MUELLER BROS Timber,
MUELLER BROS Timber, Inc. TRADE TALK Tracey Mueller, Log Procurement SAW MILL AND TWIN BAND RESAW PLAIN SAWN AND RIFT & QTR IN RED OAK • WHITE OAK MANUFACTURERS OF: 4/4 - 8/4 GRADE LUMBER SPECIALIZING IN: • WALNUT • COTTONWOOD • SYCAMORE • HICKORY • RED OAK • WHITE OAK • SOFT MAPLE • HARD MAPLE • ASH Randy Mueller Sales Tigard, Ore.—Bridgewell Resources LLC, a portfolio company of Atlas Holdings LLC, has elected William Corbin, Arnold Donald, Richard Kellog, Kathleen Maier and Manco Snapp to its board of managers. “Bill and Manco are renowned veterans of the international wood products and building materials industries,” said Atlas Holdings Chairman Andrew Bursky. “Arnold has a track record of building successful food and agricultural product brands. Richard is a respected veteran of the specialty chemicals business and Kathleen is a well-known figure within the steel, utility and infrastructure products industries. These individuals bring a depth of experience and expertise to the company and having them actively engaged in Bridgewell is an exciting development for the organization as it expands its breadth of products and services in the wood products industry.” Bridgewell Resources LLC is a global trading and wholesale distributor of wood products, including Hardwood and softwood lumber and boards, moulding, millwork, cutstock, flooring, decking, and panel products like plywood, OSB, MDF and particleboard. The company also trades and distributes timber and composite mats and such utility and construction products as utility poles and crossarms, railroad ties, foundation and marine piling, timbers, bridges, sign posts, road barriers, solar energy and lighting systems, and a variety of architectural products. For more information, visit www.bridgewellresources.com. • Ellington, Mo.—Baker Products, based here, recently introduced its new DogEar Corner Clipping Machine. Designed for privacy fence manufacturing, the new Baker Automated DogEar Corner Clipping Machine unscrambles and “singulates” boards, even-ends all boards, cuts one corner off of one side of each board, flips the board over and cuts an equally sized section off the opposite corner —at a rate of one board per second. 400,000’ DRY KILN CAPACITY 1,000,000’ DRY STORAGE PLANER STRAIGHT LINE RIP DOUBLE END TRIM EXPORT PACKAGING CONTAINER LOADING Kevin Mueller Mill Manager Grooved sticks used on all whitewoods and White Oak. P.O. BOX 175 OLD MONROE, MO 63369 PHONE: 636-665-5193 FAX: 636-665-5812 E-mail: randy@muellerbros.com Baker Product’s Automated DogEar Corner Clipping Machine “The DogEar Corner Clipping Machine is a terrific concept that’s sure to increase the profitability of your fence production line,” a representative for Baker Products said. For more information contact Baker Products at (573) 663-7711 or (800) 548-6914, email: info@bakerproducts.net or visit www.logtolumber.com. • North Tonawanda, N.Y.—Former R.A. Miller Lumber Co., based here, has been acquired by a new investor, which is bringing back the operations custom Hardwood manufacturing. Marquart Cos. of Gainesville in Wyoming County bought the 80,000-square-foot building on Industrial Drive, paying 0,000 for the complex and the 8.33 acres of land where it sits. R.A. Miller closed in 2009 and its assets, including the building were auctioned off by Anderson Auctions on behalf of M&T Bank, which had a mortgage and other loans on the company. Marquart, a privately held company, produces a variety of Hardwood products including custom mouldings, floorings and trims. 48 Hardwoods Have Workability
An update covering the latest news about Hardwood Suppliers. “We may be the last Hardwood manufacturer in North Tonawanda,” said Bob Marcus, the company’s chief financial officer and also a broker with Pyramid Brokerage Co. Marquart has hired 10 workers including six who previously worked for R.A. Miller. The company has picked up both local and international work including one order bound for Japan. “It’s a beginning,” Marcus said. “But, a good beginning.” • Washington, D.C.—Hardwood leaders recently got a glimpse at Logo and Branding contenders as the Unified Hardwood Promotion (UHP) project entered its final testing phase. Overlapping leaves and stylized trees are among the finalists to be selected as an umbrella American Hardwood logo according to UHP Chairman and Team member Terry Brennan (Baillie Lumber) and Todd Vogelsinger (Columbia Forest Products) who presented the concepts at the Hardwood Leaders Forum on December 7. The logo concepts and accompanying slogans “Bring in the Beauty”; “The Attraction is Only Natural” among others - are undergoing a final round of review within the UHP team before being tested by a sampling of consumers and “prosumers” (designers, builders, architects, etc.). As noted by the UHP leaders, the group’s sole purpose was to “develop a unified American Hardwood brand and message” that is scalable and can be used by all Hardwood associations, organizations, companies and groups at no cost. The UHP process has drawn on extensive experience of professional marketing, advertising, and research resources. The process has required an investment of time and money to assure that results are based on an unbiased view of the buying public – both present and future – of a diverse age, gender, and cultural mix. As the brand concepts came up for review the UHP volunteer leaders had to remind themselves that the target market lies outside the industry and remained focused on “keeping their consumer hats on” as they weighed the options. One UHP leader, Jack Shannon (Shannon Group) who has helped guide the direction of the UHP, building on his understanding of the Cotton, Inc. program and logo observed, “The cotton logo which enjoys instant recognition around the world was a revolutionary – even controversial - concept when it was first conceived. Who would have ever thought a cotton boll would have traction outside of the Deep South? No one in the world needs to have a tree, leaf or wood explained to them. It’s a great place to start.” The logo candidates and catch phrases go to a final round of testing with unveiling targeted for this month. Once approved, the logo and slogan will be copyrighted and made available for public usage. Hardwood trade associations – many of which have funded the UHP project - will guide the launch and dissemination of this exciting new identity for American Hardwoods. For more information on the Unified Hardwood Promotion project, or to add your company name in support, please contact Grace Terpstra gt@terpstraassociates.com. • Portland, Ore.—The Temperate Forest Foundation, based here, has ceased operations due to financial constraints resulting from the current recession. In an announcement by Lee Freeman, President and CEO of the Temperate Forest Foundation, the organization officially closed Lee states in the announcement, “The good news is the Executive Board approved the implementation of a legacy program that provides for a strategic succession plan for programs and services formerly provided by the Foundation. Forestry tours, web-based content, and other educational products will continue to be available through other organizations. We are working with our partners to ensure a smooth transition and provide assistance with infrastructure develop- Please turn the page EXPERIENCE QUALITY DEPENDABLE 975 Conrad Hill Mine Rd.~Lexington, NC 27292 Phone 336-746-5419~Fax 336-746-6177 Web: www.kepleyfrank.com To better serve our customers we have a 50 bay sorter and optimizing trimmer. Below is a picture of our sorter that helps us provide customized sorting and packaging. This is a view of our 50 bay sorter. Information about our sawmill, planer mill and lumber inventory is below: 1.) Our three sawmills cut 15 million board feet a year of fine Appalachian Hardwood lumber in 4/4 through 8/4 thicknesses in mostly Red Oak, White Oak and Poplar as well as Ash and Maple. Our crosstie mill manufactures about 100,000 board feet per week of crosstie and tie sides in species such as Hickory, Sycamore, Beech, Gum and Elm. In addition to the lumber we cut from our sawmill we also process another 12 to 15 million board feet of lumber per year through our Hardwood concentration yard business. We purchase and process all domestic species in all grades. 2.) Our modern planer mill runs two shifts to ensure on time shipments of our lumber to customers. We deliver kiln dried or air dried lumber and offer export preparation and on site container loading. 3.) We offer 600,000 board feet of fan shed inventory at all times, to provide efficient service to our customers. Kepley-Frank maintains an air dried inventory of 5,000,000 plus board feet of all species, to ensure back up inventory for our customers. *Through Jimmy Kepley acquiring Lexington Home Brandsʼ plant #2 in Lexington, N.C., and naming the operation Linwood Furniture, Inc., his company offers kiln dried lumber from Linwoodʼs eight dry kilns with a total dry kiln capacity of 600,000 board feet per charge. The furniture plant is also offering the service of contract furniture manufacturing and the manufacturing of wood components for other furniture manufacturers and other woodworking companies. FEBRUARY/2011 49
