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KENDRICK FOREST PRODUCTS Continued from page 33 In the Walnut veneer yard, veneer logs are laid out and inspected before shipping to veneer mills. “Everything You’ll Ever Need From The Forest “ MERIDIEN HARDWOODS OF PA., INC. 45,000 ft. steamer loaded with 4/4 Face & Better Walnut Shade-Dri ® Protection n 18 Acre Concentration Yard n 2 Trim Lines (50 Sorts) n Straight Line Ripping and S2S Facilities n We Offer Export Preparations, Container Loading, Mixed Species & Thicknesses n Custom Walnut Steaming Available n 800,000’ Dry Storage • Dry Kiln Capacity 250,000' n All KD lumber pick-a-pack tallied BUILD YOUR OWN LOAD 4/4 Face & Better Walnut ready for shipment Brandon Ferman Dan Ferman Office: 814-563-4614 Office: 814-563-4614 Cell: 814-688-6691 Email: brandonferman@hotmail.com Michael Songer Office: 814-486-1711 Cell: 814-594-0827 Email: mjs@zitomedia.net (800) 780-3187 FAX: (800) 292-5773 Website: www.meridienpa.com • Email: meridien@penn.com Yard Address: Old Pittsfield Rd., Pittsfield, PA 16340 Jeff Childs Office: 740-392-7727 Cell: 740-398-3474 Email: jeffchilds7@yahoo.com 36 FEBRUARY 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE
Glen Thompson and Tommy Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc., McMinnville, General Manager TN Greg Blomberg at the Muscatine mill, discussing the grades before the trim saw with one of Kendrick’s eight NHLA Inspector Training School graduates. whose topic was Growing the Global Pie. At Owner this year’s and President, IHLA Convention, Tim Kendrick, multiple has networking followed opportunities his father’s were footsteps offered, when and the Tim association’s purchased board the closed of di- in rectors milling held operation a business in 1983. session. Tim’s The mentor 2017 board was his president father, for Don IHLA Kendrick is Shaun Sr., Cook, who of was C.C. a Cook leader & Son and Lumber a fascinating Co., of teacher that shared his love of the timber, logs, and milling with Tim who has now shared that with his son, Kir- Reelsville, IN. Tom Oilar of Cole Hardwood, located in Logansport, IN, is the 2017 1st vice president and Brett Franklin, of Tri-State Timber LLC of Bloomington, IN is the by. “Buying the logs, sawing, grading, and selling the IHLA Matt Taylor, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Damon Graf, DR Graf A Lumber kiln-dried Co., load Lexington, of Walnut KY; is and pictured Tom Johel, loaded U-C on Coatings a curtain LLC side trailer for domestic shipment. 2nd vice president. lumber Additionally, are key in conjunction to the successful with the operation IHLA meeting, of any mill, the Fellowship we keep a of close Christian eye on Lumbermen those areas held and a brief make meeting. sure our team IHLA understands is a non-profit their trade importance,” organization stated comprised Kendrick. of sawmills, There wholesale is an abundance brokers, equipment of generational vendors, growth secondary in the lumber industry and Kendrick Forest Products is certainly setting themselves up for future generations. n manufacturers, loggers and landowners, among others in the industry. Learn more at www.ihla.org. n Learn more at www.kfpiowa.com. Additional photos on next page NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM ] NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM ] NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM] MATHIEU LUSSIER - Export Sales Manager m2lussier@simonlussier.com 450.435.6591 - 16 BOUL. DE LA SEIGNEURIE EST, BLAINVILLE, QC CANADA J7C 3V5 FEBRUARY APRIL 2017 2022 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 37 51
