National Hardwood Magazine - December 2023

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C M Y CM MY CY CMY K Ready for your close-up? Because as a Cole customer all eyes will be on you to make sure you get V.I.P. treatment from species selection to quick quotes, and from fair pricing to on-time shipments. GET THE RED CARPET TREATMENT. CALL COLE. HARDWOOD LUMBER FOR ALL YOUR HARDWOOD NEEDS Quotes: 800-536-3151 • Export: 574-753-3151 • colehardwood.com Contents National Hardwood Magazine DECEMBER 2023 Volume 97 No. 11 About The Cover Flexibility in the marketplace and employee involvement are hallmarks of Cole Hardwood, Inc., a 34-acre concentration yard supplying U.S. and overseas markets, Cole specializes in lumber that is indigenous to the forests of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. These COLE HARDWOOD WE’LL MAKE YOU FAMOUS species are Red Oak, White Oak, Ash, Poplar, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Cherry, Hickory and Walnut. Thicknesses in most species are 4/4 through 8/4, with some species up to 16/4. Cole Hardwood has kiln capacity of 1,300,000 BF. The facility also has over 225,000 square feet of climatecontrolled warehouse, housing 4 KD inspection stations, 2 green lumber inspection stations, 2 stackers, a retail store, the office, planing mill and approximately 8,000,000 BF of kiln dried inventory. Total kiln dried and air-dried inventory stands at 12,000,000 BF. Cole Hardwood, Inc. is committed to making sure every step, from computer-controlled kiln drying to their one-on-one customer service is focused on quality—the kind that is only possible with commitment from every department, every person, every day! colehardwood.com COLE HARDWOOD Features & Industry Events 26 30 34 40 52 Integrity, Knowledge And Premium Hardwood Selection At Houston Hardwoods HHP, Inc.: Taking Pride In Quality Products Despite The Challenges That 2023 Brought There Is Hope Going Into 2024 NHLA Teams Up With Louisville To Celebrate Convention & Expo’s 126 Years Robinson Lumber Welcomes NHLA’s First-Ever Offsite Convention Mill Tour Departments 54 Rossi Welcomes Guests To Reception Hall Of Fame Jockey Visits 56 National Hardwood Magazine Dinner Lumbermen’s Luncheon Club Digs 56 Deep, Raises Largest Donation Ever 30 Founded in 1927 by: O.L. Miller – 1894-1963 Publisher: Paul J. Miller – 1963-2010 • Forest Products Export Directory • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide • Import/Export Wood Purchasing News • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook • Green Books’s Hardwood Marketing Directory • Green Books’s Softwood Marketing Directory • The Softwood Forest Products Buyer Paul J. Miller Jr. – President Terry Miller – Vice President Zach Miller – Sales Executive Chris Fehr – Sales Executive Sue Putnam – Editor Cadance Hanson - Staff Writer Graham Sweeney - Staff Writer Dolores Buchanan - Who’s Who Coordinator Rachael Stokes – Graphic Artist Camille Campbell – Graphic Artist Tammy Daugherty – Production Manager Jennifer Trentman – Green Book Market Sales Lisa Carpenter – Circulation Manager Lexi Hardin – Subscription & List Services ADVERTISING OFFICES: 5175 Elmore Rd., Suite 23, Memphis, TN 38134 901-372-8280 FAX: 901-373-6180 Reach us via the Internet at: www.nationalhardwoodmag.com E-mail addresses: ADVERTISING: tammy@millerwoodtradepub.com EDITORIAL: editor@millerwoodtradepub.com SUBSCRIPTIONS: circ@millerwoodtradepub.com EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS: Chicago, Los Angeles, High Point, Grand Rapids, Portland, Toronto Controlled circulation postage paid at Memphis, TN (USPS #917-760) 10 Hardwood Calendar 12 U.S.A. Trends 14 Canadian Trends 16 Industry News 18 HMA Update 20 AHEC Report 22 NHLA: Why Knot... 24 NAFF Bulletin 57 In Memoriam 78 Who’s Who 82 Classified Profit Opportunities 84 Advertisers Index The NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE (ISSN 0194-0910) is published monthly, except for two issues in December, for .00 per year and .00 (U.S. dollars) per year for Canada by National Hardwood Magazine, Inc., 5175 Elmore Rd., Suite 23, Memphis, TN 38134. Periodicals Postage paid at Memphis, TN, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to National Hardwood Magazine, P.O. Box 34908, Memphis, TN 38184. Publications mail agreement No. 40739074. Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: P.O. Box 503, RPO W. Beaver Cre., Rich-Hill, ON L4B 4R6. The publisher reserves the right to accept or reject editorial content and Ads at the staff’s discretion. 2 DECEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry DECEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 3