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INDUSTRY NEWS Continued
INDUSTRY NEWS Continued “I am very happy to see this change take place for Mary but also for the SII family. She will bring a lot of energy to our marketing and human resources departments. I think my father would be very proud to see his legacy continue to grow” stated Dan Mathews, Chairman of SII Dry Kilns. Mary has been with the company 12 years and worked in many roles in the company. This experience has given her excellent insight into the various aspects of the overall business. While Mary has been a tremendous asset in inside sales, she will be stepping back from the sales 360.225.8267 usnr.com SII Package Dry Kiln, with a capacity of 60,000 board feet. position during the first half of 2024. During this time, she is moving into a more significant role in the company with this change. Mary said, “Our inside sales team will continue to provide the friendliest service in the industry at the fairest prices and fastest response times.” In other news, SII recently installed two Package Dry Kilns, each with a capacity of 60,000 board feet at Gates Milling Inc., located in Gatesville, NC. The addition of these two kilns has increased the Gates’ drying capacity by a third. “We are already seeing an increase in weekly kiln rotations, shortened drying time and enhanced quality of certain items, expedited stick rotation and increased availability in kiln-dried lumber. SII provided extensive training as well as timely support in any times of need. Our Dry Kiln Manager learned the SII operating system very quickly and has expertly transitioned the new kilns into our flow of operations,” stated Kelsey Kennedy, Vice President of Operations and Marketing. According to Kennedy, the company is looking forward to continuing to reduce their lead time and increase the availability of kiln-dried items for their customers. Gates Milling produces American Cypress, Poplar, Atlantic White Cedar, as well as other Hardwoods. The company manufactures green lumber and timbers, kiln-dried lumber and finished profiles for interior and exterior applications. With 11 million board feet produced in the sawmill annually, they are able to process eight million board feet through their dry kiln operations per year. Gates Custom Milling Inc. was established in 1978 as a family-owned operation. First-generation founder, Brian H. Martin sought to remanufacture Atlantic White Cedar lumber into both interior and exterior products. Second-generation owners Mark and Nancy Tuck expanded the company under its new Gates Milling Inc. name into a full-service, fully integrated operation, taking control of all aspects of the milling process from the log to the finished profile. Today, with the addition of the family’s third generation, Gates has grown into one the largest producers of Atlantic White Cedar products in the country, as well as a high-quality producer of Poplar materials and the highly sought after trademarked Gates product, American Cypress. For more information, visit www. siidrykilns.com or www.gatesmil ling.com. Woodgrain Acquires Trimco Millwork Woodgrain Inc., a leading millwork and building products company, recently announced the acquisition of Trimco Millwork. The transaction closed in December. With the acquisition of Trimco Millwork, Woodgrain will increase its distribution center network to 35 locations, expanding Woodgrain’s national footprint into the Rocky Mountain West. Trimco is a wholesale distributor of moulding, exterior doors, interior doors and other specialty building products with three lo- Beautifully Sustainable Lunawood* We’ve added thermally modified Nordic Lunawood to our wide range of products designed to meet your needs: Lunawood Siding & Decking Siding & Exterior Trim Mouldings, 1000+ Profiles Cabinet & Furniture Components Gang-Ripped & Defected Blanks Shiplap & Nickle-Gap Paneling 64 FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry www.RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry FEBRUARY 2024 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 65 Kelly Dame *Limited Distribution cations in Boise, ID; Salt Lake City, UT; and Denver, CO. Kelly Dame, President and Chief Executive Officer of Woodgrain, stated, “We at Woodgrain have admired Trimco for many years and acknowledge the Hoff family legacy, and are proud to continue that legacy as a family-owned company. We believe that we will be better together.” Woodgrain is family-owned and one of the leading millwork and building products operations in the world with locations throughout the United States and Chile. Please turn the page Project: Maxx Royal Kemer, Turkey Architect & Photo: Baraka Architects Atlanta, GA Cleveland, GA Clarksville, TN www.hardwoodweb.com 800-476-5393
