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NEWSWIRES- Continued from page 31 Michigan and plans to add salesmen in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Alabama. The shimlee division will produce custom giclee on wood. Giclee is a technology for fine art or photography reproduction using a high-quality inkjet printer on wood and other mediums. The items will be sold directly to the public through shimlee.com. KFP is a second-generation, vertically integrated hardwood company owned and operated by Tim and Rhonda Kendrick. In addition to making products from the logs it fells and cuts, KFP also sells both Green and kiln-dried lumber. They ship mixed truckloads of Walnut and other northern species to the fl ooring, cabinet, millwork, veneer and distribution industries worldwide. KFP’s sawmill produces approximately 10 million board feet annually. For more information, visit www.KFPIOWA.com. ■ Clinton, Michigan–Devin Moore recently joined HMI Hardwoods LLC, headquartered here, as the newest member of the company’s production planning team. Moore has worked in various industries that have emphasized the importance of maximizing performance and increasing overall customer satisfaction. Since joining HMI, he has spent time learning the process and the importance of each step in the lumber manufacturing industry. HMI Hardwoods operates a system by which each of its over 130 employees participate in management and production standards, helping to assure value and quality service can be passed on to customers, according to a company spokesman. HMI Hardwoods is a division of Hardwoods Inc. and includes a sawmill and kiln-drying operation with Devin Moore monthly production volumes of 1.8 million board feet of domestic hardwood species. Learn more at www.hmilumber.com. ■ Hamburg, New York–Baillie Lumber Company, headquartered here, recently announced that Bob Holcomb will lead its Titusville, PA, hardwood lumber concentration yard. Holcomb, who has been with Baillie Lumber for over 15 years, most recently was acting assistant yard manager at the same facility. He replaces longtime Baillie Titusville concentration yard leader Dewey Swift, who retired after 25 years of service. During Swift’s tenure, Baillie Titusville updated, improved and grew its hardwood lumber concentration yard. In 1994, Baillie installed a new stacking machine, a new line by PHL Equipment Inc. in 2002, a boiler upgrade in 2006 and new Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc. P.O. Box 247 Kreamer, PA 17833 USA 570.374.1108 Fax: 570.374.5342 E-mail: info@bingamanlumber.com www.BingamanLumber.com/IE10 www.bingamanlumber.com 12 Species Logs Lumber Strips Dimensions Ripping Surfacing More Than 10 Million Board Feet of Inventory More Than 1 Million Board Feet of Kiln Capacity Consistent Quality Decades of Experience Commitment to Service For Sale: Kansas City Hardwood Corporation Pictured is Dewey Swift (left), alongside Bob Holcomb. lumber t-sheds in 2016. Swift was instrumental in the Titusville yard nearly doubling production capacity. “I will look back fondly on the progress and success we were able to achieve,” Swift said. “But most of all I will remember all the great people I had the pleasure to work with here at Baillie Lumber.” Holcomb said, “I’m excited to be following in Dewey’s footsteps and lead the team into the next chapter of success.” Holcomb graduated from Penn State University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Science and a Wood Science minor. His fi rst job in the hardwood lumber business was with a family-owned sawmill in Union City, PA, before being hired by Baillie Lumber in their Smyrna, NY, yard in the fall of 2000. Holcomb lives in Titusville, PA, with his wife, Michelle, and their two sons. The Baillie Lumber Titusville, PA, facility specializes in Red and White Oak, Cherry, Ash and Hard Maple. The operation handles export prep including packaging, grade sorting and custom stamping for customers who want their brand on the lumber packs. Baillie Lumber is one of North America’s largest hardwood lumber manufacturers, distributors and exporters. Founded in 1923 by James A. Baillie, Baillie Lumber has grown from a regional supplier of domestic hardwoods to an international manufacturer, shipping most North American species to any region of the world from facilities spread north to south in the eastern United States. For more information on Baillie Lumber, visit www.baillie.com. ■ • Concentration Yard, 10 acres of land, 5 new American Wood Dryers Kilns-55,000’ each, 3 older kilns-25,000’ each, total capacity 350,000’ with a Wood Waste Boiler and Dust Collection System. • 500,000’ of Air Drying Sheds, approximately 55,000 square feet of Warehouse. 2,000 Square Feet of Office. • Tilt Hoist, 282 Newman Carbide Planer, Grading Station, Newman DET, 100’ Sorting Chain. Located in the heart of excellent Walnut and Red Oak Lumber. Favorable freight rates to the West Coast and Asian ports. Current Appraisals for Land and Buildings, and Equipment available. Email all inquiries to: Darryl Chajon at dchajon@tricoenterprises.net or Bob Owens at rmowens@aol.com or call 218-349-8334 Import/Export Wood Purchasing News April/May 2017 Page 33
