National Hardwood Magazine - March 2012

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S Sirianni Hardwoods, Inc. 912 Addison Road Painted Post, New York 14870 Telephone: (607) 962-4688 Fax: (607) 936-6237 www.siriannihardwoods.com shwds@stny.rr.com TRADE TALK Fayette, Mo.—Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., located here, recently announced Grafton Cook as its new sales manager. Cook has been in sales at Missouri-Pacific for ten years. With more than twenty years in the forest products industry, Cook began his career working for his father’s wholesale lumber and dimension operation, G.H. Cook Lumber Co., in Dowagiac, Mich. Cook’s new responsibilities will include development and implementation of strategic sales and marketing plans. He is currently the president of the American Grafton Cook Walnut Manufacturers Association and served on the American Hardwood Export Council board from 2009 to 2010. For over a half-century Missouri-Pacific Lumber has served the lumber industry with American Black Walnut, Red and White Oak, Soft Maple, and other raw Hardwoods. The company specializes in steamed, kiln dried, furniture grade American Black Walnut lumber. Missouri-Pacific’s timber is sourced in the northern part of the state using responsible and sustainable harvesting practices. Over the last three generations the company’s annual production has grown to 18 million feet of lumber shipped to clients around the country, and around the globe. For more information visit www.mopaclumber.com. Keith McPherson Tom Armentano • Top Quality Kiln Dried Hardwood Lumber Rough/S2S • Specializing in 5/4 thru 8/4 Red & White Oak • Also: Cherry, Hard Maple and Soft Maple • Shipping Mixed Trucks/Containers Worldwide (607) 962-4688 Gladstone, Mich.— Greg Besse, President and CEO of Besse Forest Products Group, based here, manufacturers of northern Hardwood lumber, veneer and specialty plywood, has named Jim Nelson as its new Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Nelson will be in charge of managing Besse’s sales network, business development and product marketing for domestic and export sales of the company’s Hardwood product lines. “The addition of Jim Nelson to our senior management team will strengthen our sales team, improve our customer service and allow us to Jim Nelson develop new markets for our northern Hardwood products,” Besse noted. “Jim’s comprehensive understanding of wood product manufacturing, sales management and distribution network development will greatly improve our ability to meet the needs of our customers and expand our market.” Formerly the National Director of Sales and Market Development for JELD-WEN Windows and Doors of Klamath Falls, Ore., North America’s largest maker of doors and windows with $3 billion in revenue and 20,000 employees, Nelson was responsible for corporate sales, customer service and personnel development. As National Director of Sales, he oversaw the company’s expansion into major national retail accounts throughout the United States. Prior to JELD-WEN, Nelson was Director of Sales for Morgan Door Manufacturing in Oshkosh, Wis., responsible for sales management, new product development, and distribution network profitability. Nelson has a BA in Business Management from Buena Vista College in 44 Hardwoods Have Versatility
An update covering the latest news about Hardwood Suppliers. Storm Lake, Iowa and earned his “Certified Green Professional” designation through National Association of Home Builders. The Certified Green Professional designation recognizes builders, remodelers and other industry professionals who incorporate green building principles into home construction. Besse Forest Products Group was established in 1966 by John Besse with the founding of Northern Michigan Veneers, Inc. in Gladstone, Michigan. Over the next 45 years, the company grew from the original veneer-splicing mill to include six veneer-cutting mills, two veneer splicing plants and eight sawmills in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin. Operating over 1,000,000 square feet of manufacturing facilities, Besse is a major supplier of Hardwood products to markets and customers around the world. The Group maintains a network of sales offices and warehouses in China, Mexico, Canada, and the United States with domestic and export sales exceeding $100 million annually. Besse companies are key producers of northern Maple, Cherry, Oak, Birch and Ash veneer and lumber for the flooring, furniture and cabinet industries worldwide. The Besse Group has invested in an extensive modernization program in recent years with equipment upgrades and process improvements placing the company in position to take advantage of future growth opportunities. Besse Forest Products Group is an active member of the Forest Stewardship Council and is committed to sustainable forestry and sound forest management. EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABLE 975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd.~Lexington, NC 27292 Phone 336-746-5419~Fax 336-746-6177 Web: www.kepleyfrank.com To better serve our customers we have a 50 bay sorter and optimizing trimmer. Below is a picture of our sorter that helps us provide customized sorting and packaging. Starkville, Miss.—Mississippi’s timber business is slow rebounding, according to the Associated Press. Low national home construction levels and relatively dry weather resulted in a slightly lower year-end value for Mississippi forest products. At an estimated $1.04 billion, the year-end value of the forest products fell less than one percent from last year. Assistant Extension Service Professor of Forestry Stephen Dicke at Mississippi State University said the 2011 value is 19.7 percent above the $864 million figure of 2009, which was considered an exceptionally low harvest year. “Home construction in the U.S. has not increased much since the housing bubble burst in 2007,” Dicke noted. “2010 pulpwood prices were exceptionally high due to low mill inventories and an unusually wet 2009-2010 winter.” Forestry professor David Jones added, “The ups and downs in prices and inventory have contributed to the closure of several mills, while others have changed hands. Currently, we have more than 100 sawmills, both Hardwood and softwood, in the state. All of them are running below capacity, but they are holding on, waiting for an economic recovery. “When proposed mills related to the biofuels industry open, there may be some impact on local markets, but for now, we’re watching the economy and anticipating it will continue its slow recovery,” Jones said. Star, N.C.— A gunman who opened fire at McBride Lumber Company, located here, targeted four of his co-workers with a shotgun, killing three of them and critically injuring the other person, as reported by the Associated Press. Please turn the page This is a view of our 50 bay sorter. Information about our sawmill, planer mill and lumber inventory is below: 1.) Our three sawmills cut 15 million board feet a year of fine Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses in mostly Red Oak, White Oak and Poplar as well as Ash and Maple. Our crosstie mill manufactures about 100,000 board feet per week of crosstie and tie sides in species such as Hickory, Sycamore, Beech, Gum and Elm. In addition to the lumber we cut from our sawmill we also process another 12 to 15 million board feet of lumber per year through our Hardwood concentration yard business. We purchase and process all domestic species in all grades. 2.) Our modern planer mill runs two shifts to ensure on time shipments of our lumber to customers. We deliver kiln dried or air dried lumber and offer export preparation and on site container loading. 3.) We offer 600,000 board feet of fan shed inventory at all times, to provide efficient service to our customers. Kepley-Frank maintains an air dried inventory of 5,000,000 plus board feet of all species, to ensure back up inventory for our customers. *Through Jimmy Kepley acquiring Lexington Home Brandsʼ plant #2 in Lexington, N.C., and naming the operation Linwood Furniture, Inc., his company offers kiln dried lumber from Linwoodʼs eight dry kilns with a total dry kiln capacity of 600,000 board feet per charge. The furniture plant is also offering the service of contract furniture manufacturing and the manufacturing of wood components for other furniture manufacturers and other woodworking companies. MARCH/2012 45
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Page 6: HARDWOOD CALENDAR MARCH Appalachian
Page 9 and 10: QUEBEC Area contacts in the provinc
Page 11 and 12: News about North American industria
Page 13 and 14: Don’t Be Left Behind The PACK Wit
Page 15 and 16: AHEC Update AHEC French Design Comp
Page 17 and 18: NEW DUMP CYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM Dry f
Page 19 and 20: Howard Miller’s facility shelters
Page 21 and 22: Chris Magas, sales representative;
Page 23 and 24: LSLA board of directors and officer
Page 25 and 26: LSLA PHOTOS - Continued Joe Francoi
Page 27 and 28: Cliff McKittrick, J.W. McKittrick L
Page 29: Bill Gillette, Tioga Hardwoods Inc.
Page 33 and 34: Laura Mullins, Heath Chamberlin, Da
Page 35 and 36: SURFACES PHOTOS - Continued Rich Ba
Page 37 and 38: Bud Clements, retired, Memphis, Ten
Page 39 and 40: APPALACHIAN LUMBERMENʼS CLUB PHOTO
Page 41 and 42: ADRIATIC WOOD PRODUCTS - Continued
Page 43 and 44: A brief sketch of the leading purch
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Page 49 and 50: TRADE TALK - Continued Market Counc
Page 51 and 52: AHEC UPDATE - Continued allow sunli
Page 53 and 54: WEST COAST TRENDS - Continued build
Page 55 and 56: SW-COC-1627 The FSC trademark ident
Page 57 and 58: “New Strategies for an Old Indust
Page 59 and 60: For over a century, Corley has been

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