National Hardwood Magazine - Christmas 2022

TRADE TALK AN UPDATE

TRADE TALK AN UPDATE COVERING THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT HARDWOOD SUPPLIERS/VENDORS Pewamo, MI—Devereaux Sawmill Inc., located here, has constructed three new KDS Windsor batch kilns with completion taking place recently. Devereaux recently loaded the kilns for drying. Each kiln has a 60,000-board-foot capacity, adding 180,000 board feet to make their kiln capacity reach 1,180,000 board feet. Rob Paradise “The addition of these three kilns will allow additional drying along with added flexibility in the products that we dry,” stated Rob Paradise, a salesman for Devereaux. Devereaux Sawmill, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of quality Michigan Hardwoods. Their base of customers extends through the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Middle East and includes buyers from industries such as flooring, cabinets, furniture, millwork and more. Their mainstay and largest volume of production has been with White Hard Maple, but they also process Red Oak and White Oak, Hickory, Soft Maple, Walnut, Cherry and other species. To learn more, visit www.devereauxsawmill.com. expertise lies in facilitating process improvement projects full-time as a Master Black Belt and she enjoys supporting teams in improving their day-to-day operations. In her spare time, McKendy enjoys spending time at her camp with her two sons, husband, and two wirehaired pointing Griffons, fishing, hunting, boating and hiking. McDonough Mfg. Co. is a family owned and operated manufacturer of custom sawmill machinery. McDonough buys steel and all parts, fabricates, CNC and manual machines, assembles, tests, and paints all their machinery. McDonough has had its head office in the Chippewa Valley of Wisconsin since 1888 and has recently expanded its operations internationally with a manufacturing facility in Mactaquac, NB, Canada that opened in October of 2017. To learn more, visit www.mcdonough-mfg.com. CLARK LUMBER COMPANY • 6 Sawmills producing 48,000,000’ of Appalachian Hardwoods 4/4 - 8/4 • 900,000’ drying capacity • 2,500,000’ kiln dried Lumber Inventory • Species: Red & White Oak, Hard & Soft Maple, Poplar, Ash, Cherry, Hickory, Walnut and Aromatic Red Cedar • Export prep & container loading • A team of over 130 employees manufacturing Appalachian Hardwoods Eau Claire, WI—McDonough Manufacturing Company, headquartered here, recently welcomed Monica McKendy to the executive team as Director of Business Excellence. A Registered Professional Forester with the Province of New Brunswick, McKendy received her undergraduate and graduate degrees Monica McKendy in forestry from the University of New Brunswick. After working during her studies in both the private and public forestry sector, McKendy joined the energy industry in vegetation management and embarked on her Lean Six Sigma certification. McKendy’s Mellott 7-chain singulating unscambler system with accumulation deck feeding a Gillingham-Best stacker Mercersburg, PA—Stoltzfus Forest Products of Peach Bottom, PA is adding equipment to support its drying operations. This new equipment is being supplied by Mellott Manufacturing Co., Inc., a company based here. A number of stages of this installation are complete and in working order. The Stoltzfus family has been doing business with Mellott Manufacturing since 2004. When Stoltzfus built their new sawmill, which began operating in 2016, Mel- Please turn the page Hugh Clark, President; Brandon Clark, Vice President; and Joseph Draper, Sales “From our Forest to your Facility” Brandon Clark bclark@clarklumbercompany.com Joseph Draper jdraper@clarklumbercompany.com Clark Lumber Company 552 Public Well Road Red Boiling Springs, TN 37150 Office: (615) 699-3497 www.clarklumbercompany.com 70 CHRISTMAS 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE CHRISTMAS 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 71