National Hardwood Magazine - June 2015

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Contents National Hardwood Magazine June 2015 Volume 89 No. 5 Features & Industry Events 14 16 18 24 26 30 32 Success Results From Stormy Start At Batesville Cabinet Company Bradford Forest Inc. Updates Facilities Lumber Sources Share Mixed Reviews On 2015 Market Activity Professional Education, Giving Back To Community: Themes Underscore NWFA Expo’s Focus Southwestern Hardwood Manufacturers Club Members Report Industry Challenges Alan McIlvain Co. Hosts Penn-York Meeting Mixed Media Evident At High Point This Spring 4 Hardwood Calendar 6 U.S.A. Trends 7 Canadian Trends 8 News Developments 10 NHLA News 12 HMA Update 13 AHEC Report 52 Who’s Who 56 Trade Talk 66 Classified Profit Opportunities 68 Advertisers Index 2 JUNE 2015 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Established s In 1927 June 2014 About The Cover JUNE 2015 The Strong Stacking Stick That Lasts 1-866-452-8622 1-800-788-5568 Visit us at downesandreader.com/ironstick Downes & Reader Hardwood Company In January of 1973 on Bradston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, Rod Reader and Ed Downes started the Downes & Reader Hardwood Company. With a total inventory of 500 board feet of 4/4 Yellow Birch, 500 board feet of 4/4 Red Oak, and a 1960 Ford F-6 they were “in business”. 10 years ago, Downes & Reader Hardwood started selling the Iron Stick brand of kiln sticks. The name Iron Stick comes from the focus on manufacturing sticks from only kiln dried, high-density species. This provides the customer a premium quality stacking stick that lasts. Millions of sticks have shipped to satisfied customers in the US, including Dick Buchanan of Buchanan Lumber Mobile. Dick states, “We have found that the ‘profiled’ Iron Stick from Downes & Reader is the best kiln stick in the market as far as durability and prevention of ‘sticker’ shadow in Ash lumber.” David Mayfield of Mayfield Lumber also adds, “I use the Iron Stick from Downes & Reader because it lasts. Hardest, densest wood I have ever used. If you get many more turns in the kiln, the price greatly reduced. I used to think the Iron Stick was too expensive now, I know it is the best value for us being actually cheaper!” Iron Stick is available in flat or fluted profiles and ships in full truckload or LTL shipments. For more information, call 1-866-452-8622 or visit their website at downesandreader.com/ironstick. 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 its affiliates that have been in the publishing business for 88 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 Jennifer Trentman – 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. You Bring THE WOOD ... GEMPAINT We’ll Bring THE PROTECTION Protect and enhance your company’s image through quality color application with GEMPAINT ® and GEMPAINT*PLUS ® for lumber ends and logos. 1-888-END-COAT sales@uccoatings.com www.uccoatings.com ® JUNE 2015 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 3