stacker system and grading chain. 

Mellott Manufacturing produces rugged and reliable 

log and lumber handling equipment, the company stated. 

Their products are manufactured in Mercersburg, 

PA. 

Mellott Manufacturing has the capability to design and/ 

or fabricate a wide variety of special conveyors and machines 

for the sawmill, pallet and woodworking industry. 

To learn more, go to www.mellottmfg.com. 

From Left, Bucky Pescaglia of MO PAC Lumber Company in 

Fayette, MO, newly elected vice chairman Of NHLA, and Jon 

Syre of Cascade Hardwood Group in Chehalis, WA, newly 

elected NHLA chairman 

Memphis, TN—The National Hardwood Lumber Association, 

headquartered here, elected two new officers 

at the 2022 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase 

in Cleveland, OH recently. The new officers were 

sworn in during the business session. 

Jon Syre of Cascade Hardwood Group in Chehalis, 

WA, was elected to serve as chairman of NHLA. Bucky 

Pescaglia of MO PAC Lumber Company in Fayette, MO, 

will serve as NHLA vice chairman. The officers will serve 

two-year terms. 

The new officers were set to lead the board of directors 

meeting, which was held in Memphis recently. 

To learn more, visit www.nhla.com. 

Weymouth, MA—Ally Global 

Logistics (AGL), headquartered 

here, has recently opened up an 

import division to assist their longterm 

clients. AGL was founded in 

2013, by Stephen A. and Stephen 

J. Zambo. The family-owned international 

freight forwarder has 

grown its portfolio of services 

over the last two years with import 

Stephen A. Zambo 

services being another addition. 

They have a strategic network of 

agents in over 75 countries, with access to local companies 

all over the world. In addition to building out the 

strategic network, AGL can clear customs, obtain import 

permits, and continuous bonds among other services. 

AGL has used their export program as a way to drive 

down rates through their new import division. Anytime 

an import is received, cleared and delivered they then 

re-route the empty container for an export client of theirs, 

thus increasing capacity and being a better partner for 

trucking companies. 

Also, Ally Global Logistics recently opened its first reload 

facility in Blakeslee, PA. It is a 52,000 square foot 

warehouse with two docks and drive-through capability. 

The facility is strategically located 1.25 hours west of the 

port of New York/New Jersey. Ally can handle lumber 

transloading, inventory management and load consolidation. 

AGL can handle up to 180 container loads per 

month through the facility. 

To learn more, go to www.allygloballogistics.com. n 

Producer of Fine Kiln 

Dried Appalachian 

Hardwoods 

Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar, Walnut, Hickory 

Annual Production 10.5 mmBF 

STOLTZFUS FOREST PRODUCTS, LLC 

675 Nottingham Road 

Peach Bottom, PA 17563 

Ph: (717) 548-2668 

Fax: (717) 548-2013 

Sales: Benuel Stoltzfus 

sales@stoltzfusforestproducts.com 

Whether you’ve 

been knotty 

or nice – 

Happy Holidays. 

We’re looking forward 

to serving you in 2023. 

granitevalley.com 


“Looking for Premium Appalachian Hardwood? 

Harold White Lumber, Inc. is the supplier 

you can trust!” 

HAROLD WHITE 2016-2.indd 5 

HWL 

HAROLD WHITE LUMBER 

Founded in 1968 by Harold White, we offer: 

• Bandsawn lumber 

• Excellent color and texture 

• 500,000 b.f. kiln capacity 

• Planing mill facility 

• On-site container loading 

• Dimension plant specializing in paneling, flooring, 

casing, doors and finger-joints 

For lumber and prompt worldwide shipping, 

contact Ray White: rwhite@haroldwhitelumber.com 

For dimension and/or millwork requests, 

contact Lee White: lwhite@haroldwhitelumber.com. 

Harold White Lumber, Inc. 

2920 Flemingsburg Road 

Morehead, KY 40351 

(606) 784-7573 phone 

(606) 784-2624 fax 

www.haroldwhitelumber.com 

Fly Tie & Lumber 

To our customers, we offer: 

• Ash • Cottonwood • Cypress • Gum 

• Poplar • Red Oak • White Oak 

• Cedar • Cherry • Hickory 

• Mixed Hardwoods 

From these species, we manufacture: 

• All Grades of Lumber 

• Railroad Ties & Industrial Timbers 

• Cants 

• Green Lumber, AD & KD Available 

• S2S AD Framestock 

• S4S KD Custom Moulding/Flooring 

• Offering Custom Cuts to Meet Specs 

Cutting 4/4, 5/4 and 6/4 

Sales 

Eugene Hall 

Jessica Fly 

Ann Sykes 

2178 Hwy. 7 North 

Grenada, MS 38901 

eugene@flytimber.com 

jessica@flytimber.com 

ann@flytimber.com 

Phone: (662) 226-2276 

Fax: (662) 226-8353 

www.flytimber.com 

flytimber@gmail.com 

6/6/16 2:40 PM 

AHEC REPORT Continued from page 16 

wood producing states. 

Through the www.shc-cert.org website, all Hardwood 

producers, exporters, and their suppliers and customers 

are encouraged to sign a Statement of Support 

for the SHC as a mechanism for targeted certification of 

Hardwoods from non-industrial and low-intensity managed 

forests. Hardwood sector support for SHC will allow 

the sector to better exploit new opportunities for environmentally 

friendly zero-carbon products. SHC also 

responds to regulatory requirements for low-risk forest 

products now being implemented in a widening range 

of export markets including Australia, the EU, Indonesia, 

Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Vietnam, and the 

UK. There are signs that even China will move towards 

similar regulation of timber trade, given direct government 

support for PEFC certification of state forests and 

with passage of the 2019 Forest Law which, in Article 

65, imposes a prohibition on any trade in wood knowingly 

derived from sources that are either illegal or linked 

to deforestation. Internal benchmarking of certification 

systems both internally by AHEC and by other agencies 

such as the European Commission suggest that systems 

like SHC that show that wood originates from specific jurisdictions 

independently assessed as having robust forest 

governance and stable or expanding forests are the 

best assurance of legal and sustainable timber supply. 

Challenges posed by new EU 

deforestation regulation 

While SHC is being developed to facilitate worldwide 

market development of American Hardwoods, an immediate 

concern is to assist exporters to comply with 

the new EU anti-deforestation law. The target start date 

for implementation of this law by larger enterprises is 

January 1st, 2024, with smaller enterprises following 

12 months later on January 1st, 2025. The situation in 

the EU illustrates well the scale of both the export market 

opportunity, and the regulatory threat, for American 

Hardwoods due to greater market focus on zero-carbon 

and zero-deforestation products. 

The downside for American Hardwoods in the draft 

new EU deforestation law comes from the mechanism 

proposed by which traders of wood and other regulated 

commodities would have to demonstrate low risk status. 

The idea is that anyone placing consignments of wood 

and other forest-risk commodities on the EU market 

would have to provide, with each consignment, the “geolocation 

data” for all “plots of land” from which it derived. 

“Plots of land” are defined narrowly as individual “real 

estate” properties. This data would 

be required irrespective of the underlying 

level of risk in the supply 

country and region. The draft law 

recognizes that existing certification 

systems would be a useful tool 

to demonstrate compliance, but EU 

law makers seem disinclined to accept 

any form of volume credit procedure 

that largely underpin certification 

systems like FSC and PEFC. 

AHEC believes the geolocation issue 

can be easily resolved if the definition 

of “plot of land” is amended 

from “real estate property” to instead 

refer to a state or jurisdiction. We 

have extensive data to show the low 

risk for products sourced from low 

intensity harvesting of natural forests 

by small landholders across the 

United States and can provide this 

data on a jurisdictional level through 

the SHC program. This would level 

the playing field with larger industrial 

and state forest operations for which 

an individual “real estate property” 

may extend to millions of hectares 

and will often comprise much less 

diverse forests. 

There are signs that the EU may 

be willing to compromise on this issue. 

In his final report to the European 

Parliament on the regulation, the 

chair of the Environment Committee 

acknowledges that the geolocation 

requirement “poses the biggest 

challenges for the implementation 

on the ground” and highlights the 

specific obstacles for smallholders. 

Therefore, it seems likely the EU 

will be receptive to a constructive 

proposal from the U.S. Hardwood 

sector to satisfy their requirements 

for legal and deforestation-free timber 

through an innovative certification 

system which identifies the 

source of timber to specific identifiable 

low-risk jurisdictions. If this 

approach is recognized by the EU, 


Tel: (989) 593-2552 

Fax: (989) 593-2329 

Website: www.devereauxsawmill.com 

Sharing with you the Glory, the Wonder 

and the Miracle of this Holy Season. 

Have a Blessed Christmas and New Year. 

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. 

1195 Creek Mountain Road 

Kreamer, PA 17833 · (570) 374-1108 

Merry Christmas! 

from 

Sawmill, Inc. 

At Devereaux Sawmill, Inc., we take great pride in our history which is based 

on integrity, honesty, and hard work, and great people! 

Toal Lumber Co. 

Wholesale Hardwoods - Re-man facilities 

Carloads & TNTs - Local Inventory 

Direct Mill Shippers 

Serving the West Coast for 68 Years. 

Joe Purcell Luke Magano Wendy Purcell Todd Purcell 

P.O. Box 5465 

Whittier, CA 90607 

562-945-3889 

Fax: 562-693-5528 

Email: toallumber@verizon.net 

2872 N. Hubbardston Road 

P.O. Box 67 

Pewamo, MI 48873 

BingamanLumber.com/NH12 

Wishing You a Glowing Holiday Season 

Atlanta, GA 

Cleveland, GA 

Crystal Spring, PA 

Clarksville, TN 

800.248.4393 hardwoodweb.com 

facebook.com/AtlantaHardwoodCorporation 


J.W. McKittrick Lumber Company 

P.O. Box 2004 

Camden, South Carolina 29020 

Tel: (803) 432-4108 • Fax: (803) 432-4915 

E-mail: mcklumbr@bellsouth.net 

www.mckittricklumber.com 

SALES: Jack McKittrick and Cliff McKittrick 

FACILITIES: Distribution Yard • Dry Kilns • Own Trucks • S-382 

Newman Whitney Planer • Diehl Straight Line Rip • Whitney DS-802 

SPECIES: OAK • POPLAR • WHITE ASH • HICKORY • BASSWOOD 

• WALNUT • CHERRY • BIRCH • HARD & SOFT MAPLE 

Call (574) 753-3151 or (800) 536-3151 

FAX: (574) 753-2525 or (800) 536-2526 

Logansport, Indiana 46947 

colehardwood.com 

brian@colehardwood.com 


Warmest Wishes for a Happy Holiday 

Season from all of us at 

J.W. McKittrick Lumber Company 

We’d like to thank all of our customers 

and lumber suppliers who have helped us 

through the years. 

For those in need of fine Appalachian and/or 

Southern Hardwood lumber in 

4/4 through 8/4 thickness (green or kiln dried) 

in all grades, please contact us. 

We can furnish you with 

Southern Yellow Pine lumber as well. 

Carl Rosenberry & Sons Lumber, Inc. 

Celebrating over 100 Years in Business! 

7446 Path Valley Road Fort Loudon, PA 17224 

FAX: (717) 349-2044 Phone: (717) 349-2289 

www.rosenberrylumber.com 

Email inquiries to Jackie Kriner at 

jackie@rosenberrylumber.com 

Fine Pennsylvania Hardwoods 

75% Red and White Oak 

Maintaining 700,000’ K.D. Inventory and 

1,000,000 bd. ft. of Green and Air Dried lumber 

300,000 bd. ft. Kiln Capacity • Annual Production 7,000,000’ 

AHEC REPORT 

Continued 

which has the toughest environmental 

laws, there’s every prospect that 

it will be accepted in other markets 

implementing similar regulations. In 

the long run, a single program for 

sustainability certification, designed 

specifically to accommodate the 

needs of the U.S. Hardwood industry 

and widely promoted and accepted 

in world markets, should contribute 

to reduced verification costs and 

enhanced reputation. To help get 

the process moving, please sign the 

SHC Statement of Support on www. 

shc-cert.org. n 

NHLA: WHY KNOT... 


RAHC. If you have not, I hope you 

visit www.realamericanhardwood. 

org and donate today. But money 

alone will not solve our problems if 

we don’t tell our own story. We need 

to use social media and daily conversations 

to tell people how much 

Hardwood matters to them. 

My point is, even WE don’t recognize 

all the impacts wood has on 

us. So, while we are giving presents 

this season let us also give wood 

some gratitude. Please take a picture 

of the wood around you while 

you are at home, school, work, 

play, and church. Preferably photos 

with people in them. Then share 

them on social media and use the 

hashtag #hardwoodmatters. Text 

them to friends or send the photos 

to NHLA at - info@nhla.com so 

that we can share them. Tell your 

story to the wood industry, your kids, 

your friends, your fellow parishes, 

and the rest of the world about how 

Hardwoods make things more beautiful, 

transport things to you, and 

build your faith in God. Why Knot 

talk religion? n 


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serve you for 

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DIMENSION - 

FURNITURE PARTS 

FSC LUMBER 

Merrick Hardwoods.................................60 

Midwest Hardwood Company.............61 

MO PAC Lumber Company...................50 

NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 

2022 

Buyer’s Guide 

PRODUCT INDEX 

BLANKS 

Banks Hardwoods Inc............................... 9 

Fly Tie & Lumber Co.................................72 

Granite Valley Forest Products.............71 

Lussier, Simon, Ltd...................................41 


Northern Hardwoods..............................56 

Thompson Appalachian 

Hardwoods, Inc.................................. IBC 

BOARD ROAD 

MATS/TIMBERS 

Beasley Forest Products, Inc.................10 

Goodfellow Inc............................................ 8 


Stoltzfus Forest Products, LLC..............71 

The Turman Group...................................54 



CABINET STOCK 

Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.............. 1 

Cardin Forest Products LLC..................IFC 



Maine Woods Company LLC.................66 

Sweeney Hardwoods..............................49 



CRANE MAT TIMBERS 





Patrick Lumber Company......................65 



White, Harold, Lumber, Inc....................72 

CRATING & BLOCKING 

Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.............. 1 



HHP, Inc........................................................43 

Josey Lumber Co., Inc.............................70 

Lumber Resources Inc.............................45 

Pennsylvania Hardwoods Co................55 


CROSSTIES - SWITCH TIES 

Allegheny Wood Products, Inc............... 1 



Clark Lumber Co.......................................69 


GF Hardwoods, Inc...................................58 

Kepley-Frank Hardwood Co., Inc........... 6 

Maine Woods Company, LLC................66 



NWH..............................................................21 






York Legacy Mill Inc.................................40 

CUSTOM KILN DRYING & 

MILLING IN TRANSIT 







Atlanta Hardwood Corp.........................73 






O’Shea Lumber Co..................................... 2 

Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc....................64 

Yoder Lumber............................................47 

FIGURED HARDWOODS 

Bohlke, M., Veneer Corp.........................11 

Devereaux Sawmill, Inc..........................73 





NWH..............................................................21 

Tropical Forest Products........................74 

Wagner Lumber Co..................................59 

FLOORING 




Graf Brothers Flooring & Lumber........15 


McClain Forest Products LLC.................. 2 

Merrick Hardwoods.................................60 

Oakcrest Lumber, Inc...............................70 


Springcreek Flooring................................. 2 




Yoder Lumber............................................47 


Hartzell Hardwoods Inc..........................39 







LUMBER - HARDWOODS 

(Appalachian Hardwoods) 

Abenaki Timber Corp............................. BC 



Baillie Lumber Co......................................51 



Coleman, Robert S., 

Lumber Co., Inc.....................................67 

Cramer, W.M., Lumber Co.......................52 

Cummings Lumber Co., Inc..................... 3 

Dickerson Lumber Company...............42 

Dunaway Timber Co., Inc.......................44 


Frank Miller Lumber Co., Inc.................62 





Greentree Forest Products, Inc............19 


Hermitage Hardwood Lumber 

Sales, Inc..................................................57 



Legacy Wood Products LLC.................... 2 



McKittrick, J.W., Lumber Co...................74 

Neff Lumber Mills, Inc.............................68 

NWH..............................................................21 




Quality Hardwoods Ltd..........................38 

RAM Forest Products, Inc.......................48 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 

Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons 

Lumber Inc..............................................74 






Toal Lumber Co.........................................73 




Yoder Lumber............................................47 


(Canadian Hardwoods) 




NWH..............................................................21 



(Northern Hardwoods) 


American Lumber Co..............................53 




Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc...............73 

Cole Hardwood, Inc.................................74 




Cummings Lumber Co., Inc..................... 3 






Deer Park Lumber, Inc.............................FC 


NWH..............................................................21 









Sales, Inc..................................................57 






NWH..............................................................21 



RAM Forest Products, Inc.......................48 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 


Toal Lumber Co.........................................73 




Yoder Lumber............................................47 

(Northeastern Hardwoods) 



HHP, Inc........................................................43 




NWH..............................................................21 




(Southern Hardwoods) 





Sales, Inc..................................................57 

McKittrick, J. W., Lumber Co..................74 

NWH..............................................................21 




Toal Lumber Co.........................................73 

Yoder Lumber............................................47 

(South Central Hardwoods) 





NWH..............................................................21 



(Walnut) 














Sales, Inc..................................................57 

Legacy Wood Products LLC.................... 2 






RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 





LUMBER - SOFTWOODS 

(Aromatic Red Cedar) 






Legacy Wood Products LLC ................... 2 






(Cypress) 


Cramer, W. M., Lumber Co.....................52 



Josey Lumber Co., Inc. ...........................70 





(White Pine) 








Rosenberry, Carl, & Sons 

Lumber Inc..............................................74 



(Yellow Pine) 






WEST COAST WOODS 


NWH..............................................................21 



Toal Lumber Co.........................................73 

IMPORTED WOODS 


American Lumber Co..............................53 






Newman Lumber Co...............................17 

NWH..............................................................21 


OHC | Overseas Hardwoods 

Company.................................................... 5 



Toal Lumber Co.........................................73 

(Mahogany) 







NWH..............................................................21 


Company.................................................... 5 




MILLWORK, MOULDINGS 

& TRIM 


Banks Hardwood Inc................................. 9 





Company.................................................... 5 






PALLETS – 

PALLET & CRATING 

LUMBER - CANTS 





Lumber Co., Inc.....................................67 


Greentree Forest Products, Inc............19 

HHP, Inc........................................................43 









NWH..............................................................21 


RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 







Yoder Lumber............................................47 


PANELS - LUMBER CORE 




PLYWOOD HARDWOOD 

(Curved, Flat & Marine 

Grade) 




NWH..............................................................21 


Company.................................................... 5 




RAILROAD TIES 











NWH..............................................................21 


SERVICES 

Automation & Electronics USA............13 


Nyle Dry Kilns............................................... 7 

Real American Hardwood Coalition.... 4 

Stiles, A.W., Contractors, Inc..................63 

TS Manufacturing.....................................12 

SQUARES 




TRUCK FLOORING, 

STAKES, ETC. 





Company.................................................... 5 



VENEERS - SINGLE PLY 


Species 

Ash / Cherry / Cypress / Poplar 

Red Oak / Soft Maple / Southern Yellow Pine 

Walnut / White Oak 

Thickness 

4/4 5/4 

6/4 7/4 

8/4 10/4 

12/4 16/4 

Custom Timbers Up To 16 ft 




RIFT & QUARTERSAWN 










NWH..............................................................21 


Company.................................................... 5 

RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 





STACKING STICKS 


TIMBERS, TRUSSES & 

BEAMS 



Lumber Co., Inc.....................................67 








Yoder Lumber............................................47 

VENEER LOG SUPPLIERS 








HHP, Inc........................................................43 




RJ Lumber LLC...........................................46 






Rooted in Commitment 

Specialties 

Kiln Dried Lumber / Ship-Dry / Custom Sorting 

Steamed Walnut / S2S & Ripping 

Custom Packaging / Mix Loads 

Sales 

Todd Nelson 

todd@thompsonappalachian.com 

Chip Underwood 

chip@thompsonappalachian.com 


thompsonappalachian.com 

Juan Quintanilla 

juan@thompsonappalachian.com 

100 Harless Drive 

Huntland, Tennessee 37345 USA 

Office 931 469 7277 


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