National Hardwood Magazine - July 2014

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Contents National Hardwood Magazine JULY 2014 Volume 88 No. 6 Industry Events 20 Attendance Surges At Richmond Expo Features 16 Sun Mountain Inc.ʼs Climb To Success 24 28 30 Appalachian Lumbermen Hold Myrtle Beach Meeting WHA Welcomes Guests At Portland Convention Meridien Hardwoods Hosts Penn-York Club 18 Woodfold Manufacturing Inc.: Successfully Balancing Environmental Sustainability With Corporate Success Departments 4 Hardwood Calendar 6 U.S.A. Trends 8 Canadian Trends 10 News Developments 12 NHLA News 13 Hardwood Federation Update 14 HMA Update 15 AHEC Report 46 Whoʼs Who 50 Trade Talk 55 In Memoriam 58 Classified Opportunities 60 Advertisers Index 2 JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

® JULY 2014 P.O. Box 247 (800) 356-4554 Akron, Indiana 46910 (574) 893-4511 Sales@PikeLumber.com (574) 893-7400 fax www.PikeLumber.com About The Cover Providing Quality, Service and Forest Stewardship to the Hardwood Lumber Industry Celebrating Our 110th Anniversary! Pike Lumber Company has been supplying top quality, kiln dried hardwood lumber to customers around the world for 110 years. Our sawmills are uniquely located in a hardwood growing region known for exceptional Walnut and White Oak timber. Founded in 1904 as a small circle mill cutting rail road ties, Pike Lumber Company has grown to include forestland holdings, forestry and logging operations, 3 modern band mills, dry kilns at two locations, and a delivery fleet. Our supply line from forest to the customer’s door insures consistency load after load. Our broad product line includes Ash, Basswood, Cherry, Hickory, Soft Maple, Hard Maple, Poplar, White Oak plain sawn and R/Q, Red Oak plain sawn and R/Q and Walnut in thicknesses from 4/4 up to 16/4. As we look forward to the future Pike Lumber Company stands committed to provide exceptional service, top quality lumber products and forest stewardship. Try Pike Brand hardwoods and see why we are setting the standard for quality and service. Pike Lumber Company Akron, Indiana, (800) 356-4554 www.pikelumber.com National Hardwood Magazine “Read by North America’s Major Hardwood Purchasing Agents” Founded in 1927 by: O.L. Miller – 1894-1963 Publisher: Paul J. Miller – 1963-2010 The National Hardwood Magazine is the product of a company and it’s affiliates that have been in the publishing business for 87 years. Other publications edited for specialized markets and distributed worldwide include: • Forest Products Export Directory • Hardwood Purchasing Handbook • • Dimension & Wood Components Buyer’s Guide • Import/Export Wood Purchasing News • Imported Wood Purchasing Guide • Green Books’s Hardwood Marketing Directory • Green Books’s Softwood Marketing Directory • • The Softwood Forest Products Buyer • Paul J. Miller, Jr. President – Central States Editor Terry Miller Vice President – Sales Mgr. & Northeast Editor Wayne Miller Vice President – Canada & West Coast Editor Gary Miller Vice President – Southeast Editor Barbara King – Office Manager Virginia Sorensen – Finance Officer Sue Putnam – Editor Michelle Keller – Associate Editor Joshua Smith – Who’s Who Coordinator Rachael Stokes – Graphic Artist Walter Lee – Graphic Artist Tammy Daugherty – Production Manager Grayce Thurman – 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) 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. Manufacturers and Exporters of Fine Hardwood Lumber Cants being further processed by vertical resaw at the mill in Grantham, N.H. 2 sawmills one in Lebanon, N.H. and the other in Grantham, N.H. Manufacturers of: Northern & Appalachian Hard & Soft Maple, Red & White Oak, Yellow Birch, Basswood, Cherry, Yellow Poplar, Hickory and Beech. 1,000,000’ of Dry Storage Capacity Specializing in Mixed Containers Green, Air Dried, Kiln Dried (Thicknesses 4/4-16/4) G.H. Evarts & Co., Inc. P.O. BOX 96 • 2377 ROUTE 4A WEST SPRINGFIELD, NH 03284-0096 U.S.A. Contact: GEORGE H. EVARTS THOMAS F. ROGERS TELEPHONE: (603) 763-4525 FAX: (603) 763-4701 GHEVARTS@TDS.NET WWW.GHEVARTS.COM JULY 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 3