National Hardwood Magazine - March 2012

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Ronald Dean Davis went home after the
shooting at the warehouse and shot himself.
He died a few days later.
Sources say Davis was a disgruntled
employee. “He knew who he was after. He
knew who he was going to see,” Star, N.C.’s
sheriff, Dempsey Owens said.
About 16 other employees were at the
McBride Lumber Co. facility when Davis
started firing. “It appears he went into the
building with a loaded 12-gauge shotgun,
went up to these four individuals and shot
each one of the four,” Owens said.
The sheriff declined to release the names of
the victims; stating investigators were still in
the process of contacting their families at
press time. Davis didn’t have a criminal history,
according to the sheriff.
A family-owned business, McBride Lumber
manufactures Hardwood lumber, pallets
and treated wood for furniture and other
products.
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Memphis, Tenn.—The National
Hardwood Lumber Assoc. (NHLA), based
here, recently announced advances in lumber
grading rules and inspection services into
China.
According to the NHLA Board of
Managers, due to the desire to ensure that the
NHLA Hardwood lumber grading rules are
active in markets around the world, the staff
has recently ramped up their efforts in
China.
In the fall of 2011, members of the NHLA
staff traveled to China and were surprised to
see the high level of interest in NHLA already
established as a result of a twenty-year active
partnership with the American Hardwood
Export Council (AHEC) and the efforts of
past Chief Inspector and Inspector Training
School Instructor Bob Sabistina. In a supportive
move to NHLA’s visit, 18 Chinese consumer
companies have remitted dues and
joined NHLA, with several dozen more
showing a strong interest.
NHLA also announced the establishment
of a permanent inspection service presence in
China. NHLA National Inspector, Randy
Wilson will arrive in China in late-January to
set-up the mission, which will initially be
based in the Dongguan area.
For more information, please contact:
NHLA Chief Inspector, Dana Spessert at 901-
399-7551 or by email at d.spessert@nhla.com.
High Point, N.C.—The Appalachian
Hardwood Manufacturers Inc. (AHMI)
announced six offerings for members who
are seeking ‘green’ documentation for their
Appalachian Hardwood products.
AHMI has partnerships with the WoodNet
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