National Hardwood Magazine - November 2014

TRADE TALK CONTINUED

TRADE TALK CONTINUED Making The Grade Since 1968 Ralph Taylor Lumber Co., Inc. 560 Erin Drive, Memphis, TN 38117 901-684-1400 FAX: 901-684-1404 Email: Rtlumber@aol.com FACILITIES: • 7ʼ band mill and resaw producing 20,000,000ʼ of lumber • Tie mill producing an additional 5,000,000ʼ of lumber • 4,000,000ʼ covered air drying capacity for Common & Better Red and White Oak lumber • 400,000ʼ fan shed capacity used only for soft Hardwoods • 400,000ʼ dry kiln capacity • 2,000,000ʼ dry storage capacity • manufacturing lumber, crossties & boardroad LUMBER: • Red and White Oak • Ash • Cottonwood • Gum • Hackberry • Elm • Pecan • Sycamore • Hickory Norm Steffy, Roy Cummings, Jay Cummings, Scott Cummings and Mike Davison, Cummings Lumber Co. Inc., Troy, PA Controls Inc., Cornelius, OR, and a carriage by Corley Manufacturing Co., located in Chattanooga, TN. They also replaced their inventory system with a product by Ohio-based e- Limbs and are in the process of installing three, used dry kilns manufactured by American Wood Dryers Inc., Portland, OR, utilizing SII Dry Kilns, Lexington, NC, kiln controls. The three kilns will provide an additional 240,000 board foot capacity for a total kiln capacity of 690,000 board feet. Lee William Cummings founded Cummings Lumber Co. Inc. in 1929. By 1942 Roy Cummings Sr. joined his father and the business continued to expand, in 1968 Roy Jr. joined the company and continued to grow the business. Today, after 85 years of business the company president is Scott Cummings, who represents the fourth generation. The company’s foundation is the Hardwood Forest of Pennsylvania, which yields some of the best forestry products in the world, according to company officials. They specialize in 4/4 domestic Hardwoods in 6 to 12 foot lengths. Worldwide shipping is available by truck or container. Cummings specializes in custom-built order to customer specifications. For more information visit www.clc1.com. PETERSBURG, WV— Allegheny Wood Products (AWP), headquartered here, has purchased the Smoot, WV, sawmill, Beckley, WV, sawmill and dry kilns, and Newport, OH, sawmill and dry kilns from New River Hardwoods, announced AWP President, John Crites, Jr. AWP has also purchased a sawmill in Jacksonburg, WV, from Dallison Lumber Company. The combined sawmill acquisitions will add approximately 46 million board John Crites, Jr. feet of Hardwood lumber production to AWP’s existing sawmill capacity of 170 million board feet. Allegheny’s list of manufacturing facilities will now total seven sawmills in West Virginia, one sawmill in Ohio, and one sawmill in Pennsylvania, along with three dry kiln facilities in West Virginia and one dry kiln yard in Ohio, a Hardwood dimension facility in West Virginia and a Hardwood pellet operation in West Virginia. 52 NOVEMBER 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Both the Dallison and New River acquisitions fit well with AWP’s existing footprint in the Appalachian Hardwood region and the proximity to existing locations will allow for some synergies both in timber procurement and lumber and log sales. Founded in 1973 with a single sawmill located in Riverton, WV, AWP has grown steadily over the past 40 years. AWP has a history of being active in the National Hardwood Lumber Association, Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc., American Hardwood Export Council and West Virginia Forestry Association. BUFFALO, NY—U•C Coatings, headquartered here, recently announced the hiring of two new employees. Alvaro Orozco is the new director of international sales and Matt Taylor will be a domestic sales representative. Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, Orozco graduated from Daemen College, Buffalo, NY, where he studied international business and marketing. Prior to U•C Coatings, he handled business intermediaries for Sunbelt, a business brokerage firm. Alvaro Orozco will work to expand sales internationally, with a special emphasis on the South American market. “My goal is to develop business relationships in South America and increase our international distribution network,” he explained. In his spare time Orozco enjoys playing soccer, watching hockey games, traveling and spending time with friends. He originally came to the United States to play soccer on a college scholarship. Matt Taylor graduated from State University of NY at Brockport, NY, with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and Business Administration. He spent five years as a high-end automobile salesman in Buffalo, NY, for a Volvo, Porsche and Land Rover store, and came to U•C Coatings earlier this year. “I’ve been gaining lumber industry experience working in customer service at UCC while preparing to cover my new territory,” Taylor explained. “I’ll be covering Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi for right now. It could expand into Tennessee, Kentucky and Arkansas at a later point.” Track down a reliable source . . . COMPANY A 50 Year Tradition of Excellence Serving architectural woodworkers, cabinet and fixture manufacturers with vast inventories of premium quality, domestic and imported hardwoods, from Alder to Zebrawood, 4/4 through 16/4 in many species. When you need Hardwood, think MacBeath . . . a name synonymous with fine quality and prompt, reliable service. Northern California San Francisco: 800-233-0782 Berkeley: 800-479-9907 San Jose: 877-499-7350 Reload Golden State Reload Fontana, California 909-201-7932 Utah Salt Lake City: 800-255-3743 Concentration Yard: Edinburgh, Indiana 800-322-9743 www.macbeath.com Alvaro Orozco Matt Taylor “Selling Kiln Dried Lumber from our Sawmill in Woodland, PA” In his spare time, Taylor enjoys playing sports. After receiving a baseball scholarship from the University of Charleston, WV, he has continued to play recreational baseball as well as ice hockey. Please turn the page NOVEMBER 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 53