National Hardwood Magazine - July 2014

“The Road To Quality

“The Road To Quality Appalachian an Hardwoods Leads From Our Door To Yours” Treat Hardwood od Lumber specializes in 4/4 4 and 5/4 kiln dried Poplar lumber. It is flat, bright and white in appearance and is processed at our Hard- wood concentration yard in Wilkesboro, North Car- olina. Our lumber han- dling equipment and dry kilns are modern. We have the facilities and ex- perience to process the lumber you need. Our second concentra- tion yard located in Lenoir, North Carolina, also has modern lumber handling equipment and dry kilns. The Lenoir loca- tion processes 4/4, 6/4 and 8/4 kiln dried d Poplar, along with 4/4 kiln dried White Oak and Hickory. Treat Hardwood od Lumber wholesales most Appalachian species in all grades and can offer either green or kiln dried. Call us at (336) 984-0032 Treat Hardwood Lumber Companys owners Stacey Treat and Douglas Morris. Treat Hardwood Lumber P.O. Box 89, Wilkesboro, NC28697 Phone:(336) 984-0032 Fax:(336) 667-5026 Email: streat@treathardwoodlumber.com Website: TreatHardwoodLumber.com Stacey Treat/Principle The other sales people include Monty Minton and Sheldon White - (336) 981-4711 WHO’S WHO IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING SHAWN CHAPMAN is purchasing and production manager for East Coast Specialty Hardwoods Ltd., located in Dartmouth, NS. East Coast Specialty Hardwoods is a manufacturer of mouldings and plank flooring, in addition to custom profiles, milling, laminating, and door jambs. Purchasing approximately 350,000 board feet of Hardwood lumber per year, the company mainly handles Hard Maple, Red Oak, Poplar (FAS, Select and Better, and FAS1F), as well as Genuine Mahogany. Chapman graduated from Riverview Rural High School, in Sydney River, NS, and Dartmouth Regional Vocational School, in Dartmouth. Chapman’s responsibilities with the company include quality control, overseeing deadlines, managing machine maintenance, purchasing and maintaining supplier relations. He has worked in this position for 22 years, with his first job in the forest products industry being that of a furniture maker in 1984. East Coast Specialty Hardwoods is a member of Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada and the Forest Stewardship Council. For more information visit www.eastcoastspecialtyhardwoods.com. WILLIAM T. “BILL” CONLEY JR. is president, owner and general manager of Conley Millwork Inc., located in Statesville, NC. Conley Millwork specializes in the manufacture of small mouldings like the Red Oak shoe mouldings, as well as crowns, casings, chair rails and base boards. Over 120,000 board feet of Hardwood lumber is purchased per year. Species include Red Oak, Poplar and Soft Maple (FAS, 4/4, 5/4, KD and rough), as well as yellow pine, Eastern white pine, and exotics as needed. Conley founded Conley Millwork over 30 years ago and currently manages the purchase of all lumber, machinery and supplies. His first position in the forest products industry was in furniture manufacturing in the early 1970’s. Conley Millwork is a member of the Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club and received the E.K. Pittman Manufacturer’s Safety Award in 2002 from Forestry Mutual Insurance Company. Conley enjoys bird hunting, fishing, skeet shooting, flying, grilling and barbecuing, camping and making craft beer. He has been married to Carey Sherrill Conley for 42 years and has two daughters. For more information contact 704-872-0819. SHERRY FRAZIER is plant manager for Missouri Hardwood Products, located in Brighton, MO. Missouri Hardwood Products is a manufacturer of 2 1/4, 3, 3 1/4, 4, 5, and 6-inch Hardwood flooring. The company purchases 4 million board feet per year of Red and White Oak, Hickory, Walnut, Maple, Cherry and Ash. Grades vary from FAS and No. 1 Common, to No. 2C and 3A (all 4/4 and 5/4, 6 to 9 percent mois- 46 JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY ture content). Value-added services include prefinishing and hand-scraping. Frazier attended Strafford High School, Strafford, MO, graduating in 1983. From 1984 to 1987 she worked as a combat medic in the United States Army. Frazier started in the forest products industry in 1987 as a green lumber stacker, unloading trucks, scaling loads of lumber and loading and Sherry Frazier unloading dry kilns. As plant manager Frazier handles all aspects of facility operations, including lumber purchasing, scheduling, human resources, dry kiln operation, AP/AR and plant safety. Missouri Hardwood Products is a member of the National Wood Flooring Association. Frazier enjoys sports, especially watching basketball. She is married to Stacy and the couple has two sons. For more information visit www.missourihardwoodproducts.com. CHRIS GAHM is the purchasing agent for Kitchen Kompact Inc., located in Jeffersonville, IN. Kitchen Kompact purchases approximately 6 million board feet per year of Red Oak, Hard Maple and Beech (No. 1 and 2 Common, 6- 8 percent dryness, surfaced) to manufacture kitchen cabinets. The company offers various styles including Glenwood Beech, Bretwood, Mellowood, Richwood Lite and Chadwood. Chris Gahm Among its value-added services, the company offers cabinet assembly and finishing. Gahm has been involved at Kitchen Kompact for 19 years. This is his first position in the forest products industry. He handles the purchase of supplies and materials for cabinet production. He graduated from Saint Xavier High School, Louisville, KY, in 1991, then attended Centre College, Danville, KY, until 1995 when he graduated. Kitchen Kompact is a member of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association. In his spare time Gahm enjoys golf. For more information visit www.kitchenkompact.com. JOHN W. HUBBARD is owner and operator of Camden Hardwood Products LLC located in Camden, TN. DOWNES & READER HARDWOOD CO., INC. Wholesale Distributors of Hardwood, Softwood Lumber, Mahogany and Plywood IRON S ICK Direct Exporters Ash, Basswood, Beech, Birch, Cherry, Cypress, Hickory, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Poplar, Walnut, Red Oak, White Oak, Aromatic Cedar, Sugar Pine, SYP ® ® Providing the following services: 4,000,000 BF Kiln Dried Inventory, Planing Mill, Straight Line Ripping, Gang Ripping, Mixed Container Shipments, and Rail Siding DOWNES & READER HARDWOOD CO., INC. Headquarters: P.O. Box 456 - Evans Drive Stoughton, MA USA 02072 Phone: 781-341-4092 Fax: 781-344-7110 Inside U.S.A.: 800-788-5568 North Carolina Office: William von der Goltz Tel: 336-323-7502 Fax: 336-323-2848 The most durable and cost effective kiln stick on the market Distribution Yard P.O. Box 634 Commercial Blvd. Blakeslee, PA USA 18610 Phone: 570-646-6724 Fax: 570-646-6628 Web Site: www.downesandreader.com Please turn the page JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 47