National Hardwood Magazine - Christmas 2022

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-
Please turn the page
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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