Softwood Forest Products Buyer - November/December 2023

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Vol. 38 No. 6 The Softwood Industry’s Only Newspaper...Now Reaching 36,187 firms (20,000 per issue) November/December 2023 

BC Wood's GBM Celebrates 20 Years 

Photos By Zach Miller 

NELMA Celebrates 90th Anniversary 

Photos By Terry Miller 

Rav Binning, Sunny Binning, Parm Binning, Jas Binning, Raj Singh, Gulraj Binning 

and John Wu, Jazz Forest Products Ltd., Abbotsford, BC 

Additional photos on page 12 

BC Wood celebrated its 20th Annual Global Buyers Mission recently and 

welcomed almost 700 delegates from all over the world to Whistler, BC Canada. 

Given the economic challenges faced by many international markets, BC Wood 

was extremely pleased with the efforts made by those buyers and suppliers that 

supported and participated in the 2023 Global Buyers Mission. 

CEO Brian Hawrysh and new Board Chairman John Gillis from Centurion 

Lumber welcomed the Opening Ceremony special guest speaker, the Honorable 

Premier David Eby. This is the first time the Premier of BC has officially 

opened a GBM and his comments were well received. 

This year, GBM registered international buyers from as far away as Austria, 

China, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, 

Netherlands, Pakistan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

Again, many thanks were given to the Federal Trade Commissioner Service 

and BC’s Trade & Investment Representatives from international markets that 

greatly assisted with the buyer recruiting again this year. With their continued 

dedication, there were many first-time Buyers to the GBM, opening opportunities 

for Canadian manufacturers to develop new business. 

BC Wood continued to host North American architects, designers, contrac- 

Adam and Janie Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Aaron Schulte, Hancock Lumber 

Company, Casco, ME; and Tiffany and Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns 

The 90th Anniversary of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association 

(NELMA) was celebrated at their annual meeting held recently at the Samoset 

Resort in Rockport, ME. The 2.5 days of events and activities was attended by 

128 members and industry guests of the Association. Hurricane Lee exited the 

region earlier in the week leaving a picture-perfect day for the first event, the 

NELMA Annual Golf Scramble. 

Hosted by the Samoset Resorts’ own golf course that features seven oceanside 

holes and additional 14 holes with spectacular views of the Atlantic, it was aptly 

named as the “Pebble Beach of the East” in a Golf Digest 2023 article. This 

LAT Celebrates 137th Convention And Expo 



Continued on page 40 


Zach Zimmerman, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. Inc., Dallas, TX; Tony Rocha, RoyOMartin 

Lumber Co. Inc., Houston, TX; and Jack Hensley, Cassity Jones Building Materials, 

Terrell, TX 


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The Lumbermen's Association of Texas (LAT) recently hosted its 137th 

Annual Convention & Expo. The event was held in Arlington, TX at Live! By 

Loews. 

The annual convention brings together the Texas lumber and building materials 

industries, as well as attendees from other states, for fellowship, networking 

Continued on page 41

Chris Schofer 

Who’s Who in Softwoods 

Chris Schofer is sales manager for J.H. Huscroft Ltd., 

located in Creston, BC. 

J.H. Huscroft is a family-owned and operated sawmill 

that has been in operation since 1927. The company 

offers a variety of high quality Softwood lumber products, 

including: ESLP and DFL boards and pattern stock, and 

Douglas Fir and Larch dimension, and Lamstock. 

Schofer was born and raised in Creston, BC, and earned 

a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major 

in marketing from the University of Lethbridge, located in 


Mike Elmore is the Regional Sales Manager – South for 

Culpeper Wood Preservers, whose corporate office is located 

in Culpeper, VA. Elmore has been with the company for 

over a year. Culpeper Wood Preservers is the trusted brand 

that produces pressure treated lumber in the South, Mid-West, 

Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. They sell and purchase upward 

of 500 million board feet of lumber annually. 

Culpeper Wood Preservers carries 1x boards such as No. 

Mike Elmore 2, Appearance Grade, Clears in PT SYP KDAT and WET, 

2x dimension in Clears, No. 1 and 2 Prime, No. 1, No. 2, PT WET and KDAT PT 

SYP, 5/4, 2x6, decking in Clear, Gold, Select, Standard, Premium PT SYP AG or 

GC and KDAT. Heavy treated and untreated timbers, treated fence pickets, treated 


Winners Of The 2023 Mass Timber Competition 

Will Inspire Broader Adoption Of The Material 

In Commercial Structures 

Kody Miller is the sales coordinator for the Lumberton, 

MS, branch of Idaho Forest Group (IFG), headquartered 

in Coeur D’Alene, ID. IFG is a lumber manufacturer that 

produces 1.3 billion board feet annually. 

IFG handles White Hemlock and Douglas Fir, Cedar, 

Larch, Southern Yellow Pine, Ponderosa and White Pine, 

Englemann Spruce and Lodgepole Pine, in a variety of sizes 

and grades. 

IFG has tripled in size since 2009 and has embraced the 

Kody Miller 

newest technology, while leaning heavily on data and analytics 

to provide the most value to their products. IFG also offers lumber 

Shawn Chaney is a member of the sales team at Boise 

Cascade Building Materials Distribution, located in 

Lathrop, CA. 

Boise Cascade Co. is a leading national distributor of 

lumber and building materials with 38 distribution facilities 

across the U.S. The company offers a one-stop shopping 

experience for a broad and deep line of building materials 

sourced from Boise Cascade’s wood products division and 

other quality manufacturers. Products offered include engineered 

wood, oriented strand board, plywood, lumber, siding 


Shawn Chaney 

and other key building materials such as framing accessories, composite decking, 

roofing and insulation. 


Positioning Wood Products As Climate 

Solutions For Built Environment 

By: Jackson Morrill 

President & CEO of the American Wood Council 

Table of Contents 

FEATURES 

GBM, 20 Years................................1 

NELMA, 90th Anniv.......................1 

LAT, 137th.......................................1 

Landmark Lumber Group.............4 

NAWLA Regional, TX.....................5 

NAWLA Speed Dating III...............6 

SFPA EXPO....................................7 

SCMA Hosts...................................8 

NELMA, 90 Years...........................9 

WRCLA, Real Cedar ...................10 

DEPARTMENTS 

Who's Who in Softwoods.............2 

AWC News......................................2 

APA News.......................................2 

NAWLA News.................................2 

SLB News..................................... 11 

Washington Report.....................32 

Retail Review...............................34 

Northeast Bus. Trends................36 

Inland West Bus. Trends.............36 

Midwest Bus. Trends...................... 37 

West Coast Bus. Trends...............37 

Southeast Bus.Trends...................38 

Ont./Quebec Bus. Trends...........38 

Stock Exchange......................54-58 

Industry News..............................60 

Calendar.......................................66 

Classified Opportunities.............66 

Index of Advertisers....................66 

LEADERS 

IN LUMBER. 

NICHOLSON & CATES LTD. 

Serving North America for Nearly a Century 

Photo of interior space in Woolsey Gardens. 

Photo by Design by SCB Architects 

This October, the Softwood Lumber Board (SLB) and the USDA Forest Service 

announced five winners of the 2023 Mass Timber Competition: Building to Net- 

Zero Carbon. The winning projects, which include both market-rate and affordable 

multifamily housing as well as a mixed-use community center, received 

funds totaling $2.2 million to demonstrate mass timber's applications in architec- 


APA Honors John Murphy As 2023 Bronson J. 

Lewis Award Recipient 

John Murphy has been named the 2023 Bronson J. Lewis honoree. Now in 

its 18th year, the Bronson Lewis Award recognizes individuals for their leadership 

and outstanding contributions to the engineered wood industry. Murphy was 

presented with the award at the APA Annual Meeting in Palm Desert, California. 

The meeting took place Oct. 14-17, 2023. The award is named in honor of the late 

Bronson Lewis, who served 24 years as secretary and then executive vice president 

of APA – The Engineered Wood Association. 

Having served the industry for over 50 years, Murphy’s dedication and contributions 

are well-respected. He is the third generation to lead the Murphy Company 

as current president and CEO. 

Born in Portland, Oregon, Murphy moved to Florence, Oregon, in 1973 to help 

operate the Murphy Company’s Cushman, Swisshome and Myrtle Point veneer 

mills. Just a few years later, in the early 1980s, he operated his first plywood mill 


The world is catching on quickly to the fact that the 

built environment is a major contributor to greenhouse 

Jackson Morrill gas emissions, and there are some significant initiatives 

that have recently launched that will be critical in defining 

what policies and approaches are taken to reduce those emissions. 

At Climate Week NYC last month, AWC attended a CEO Dialogue on Built 

Environment Transformation hosted by the World Business Council on Sustainable 

Development (WBCSD). At that event, the French Government announced 

plans for a first ever “Ministerial Forum on Buildings and Climate,” to be held 

March 7-8, 2024, in Paris. This event will bring together stakeholders from 

“governments, business, finance and civil society organizations, around a joint 

commitment and call to action to decarbonize the building sector and make it 

more resilient.” 

At an all-day workshop attended by AWC and hosted by WBCSD the following 

day, we learned of another initiative, entitled “Built Environment Market Trans- 

A Great Year for NAWLA 

By The NAWLA Editor 


It’s hard to believe that 2023 is already coming to an end but with 2024 fast approaching, 

we’d like to take a few moments to reflect on this past year and all the 

success NAWLA has had. 

2023 Highlights 

Traders Market 

The industry event of the fall, the 2023 Traders Market is gearing up to be 

another successful event for NAWLA. At the time of this article’s writing in early 

October, NAWLA is already excited to be welcoming over 15 sponsoring companies, 

over 200 exhibitors and over 1,100 attendees to Columbus, Ohio. 

Regional Meetings 

From April through September, NAWLA and its Regional Meeting Committees 

hosted seven local meetings across the United States and Canada in which 


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Landmark Lumber Group, A New Name in the Industry with a Long History of 

Providing High Quality Lumber 

NAWLA Puts On Regional In Texas 


By Michelle Keller 

Sean Haney, Lumber Consultant; Heather Cape, Accounting Manager; Ed Deavers, 

Purchasing and Sales; Craig Constable, VP Sales; Sean Burton, Lumber 

LOCK-DECK 

Lock-Deck combines beauty, 

strength and durability in 

a structurally engineered 

product. The design and 

construction possibilities are 

limited only by imagination. 

Lock-Deck is used in buildings 

where the beauty of the wood 

structure is left exposed to 

create a unique architectural 

experience for its occupants. 

The flexibility of the unique 

laminated manufacturing 

process makes any 

combination of species, size, 

length, texture and color 

possible. 

Landmark Lumber, Softwood warehouse G 

Landmark Lumber Group, is 

a new company that was formed 

when Mann and Parker Lumber, 

a hardwood supplier with a 100- 

year history, and Specialty Lumber 

Company, a Softwood supplier 

with a 25-year history, were merged 

together. As Landmark Lumber 

Group they can provide their clients 

with extensive expertise and the 

largest product line available from a 

single supplier in the Mid-Atlantic 

region. 

“This merger increases the value 

we can deliver to our customers. 

It is an opportunity for us to offer 

them more. More products and better 

service,” stated Troy Albright, 

owner of Landmark Lumber Group. 

“By merging operations, we now 

offer hardwood, Softwood, thermally 

modified lumber and stair parts 

from a single supplier.” 

Headquartered in New Freedom, 

PA, Landmark Lumber Group 

distributes domestic and imported 

Softwoods in all grades in widths 

Dean Miller, Atlanta Hardwood Corporation, Mableton, GA; Chad Zschiesche and 

Kale Samber, UFP Retail Solutions, Saginaw, TX; and Alex Schmidt, UFP Retail 

Solutions, New Braunfels, TX 

The North American Wholesale 

Lumber Association (NAWLA) 

hosted a regional meeting in conjunction 

with the recent annual LAT 

(Lumbermen's Association of Texas) 

Convention and Expo, held at Live! 

by Loews in Arlington, TX. Approximately 

60 were in attendance 

for the NAWLA regional. 

The afternoon meeting featured 

guest speaker Paul Jannke, a Principal 

of Forest Economic Advisors 

LLC, a premier source for North 

American wood products analysis 

and information. 

NAWLA, headquartered in 

Chicago, IL, was founded in 1893 

and represents lumber wholesalers, 

manufacturers and service provider 

companies from the planting of the 

seedlings to the selling of building 

materials and wood in all its many 

forms. 

Learn more at www.nawla.org. n 

Steven Rustja, Weston Forest Products Inc., Mississauga, ON; Hank Delesandro, 

One Source Risk Management, Roswell, GA; Adam Cooley, Restoration Forest 

Products LLC, Mesa, AZ; and Donna Whitaker, Interfor, Peachtree City, GA 

A family-run operation. 

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Textures: Smooth or rough sanded, re-sawn, wire-brushed, circle sawn. 

Factory finishing in 24 colors or custom matched. 

Lock-Deck is manufactured with pride by Shelton Structures, Inc. in Chehalis, WA 

For more information visit LockDeck.com. Email Gunnar Brinck at 

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“Our inventory is run 

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and graded, kiln-dried 

then re-packaged. Our 

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highest quality product 

to our customers on a 

consistent basis.” 

– Eddie Deavers, 

Purchasing Manager, 

Landmark Lumber 

Group 


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Speed Dating III Is Focus Of NAWLA Regional Meeting 


Forest Products EXPO Brings Global Sawmill Industry Together In Nashville 


Brad Bland, AHC Hardwood Group, Cleveland, GA; Doug Settele, Keiver-Willard 

Lumber Corporation, Newburyport, MA; and Kris Long, AHC 

Hardwood Group 

Bert and Bud Vaagen founded Vaagen 

Brothers lumber in the early 1950’s. 

Today, the company continues as a 

closely held corporation owned by 

members of the Vaagen family. This 

continuity of management, vision, and 

leadership has helped guide the 

company for more than half a century. 

Creating a culture of innovation, 

integrity, and cooperation that’s 

fueled Vaagen’s advancement, evolution 

and growth over the years. 

Vaagen Bros. Lumber 

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Jim Conlon, NAWLA, Chicago, IL; Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, 

ME; and Steven Rustja, Weston Forest Products Inc., Mississauga, ON 

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The North American Wholesale 

Lumber Association (NAWLA) 

recently held a fall regional meeting 

at Samoset Resort in Rockport, ME 

while partnering with the Northeastern 

Lumber Manufacturers Association 

(NELMA) during their 90th 

annual meeting. 

Attendees enjoyed Speed Dating 

III on the Green, a one-of-a-kind 

event that brings together personnel 

from sawmills located in the 

Northeast and Great Lakes regions 

with lumber wholesalers, brokers 

and other individuals that wish to 

participate in quick, high-energy 

networking. 

To learn more about this association, 

visit www.nawla.org. n 

Scott Vande Linde, West Fraser, Germantown, TN; Vince Almond, Almond Brothers 

Lumber Co., Coushatta, LA; Eric Gee, SFPA, Executive Director, Metairie, LA; 

Mark Richardson, The Westervelt Company Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL; Will Lampe, 

Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Co., Smithfield, NC; Rich Mills, Hood Industries Inc., 

Hattiesburg, MS; and Craig Forbes,Weyerhaeuser, Hot Springs, AR 

Connecting. Exploring. Discovering. 

That was the agenda for 

the recent 37th Forest Products 

Machinery & Equipment EXPO, 

held at the Music City Center in 

Nashville, TN, and feedback shows 

exhibitors and attendees alike were 

able to successfully check off all 

three items on that agenda. 

After five shows in Atlanta dating 

back to 2011, the Southern Forest 

Products Association (SFPA), 

which hosts the biennial event, 

moved the show with all exhibitors 

and attendees applauding the new 

host city and venue. 

EXPO 2023 exhibit space actually 

sold out three different times before 

SFPA had to close booth sales 

because all available space was 

claimed. The final floorplan topped 

out at 217 exhibiting companies – a 

record number of exhibitors since 

2007 – spread over 58,337 square 

feet of machinery, innovation, and 

solutions to meet with more than 

1,200 attendees. 

“The move to Nashville exceeded 

all expectations," said Eric 

Gee, SFPA’s executive director. "It 

was great to see so many members 

of the forest products industry in 

attendance to be a part of this historic 

moment. I’m extremely proud 

of the exhibiting companies that 

helped transform the exhibit hall 

into a first-rate networking space.” 

Since 1950, Forest Products 

EXPO has provided a place for 

both hardwood and Softwood 

sawmillers to gather, celebrate new 

technology, network, and learn 

about the industry’s latest machinery 

and equipment. 

The three-day tradeshow provided 

attendees with solutions for 

nearly every stage of manufacturing. 

From raw material handling to 

crane operations; metal detection 

and scanning technologies; log 

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Lee Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc., McMinnville, TN; Kayla Hatley, Tanner Stirewalt, 

Sherri Johnson, Lynn Stirewalt and Johnny Johnson, Piedmont Hardwood Lumber 

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SCMA Hosts Gathering During NHLA Convention 


90 Years Looks Good on NELMA! 

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Cassie Lewis, Turn Bull Lumber Company, Elizabethtown, NC; and Ian Faight and 

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Members of the Southern Cypress 

Manufacturers Association (SCMA), 

along with promotion sponsors, 

recently gathered in Louisville, KY, 

for their 2023 Mid-Year Meeting. 

The event took place at the Omni 

Louisville Hotel and was held in 

conjunction with the National Hardwood 

Lumber Association’s Annual 

Convention and Exhibit Showcase. 

Attendees received updates on the 

SCMA’s promotion campaign, previewed 

projects for the rest of 2023 

and early 2024, learned about the 

Real American Hardwood Coalition’s 

advertising campaign on Magnolia 

Network, and discussed the current 

business landscape. The night prior 

to the meeting, attendees gathered 

for a reception and dinner to network 

and catch up with peers. 

Membership in the SCMA is limited 

to companies that engage in the 

manufacture, processing, or distribution 

of Cypress products. 

Be sure to mark your calendars 

now for the SCMA’s 2024 Annual 

Meeting, which will take place 

March 25 at The Charleston Place 

Hotel in Charleston, SC. The event 

will take place during the Hardwood 

Manufacturers Association's 2024 

National Conference and Expo. 

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www.CypressInfo.org, and follow 

@cypress_info on Instagram and @ 

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The Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association was founded in 1933 in New York City; the staff now works out of their headquarters in Cumberland, Maine. 

After 90 years in business, 

NELMA has learned a few 

things about working with 

lumber wholesalers. But how did 

we get to this point? Let’s take a 

look back at some of the highlights 

we’ve experienced over 

the last 90 years … maybe you 

remember some of them! 

1691 The King’s Broad Arrow 

appears on tall, straight, 

strong Eastern White Pine trees 

throughout New England as the 

Royal Navy attempts to keep the 

best trees for themselves, leaving 

Colonists with weaker trees 

to build their homes and businesses. 

1933 NELMA is established 

in New York City with two 

whole employees. 

1937 The first Eastern White 

Pine Grade Rules are released 

and shared industry wide. 

1938 First Grading Rules for 

Eastern Spruce-Balsam Fir are 

published. 

1939 NELMA launched 

their first-ever Grader Training 

School, teaching eager sawmill 

employees how to properly 

grade and mark Eastern White 

Pine. 

1940 NELMA exhibits at the 

1940 World’s Fair! Held in New 

York City, the country was coming 

out of the Great Depression, 

and the World's Fair was decided 

upon to boost tourism, revenue, 

and overall morale in the city. 

The theme: World of Tomorrow. 

1946 NELMA releases the 

film “The Story of Wood in the 

Northeast.” 

1955 The very first lumber 

exhibit for NELMA at Lumber 

Retailer Shows. 

1970 The first Voluntary Product 

Standard for Lumber was 

published. 


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Imitation Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery 

Brad Kirkbride, Managing Director, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association 

U.S. Softwood Lumber Exports To Mexico Reach Record High 

By Rose Braden, President Softwood Export Council, Portland, OR 

www.softwood.org 

1” x 6” Real Cedar T&G siding with a bleaching stain. Often imitated, never duplicated. Select knotty 2” x 6” Real Cedar decking. 

A.W. Stiles Contractors, Inc. 

A.W. Stiles provides a full line of Modern Day Equipment serving both Softwood and Hardwood markets. New Installations 

and Complete Rebuilds on Existing Equipment: High Temp Track Kilns, Hardwood Package Kilns, Predryers, Walnut Steamers 

(Right) Charles Ingram Lumber in Effingham, SC. A.W. 

Stiles Contractors fabricated and installed a patent pending 

dual path kiln consisting of a 60’ center chamber and 40’ 

extension chambers. The engineering firm over the project 

was Tinsley Consulting Group of Hot Springs, AR. 

Complete Rebuilds Including: 

• Roof Replacements/Complete Reskins 

• Heating Coils and Complete Steam Systems 

• Energy Efficient Upgrades - 

controls, insulation additions, wind flow, 

heating capacity, door seals, etc. 

(Left) T. R. Miller Mill Co. in 

Brewton, AL. A.W. Stiles Contractors 

fabricated and installed two 

steam-heated patented dual path 

kilns each kiln consisting of 94’ 

center chambers and 62’ extension 

chambers. The engineering firm over 

the project was Tinsley Consulting 

Group of Hot Springs, AR. 

• Doors and Carriers 

• Structural Repairs 

• Protective Coatings 

• Complete line of replacement parts 

Lee Stiles Cell: (931) 409-0144 

Email: lee@awscontractorsinc.com 

Glenn Thompson Cell: (615) 372-4261 

Email: glenn@awscontractorsinc.com 

Casey Miller Cell: (931) 607-7451 

Email: casey@awscontractorsinc.com 

Office: (931) 668-8768 • Fax: (931) 668-7327 

286 Bass Lane, McMinnville, TN 37110 

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In the late 19th century the 

Irish poet and playwright Oscar 

Wilde popularized the expression, 

Imitation is the sincerest 

form of flattery. A century and a 

half later, the expression has not 

only become common usage, but 

also appears to be an apt descriptor 

of the marketing approach 

many wood-substitute decking 

and siding companies are taking. 

Now before anyone accuses 

me of being biased towards 

Softwoods, I want to state that 

this is not being written with the 

intent of disparaging or discrediting 

wood-substitute companies; 

it’s being written as an examination 

of the claims many of these 

companies are making on how 

close they are to looking like real 

wood species such as Western 

Red Cedar, and why they are 

leaning so heavily on these 

claims. 

When it comes to choosing 

materials for building or renovations, 

most of us go through a 

decision-making process that begins 

with a preconceived idea of 

what we think we want. This can 

be based on previous experience; 

on a recommendation; from an 

inspirational photo or video, 

or from any number of other 

sources. The next stage, however, 

is when we start weighing 

the benefits. 

Cost is obviously an important 

factor, and budget will play a 

decisive role. But the majority of 

the time it’s the look of the product 

(or how the finished project 

will look) that is the primary 

motivator. So it’s no coincidence 

that many wood-substitute decking 

and siding companies highlight 

their look, and in particular 

how closely they look like real 


Rose Braden 

In 2022, U.S. Softwood 

lumber exports to Mexico 

reached an all-time high, 

totaling $282 million, and 

nearly double 2020 sales 

figures. Mexico is now the 

number one international 

market for U.S. Softwood 

lumber, unseating China in 

2018 following a 25 percent 

U.S. tariff on wood products from 

China. January to August 2023 

exports ($171 million) are down 

slightly from the same period in 

2022, ($195 million), yet analysts 

expect end of year totals to be almost 

on par with 2022 figures. 

Demand for U.S. Softwood lumber 

in Mexico is increasing at an unprecedented 

rate for a number of reasons, 

including limited domestic supply 

of quality lumber, positive impacts 

of the US-Mexico Canada Agreement 

(USMCA), and the logistical 

advantages of a shared border. Cartel 

related violence has further constrained 

access to Mexico’s domestic 

timber. Increased onshoring from 

Chinese firms seeking lower cost 

labor and a means of avoiding the 

U.S. tariff on Chinese goods is also 

a huge demand driver. Once the 

world’s center for low cost labor, 

by 2020 the average hourly wage 

in China for manufacturing workers 

was $6.50, a 12 percent increase 

from a year earlier. Meanwhile, the 

average hourly wage in Mexico in 

2020 was $4.82, a 3 percent increase 

from 2019. While the labor rate in 

Mexico is rising, Mexico’s ample 

supply of comparatively low cost labor, 

and proximity to one of the largest 

consumer markets in the world, 

will likely continue to fuel continued 

manufacturing growth. 

The Softwood Export Council 

(SEC) has been active in Mexico for 

decades. With its staff in Mexico, 

SEC holds seminars and webinars 

for Mexican producers, leads inbound 

buyers’ missions, and exhibits 

at leading industry trade shows. The 

association and its members also 

hold regular webinars for architecture 

associations. Topics have 

included mass timber design and 

engineering, and use of preservative 

treated wood products. As interest in 


Suppliers and buyers from 13 countries participated in the 2023 NWPCA Guadalajara pallet convention. 

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GBM – Continued from page 1 

Brett and Karen Slaughter, Elk Creek Forest Products LLC, McMinnville, 

OR; and Kellye and Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products 

Buyer, Memphis, TN 

David Chiew and Steve Downie, Interfor, Vancouver, BC; and Kulraj Tiwana, Suki Sanghera and Paul 

Deol, San Group Inc., Langley, BC 

Rav Binning, Jazz Forest Products Ltd., Abbotsford, BC; Rauvin 

Manhas, Pan-Abode International, Surrey, BC; and Gulraj Binning and 

Parm Binning, Jazz Forest Products Ltd. 

Will Barber, International Forest Products LLC, Vancouver, BC; Al Fortune, Gurinder Grewal and Taj 

Grewal, Partap Forest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, BC; and Mario Dionne, Coast Fraser Enterprises Ltd., 

Vancouver, BC 

Vye Kharbanda, Robin Hayward, Brian Hawrysh and Randi Walker, BC 

Wood Specialties Group, Vancouver, BC 

Dean Garofano, Delta Cedar Specialties 

Ltd., Pitt Meadows, BC; Zach Miller, The 

Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, 

TN; and Greg Smith, Gilbert Smith 

Forest Products Ltd., Barriere, BC 

Brad Kirkbride, Western Red Cedar Lumber Association, 

Bend, OR; Tom Jones, The Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, BC; 

Yasmine Fouad, Export Development Canada, Vancouver, BC; 

and Steve Winstone, BPWood Ltd., Penticton, BC 

Peter Lovett, King City Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; Aidan 

Coyles, Gilbert Smith Forest Products Ltd., Barriere, BC; Addison 

Ross, San Group Inc., Langley, BC; and Lloyd Lovett, King City Containers 

Ltd., Alliston, ON 

Adam Hazelwood, Andy Johal, Kamal Sanghera, Ryan Hagen and Jim Brindle, San Group Inc., Langley, 

BC 

Len van Ryswyk, Andy Wood, Jody Boates, Jeff Honeysett and Scott Boates, The 

Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, BC 

Dennis Wight and Tyson Palmer, Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd., Delta, BC; Peter Raja, Norelco Cabinets, 

Kelowna, BC; Dave Farley, BC Wood Specialties Group, Langley, BC; and Chris Mager, Channel-Ex 

Corporation, Vancouver, BC 


Page 12 Softwood Forest Products Buyer • November/December 2023


Mary and Michael McInnes, C2M Professional Services Inc./Restoration 

Forest Products LLC, Mesa, AZ; and Rumin Mann, BC Wood Specialties 

Group, Langley, BC 

Tony Hyatt, Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau, Madison, WI; Sanj Hothi, S&W Forest Products Ltd., Maple 

Ridge, BC; Rachael Pollard, Ministry of Forests, Kamloops, BC; Amanda Fouty, Ministry of Forests, 

Quesnel, BC; and Nav Koonar, Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau, Langley, BC 

Frederic Jacques, Quebec Wood Export Bureau, Quebec City, QC; 

Benoit Martin, Boscus Canada Inc., Montreal, QC; and Eli Gould, Quebec 

Wood Export Bureau, Brattleboro, VT 

Brent Callaghan and Aaron Bayntun, Dakeryn Interpro Export Group, North Vancouver, BC; Tim Stovall, 

Bright Wood Corporation, Madras, OR; and Chris Sainas and Adam Fallis, Dakeryn Interpro Export 

Group, North Vancouver, BC 

Zach Miller, The Softwood Forest 

Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and 

Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns, 

Brewer, ME 

Paul Bouchard and Chris Bouchard, 

BPWood Ltd., Penticton, BC 

Brett Slaughter, Elk Creek Forest Products 

LLC, McMinnville, OR; Terree Rodakowski, 

Brad Rodakowski, Prime Forest 

Products LLC, Beaverton, OR 

Anastasia Brown, Maryna Sydorenko and Richard Kaufmann, 

Silva Timber Products Ltd., Langley, BC 

Scott Boates, The Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, BC; Curt McLeod, Capital 

Forest Products Inc., Hingham, MA; Jody Boates, The Teal-Jones 

Group; and Becky McLeod, Capital Forest Products Inc. 

Alex Langley, Tolko Industries Ltd., Vernon, BC; Brad Hamilton, Timberwood Innovations, Battleford, 

SK; and Pino Pucci, Dennis Yano, and Dathan McLean, Tolko Industries Ltd., Vernon, BC 

Jarrett Enns, JE Construction, Abbotsford, BC; Rick Harris, Delta Pacific, Vancouver, 

BC; and Tom Zhang, Pacific HemFir, Vancouver, BC 

Ryusuke Mishima, Murakami Lumber Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; Koki Sato, Sankyo Corporation, Vancouver, BC; 

Yuji Kato, Murakami Lumber Co. Ltd.; Tetsuya Nishishita, Kyoei Lumber Inc., Ehime, Japan; Kenji Sahara, Murakami 

Lumber Co. Ltd.; and Don McGregor, Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, BC 




Anne and Jack Alley, and Kalayna Crook, 

Patrick Lumber Company, Portland, OR 

David Chu, Nathan Tellis, Don McGregor, Angela DeMarni and Martin Kincade, 

Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, BC 

Dennis Wight and Tyson Palmer, Pacific Western Wood 

Works Ltd., Delta, BC; and Curt McLeod, Capital Forest 

Products Inc., Hingham, MA 

Frank Gannon, Western Archrib, Edmonton, BC; Giulia Natalini, 

Western Archrib, Vancouver, BC; and Andre Lema, Western 

Archrib, Edmonton, BC 

Yancey Ambrose, Doubletree Forest Products Ltd., 

Burnaby, BC; and Maryna Sydorenko and Richard 

Kaufmann, Silva Timber Products Ltd., Langley, BC 

Tim Stovall, Bright Wood 

Corporation, Madras, OR; 

and Aidan Coyles, Gilbert 

Smith Forest Products Ltd., 

Barriere, BC 

Paul Mackie, Western Red 

Cedar Lumber Association, 

Langley, WA; and Rob 

Comeau, Vertical Acres 

Farms Ltd., Campbell River, 

BC 

Fariba Gharaei, Axin Architecture Ltd., Vancouver, BC; Nadi Miri, M+ Architecture 

Inc., North Vancouver, BC; and Jovan Gill, Jameson Craig and Ajit 

Gill, Fraserview Cedar Products Ltd., Surrey, BC 

Sven Gras and Harry Gras, Gras Wood Wide Bv, Zaandam, Netherlands; Steve Winstone, William 

Liu, Kevin Vandervoort and Chris Bouchard, BPWood Ltd., Penticton, BC 

Richard Jiang and Dean DeCraene, Delta Cedar Specialties Ltd., Pitt Meadows, 

BC; Gala Hadg Gae, British Columbia China Office, Shanghai, China; and Mary Mc- 

Innes, C2M Professional Services Inc./Restoration Forest Products LLC, Mesa, AZ 

David Townsend, Townsend Lumber Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; Will Downing, Acera Insurance, 

Kelowna, BC; Mike Penner, Townsend Lumber Inc.; and James Casorso, Acera Insurance 

Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, Lenoir, NC; Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry 

Kilns, Brewer, ME; and Ingo Wallocha, Nyle Dry Kilns, Hannover, 

Germany 

Robert Tam, Triad Forest Products Ltd., Delta, BC; Yancey Ambrose, Doubletree Forest Products Ltd., Burnaby, 

BC; Alexander McCarter, Triad Forest Products Ltd.; Trevor Tyrer, Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd., Richmond, BC; and 

Lucas Rodakowski, Prime Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, OR 


NELMA – Continued from page 1 

Cheers to 175 Years 

of Hancock Lumber! 

Jack Bowen, Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, ME; 

Bob Pope, SII Dry Kilns, Montpelier, VT; and Matt Duprey, 

Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, ME 

Louis-Philippe Deschenes and Vincent 

Houle, Carbotech/Autolog, Plessisville, QC 

Matt Duprey, Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, ME; Jethro Poulin, Milan 

Lumber Company LLC, Milan, NH; Bob Mai, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, 

Spokane, WA; and Jim St. John, Wiener, Crowley, and St. John Inc., Leonia, 

NJ 

Craig Albright, Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; Michael 

Conlin and Jeff Evans, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; and Rick Wilson, Pukall Lumber 

Co., Arbor Vitae, WI 

Ian Penney, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, NH; Ross Frazier, Turman Sawmill Inc., Hillsville, VA; 

Prisco DiPrizio, P. DiPrizio Lumber LLC, Rochester, NH; Craig Woodbrey, Lovell Lumber Company 

Inc., Lovell, ME; and Jamie Moulton, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, NH 

Kim Haven, Barry Hodgkin and Henry German, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; and Tim 

Stovall, Bright Wood Corporation, Madras, OR 

Paul Jannke, Forest Economic Advisors, Littleton, MA; Robert St-Laurent, Les Entreprises 

Atlas, Low, QC; Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, ME; Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo 

Lumber Co. Inc., Brattleboro, VT; and Karl Seger, Falcon Lumber LTD., Toronto, ON 

IN CELEBRATION OF OUR 175TH ANNIVERSARY, HANCOCK LUMBER 

has partnered with Lone Pine Brewing to create Jugtown Spruce Tip 

Ale, a limited-edition beer that refl ects our Maine-based companies’ 

missions and values—and even uses a few ingredients straight 

from our woods! 

Team Hancock and Lone Pine are both committed to protecting 

Maine’s natural resources, so we have also partnered with Maine 

Woodland Owners Association and will be donating a portion of 

the proceeds to their efforts focused on stewardship of Maine’s 

woodland resources, including responsible forest management. 

Matt Eirvin, USNR, Myrtle Beach, SC; Martin Vaillancourt, USNR, Plessisville, QC; Neill 

Gibson, USNR, Quebec City, QC; Etienne St-Hilaire, Burton Mill Solutions, Quebec City, 

QC; Ryan Wittig, Russin Lumber Corp., Montgomery, NY; and Randy Caron, Retired, 

Garfield Plantation, ME 

Win Smith, Robbins Lumber/East Baldwin, East Baldwin, ME; Gregory Foote, NLine 

Energy Inc., Hood River, OR; and Terry Walters and James Webb, Robbins Lumber 

Inc., Searsmont, ME 

If you can’t get your hands on our custom brew, pick your favorite 

and join in toasting Team Hancock—to the countless employees, 

customers, vendors, communities and generations of Hancock 

family ownership who have combined to make the last 175 years 

possible. And for all those who will be a part of the next 175, cheers! 

We appreciate you and thank you! 

Jim Robbins Sr., Robbins Lumber Inc., 

Searsmont, ME; Terry Miller, The Softwood 

Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, 

TN; and Steven Rustja, Weston Forest 

Products Inc., Mississauga, ON 

Carter Zierden, Diorio Forest Products Inc., Ashland, VA; Jethro 

Poulin, Milan Lumber Company LLC, Milan, NH; Chris Brochu, 

Pleasant River Lumber Co., Dover-Foxcroft, ME; Win Smith, Robbins 

Lumber/East Baldwin, East Baldwin, ME; and George Burns, 

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson P.A., Portland, ME 

Randy Chicoine, Irving Forest Products, Dixfield, ME; Madison 

Roy and Doug Chiasson, J.D. Irving Limited, Saint John, 

NB; and Jim Dermody, Seaboard International Forest Products 

LLC, Nashua, NH 

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2014–2023

LAT – Continued from page 1 

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Philip Borroni, Ann Chapman, Kim Rowe and Kate Borroni, Woodson Lumber Company, Caldwell, 

TX; Kelly Sullivan and Audrey Miller, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA; and John Campos, PLMI, San Antonio, 

TX 

Chris Brennan, Steven Rogers and Jamie Hursh, Richardson Timbers LLC, 

Dallas, TX; and Kolton Barber, Boise Cascade Company, Dallas, TX 

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Robert Evans, J.P. Hart Lumber Co., San Antonio, TX; 

and Barry Brooks, LBM Advantage Inc., Conroe, TX 

Dave Bartholomew, PSS, Dallas, TX; Pedro Aguirre, Teague Lumber Company, 

Fort Worth, TX; Aaron Cox, Higginbotham Brothers, Midlothian, TX; 

and Ken Bever, PSS 

Cameron Coker, Dixie Plywood & Lumber 

Company, Houston, TX; and John 

Campos, PLMI, San Antonio, TX 

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Wil Stewart, Stringfellow Lumber Company LLC, Birmingham, AL; Tony Butler and Curt Allen, Hunt 

Forest Products LLC, Ruston, LA; Tim Kroon, LBM Advantage Inc., Conroe, TX; and Sawyer Crow, Birmingham 

International Forest Products, Birmingham, AL 

Janice and Bart Graves, John E. Quarles Company Inc., Fort Worth, 

TX; and Mistie Weatherly, DW Distribution, DeSoto, TX 

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Clinton Gee, Neil Cox, Quinn Wright, Forest Products Supply Co., Oklahoma City, OK; and 

Adam Cooley and Rick Mueller, Restoration Forest Products LLC, Mesa, AZ 

Mark Mernik, Viking Forest Products LLC, Minneapolis, MN; Ryan Dyess and 

Jackie Craig, Klumb Forest Products, Tyler, TX; and Jack Hensley, Cassity Jones 

Building Materials, Terrell, TX 

Nick Zilliken, Richardson Timbers LLC, Dallas, TX; Ryan Colvin, 

Bill Washerlesky, Heather Brucker, Boise Cascade Company, 

Dallas, TX; and Greg Evans, Redwoods Inc., Waco, TX 

Leah Simmons, LaSalle Lumber Company 

LLC/Bienville Lumber Company 

LLC, Ruston, LA; and Jacob Sutherlun, 

Matheus Lumber Company Inc., San 

Marcos, TX 

Jordan Lynch, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; Zach Miller, The Softwood 

Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and Anthony Muck, DMSi 


NAWLA LAT – Continued from page 5 

Kent Oates, P&S Transportation Inc., Birmingham, AL; Benton Reed, Hixson Lumber 

Company, Dallas, TX; Curt Allen, Hunt Forest Products LLC, Ruston, LA; and Leah Simmons, 

LaSalle Lumber Company LLC, Ruston, LA 

Jackie Craig and Ryan Dyess, Klumb Forest Products, Winona, TX; DezaRae Franks, 

UFP Industries Inc., Union City, GA; and Eric Skinner, UFP Industries Inc., Benbrook, 

TX 

Rick Mueller, Restoration Forest Products LLC, Mesa, AZ; 

Craig Kuhnle, Builders FirstSource, Dallas, TX; and Kelly 

Scott, Builders FirstSource, Irving, TX 

Kirk Terry, NAWLA, Chicago, IL; Nick Fitzgerald, Snavely 

Forest Products, Dallas, TX; and Jeff Price, NAWLA 

Cory Payne, Yesler Solutions Inc., Cedar Park, TX; 

and Paul Jannke, Forest Economic Advisors LLC, 

Boston, MA 

Matthew Fuller, Snavely Forest Products, Dallas, TX; Mark Rivas, Snavely Forest 

Products, College Station, TX; Wen Gong, FLW International, Allen, TX; and Evan 

O’Connell, Snavely Forest Products, Oklahoma City, OK 

Hank Delesandro, One Source Risk Management, Roswell, GA; Steven Rustja, Weston 

Forest Products Inc., Mississauga, ON; and Anthony Muck and Jordan Lynch, DMSi Software, 

Omaha, NE 

Tony Rocha, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. Inc., Houston, 

TX; and Zach Zimmerman, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. 

Inc., Dallas, TX 

Debbie Fuller, PLMI, Dallas, TX; and John Campos, 

PLMI, San Antonio, TX 

Kelly Matthews and Lori Byrd, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. Inc., Alexandria, 

LA; and Donna Whitaker, Interfor, Peachtree City, GA 

Steve Thurber, Pacific Woodtech Corporation, Omaha, 

NE; and Patrick Price, All Star Forest Products 

Inc., Jackson, MS 

Reese Hardy, The Teal-Jones Group, Liberty, MS; and 

Dwight Joslin, The Teal-Jones Group, Antlers, OK 

Kelly Matthews, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. Inc., Alexandria, 

LA; and Zach Miller, The Softwood Forest 

Products Buyer, Memphis, TN 

Jamie Hursh and David Lawrence, Richardson Timbers 

LLC, Dallas, TX 


NAWLA NELMA – Continued from page 6 

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Ryan Satterfield and Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc., 

Brattleboro, VT; and Tim Stovall, Bright Wood Corporation, Madras, 

OR 

Morgan Wellens and Dustin Wood, Nicholson and Cates Limited, Burlington, ON; Nicole Cappetta, Robbins 

Lumber Inc., Sanford, ME; Win Smith, Robbins Lumber/East Baldwin, East Baldwin, ME; and James Webb, 

and Bill Rispoli, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, ME 

Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Jason Swartz, 

Menominee Tribal Enterprises, Neopit, WI; and Adam Duplisea, 

Nyle Dry Kilns 

Eric McCoy and John Krueger, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC, Nashua, NH; John Cole, Hancock 

Lumber Company, Bethel, ME; Matt Duprey and Aaron Schulte, Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, 

ME; and Jim Dermody, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC 

Bernie Nugent, Warren Trask Company, Lakeville, MA; John Cole, Hancock Lumber Company, Bethel, 

ME; Matt Duprey, Hancock Lumber Company, Casco, ME; Keith Pruden, Warren Trask Comapny; Aaron 

Shulte, Hancock Lumber Company; Gil Adams, Warren Trask Company 

Jeff Easterling, President, NELMA, Cumberland, ME; Lizzie and B 

Manning, and Chuck Gaede, Sawmill Associates, New London, NH 

Alex Darrah, Durgin and Crowell Lumber 

Co. Inc., New London, NH; and Karl 

Seger, Falcon Lumber Ltd., Toronto, 

ON 

Barry Hodgkin, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE; Jamie Moulton and 

Ian Penney, Diprizio Pine Sales, Middleton, NH; and Henry German, 

DMSi Software, Omaha, NE 

Bernie Nugent and Gil Adams, Warren Trask Company, Lakeville, 

MA; Madison Roy, J.D. Irving Limited, Saint John, NB; and Keith 

Pruden, Warren Trask Company 

SFPA EXPO – Continued from page 7 

Vince Almond, Almond Brothers Lumber Co., Coushatta, LA; David Conner and Jay 

Moore, Timber Products Inspection Inc., Peachtree City, GA; Buddy Rutland, Southern 

Parallel Forest Products, Albertville, AL; and Tad Cleve, Timber Products Inspection 

Inc. 

Ted Smith, TS Manufacturing Co., Lindsay, ON; John and Jan Rees, RAM Forest Products 

Inc., Shinglehouse, PA; Niki St. Denis, TS Manufacturing Co. Lindsey, ON; Joe 

Korac, Automation & Electronics USA, Arden, NC; and Peter McCarty, TS Manufacturing 

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Justin and Shayna Storm, J.H. Huscroft Ltd., Creston, 

BC; and Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, 

Memphis, TN 

Alex Staalner, Brookhuis America Inc., Jefferson, GA; 

and Claus Staalner, American Wood Technology LLC, 

Jefferson, GA 

Chris Hough and Paul Krotts, Lewis Controls Inc., Cornelius, 

OR 

Scott Hamilton, Hood Industries Inc., Hattiesburg, MS; John Galloway, 

Hood Industries Inc., Purvis, MS; Bryant Beadles, Canfor Southern 

Pine, Thomasville, GA; and Rich Mills, Hood Industries Inc., Hattiesburg, 

MS 

Shawn Fleming, Anthony Timberlands Inc., Camden, AR; Chad Smith, USNR, Hot Springs, AR; David 

Whitson, Anthony Timberlands Inc., Hot Springs, AR; Sonia Perrine, USNR, Charleston, SC; and Ken 

McKelvie, USNR, Salmon Arm, BC 

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Hancock, ME 

Searsmont, ME 

East Baldwin, ME 

Nicolas Espinoza, James Morton, Justina Mathews and David Quane, Paw 

Taw John Services Inc., Rathdrum, ID 

Chris Womack, John Miller and Tanner Sinclair, Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir Inc., Lenoir, NC; and 

Jeremy Faircloth and Eric Baugh, Faircloth Forest Products Inc., Swainsboro, GA 

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Jason Acton and Richard Galley, Allied Timber Products, 

Queensland, Australia; and Robert Cooper, Cooper Machine 

Company Inc., Wadley, GA 

Doug Eubanks, Piche Inc., Hot Springs, AR; Sebastien Couture, William Laroche, Jean-Benoit Piche, Marc Theriault 

and Travis Shepherd, Piche Inc., Daveluyville, QC 

Peter Crowell, Durgin and Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., 

Springfield, NH; and Kim Drew and Jeff Easterling, 

NELMA, Cumberland Center, ME 

Jason Goodman and Noelia Cross, 

U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY 

Justin Wilkes, Vecoplan LLC, Archdale, NC; Jeremy Mortl and Craig Albright, 

Messersmith Manufacturing Inc., Bark River, MI; and Bob Hurst, Eagle Machinery 

& Supply Inc., Sugarcreek, OH 

Scott Farrow, Jeff Abbott, Jim Shepherd, 

Bryson Bennett and Brett Bennett, Bennett 

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Robert Pannell, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Moore, SC; Jarrod Cardin, Jeremy 

Ball and Gene Hamaker, Cardin Forest Products LLC, South Pittsburg, TN 

Grayson Taylor, Barry Black, Darby Nowell, Glenn Rhodes, Taylor Machine Works Inc., Louisville, 

MS; Dan Sills, Hugg & Hall Equipment Co., Little Rock, AR; and Alex Taylor, Taylor 

Machine Works Inc. 

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Brad Brewer, BKD Enterprise LLC, Wiggins, MS; Dominik Belzer and Jos aan de Stegge, 

Brunner-Hildebrand Lumber Dry Kiln Co., Nashville, TN; Bernie Pahlke, BEP Engineering 

Services Ltd., Surrey, BC; and Brandon Parnell, BKD Enterprise LLC 

Pierre Lafond and Luc Houde, Carbotech International Inc./Autolog, Plessisville, 

QC; Eric Michaud, Carbotech International Inc./Autolog, Sarasota, FL; and John 

Morgan, Morgan Lumber Co. Inc., Red Oak, VA 

Andrew Belcher, Continental Underwriters Inc., Richmond, VA; Corey Bounds, Continental 

Underwriters Inc., Newton, MS; Ricky Rutter, Continental Underwriters Inc., 

Richmond, VA; and Kelly Park, Continental Underwriters Inc., Benton, KY 

All with SFPA, from left: Eric Gee, executive director; Alaina Hanson CPA, director of administration; 

Rachel Elton, accountant; and Christian Moises APR, communications manager. 

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Matt Tietz, McDonough Manufacturing Company, Eau Claire, WI; Kevin Lamb, Nathan 

Edwards and Richard Sprague, Hancock Lumber Company, Pittsfield, ME 

Ben Mathews, SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC; Mikael Edde, DryTech AB, Stockholm, Sweden; 

Dan Mathews, SII Dry Kilns; Alessio Lucarelli, WDE Maspell S.r.l., Narni, Italy; and 

Brian Turlington, SII Dry Kilns 

ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS 

A FULL RANGE OF I-JOISTS FOR RESIDENTIAL 

AND LIGHT-COMMERCIAL USE 

John Jennings, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., Sidney, BC; Jeff Davis, Nicholson 

Manufacturing Ltd., Meridien, MS; Warwick Green, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., Kirk Forbes, Sonia Marchesini and Ryan Coates, Brunette Machinery Co. Inc., Surrey, BC 

Sidney, BC; and Rodney Williams, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., North Myrtle 

Beach, SC Additional photos on page 30 



Tim Biewer, Biewer Lumber LLC, St. Clair, MI; Simon Potvin, BID Group Technologies Ltd., Mirabel, QC; Loren Walker, BID Group, St. George, SC; Ryan Jacobs, Biewer Lumber 

LLC, Tuscaloosa, AL; Dustin Wood, Biewer Lumber LLC, Louisville, MS; Anne-Marie Levesque, Sylvain Dionne, Larry Poudrier, BID Group Technologies Ltd., Mirabel, QC; Aaron 

Breitmeyer, Biewer Lumber LLC, McBain, MI; and Blake Biewer, Biewer Lumber LLC, Winona, MS 

Norvin Laudon, Amy Coyner, Tommy Bain, Kenzie Hand, Casey Kissell and Marcus Trisdale, MiCROTEC, 

Corvallis, OR 

Thomas Wamming, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., Sweden; Robert 

Weithofer, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., East Longmeadow, MA; and 

Eric Johansson, Valutec Wood Dryers Inc., Sweden 

Kirk Soule and Mark Erickson, Blue Book Services Inc., Carol Stream, 

IL 

Keith Price, Corley Mfg. Co., Lexington, TN; Chris Hough, Paul Krotts, Lewis Controls Inc., Cornelius, OR; 

Doyle Kitchings, Chuck Boaz and Jim Burris, Corley Mfg. Co., Chattanooga, TN 

Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, TN; and 

Daniel Fosnot, PLMI, Philadelphia, PA 

Nick Adams and Peder Anderson, Northern Crossarm Co. Inc., Chippewa Falls, WI; Jeremy 

Howard and Adam Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Jeremy Pitts, Nyle Dry Kilns, 

Lenoir, NC; and Ben Crowell, Durgin and Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., Springfield, NH 

Daniel Gravely, Real Performance 

Machinery LLC, 

Independence, VA; Ricky 

Stanley, T.R. Miller Mill 

Co. Inc., Brewton, AL 

Mark Richardson, The Westervelt Company Inc., Tuscaloosa, AL; Warwick 

Green, Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd., Sidney, BC; Ricky Stanley, T.R. 

Miller Mill Co. Inc., Brewton, AL; and Cade Warner, The Westervelt Company 

Inc. 

SCMA – Continued from page 8 

Shep Haggerty, Williams Lumber Company, Rocky Mount, NC; Michael 

Oakes, ISK Biocides Inc., Memphis, TN; and Truss Beasley 

and John Stevenson, Beasley Forest Products Inc., Hazlehurst, 

GA 

Steve Leddy, McGriff Insurance Services Inc., Cookeville, TN; 

Cook Young and Russell Brazell, Roy’s Wood Products Inc., Lugoff, 

SC; and Rusty Logue, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, GA 

Aaron Mizell, Beasley Forest Products 

Inc., Hazlehurst, GA; Terry Miller, The Softwood 

Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, 

TN; and Linwood Truitt, Beasley Forest 

Products Inc., Hazlehurst, GA 


WASHINGTON REPORT 

B.C., Ottawa Officials Applaud Decision On U.S. Softwood Lumber Duties 

According to published reports by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., officials 

in Ottawa and British Columbia have welcomed a ruling under the North American 

Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), saying it found elements of the United 

States' calculation of Softwood lumber duties are inconsistent with that country's 

own law. 

A statement from Mary Ng, Canada's minister of international trade, says the 

government is pleased that a dispute panel agreed with its challenge of America's 

so-called "dumping determination.'' 

Under the U.S. Tariff Act, the Department of Commerce determines whether 

goods are being sold at less than fair value or if they're benefiting from subsidies 

provided from foreign governments. 

Ng's statement says the duties on Canadian Softwood lumber are "unwarranted'' 

and "the only fair outcome'' is for the U.S. government to revoke them 

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claims. 

"Today, a NAFTA panel determined that the U.S. Department of Commerce 

erred in how it calculated important aspects of the anti-dumping duties applied to 

Canadian Softwood lumber exports,'' he says in the statement released Thursday. 

"Time and again, neutral third-party reviews of the Softwood lumber dispute 

have confirmed these duties are unjustified,'' Ralston says. 

The minister says U.S. duties are hurting people on both sides of the border, 

increasing material costs for Americans, and creating uncertainty for forestry 

professionals and communities in Canada. 

Ng says Canada will "continue to advocate for Canadian Softwood lumber 

workers and industry as we pursue other legal challenges of unjustifiable U.S. 

duties.'' 

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US LBM Acquires Florida's Manning Building Supplies 

US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United 

States, recently acquired Manning Building Supplies, a top provider of building 

products and manufactured components to professional builders throughout 

Eastern and Central Florida. 

Founded in 1979, Manning's product portfolio includes lumber and trusses, 

along with custom doors, windows and millwork, which it also provides installation 

services for. 

Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, Manning operates nine locations throughout 

Florida, seven building materials distribution yards, six of which include custom 

door shops, and two truss manufacturing plants in Jacksonville and Ocala. 

With this acquisition, US LBM now operates 19 locations in Florida, which 

includes five truss manufacturing facilities. 

US LBM is the largest privately owned, full-line distributor of specialty building 

materials in the United States. Offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialty 

products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered 

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Nation’s Best Acquires Adams Building Supplies In Georgia 

Nation’s Best recently announced their acquisition of Adams Building Supplies 

of Georgia. Fourth-generation, two-location Adams Building Supplies was 

founded in 1917 and caters to the high-end custom home builder with a mix of 

premium lumber and building material products. 

Adams Building Supplies is the first Georgia-based business in the Nation’s 

Best portfolio, which includes 51 locations in 15 states. 

As part of Nation’s Best’s strategy, according to a company statement, Adams 

Building Supplies will lease the real estate from the owners, maintain operations 

under their existing name, and retain the core team overseeing company 

operations alongside Nation’s Best. Additionally, Nation’s Best, headquartered in 

Dallas, Texas, will provide the strategic and financial support necessary to “drive 

optimal growth and profitability.” 

Learn more at www.nationsbest.net. 

Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. Set To Acquire City Lumber Co. 

Spahn & Rose Lumber Co., of Dubuque, Iowa, has entered into an agreement 

to purchase City Lumber Co., a 

lumber and building-materials 

supplier, truss manufacturer and 

hardware store in Huntsville, AL. 

City Lumber was founded in 

1974 and Dick Strobel steadily 

grew the business over the decades, 

emphasizing community involvement 

while providing high-quality 

building materials to northern Alabama. 

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purchased the company. 

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throughout, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, 

Georgia and now Alabama. The 

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presence in the Southeast. Founded 

in 1904, Spahn & Rose is a leading 

lumber distributor in the Midwest. 

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for Spahn & Rose, which also 

includes Dunn Lumber in Lake 

Geneva, Wisconsin, in February 

2019; Moeller & Walter Lumber in 

Reinbeck, Iowa, in February 2020. 

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Washington Dealers 

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Port Townend, WA, has increased 

to six locations across Washington 

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Northeast Business Trends 

By Cadance Hanson 

Staff Writer 

Softwood suppliers in the Northeast accounted for 

softer market conditions. In New Hampshire a contact 

said, “It’s definitely slower than the last quarter. All of a 

sudden everything has become really quiet. It’s about 20 

percent slower than it was this time last month.” 

Handling 4/4 and 5/4 Eastern White Pine he said 4/4 

lumber is moving slower than 5/4. “Our customers are 

working off of very low inventories. With the uncertainty 

in the market nobody wants to make a lot of purchases right now. Interest rates are 

high and that’s putting a damper on building. The remodeling activity has even 

slowed up. People borrow money for remodeling projects and the interest rates are 

too high right now.” 

As for other factors he said, “There are plenty of trucks available but the freight 

rates are pretty high right now.” Looking into the next few months he said, “Some 

people I talk to believe that business will pick up. There is a huge demand for new 

housing but I don’t see much happening. The interest rates are putting a wash on 


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Throughout the Inland West region lumber sources 

varied as to how their marketplaces were faring, at the 

time of this writing, with some stating that they were busy 

while others felt their sales were on a decline. 

In Arizona a lumber spokesperson said that the market 

in his area has slowed down significantly. “Interest rates 

have really halted home sales and new construction and 

we are feeling the effects of this slowdown,” he remarked. 

When asked if his sales were better or worse than they were six months ago, he 

said that they were worse. 

His company offers Inland Hemlock Fir and Spruce Pine Fir in grades No. 2 

and Better and in 2x4-2x12 and in lengths 8-feet to 20-feet. 

“We sell to dealers, brokers and home centers,” he said. “I think that they are all 

in the same boat that we are. They are seeing and feeling the slowdown due to the 

interest rates, just like we are.” 

In Montana a lumber salesman said that his sales have been doing well. “We are 

busy right now,” he said. “We are 

having a bit of a fall push before 

the snow flies in.” He noted that 

while he thinks that the weather 

is going to slow down his sales 

temporarily, there are economic 

pressures that could affect his 

business further down the road. 

“I would say that we are doing 

worse than we were six months 

ago, but that is only because we 

aren’t in the heart of building 

season anymore,” he said when 

asked if his company was doing 

better or worse than they were six 

months ago. 

His company offers Hemlock 

Fir in 2x4’s through 2x12’s in 

grades No. 2 and Better and Select 

Struct and No. 1 Common. 

He said that his company 

mainly sells to dealer yards and 

that they have all relayed that they 

have been fairly busy, at the time 

of this writing. 

When asked if there was 

anything that might be negatively 

affecting his business, he stated 

that the only thing that has proven 

difficult for his company is the 

availability of parts for equipment. 

A lumber representative in 

Idaho said that his market has 

been flat. “Our market and sales 

are lackluster at best right now,” 

he stated, adding that their market 

is doing about as well as it was six 

months ago. 

His company offers Ponderosa 

Pine, Lodge Pole Pine and Cedar. 

They offer their Pine in No. 2 

Common and in 3/4 thickness 

and Cedar in 7/8 thickness and in 

2FACE. He said that there wasn’t 

one specie that was selling better 

than the others. 

“We sell mostly to home centers,” 

he noted. “I think that everyone 

is in about the same position 

that we are, and with the static 

levels that we are at, everyone is 


Midwest Business Trends 

By Paul Miller Jr. 

Vice President 

Throughout the Midwest region there were mixed 

reviews as to how the market in the area was faring at the 

time of this writing. 

In Texas a lumberman said that his sales have been 

soft. “Business seems to be really slowing down,” he said. 

“I think this is due to the economy and inflation. It seems 

that no one is wanting to spend money.” He also stated 

that since they are so close to the Houston area that they 

are indirectly tied into the oil industry and when they aren’t able to drill, it affects 

all of the companies in the area. 

When asked if his company was doing better or worse than they were six 

months ago, he remarked that this year has turned out to be flat. 

“A majority of the lumber that we handle is Southern Yellow Pine, while we do 

bring in some Ponderosa Pine and some mixed hardwoods. We typically handle 

grades No. 4 and Better in thicknesses of 2-inch, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2x10 and 2x12,” 

he noted. 

He said that his company sells to a variety of customers and that they have 

come to the same consensus that he 

has in regard to the year being flat 

overall. 

A Missouri lumber spokesperson 

said that he has noticed the 

first signs of a slowdown. “It isn’t 

anything too major, but the sales 

pace has been off a tick and the 

comments we are hearing from our 

dealers in the field and what their 

builders are telling them is that the 

fourth quarter has been significantly 

slower.” 

He said that his sales are about 

the same as they were six months 

ago, but noted, “I think that I am 

speaking to what I am going to see 

happen in the next three to four 

months.” 

His company offers Southern 

Yellow Pine and Douglas Fir. “We 

offer Southern Yellow Pine in No. 

2 and Douglas Fir in Nos. 1 and 

2, both in 2x4-2x12.” He said that 

they both seem to be selling at the 

same rate. 

He noted that he sells to contractor 

yards and box stores. “While 

there is a concern about the interest 

rates, multifamily homes have 

actually done pretty well. There are 

a lot of people that have realized 

there isn’t enough inventory in the 

housing market,” he said, adding 

that this isn’t just a problem in the 

Midwest, but a national one. “This 

has really kept the home building 

industry from taking a black eye.” 

He noted that while his sales are 

slowing down, the market seems 

typical for this time of year. 

In South Dakota, a lumber 

representative said that his market 

is doing well. “The nice weather 

has allowed us to really get more 

done in preparation for the end of 

the year.” 

He noted that his company’s 

sales are doing about the same as 

they were six months ago. 

His company offers Cedar in No. 


West Coast Business Trends 


By Zach Miller 

As we head into the final quarter of 2023 the market as 

a whole is stagnant for the most part, with a few exceptions. 

Continued economic anxiety, high interest rates, and 

the usual seasonal slowdown are driving factors for the 

lethargic market. West Coast producers are navigating regional 

difficulties as well, including but not limited to log 

supply issues stemming from another brutal fire season. 

The following is what a few of those producers had to say: 

Dean Garofano of Delta Cedar Specialties, Pitt 

Meadows, BC said, “The drought in Coastal British Columbia that contributed to 

an extraordinarily long fire season appears to be over now. Rain has finally found 

its way to the Coast, lowering the fire danger class in most areas from extreme to 

moderate. During the extended shut down, many manufacturers found themselves 

with a lower log inventory than they anticipated and are now finding it difficult to 

replace certain sorts. Recently, loggers have been starting up projects again in an 

attempt to pick up lost revenue from the extended shutdowns.” 

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Across the Southeast region, lumber sources said that 

their markets are fair and that at the time of this writing, 

sales were slowing down some. 

In Mississippi a lumberman said that while his sales 

are currently feeling weak, the market overall has been 

fair. “Our sales are pretty weak right now, but I think 

interest rates are starting to come into play more and 

more. Consumer confidence is down, and people are more 

cautious.” 

He mentioned that while they are not doing as well as they were six months 

ago, it is not by much. “We are going to see more of a change over the next six 

months than we did over the past six months,” he added. 

His company only offers Southern Yellow Pine in all grades, handling primarily 

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Ontario/Quebec Business Trends 

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Guest Writer 

“The market continues to be a struggle," according to 

a Quebec SPF manufacturer, "with consumers dealing 

with high interest rates and an abundant supply of lumber, 

especially in eastern Canada. There is a lot of pressure on 

price. The best way to qualify what is successful is if you 

are able to achieve a certain level of pricing, that is not really 

relevant with the print price, but what is relevant with 

the customer per se, you get some business. There is a lot 

of lumber flowing in North America, but the printed price 

is becoming more distant right now, as there are deals being made that are often 

substantially under the numbers being published every week. It is going to remain 

so for the foreseeable future." 

Another Quebec producer lamented that “not much has changed. If something 

is in demand, if the guy needs it, he buys it, but the demand is not what it used 

to be. Customers are definitely not in speculation mode. They buy what they see 

in front of them and they will not buy beyond that. This could go on for a while. 

Fundamentally you don't have a lot working in the favor of the lumber market 

when you really think about it. 

I mean the yields are not in our 

favor, and of course affordability's 

not in our favor either, so it's 

tough out there. It's one here, one 

there. You have to get out there, 

you have to find needs and you fill 

those needs. I think the price tells 

the whole story. We're down 70 

percent from the top, if not more. 

So I think that really tells the 

whole story." 

Noted an Ontario wholesaler, 

“From the mill’s point of view, 

budgets have been set for the year 

from last January, and it is too late 

to change things, so there are not 

going to be any substantial curtailments 

or anything that is going to 

affect production. What is going to 

be interesting to see is in January. 

How are the mills going to react 

for the 2024 budgets and whether 

there is going to be less lumber 

available to try and balance things 

out a little bit, which is what is 

missing in the industry at the moment, 

towards the customer rather 

than the mills." 

Reported a Quebec manufacturer, 

“2x4 offerings in either 

studs or No. 2 specific lengths like 

the 9-foot and 16s and a couple of 

other ones are very popular. 2x6 

remains very difficult, which is 

really odd normally for this time 

of the year. It should be flowing a 

little bit better. We constantly need 

to discount it. 2x4 No. 2 studs are 

moving well and keeping the market 

going at this point in time." 

A Quebec wholesaler suggested 

that “we would have anticipated 

the big fire season to have affected 

the market, but so far it hasn’t. It 

is perhaps because the market is 

a little softer than expected, we 

haven’t really seen that coming 

through in the end products just 

yet, even in the two regions most 


SOUTHEAST TRENDS— Continued from page 38 

to be seeing fewer sales.” 

He added that he believes that going forward the market is going to be tighter 

for a while. “We are coming off some of the lowest numbers that we have seen in 

quite a while,” he said. “We have already put floor prices on our products, and we 

will do it again if we have to.” 

In Alabama a lumber spokeswoman said that their sales have been doing well 

the past few weeks. “I haven’t had any problems moving my inventory, but it does 

seem like my sales are starting to slow down. I think people are nervous about 

buying lumber right now, so they are buying on a need-to-basis,” she added. 

She noted that they are doing a little better than they were six months ago, but 

added that it was nothing to brag about. 

Her company offers Southern Yellow Pine in grades Prime, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 in 

thicknesses of 2x4, 2x6, 3x4 and 4x4. They also offer PET material. She mentioned 

that they only run timbers when they are producing PET material, but that 

they run 2x4 and 2x6 on a regular basis. 

She said that they sell to treaters, truss and pallet manufacturers and wholesalers. 

“Most of the people that I have talked to recently have said that their sales are 

somewhat improved but they are not sure how long it will last.” 

She added that she is looking forward to the market stabilizing, “Whether it is 

up or down, I’m ready for a stable 

market so we are able to plan accordingly.” 

In Florida, a lumber saleswoman 

said her sales have been steady 

and she has noticed that they have 

been busier over the course of the 

past month. While they are slowing 

down at the time of this writing, 

they are still steady. 

“We are doing better than we 

were six months ago,” she stated. 

“It seems that the market in general 

is doing better overall.” 

She said that her company offers 

Southern Yellow Pine in 1x4 and 

2x4 and that they pull grades No. 1, 

2, 3 and 4, as well as an MSR2850. 

“We sell mostly to brokers, very 

little direct,” she said, adding that 

they have not mentioned to her how 

their markets are doing. n 

NORTHEAST- 

TRENDS— Continued 

from page 36 

that demand in my opinion.” 

A source in Maine had similar 

conclusions. “Demand isn’t the 

issue right now,” he explained. 

“Interest rates are through the roof 

and the banking requirements are 

tight.” 

As for his customers' markets 

the contact said, “They’re moving 

slower than they were earlier this 

year. Some of that is seasonal of 

course. The building industry takes 

a hit traditionally during the later 

part of the year. Specifically in this 

region it gets colder earlier and 

people put plans out until the first 

quarter of the new year.” 

An Eastern White Pine supplier 

in Maine said high lumber prices 

continue to be a factor and other 

parts of the forest products industry 

are softening. “The low grade 

and industrials are soft on our end 

but all of our uppers and anything value-added is moving and prices are firm,” he 

said. The source said his customers report increases in demand for Eastern White 

Pine. “SPF and Hemlock are down but Eastern White Pine is holding steady and 

in some cases hitting record levels at the mill,” he offered. When asked about 

his customers business the source commented, “Order files remain strong for our 

customers. Mill production is down slightly due to labor issues.” 

A Connecticut lumberman said that his market has started to wane. “While my 

sales are doing okay, they aren’t as strong as they were this time last year,” he continued, 

adding that the pace at which his sales are, at the time of this writing seem 

to be more of a normal pace of business than the industry as a whole has seen over 

the past few years. 

His company offers Eastern White Pine, Douglas Fir, Western Hemlock, Ponderosa 

Pine and Sugar Pine. “Eastern White Pine Selects, when we can get them, 

move the strongest for us,” he stated. 

He noted that the availability of certain grades of lumber has been the biggest 

factor that has affected the industry, causing the sales to be flat. n 

INLAND WEST TRENDS— Continued from page 36 

trying to hang in there and they have been for the last six months.” n 


GBM — Continued from page 1 

tors, developers, engineers and specifiers this year, to participate in the popular 

accredited WoodTALKS program, held in conjunction with the GBM. This included 

two site tours, successful lunch and learn, and sip n’ learn presentations by 

renowned architects and industry members, as well as a series of Demonstration 

Workshops on the tradeshow stage Friday. These activities were well received by 

both the architect community and participating exhibitors. This year, BC Wood’s 

WoodTALKS at the GBM also featured a Mass & Heavy Timber Symposium with 

keynote speaker Michael Green, which was officially opened by BC’s Minister of 

State for Trade, the Honorable Jagrup Brar. 

Canadian products on display from across the country included timber frame 

structures, engineered wood products, treated lumber, reclaimed wood, cabinetry, 

building products and systems, Western Red Cedar products, and a variety of other 

value-added wood building products. 

BC Wood also organized Extended Mission programs for incoming international 

delegates that included site visits and factory tours in the lower mainland 

and on Vancouver Island. Besides helping buyers immediately source high quality, 

innovative, and competitively priced wood products, the tours helped build future 

business relationships by familiarizing potential customers with Western Canada’s 

wood species. 

Held annually at the Whistler Conference Centre, the GBM continues to be 

Canada’s largest event dedicated to promoting value-added wood producers. 

BC Wood extended many thanks also to its government funding Partners, who 

without their continued support, the organization would not be able to deliver this 

world class event: Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd. (FII), and Global Affairs 

Canada (GAC). Main corporate sponsors this year included The San Group Ltd., 

the Waldun Group, Daizen, Glandell Enterprises, Silva Panel, Acera Insurance, 

Live Edge Design and Kuehne + Nagel. 

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NELMA — Continued from page 1 

year’s winners: 1st Place 4Some with a gross score of 64 – Adam Duplisea and 

Jeremy Howard (Nyle Dry Kilns), Michael Conlin and Jeff Evans (Pennsylvania 

Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance). 2nd Place with a Team gross score of 66 – Chris 

Brochu, Jason Brochu, Alan Orcut and Toby Pineo (Pleasant River Lumber). 

Longest Drive – Adam Duplisea (Nyle Dry Kilns). Closest to the Designated Pin – 

Toby Pineo (Pleasant River Lumber). 

The first day concluded the opening of the Exhibits & Displays that included 16 

tables of forest equipment and services vendors ready to meet and greet attendees 

with a wide variety of product information, which lasted throughout the evening’s 

Welcome Reception. 

The second day began with a Special Video introduced by Chairman Chris Brochu 

at the start of the first Business Session. The meeting theme of Real > Artificial 

quickly came into play with the use of AI that allowed the very first Chairman 

of NELMA from 1933-1935, E.R. Plunkett, to “speak” to the Opening Session 

audience about major events during his time at the helm. E.R. then introduced 

Raymond Young (1959-1961) who provided insight into his years as Chairman, 

followed by Thomas Plunkett (1974-1975) and his story. 

This opening surprise was followed by the annual “State of the Association” report 

by Jeff Easterling, President, then to the Board of Director Nominations, recommended 

by the Advisory Committee to the General Membership. Elected were 

Chairperson: Susan Coulombe of Irving Forest Products, Vice-Chair: Matt Duprey 

of Hancock Lumber, and 2nd Vice-Chair: Jason Brochu of Pleasant River Lumber, 

and Treasurer: Robert Moses of Britton Lumber. To the Board of Directors replacing 

the expiring term of Rick Wilson was Jeff Johanns (Hedstrom Lumber). This 

for a first of two, 3-year terms. And for the “At-Large” position on the NELMA 

Advisory Committee, B Manning of Sawmill Associates, a one-year term. 

The Business Session continued with highlights from this year’s marketing 

program and public relations activities, and insights into an ongoing discussion 

with architects regarding their product decision process. After a short break, the 

attendees were exposed to a lot more Artificial Intelligence information by guest 

speaker Rich Brooks of Flyte Media. He spoke along the topic of “How AI is 

Changing Everything!”. 

The Industry Luncheon brought together 14 past Chairman of NELMA as 

special guests and part of the 90th Anniversary celebration. Each were recognized 

in a brief ceremony for all their past service to the Association following lunch. 

Then it was back to business as perennial guest speaker, Paul Jannke of Forest 

Economic Associates, presented his economic program on “What Happened to the 

Recession?”. 

And the final business event of the day, “Speed Dating III on the Green” was 

presented by the North America Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) and 

NELMA. This event serves as NAWLA’s Northeast Regional Meeting and has 

grown each year with its popularity as a one-of-a-kind, fast-moving, networking 

of lumber mills and lumber wholesalers and other industry-related individuals. A 

total of 11 NELMA mills participated as host tables that saw more than 45 visitors 

that gave it their all for 5 minutes each! 

With only the Board of Directors meeting the following morning, the 90th Annual 

Meeting of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association celebrated 

into the evening with the Chairman’s Reception and Dinner held on the outdoor 

patio in a perfect September Maine coastal setting! 

Join NELMA next year at a location to be determined; check in with www. 

nelma.org and the annual meeting tab for details when they become available. n 

LAT — Continued from page 1 

and professional development. 

LAT serves multi-generational family-owned businesses in the lumber and 

building industry. LAT also advocates for the Texas building material industry at 

both the state and federal levels. 

Next year's convention and expo will be held on Sept. 23-25. 

Visit www.lat.org for updates. n 

WHO’S WHO – SCHOFER Continued from page 2 

Lethbridge, BC. 

Schofer started his career in the forest products industry as a lumber piler while 

he attended university. Previous positions he has held include forklift operator, 

trimmer man and lumber grader. 

Schofer and his wife, Allia, have two sons. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, 

camping and sports with his boys. 

For more information, visit www.jhhuscroft.com. n 

WHO’S WHO – MILLER Continued from page 2 

from the Inland region, which IFG is said to be known for its tight growth rings 

and smaller knots, while also being less susceptible to cupping, twisting, bending 

and bowing. 

Miller’s first job in the forest products industry was with IFG when he started in 

August of 2018, and has been the Sales Coordinator for the company’s Lumberton 

branch since May of 2022. 

Miller went to Minico High School in Rupert, ID and then attended Boise State 

University in Boise, ID, where he received a bachelors in communications. 

Miller enjoys golfing and football, working out, spending time with his family 

and friends and occasionally skiing. 

IFG is a member of North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Inland 

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Lumber Manufacturers Association, Federal Forest Resource Coalition, American 

Wood Council, Softwood Lumber Board, US Lumber Coalition, Mississippi Forestry 

Association, Louisiana Forestry Association and National Alliance of Forest 

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For more information call 208-762-6623, email kody.miller@ifg.com or visit 

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WHO’S WHO – ELMORE Continued from page 2 

lattice panels, treated balusters, treated porch flooring, treated plywood, marine 

and industrial treated products are also available. 

Culpeper Wood Preservers has 17 strategically located plants, they have custom 

loyalty programs, custom treated millwork, Culpeper box columns, primed palmetto 

boards, fire retardant lumber and panels, as well as custom treating options. 

Elmore has been in the forest products industry since 2000, where he had his 

first job in a warehouse pulling hardwood lumber and plywood and as a forklift 

operator loading and unloading trucks. In his over two decades in the industry, he 

has also gained experience as inside and outside sales, inventory control, assistant 

branch manager, branch manager in wholesale distribution and COO for a retail/ 

pro-dealer multi-location building material dealer. He credits his success through 

the teamwork, relationships, with so many others that have played an instrumental 

part in his experiences. 

Elmore went to Kinston High School in Kinston, NC and earned a bachelor’s in 

history from East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. He also completed the 

Wharton School of Business Executive Education Program. 

Elmore enjoys spending time with his family and friends and is always there to 

lend them a helping hand. He enjoys watching football and other sports, reading, 

golfing, fishing and grilling and all things history. He is interested in real estate, 

housing and construction. 

Culpeper Wood Preservers is a member of American Wood Preservers Association, 

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau, Treated Wood Council, Northeastern Retail 

Lumber Association and North American Wholesale Lumber Association. 

For more information call 1-800-817-6215, email melmore@culpeperwood. 

com or visit www.culpeperwood.com. n 

WHO’S WHO – CHANEY Continued from page 2 

Vertical integration between Boise Cascade’s manufacturing and distribution 

businesses ensures access to quality products. 

Chaney graduated from Washington State University, located in Pullman, WA, 

in 2004 with a Master’s degree in Business, Management, Marketing and Related 

Support Services. He has worked in his current position since 2006. “Growing up 

in Southern Oregon, Boise Cascade was known as the best company you could 

work for. I am very proud to be a member of the sales group here,” Chaney stated. 

Chaney’s first position in the forest products industry was pulling lumber on a 

green chain at WTD Industries during the summer while attending college. Other 

past work has included working on the spreader crew at Timber Products and driving 

a forklift for Georgia-Pacific. 

Boise Cascade Co. is a member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association. 

In his spare time, Chaney enjoys remodeling houses. 

For more information visit www.bc.com. n 

SLB Column – Continued from page 2 

tural design and highlight its significant role in reducing the carbon footprint of 

the built environment. 

“The SLB was encouraged to see the architecture and construction community 

continue to expand implementation of mass timber systems in effective ways 

across a range of building types,” said SLB Chief Marketing Officer Ryan Flom. 

“This year’s winning projects will not only provide much needed affordable housing 

and gathering spaces for their communities, but they will also demonstrate viable 

paths for other teams to build for well-being, commercial adoption, resilience, 

and a minimal carbon footprint.” 

The winning proposals were selected by a jury of AEC thought leaders not just 

for their design excellence, but for their commitment to exploring new ways to 

design and construct mass timber buildings in the U.S. at a higher scale through 

replicable, cost-effective construction methods, as well as a commitment to 

strengthen the mass timber supply chain by using domestically sourced wood 

from sustainably managed forests. To further the impact of the program, award 

recipients have pledged to share lessons learned during project phases, including 

cost analyses, life cycle assessments, and other research results with the broader 

design and construction community to encourage more widespread adoption of 

mass timber as a structural material in similar projects across the country. 

This year’s winning proposals included: 

● CODA Detroit. Project Team: OOMBRA Architects, Brush Park Properties 

/ IN Development Partners, JDH Engineering, Britt Peters, and AM Higley. 

This mixed-use market-rate multifamily development in Detroit incorporates elements 

of historic preservation and will explore new methods to address acoustical 

challenges in mass timber multifamily. 

● Up@310 Lofts. Project Team: Lignin Group, Tim Olson, Banwell Architects, 

310 Marlboro St., and Entuitive. This overbuild in Keene, New Hampshire, 

will add three stories and 57 apartments on top of a steel building, providing 

further example of how mass timber can be used to expand existing structures. 

● Project: Via/NWA IC Program. Project Team: Architects 226, Blue 

Crane, Modus Studio, Tatum-Smith-Welcher, Aspect Structural Engineers, and 

Arco Construction. This affordable workforce housing project in Northwest 

Arkansas is designed to be construction with a standardized kit of parts of CLT 

panels and bathroom modules, exploring further possibilities for mass timber 

offsite construction. 

● Project: The Village SF Wellness Center. Project Team: PYATOK 

architecture + urban design, The Friendship House Association of American 

Indians, DCI Engineers, and Cahill Contractors. This mixed use Native American 

cultural center in San Francisco will include a cultural and Elders Hall, a youth 

center, medical clinics, supportive housing, and a roof top garden and farm in a 

six-story structure and is exploring how mass timber can both achieve sustainability 

goals and support all uses. 

● Project: Woolsey Gardens. Project Team: Solomon Cordwell Buenz, 

Northern California Land Trust, Tipping Structural Engineers, Swinerton Builders, 

and Timberlab. This midrise multifamily structure in Berkeley, California, 

is looking to mass timber to help realize the first of what they hope will be many 

net-zero permanent affordable housing development, providing an alternative to 

the current affordable rental model. 

Across the board, one of the major reasons why the winning projects incorporated 

mass timber in the first place was sustainability and a desire to decarbonize 

their projects and the communities they serve. And as the forest products community 

well knows, the sustainability of using forest products like mass timber extends 

beyond the boundaries of a single building. “One way to improve the health 

and resilience of forests is by sustainably harvesting trees to manufacture wood 

products like mass timber,” said John Crockett, USDA Forest Service Associate 

Deputy Chief of State and Private Forestry. “As wildfires become more prevalent 

across the United States, a stronger supply chain for lumber and mass timber improves 

forest health and supports the construction of low carbon buildings—both 

effective ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change.” 

The 2023 competition was the second consecutive year of the program, which 

in 2022 awarded $2 million in total funds to six recipients. Those projects are 

starting to reach milestones, and as such, the learnings are beginning to be shared 

more broadly. For example, the Evergreen Charter School in Hempstead, New 

York, a 2022 winner that broke ground this year, was recently profiled in a Wood- 

Works case study that chronicles the construction process so that others can take 

their experience on board when considering mass timber for their own upcoming 

projects. This education of architects, engineers, and developers about the benefits 

of building with mass timber—and the variety of replicable, real-world construction 

problems that it can help solve—through programs like the Mass Timber 

Competition is critical to growing adoption of and demand for the material in 

commercial projects nationwide. n 

AWC COLUMN – Continued from page 2 

formation,” which will be under the umbrella of the Global Alliance for Buildings 

and Construction (GlobalABC). This initiative will seek to develop “a clear vision 

of how to decarbonize the built environment and to drive a set of global actions 

that address the key barriers along the built environment value chain, co-developed 

and co-owned by all stakeholders, from business, finance as well as policy 

makers.” The WBCSD intends to roll out some initial activities related to this 

initiative at COP 28 in November. 

Notably, closer to home, five organizations, including Architecture2030, Building 

Transparency, the Carbon Leadership Forum, the International Living Future 

Institute, and the U.S. Green Building Council, announced this month a new 

initiative entitled Embodied Carbon Harmonization and Optimization (ECHO) 


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Project. The group will be focused on aligning embodied carbon reporting and 

will be drafting a set of “basic minimum requirements of a common framework 

for embodied carbon reporting, entitled the North American Minimum Project 

Embodied Carbon Reporting Framework V1.0.” The ECHO project is also contemplating 

development of a data reporting methodology to ensure consistency in 

the data provided for use in developing environmental product declarations and 

whole building life cycle assessments (WBLCA). 

These, along with many other initiatives previewed at Greenbuild last month, 

are strong signals of the fact that reducing carbon in the built environment has 

become a mainstream priority for policymakers and the marketplace. For those 

of us that attended Climate Week NYC and Greenbuild in September, it was clear 

that concrete and steel are heavily engaged in trying to improve their image as 

the leading cause of those emissions. They promise future emissions reductions 

and goals of net zero, and these efforts are being well-received. At the same time, 

wood products have been challenged to get the same level of attention and support, 

which as we all know, is hard to believe given wood products’ unique and 

remarkable sustainability story. 

So, what do we do about it? How do we make sure that these initiatives provide 

a level playing field for wood products? AWC has certainly started to marshal our 

resources for such an effort, starting with collecting and providing quality, consistent 

data and Environmental Product Declarations through our Life Cycle Survey 

and Wood Sourcing Tool. AWC was recently awarded a Wood Innovations Grant 

to expand the database to include all wood product manufacturers, and we will be 

reaching out next year to seek robust participation. This data gives us the credibility 

to engage in meaningful conversations that can shape how wood products are 

credited for their carbon reducing benefits in WBLCA tools and in public policy 

agendas. 

We also need to build stronger relationships with the technical experts and organizations 

developing the carbon accounting standards and tools that will dominate 

the field in the near future. AWC is heavily engaged on a number of standards 

developing approaches to measure embodied and stored carbon at the international 

and national levels. We have also worked closely with partner organizations like 

WoodWorks to build relationships with key groups like Building Transparency to 

ensure wood is getting fair treatment in carbon accounting tools. Wood requires 

a different approach than other competing materials, and we are starting to see a 

greater understanding of this thanks to our efforts to educate the technical experts 

working in this space. 

Finally, we need to press for public policies that push our products to the front 

of the line as the “right now” solution to reducing the carbon footprint of the built 

environment. This means supporting initiatives such as the one that was recently 

announced by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which requires Project Delivery 

Teams (PDT) to specifically consider mass timber solutions when designing Army 

MILCON and Civil Works vertical construction projects. We also need to support 

procurement policies that require WBLCA, as this ensures wood is considered at 

the design phase and cannot be ignored. General Services Administration (GSA), 

the federal government’s procurement office, has adopted WBLCA in its P100 

sourcing document for all new projects, giving wood a fighting chance to break 

into areas historically dominated by competing materials. 

AWC worked hard to achieve both of these policy wins, but there is much more 

to do and the number of emerging initiatives at the international and national 

levels is staggering. The stakes are too high for our industry not to be engaged, but 

in order to win the day, wood product manufacturing companies need to become 

more vocal in calling for changes that provide meaningful opportunities for our 

sector. 

With concrete and steel promising future reductions on untested and unproven 

technologies, we provide an alternative that can make a real difference right now. 

We’ll need your help in providing data to our lifecycle database and joining us as 

we stake our claim and take our rightful place as the preferred sustainable building 

material in the marketplace. n 

APA COLUMN – Continued from page 2 

in Natron, Oregon, followed by plants in Milwaukie and Sutherlin, Oregon. 

On July 5, 2005, the Murphy Company suffered a catastrophic fire at its Sutherlin 

plywood mill. In 2008, Murphy led the mill reconstruction efforts, overseeing 

its transformation into a state-of-the-art engineered wood facility. 

He went on to lead the Murphy Company through a series of transactions 

between 2002 and 2017, adding veneer and plywood facilities to the company's 

portfolio. 

Under his watchful eye, the Murphy Company has grown tremendously to 

become a major player in the Softwood plywood, hardwood plywood and LVL 

markets. Today, the Murphy Company employs over 1,000 at six mill locations 

throughout Oregon and Washington. 

Murphy leaves a remarkable legacy of service to the industry. His contributions 

include serving 25 years on the APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board 

of Trustees, including a year as vice chair from 2003-2004 and chair from 2004- 

2005. 

“As a tireless advocate of APA and the industry, we are thrilled to recognize 

John with this year’s Bronson J. Lewis Award,” said APA President Mark Tibbetts. 

“Receiving this year’s award commemorates John’s decades-long service and 

commitment to APA and the industry.” 

Murphy and his wife of 51 years, Chrissy, reside in Eugene, Oregon, where they 

raised six children. His son, John Jr., helps his father run the family business as 

executive vice president. n 

John (center) and wife Chrissy (left) are presented with the award from APA Board 

Chair Ashlee Cribb (right). 

NAWLA COLUMN – Continued from page 2 

hundreds of industry professionals were able to network and learn about the latest 

industry trends and insights. NAWLA thanks all who attended these regional 

events and invites all members to take part in their local region’s meeting in 2024. 

The First Young Emerging Lumber Professionals (YELP) Retreat 

In June, NAWLA hosted its first ever YELP Retreat for 20 emerging leaders 

in the industry. The two-day event allowed participants to take part in interactive 

networking and learning experiences and featured presentations from experts in 

the industry including Sima Dahl, CSP (Branding Expert, Sway Factor), Catherine 

Sanderson (Poler Professor of Psychology, Amherst College) and Bethany Doss 

(2021 NAWLA Chair). 

Scholarship Program 

Thanks to the support of its member companies, NAWLA was able to award 

20 higher education students with scholarships this year. Based on school and 

community involvement, academic performance and educational goals, NAWLA 

invites students in any career field or major to apply for a 2024 scholarship — applications 

will be opening in March. 

On the Horizon 

Taking place March 10-12, 2024, NAWLA invites you to join us for the 2024 

NAWLA Leadership Summit in Tucson, Arizona. Whether an emerging leader or 

seasoned industry professional, Leadership Summit is a time for industry decision 

makers to come together for learning, networking and career development. At 

the 2024 event, attendees will be able to hear the latest industry trends as well as 

learn best practices and insights on revenue growth, cost reduction and company 

performance. 

A key highlight of the Leadership Summit, the presentation of the Mulrooney 

Award will also take place during the 2024 event. A way to honor the life and 

legacy of former NAWLA leader John J. Mulrooney, this award recognizes an 

elite group of individuals who exemplify the qualities Mulrooney embodied: 

steadfast leadership, strategic thinking, personal integrity and service to others. 

For those that would like to nominate a candidate for the 2024 Mulrooney Award, 

the nominations portal will be open in November. 

Once again, NAWLA would like to recognize Jonathan E. Martin, and his family, 

on being named the 2023 Mulrooney Award recipient. 

2024 is already shaping up to be a year to remember for NAWLA. With impactful 

events and new initiatives coming up, we would like to thank our members and 

the industry for their continued support of NAWLA. We look forward to serving 

the industry well in the new year! n 

SEC COLUMN – Continued from page 11 

Mexico has taken off, the association and its members introduced new activities, 

including SEC’s first U.S. supplier trade mission to Mexico. 

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SEC held seminars about U.S. Softwood species and grades during its May 

2023 Mexico mission. 

In May, a group of 13 U.S. Softwood lumber suppliers and trade association 

members participated in a week-long SEC trade mission to Monterrey 

and Tijuana. The group met with wooden pallet and packaging producers and 

importer-distributors and toured their facilities and distribution yards. Over 65 

importers and end-users also attended seminars where presenters spoke about U.S. 

Softwood lumber grades and trends affecting U.S. Softwood lumber availability 

and competitiveness in Mexico. Sales reported within one month of the mission 

totaled $670,000 and U.S. participants project $4.16 million in sales by the end of 

2023. SEC is working on a follow up mission to Mexico in April 2024. 

SEC members and U.S. suppliers also reported great success at the August 

Tecnomueble show, Mexico’s largest furniture supply trade event. SEC organized 

a day of visits with manufacturers and importers prior to the four day show, which 

led to over $300,000 in reported sales by SEC participants. 

National Wooden Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA) Holds Second 

Annual Mexico Pallet Conference 

From webinars to conferences, educational activities consistently attract large 

numbers of industry representatives from across Mexico. In September, the National 

Wooden Pallet and Container Association, an SEC member, held its second 

annual Mexico pallet conference in Guadalajara. The event drew a sell-out crowd 

and nearly doubled attendance from the year prior. Pallet producers and traders 

from 13 countries attended the event, including a delegation from the Softwood 

Export Council who reported making a number of very solid business contacts. 

The conference included speakers on topics including nearshoring and strategic 

planning, Mexico’s economy and political situation, sustainability trends, and 

design software to improve pallet manufacturing. Next year’s seminar will be held 

in Queretaro, Mexico in September (dates TBD). 

Opportunities to increase the use of U.S. Softwoods and demand for higher 

grades through continued education and promotion are excellent. SEC has seen 

interest from Mexican producers in sustainability has increased dramatically over 

the past several years, and demand for higher grades of lumber for pallet production 

has increased as specifiers have learned that higher grades result in better 

performance and better yields. 

The Softwood Export Council is a trade association whose membership includes 

U.S. Softwood lumber grading associations, wood products associations, state 

trade agencies, and universities. Members work together to address international 

codes and standards and to educate international buyers about the benefits of 

using U.S. Softwood lumber. More information is available at www.softwood.org. 

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from 4 to 12 inches, siding and flooring profiles, decking and timbers, purchasing 

6 million board feet of Pine, Cedar, Cypress, Fir and Spruce domestically, along 

with imported Pine and Cedar and thermally modified Southern Yellow Pine. They 

also distribute Appalachian and imported hardwoods, thermally modified hardwoods, 

and stair parts purchasing more than 2 million board feet annually in hard 

and soft maple, red and white oak, walnut, cherry, poplar, and 14 other species in 

4/4, 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 lumber thicknesses in all grades Common and Better. 

Landmark Lumber Group’s Softwood Division began as Specialty Lumber 

Company which was founded in 2001 as a Softwood wholesale supplier located 

in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Specialty Lumber Company focused on supplying 

domestic and imported Softwoods including Pine, Fir, Spruce, Cedar and 

Cypress to retail lumber yards and Amish-owned businesses throughout Pennsylvania, 

Maryland and Delaware. Their offices, warehouses and distribution 

yard operation was located in Manheim, Pennsylvania. In 2020, the business was 

purchased by Albright, who continued existing operations. 

In September of 2021, Mann and Parker Lumber Company, a hardwood wholesale 

supplier, was also purchased by Albright. The Mann and Parker Lumber 

Company was founded in 1902 and has served the hardwood industry for over 120 

years. The company began in Baltimore, MD, as a lumber wholesaler. Robert R. 

Bushman Sr. purchased The Mann and Parker Lumber Company from the Mann 

and Parker family estate in 1956 and became President and General Manager. The 

company continued to operate as a wholesale hardwood distribution center and 

became recognized as a leader in the hardwood lumber industry. In 1964, the company 

started a dry kiln operation in Cockeysville, MD. On New Year’s Eve, 1969 

the entire Baltimore plant located on the Baltimore waterfront was destroyed by 

fire. Headquarters were moved to the company’s dry kiln center in Cockeysville, 

MD as of January 1, 1970. 

That same year Mann and Parker purchased land in New Freedom, PA, and 

began construction of a new distribution facility with dry kilns. Since 1972, the 

company headquarters and distribution center has been located in New Freedom, 

PA. The Cockeysville Dry Kiln Center was severely damaged by a flood caused 

by Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. By July 1974 the entire operation had been 

moved from Cockeysville to the New Freedom location. 

In 2022, Specialty Lumber Company operations and offices were moved to 

Landmark Lumber, hardwood warehouse B 

New Freedom, PA sharing the Mann and Parker 27-acre campus. In October 2023, 

Albright merged both companies into a new entity, Landmark Lumber Group to 

better serve their customers with a broader product line and streamlined service 

offering. Albright and the entire team remain committed to providing quality 

products and customer service throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and has 

strengthened this commitment through the Mann and Parker and Specialty Lumber 

merger. 

“Our distribution center includes our offices, warehouse buildings, millwork 

facilities, kilns, lumber inspection with automatic stacking and unstacking equipment 

and maintenance,” Purchasing Manager Eddie Deavers said. “Softwoods are 

purchased from small, locally-owned sawmills that focus on quality over quantity. 

Our Eastern White Pine is sourced from New Hampshire and Vermont, Fir and 

Cedar come from Oregon and Canada and Southern Yellow Pine and Cypress 

is sourced from North Carolina. We have full millwork facilities for surfacing, 

straight-line-ripping, moulding and any profile needs.” Deavers also said delivery 

is handled by truck or container. 

He continued, “We maintain approximately 1 million board feet of inventory 

in our primary Softwood species which are Eastern White Pine, Southern Yellow 

Pine, Douglas Fir and Western Red Cedar. We also inventory thermally modified 

Southern Yellow Pine for decking and outdoor siding, European Pine and Japanese 


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Landmark Lumber, hardwood warehouse C 

Cedar. Along with our network of partner mills we offer our customers any import 

or domestic Softwoods they have a need for.” 

In addition to the company headquarters offices, the New Freedom facility 

encompasses 27 acres and includes five warehouse buildings, complete modern 

millwork facilities, one pre-dryer building and nine dry kiln buildings, lumber 

inspection and automatic stacking and unstacking equipment and one maintenance 

building. The New Freedom facility has the capabilities of processing in excess of 

18 million board feet of kiln-dried lumber annually. 

“Maintaining a reputation for excellence and staying in business throughout 

decades of challenges takes perseverance and forethought,” Vice President Craig 

Constable said, “Even though the name has changed, the mission at Landmark 

Lumber remains the same – ensuring proper stewardship of the environment to 

benefit both current and future generations.” Speaking on the measures in place 

to support their goal, Deavers explained, “We purchase lumber from resources that 

practice responsible woodland operations and support sustainable forestry initiatives.” 

The Softwood mills that Landmark Lumber relies on for its Softwoods have 

been verified as sustainable resources. Many of Landmark Lumber’s employees 

are forestry graduates from many prestigious institutions. Deavers offered, “All 

of our employees have respect for the environment and this valuable renewable 

resource that we are responsible for.” 

To further demonstrate their support of sound environmental practices, Landmark 

Lumber has developed its own Environmental Policy, which includes 

compliance with all environmental laws and regulations, coupled with an energy 

conservation program. Constable explained, “We are committed to consciously 

conserving resources through implementing waste-saving measures and actively 

participate in recycling programs. We supply a work environment that educates 

and encourages employee suggestions on improving performance and demands 

consideration of the environment in the decision making process.” 

Deavers added, “We invest a lot in people (customers, employees and suppliers). 

Long-term, mutually beneficial relationships are the key to weathering the downturns 

in the lumber markets. We also have an adventurous spirit. We are willing to 

take calculated risks and try new things. We believe in teamwork and commitment 

to a common goal from ownership, the sales team and the production crew. Our 

focus is the customer – to provide quality customer service and products at a fair 

price.” 

As to what sets them apart from others in the industry and perhaps the core 

of Landmark Lumber group, Deavers said, “Attention to detail and quality of 

product. Our inventory is run through a time-tested process – from arriving green, 

inspected, sorted and graded, kiln-dried then re-packaged. Our production crew 

works hard to provide the highest quality product to our customers.” 

Future plans for the operation are in expanding markets and abilities. “We are 

aggressively expanding our production and distribution capabilities,” Deavers said. 

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optimization, drying, grading, sorting, packaging, and distribution. 

Onsite Activities 

SFPA announced the 2022 John Edgar Rhodes Sawmill Safety Excellence 

Awards during the Sawmill & Safety Awards Breakfast at the EXPO. This is the 

second year in a row there are seven mills receiving 2022 Sawmill Safety Awards 

with zero incidents among them. 

New this year included a welcome reception and The Lumber Yard, which 

expanded EXPO’s networking center with an outdoor-live feel that included wood 

picnic tables and activities. 

Attendees also had the option to attend Productivity & Efficiency: A Conference 

by Timber Processing co-located at the Forest Products EXPO. 

“With nearly one-third of U.S. Forested Land, Southern States produce more 

than $100 billion in forest products,” said Alaina Hanson CPA, SFPA’s director of 

administration. “Nashville was the perfect choice because it’s within easy driving 

distance for both Southern Pine sawmills and hardwood sawmills. The surrounding 

areas, including the Eastern U.S. hardwood community, represent 42 percent 

of all lumber manufactured in the United States.” 

Stay tuned to SFPAexpo.com for future host city and dates to be announced in 

the coming weeks. Booth sales for the 38th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment 

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NELMA GUEST ARTICLE – Continued from page 9 

1982 NELMA celebrated 50 years of service at their annual meeting in 

Boston. 

2001 The heat treatment inspection program is launched at NELMA, 

beginning what is still a very important international program for the association. 

Through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Agreement 

with the USDA APHIS, NELMA is an established certifying agency with 

approval to issue a Heat Treatment Certification to manufacturing member 

mills that ship direct or sell Softwood lumber destined for overseas customers. 

2003 The first-ever Grader Competition is held between NELMA mills. 

2006 The White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs are brought 

back to life with new issues. 

2008 NELMA celebrates their 75th anniversary in New York City, going 

back to where it all began! 

2010 The nelmaTV channel is launched on YouTube, providing free access 

to a plethora of how-to and informational videos. 

2011 NELMA is the first grading agency to develop an iPhone Inspection 

application with which to conduct lumber inspections. 

2012 1.29 billion board feet of renewable, sustainable lumber is produced 

by NELMA member mills. 

NELMA’s Sustainable Versatility Design Award for students is launched. 

2014 The Grader Academy is introduced, taking a fun look at grading 

and placing it online for higher engagement and modernization of information 

needed across the board. 

2015 Skip & Wane, the lumber industry’s first-ever old-school comic 

strip, is launched by NELMA. Issues saw Skip and Wane deal with aliens, 

mushrooms growing out of fake wood boards, and even Bigfoot. 

2016 NELMA announces the addition of a new species to the SPFs 

grouping as Norway Spruce becomes the first new, major, U.S.-grown, 

Softwood species to be fully tested for strength values since the initial process 

for assigning design values by way of lumber testing of wood samples 

began in the 1920s. The inclusion of Norway Spruce was approved by the 

American Lumber Standard Committee in late 2016, following more than 

a year of work by NELMA to shepherd the species through the process. 

You might recognize the Norway Spruce, as it’s the most popular species 

chosen for the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree each year. 

2017 NELMA merges with the Northern Softwood Lumber Bureau 

(NSLB), marking the first time two grade rules writing agencies have 

merged in North America. A Red Pine Committee was added to the NEL- 

MA structure, and the expanded footprint of the two agencies equals the 

Northeastern quadrant of the United States. 

2019 NELMA begins a partnership with the Maine Cabin Masters to 

educate and promote the use of Eastern White Pine and SPFs lumber nationwide. 

2023 NELMA celebrates 90 years of serving the lumber industry at their 


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wood and the effort they’ve made to get that close. 

An example from TimberTech recently caught my attention: “Unrivaled 

real wood looks.” I’m as guilty of using advertising hyperbole as the next 

person, so making superiority claims is nothing I can hold against them. 

But does TimberTech really think nothing looks as real as their product? 

Really? I’d suggest real wood rivals it. I’ll even go so far as to say real 

wood actually looks more real than their product, but I get what they’re 

trying to do. 

While another claim from TruLog, an aluminum log siding producer, 

isn’t as bold as TimberTech’s, it does stand out for its sheer bravado: “A 

wood alternative siding that looks like Cedar.” I say bravado because in no 

remote way does this product even come close to looking like Cedar. I’m 

sure it’s a fine product in its own right, but seriously, go online and see for 

yourself. Saying it looks like Cedar is like stating that a Toyota Corolla is 

a driving alternative to a classic Porsche 911 Targa. Corollas are perfectly 

sensible cars; but they’re not Porsches. 

TimberTech also made a telling comparison recently. In describing their 

competitors’ wood-substitute products, they stated that “...[their] boards 

already look fake and plastic-y - far from the beauty of traditional wood.” 

This is an interesting observation in that TimberTech is using traditional 

wood -and not their own product- as the high standard their competitors 

aren’t reaching. This is like a cola company saying their competitor’s soda 

is bland and uninteresting- far from the refreshing taste of pure water. So 

why wouldn’t I just have a glass of water? 

Plant-based food companies make meat-substitute products for people 

who choose not to eat meat. To my knowledge, however, not one of these 

companies ever compares their product to real meat. I suppose it would be 

comically unappetizing to claim that your plant-based burger is a “meatalternative 

burger that tastes like beef”, or that it has “unrivaled real-meat 

taste”. And it would verge on the absurd if one made the competitive 

claim that a rival’s burger “already tastes fake and plastic-y - far from the 

flavor of traditional meat.” I suppose there are enough reasons to compel 

someone to not eat meat -health, ethics or the environment, for examplethat 

no comparison is needed. They still make them look like burgers and 

sausages, though. It would be a hard sell if they didn’t. 

Obviously wood substitutes and vegan burgers are completely unrelated. 

Choosing a decking or siding material is a much greater investment and 

will be far more thoroughly deliberated: cost; maintenance; longevity, and 

sustainability and effect on the environment are all commonly cited as being 

factors. Composite companies have had the biggest impact on Softwoods 

by promoting their maintenance and environmental messages; both 

of which have negatively and erroneously affected consumers’ perceptions 

of real wood. I’ll assume anyone reading this is familiar with the accuracy 

of those messages, and the many benefits of using real wood that are in addition 

to its looks. And this is why it’s so important for organizations like 

ours to keep educating consumers on why species like Western Red Cedar 

are a smart, attractive, and environmentally responsible choice. If all the 

benefits for using real wood are there, including the fact that it looks more 

like real wood than what composite companies are trying to emulate, then 

why wouldn’t you use it? 

I’ll close by quoting one last claim from a cement composite siding 

company: “Better than the real thing.” Is it really, though? Try that line 

out when you give your fiancé a fake diamond, or your kid knock-off Air 

Jordans. 

Usually the best way to look like the real thing is to simply buy the real 

thing. 

Established in 1954, the WRCLA is the voice of the Cedar industry and 

has members in 132 locations throughout North America. n 

MIDWEST TRENDS— Continued from page 37 

3 Knotty, 2x4 and decking and No. 3 and 1-by’s, they also offer Engleman Spruce/ 

Lodgepole Pine (ESLP) in Nos. 1, 2 and 3. “ESLP is selling better right now for us 

compared to Cedar,” he said. 

He sells to lumber yards and noted that based on his sales it seems that while 

some of them are busy, others are not. n 

WEST COAST TRENDS— Continued from page 37 

droughts has led to the recent firming and increases of log prices. With logging 

projects starting again and an expected slow fall and winter lumber market, 

further log price increases would be prohibitive. Most Cedar lumber items have 

been moving but at a slower pace than usual, and there are still some oversupplied 

items. Cedar boards and rough dimension continue to be difficult to sell in 

any significant volumes, regardless of pricing. Projecting ahead, most distributors 

are expecting 2024 to be the same or only slightly better than 2023. Therefore, 

marginal increases in demand are expected. Distributors are concerned about 

how the current economy and possible future interest rate increases will impact 

demand for next year. Meanwhile, coastal manufacturers’ biggest concern is the 

log supply, as they look ahead into 2024. It will be interesting to watch the supply 

and demand balance play out next year and how it will impact pricing. There are 

still some rough waters ahead.” 

Mark Gray of Patrick Lumber Company, Portland, OR said, “Overall, there 

is a solid flow of supply to complement demand in the western United States. 

Some species and core sizes have extended order files but that’s been the new 

norm. As long as customers can plan ahead, I don’t see any issue covering orders 

throughout the balance of 2023. Prices have stabilized, and customers seem to be 

gaining confidence in building their inventories.” 

Gray continued, “The business climate seems positive, overall. While each 

region ebbs and flows with each month actively, most have said 2023 is shaping 

up to be better than expected. One challenge is activity is not as predictable as 

prior years – one distributor told me, ‘some days are busy, other days are dead,' 

but even though it’s not consistent when we look at our month-end numbers they 

always seem to be better than expected.” Gray finished with this, “Labor continues 

to be a challenge. Weather has been pleasant Q2 & Q3. Parts of August were 

quiet as I think more people were taking vacations than prior years. This year has 

been better than expected for Patrick.” 

Aidan Coyles of Gilbert Smith Forest Products, Barriere, BC said, “Demand 

and supply of STK is leveling out with the exception of 4” material. Price is all 

over the place but levels seem to have stabilized (may change if Interior mills 

ramp up Cedar production again). No urgency to buy from the customer front, 

high interest making many retailer/distributors reluctant to take on inventory that 

will sit until spring. Log supply is up in the air, still very competitive on Cedar, 

price has reached the lowest it will go on the log front. Labor is always a challenge 

and will continue to be, especially with seasonal sickness added into the mix. I 

think I have to rate the year at a 4/10.” n 

ONTARIO/QUEBEC TRENDS— Continued from page 38 

impacted. We are being told that it will impact the production at some point and 

that impact will last till the spring, but we haven’t seen anything so far." 

Noted a Quebec producer, “It is hard to forecast right now. There are lots of 

contracts up for renewal at the beginning of the year and there are discussions with 

the big box stores in the U.S. to see what their expected takeaway is going to be 

for 2024 at that time. This is on top of mills’ internal issues in regard to cash costs 

at the mill and fiber supply. There is a new agreement in Quebec for the next five 

years for the mills to get a certain volume of fiber and we don’t know what that 

number is at this point in time." 

An Ontario producer mused that “interest rates coming down would be great, 

but frankly I don’t think anyone believes that that is going to happen real soon but 

that would have a huge impact on potential business for lumber mills for 2024." 

Another Ontario wholesaler said, “On some of the non-SPF and specialty items, 

we're seeing the same thing as White Pine. Prices are holding. It's not because it's 

a real demand driven market. Nobody's buying any volume. It's more of a lack of 

supply, I would say. But the demand is good enough to keep the supply that tight 

still. I think everybody's kind of sitting on the fence to see what's going to happen 

with interest rates. Is this going to push us into some sort of recessionary period or 

are we just going to kind of fly right through this? Nobody really knows.” 

In White Pine, “mid- August to late September was pretty much a write off," 

according to a Quebec lumber producer. "Not that pricing was bad, it was just 


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BC Wood celebrated its 20th Annual Global Buyers Mission recently and 

welcomed almost 700 delegates from all over the world to Whistler, BC Canada. 

Given the economic challenges faced by many international markets, BC Wood 

was extremely pleased with the efforts made by those buyers and suppliers that 

supported and participated in the 2023 Global Buyers Mission. 

CEO Brian Hawrysh and new Board Chairman John Gillis from Centurion 

Lumber welcomed the Opening Ceremony special guest speaker, the Honorable 

Premier David Eby. This is the first time the Premier of BC has officially 

opened a GBM and his comments were well received. 

This year, GBM registered international buyers from as far away as Austria, 

China, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, 

Netherlands, Pakistan, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

Again, many thanks were given to the Federal Trade Commissioner Service 

and BC’s Trade & Investment Representatives from international markets that 

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Adam and Janie Duplisea, Nyle Dry Kilns, Brewer, ME; Aaron Schulte, Hancock Lumber 

Company, Casco, ME; and Tiffany and Jeremy Howard, Nyle Dry Kilns 

The 90th Anniversary of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association 

(NELMA) was celebrated at their annual meeting held recently at the Samoset 

Resort in Rockport, ME. The 2.5 days of events and activities was attended by 

128 members and industry guests of the Association. Hurricane Lee exited the 

region earlier in the week leaving a picture-perfect day for the first event, the 

NELMA Annual Golf Scramble. 

Hosted by the Samoset Resorts’ own golf course that features seven oceanside 

holes and additional 14 holes with spectacular views of the Atlantic, it was aptly 

named as the “Pebble Beach of the East” in a Golf Digest 2023 article. This 

LAT Celebrates 137th Convention And Expo 




Zach Zimmerman, RoyOMartin Lumber Co. Inc., Dallas, TX; Tony Rocha, RoyOMartin 

Lumber Co. Inc., Houston, TX; and Jack Hensley, Cassity Jones Building Materials, 

Terrell, TX 


The Lumbermen's Association of Texas (LAT) recently hosted its 137th 

Annual Convention & Expo. The event was held in Arlington, TX at Live! By 

Loews. 

The annual convention brings together the Texas lumber and building materials 

industries, as well as attendees from other states, for fellowship, networking 


ONTARIO/QUEBEC TRENDS— Continued from page 51 

demand was down. The market seems to be picking up a little bit better right now, 

but certainly not to the extent that it should be. The weather has been good and 

will continue for at least the next couple of weeks so that is positive." 

An Ontario producer reported that “prices on the upper grades are fine. The 

industrial grades are seeing a bit more pressure right now, only because they are 

tied in with manufacturing for crating, etc., and that activity and demand is down. 

Those that are trying to ship anything are probably having to negotiate price to 

some degree. There is a point out there where you cannot drop it anymore. Selects 

and No. 1 are selling better than common grades. If customers are going to stock 

it, they want the better product. The consumer is still fussy, but if they can’t get 

the better product, they want the next best. The 1 and 2 will go when supply is 

really tight, but when things have slowed down and supply is a bit more readily 

available, they will go for the upper grade, for appearance. It is not to say there is 

an over-abundance of White Pine out there; nobody is sitting on huge inventories. 

If this should persist for maybe another six months, then inventories would start 

to build. They really can’t curtail production anymore, as most mills are running 

one shift anyway. Trucking is a little better but we are not busy enough to have to 

pursue that that much." 

“We will be coming into hunting season in a month and that usually closes the 

province for two weeks," according to a wholesaler from Ontario. "Higher interest 

rates are starting to take a foothold. Those with money will always spend on product, 

but right now the average person on a budget isn’t going ahead with things 

that they normally would. With interest rates up and mortgage renewals, they don’t 

have an extra few hundred dollars to spend." 

A Quebec wholesaler noted that “things will improve for the next few weeks, 

maybe up until the end of November, and then we will go into our typical slowdown 

that will last until at least March. A big factor as to whether we are going to 

have a decent spring or not will be the interest rates, whether they start to roll them 

down a little bit in the New Year. 

"The fires did not have as big an impact in Pine in Ontario, although in Quebec 

there was some curtailment of production there. Fires had a greater impact in 

Spruce country; it was more in the north. It cut production back a little bit and that 

might help us to some degree in the industrial grades in the White Pine, if there is 

less material available in the Spruce at the low end. This could keep prices more 

stable." n 

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of lumber products that include, but are not limited to, Pine, Hemlock, Cedar and 

birch. 

Henery Hardware has already begun transitioning the stores’ co-op affiliations 

to Do it Best—Hadlock from True Value, Deer Park from Ace. Both stores will 

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According to Henery Hardware, these acquisitions strengthen each locallyowned 

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INDUSTRY NEWS 

Boise Cascade Acquires Brockway-Smith 

Company 

Boise Cascade Company, located in Boise, ID, announced that 

it has acquired Brockway-Smith Company (BROSCO), a leading 

wholesale distributor specializing in doors and millwork. The 

purchase price for BROSCO, including the acquisition of its two 

full-scale distribution centers, is $172 million, subject to certain 

closing adjustments. Boise Cascade plans to fund the transaction 

and closing-related expenses from its existing cash balances. 

BROSCO is a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded 

in 1890. It operates distribution centers in Hatfield, MA, and 

Portland, ME. In addition to interior and exterior doors, BROS- 

CO’s offerings also include mouldings, railings, windows, stair 

parts and composite products. 

Boise Cascade currently operates 10 millwork locations in 

some of the nation’s fastest-growing markets, specializing in 

exterior and interior doors, frames, hardware and pre-finishing 

options. 

“BROSCO is a long-standing industry leader in the Northeast 

region known for high-capacity manufacturing, quality artisanship 

and a loyal customer base,” said Jeff Strom, Executive Vice 

President, Building Materials Distribution. “This acquisition 

furthers our strategy to expand our millwork business. We are 

excited to bring this outstanding team on board.” 

“Boise Cascade provides BROSCO a unique and exciting opportunity 

to join a company that is very similar in culture and 

commitment to customers and associates,” said Charlie Smith, President 

& CEO of BROSCO. “Boise Cascade is a large and successful 

organization that will allow all our customers the ability to continue to 

enjoy the outstanding BROSCO products and service that have been 

the standard of the Northeast millwork market for over 130 years.” 

Boise Cascade is one of the largest producers of engineered wood 

products and plywood in North America and a leading U.S. wholesale 

distributor of building products. For more information, please visit 

www.bc.com. 

Bowers Forest Products’ Woodway 

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pre-framed fence toppers and preassembled 

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Bowers Forest 

Products Installs 

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Bowers Forest Products Inc., 

located in Beavercreek, OR, 

recently installed a new lattice 

machine, which allows them to 

produce 1-foot and 2-foot-wide 

Western Red Cedar lattice panels 

that are primarily used for fence 

toppers. 

“While we have other machines 

that have the capabilities to 

make these narrower panels, there 

is a changeover that slows down 

our production. The new lattice 

machine will allow us to increase 

our 1-foot and 2-foot-wide lattice production as this machine is 

dedicated specifically to these measurements,” said Jeff Bowers, 

founder of Bowers Forest Products. 

Not only has the new lattice machine helped in terms of time efficiency, 

but raw material efficiency as well. “We are able to use the 

shorter pieces of material that would go into something low-grade 

like a pallet component,” said Bowers. “Now we can put the full 

value against that end trim and it helps us control our costs.” 

Bowers Forest Products also manufactures short boards in 1x’s in 

4-foot, 5-foot and 6-foot, square edge boards and tongue and groove 

boards. Other products include 1x1, 1x2 and 1x3 trim boards that 

are used to trim out fence panels. 

For more information, visit www.bowersforestproducts.com. 

Delta Cedar Brings Rick Harris 

On Board And Upgrades 

Rick Harris is the Director of Strategic Development 

at Delta Cedar Specialties Ltd., a 

division of the Delta Forestry Group, located 

in Pitt Meadows, BC, and is involved in both 

sales and executive functions. Delta Forestry 

Group has two sawmills that produce 120 

million board feet annually and distributes 

Rick Harris 

lumber worldwide. Delta Cedar Specialties 

offers Western Red Cedar, Alaskan Yellow 

Cedar, Douglas Fir and Hemlock in low grades through clears, dry 

or green and rough or surfaced. 

Delta Cedar Specialties offers a full line of products milled to their 

customers specification, whether rough sawn, rougher headed or 

S1S2E or S4S. Their sawmills are capable of cutting timbers up to 

32 feet in length. 

Harris recently joined Delta Forestry Group in September of 2023. 

He has been in the forest products industry for over 30 years. He 

started his career in the forest products industry at Paynter Timber 

Ltd., located in New Zealand, where he sold framing lumber and 

imported hardwood trellis into the New Zealand domestic market 

for six years. He then immigrated to Vancouver in 1997, where he 

worked for Interfor as general manager of export sales and marketing 

for 18 years. 

He graduated high school from Christ’s College in Christchurch, 

New Zealand. He then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in 

marketing and economics, as well as diplomas in farm management 

and agriculture, from Lincoln University in Christchurch, New Zealand. 

He also received a certificate in agriculture from Flock House 

in Bulls, New Zealand. 

In his spare time, Harris enjoys fishing, hiking, rugby, tennis and 

learning his family’s history. He has been married to his wife Vicky 

Harris for 28 years and has two sons and one daughter. 

Delta Cedar Specialties is a member of BC Wood, North American 

Wholesale Lumber Association and Truck Loggers’ Association. 

For more information call 604-612-0073, email rharris@deltacedar.com 

or visit www.deltaforestrygroup.com. 


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Tolko Announces New COO 

and Vice President 

Brad Thorlakson, President and CEO of 

Tolko Industries, located in Vernon, BC, announced 

that Pino Pucci, Vice President of 

Sales, Marketing and Logistics has assumed 

a newly created interim role as Tolko’s Chief 

Operating Officer. 

Pino Pucci "This role has been created to support our 

succession planning process, as Pino will 

eventually succeed me as President & CEO,” said Thorlakson. 

“Pino’s proven leadership experience, significant focus on people 

and culture and his alignment with our values make him the perfect 

candidate to lead us in the execution of our current strategy and 

beyond." 

Pucci has assumed oversight of Tolko’s 

Solid Wood, Strand Based Business and US 

Operations and will retain his current responsibility 

for the marketing, logistics and transportation 

portfolio. There has been no formal 

date set for the CEO transition to occur. 

"I am humbled to have this opportunity and 

appreciate all we have accomplished as we 

work to be a leading forest products and customer 

solutions company,” said Pucci. “I look 

Brad Eckford 

forward to working closely with our Operating Vice-Presidents, and 

the entire leadership team, to build upon our successes; serving customers 

by delivering sustainable forest products and solutions; and 

becoming the partner of choice for customers, employees, vendors 

and communities." 

Brad Eckford succeeded Pucci as Vice President, Sales, Marketing 

and Logistics. 

"Brad has played a number of key roles within woodlands and 

manufacturing throughout his tenure with Tolko and is excited to 

embark on this latest challenge,” said Pucci. “His experience and 

commitment to getting products to customers on time will serve him 

well and ensure we continue to prioritize our customers as we move 

forward." 

For more information, visit www.tolko.com. 

DMSi Launches New Software for LBM 

Dealers 

DMSi Software, headquartered in Omaha, NE, a leading provider 

of inventory and order management solutions to the building materials 

industry, announced the North American launch of Frameworks. 

Frameworks is an LBM point of sale/ERP system that runs completely 

on the web. Founded in 1976, DMSi has grown to over 200 

employees serving over 500 businesses and 20,000 users. DMSi 

remains independently owned and privately held, dedicated exclusively 

to the success of its customers. 

Frameworks is an end-to-end system, handling retail point-of-sale 

(POS), contractor sales, purchasing, inventory control, accounting 

and reporting. Users access the program through a web browser 

such as Chrome or Microsoft Edge; no additional software is required. 

A mobile-friendly design means Frameworks can be used 

from a smartphone or tablet as easily as from a desktop computer. 

Open APIs and EDI capabilities give dealers the flexibility to 

integrate Frameworks with their preferred vendors and third-party 

applications. 

Frameworks is specifically designed for the products, processes 

and needs of LBM businesses: 

• The POS screen is easy to learn, making it ideal for seasonal 

or part-time staff. 

• The project management dashboard lets service reps manage 

multi-job builds from one place, centralizing orders, tasks, 

pick tickets, deliveries and invoices. 

• The eCommerce/service portal lets customers review 

products, pricing and account records. 

• Pricing controls simplify challenges around rebates, special 

buys and contract pricing. 

• Item records can use a single SKU to account for multiple 

suppliers and unit of measurement for a product, simplifying 

inventory control. 

• The dispatch module lets Ops teams use drag-and-drop to 

build and schedule routes. 

Frameworks is the latest addition to DMSi’s portfolio of industry-specific 

solutions. Originally developed by Sterland Computing, 

Frameworks is the dominant LBM software in Australia and 

New Zealand. After acquiring Sterland in 2019, DMSi spent three 

years adapting Frameworks for the US market, including updating 

units of measurement, tax rules and terminology. 

“DMSi’s strategy is being the best software partner for building 

materials businesses. We are focused on industry-specific 

solutions for the entire building materials supply chain, from 

distribution through retail,” said Josh Weiss, President of DMSi. 

“Frameworks is a powerful, proven solution that helps LBM dealers 

thrive and scale their businesses. We are excited to bring this 

offering to North America.” 

To learn more about Frameworks, visit www.dmsi.com/frameworks-erp 

or www.dmsi.com. 

McDonough Manufacturing 

Welcomes Bob Bell as Sales 

Representative 

McDonough Manufacturing, located 

in Eau Claire, WI, a leading provider of 

durable sawmill machinery, has announced 

that Bob Bell will be joining their team as a 

sales representative. 

Bob Bell Bell entered the industry in 2010, beginning 

his journey at Baillie Lumber as a 

manager trainee and subsequently rising to the position of plant 

manager. In 2021, he joined MiCROTEC as a sales representative 

before taking on his current position at McDonough. 

He earned his bachelor's degree in Wood Science and Technology 

from the University of West Virginia in 2010. Later, from 

2016 to 2018, he pursued his MBA at Mount Vernon Nazarene 

University. 

Bell is an outdoors enthusiast, enjoying activities such as Sla- 

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BID Group Acquires YGE Inc. 

BID Group, located in Mirabel, Quebec, is delighted to announce 

the successful completion of its acquisition of YGE Inc. This strategic 

transaction further enhances BID’s product offering within the 

wood processing saw and tooling sector, while also extending BID’s 

industry-leading product and service offerings across the entire 

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YGE Inc. stands as an innovative supplier and service provider 

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catering to the wood processing industry. Located in St. 

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“We are excited to reach this agreement with our longtime partners 

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and innovative saw and tooling technology solutions. This partnership 

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Industrial Cutting Solutions in Alabama,” said Simon Potvin, BID’s 

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“I am pleased to be able to transition our business with the BID 

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suppliers and customers with enhanced opportunities and 

benefits.” 

The transaction formally closed on Oct 1, 2023. 

Since 1924, the privately-owned BID Group has been providing 

industry-leading solutions for its highly valued customers. As one 

of the largest integrated suppliers to the wood processing industry, 

and the North American leader in the field, BID Group is a one-stop 

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ability to provide complete, smart connected, turnkey manufacturing 

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Matthew Kienholz, 

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PLM Announces New 

Assistant Vice President 

The Board of Directors of Pennsylvania 

Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company 

(PLM) has appointed Matthew Kienholz, 

CPCU, Director of Regulatory and 

Government Affairs to an Assistant Vice 

President of Regulatory and Government 

Affairs. 

Kienholz has demonstrated a multifunctional 

capability along with strong 

leadership skills in the revamping of PLM’s regulatory efforts and 

government affairs initiatives. Kienholz focused much of his career 

on the financial side of the insurance industry, but in an effort 

to broaden his capabilities he accepted the challenge of rebuilding 

PLM's Regulatory and Government Affairs Department. According 

to a statement from PLM, significant progress has been 

made in both areas since he agreed to transition from accounting 

in January 2021 and take a leadership role outside of his comfort 

zone. In order to accomplish these tasks, Kienholz needed to be 

aware of PLM’s deep-rooted culture and successfully utilize his 

“influence management” skills across the organization. 

Kienholz has engaged in PLM’s business across a broad spectrum 

of responsibilities outside of those that are typically encompassed 

within the regulatory and government affairs arena, most 

recently leading the product development and launch of a small 

hardware store program (renamed Hardware Express). According 

to a company statement, “Kienholz has demonstrated true 

leadership in how we develop and roll out new products while 

overcoming the many challenges encountered along the way. He 

is also leading the charge on our political efforts in both the wood 

and insurance industries. He has organized a team that has been 

growing PLM’s involvement in several associations to promote 

and support the legislative and regulatory interests of the Softwood 

and hardwood industries.” 

His commitment to professional education was underscored 

when he completed his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter 

(CPCU) designation last year and more recently his Associate 

in Premium Audit designation. Further, he was recognized as an 

Emerging Leader by the American Property Casualty Insurance 

Association (APCIA) and is a member of the National Association 

of Mutual Insurance Companies State Affairs Committee. 

Kienholz joined Pennsylvania Lumbermens in 2015 in the 

accounting area. He holds a degree in Accounting from Rowan 

University, in Glassboro, NJ, graduating Summa Cum Laude. 

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS 

AGL Group, The..................................... 47 

AHC Hardwood Group........................... 57 

Air Systems Mfg. of Lenoir, Inc.................. 

Alta Forest Products.............................. 11 

American Wood Technology LLC............... 

Arxada........................................................ 

Automation & Electronics USA LLC....... 31 

BC Wood Spec./Global Buyers Miss.......... 

Biolube....................................................... 

Blue Book Services.................................... 

Boise Cascade BMD LLC...................... 36 

Boise Cascade EWP LLC...................... 62 

Bowers Forest Prod............................... 56 

BPWood Ltd............................................... 

Brunette Machinery................................ 64 

Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc...................... 7 

Collins........................................................ 

Continental Underwriters, Inc................. 50 

Culpeper Wood Preservers.................... 34 

DMSi...................................................... 21 

Delta Cedar.............................................. 8 

DiPrizio Pine Sales................................ 37 

Disdero Lumber Co.................................. 4 

Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co................. 32 

Elk Creek Forest Products......................... 

Empire Lumber Co..................................... 

Fraserview Cedar Prod.......................... 55 

Gates Milling.......................................... 41 

Hancock Lumber Co.............................. 19 

Humboldt Sawmill............................... 68 

Huscroft, J.H., Ltd...................................... 

Idaho Forest Group................................ 23 

Idaho Timber............................................ 9 

Jazz Forest Products............................. 51 

Keller Lumber Co................................... 65 

King City Forwarding USA, Inc.............. 15 

Kop-Coat Protection Prod.......................... 

Legna Software...................................... 48 

Mars Hill, Inc.............................................. 

MiCROTEC................................................ 

Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Assoc. 

(MLMA)...................................................... 

Neiman Enterprises............................... 13 

Nicholson & Cates Ltd............................. 3 

Nordic Structures................................... 29 

N. Amer. Forest Foundation (NAFF)...... 65 

N. Amer. Whls. Lbr. Assoc. (NAWLA)......... 

N. Eastern Lbr. Mfg. Assoc. (NELMA)........ 

Nyle Dry Kilns........................................ 25 

Pacific Western Wood Works Ltd............. 5 

Partap Forest Prod. Ltd.......................... 49 

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

Paw Taw John Services, Inc.................. 61 

Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance 

Co. (PLM)...................................... 38 

PPG Industrial Coatings............................. 

Prime Forest Products........................... 45 

Quebec Wood Export Bureau/Montreal .... 

Wood Convention....................................... 

Restoration Forest Products.................. 58 

Richardson Timbers............................... 42 

Robbins Lumber Inc............................... 27 

RoyOMartin............................................ 39 

SII Dry Kilns........................................... 35 

San Group.............................................. 43 

Sandy Neck Traders.................................. 

SASCO...................................................... 

Shaver Reload........................................... 

Shelton Lam & Deck................................ 4 

Silvaris................................................... 60 

Siskiyou Forest Products....................... 63 

Skana Forest Products.......................... 46 

Softwood Lumber Board (SLB).................. 

Southern Forest Prod. Assoc. (SFPA)........ 

Smith, Gilbert Forest Prod..................... 40 

Stiles, A.W., Contractors Inc.................. 10 

TS Manufacturing................................... 17 

Teal-Jones Group....................................... 

Thompson River Lumber........................... 

Timber Products Co................................... 

Tolko Industries Ltd................................ 33 

U-C Coatings............................................. 

U.S. Lumber............................................... 

Vaagen Bros. Lumber.............................. 6 

Valutec Wood Dryers............................. 44 

West Bay Forest Products Ltd................... 

Western Forest Products Inc...................... 

Western Red Cedar Lbr. Assoc. (WRCLA) 

Woodgrain Lumber & Composites............. 

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includes unscrambler, control cab, infeed and outfeed. $95,000. 

Contact: James Robbins Cell: (207) 322-3162 

Email: jarobbins@rlco.com 

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REDWOOD 

Uppers available in 1-inch, 2-inch, and 

4-inch dimensions in lengths from 6–20 feet. 

Timbers available in 6-inch and larger 

dimensions, up to 12” x 24”, and lengths 

up to 24 feet. 

DOUGLAS-FIR 


and 4-inch dimensions in lengths up 

to 24 feet. Posts and beams available 

in 6-inch and larger dimensions, up to 

12” x 24”, and lengths up to 24 feet. 

TREATED 

Comprehensive assortment including 

Douglas-fir, Hem fir, and Southern Yellow 

Pine lumber, timbers, and plywood, available 

in a range of treatments and interior 

fire-retardant applications. 

REDWOOD 

Uppers available in 1-inch, 2-inch, and 

4-inch dimensions in lengths from 6–20 feet. 

Timbers available in 6-inch and larger 

dimensions, up to 12” x 24”, and lengths 

up to 24 feet. 

DOUGLAS-FIR 


and 4-inch dimensions in lengths up 

to 24 feet. Posts and beams available 

in 6-inch and larger dimensions, up to 

12” x 24”, and lengths up to 24 feet. 

TREATED 

Comprehensive assortment including 

Douglas-fir, Hem fir, and Southern Yellow 

Pine lumber, timbers, and plywood, available 

in a range of treatments and interior 

fire-retardant applications. 

From 450,000 acres of timberland, the largest wood treating in the Western USA, three sawmills, 

and ten distribution points — we are your source for quality FSC ® certified redwood and Douglas-fir 

premium lumber and timbers, and your treated needs. 

To order, please call (707) 764-4450 • MendoCo.com 

From 450,000 acres of timberland, the largest wood treating in the Western USA, three sawmills, 

and ten distribution points — we are your source for quality FSC ® certified redwood and Douglas-fir 

premium lumber and timbers, and your treated needs. 

To order, please call (707) 764-4450 • MendoCo.com

Softwood Forest Products Buyer - November/December 2023

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