National Hardwood Magazine - October 2020

CANADIAN TRENDS

CANADIAN TRENDS CONTINUED QUEBEC With summer coming to an end, business is slowly picking up for Hardwood businesses. Measures are still being Glen Thompson and Tommy Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc., put McMinnville, place TN and expected to operate within the confines of the ever present pandemic of COVID-19. The challenge continues whose topic was be the Growing manpower the Global and Pie. appropriate supplies. With At improved this year’s U.S. IHLA and Convention, Canadian housing multiple and networking commercial opportunities continuing, were offered, this situation and the association’s has helped improve board of the di- building situation rectors held for those a business the session. Hardwood The sector. 2017 board president for Contacts IHLA is Shaun reported Cook, that of Birch C.C. had Cook seen & Son a slight Lumber slow Co., down of in Reelsville, moving items, IN. Tom with Oilar some of Cole left over Hardwood, stock from located spring and Logansport, summer still IN, remaining is the 2017 on 1st hand. vice president Sawmills and have Brett been Franklin, of Tri-State Timber LLC of Bloomington, IN is the con- IHLA trolling production of this species while focusing on other species and avoided this species over the summer. Matt Taylor, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Damon Graf, DR Graf Lumber The regionally Co., Lexington, important KY; and Hard Tom Maple Johel, U-C continues Coatings to LLC be favored by consumers. Cabinet manufacturers and Hardwood 2nd flooring vice producers president. are increasing their supplies of this species Additionally, to meet this in conjunction growing demand. with the This IHLA demand, meeting, coupled the Fellowship with the current of Christian lower sawmill Lumbermen activity, held and a brief the reduced meeting. production IHLA is activity a non-profit during trade the summer, organization has comprised tightened supplies. of sawmills, But, contacts wholesale comment brokers, that equipment for now there vendors, is sufficient secondary supply manufacturers, to meet the current loggers demand. landowners, among others in the As industry. for Soft Maple, it has lost some of its edge to Hard Learn more at www.ihla.org. n Please turn to page 59 Additional photos on next page NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD 12 OCTOBER 2020 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM ] NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOODS [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM ] NORTHERN & APPALACHIAN HARDWOOD [ WWW.SIMONLUSSIER.COM] MATHIEU LUSSIER - Export Sales Manager m2lussier@simonlussier.com 450.435.6591 - 16 BOUL. DE LA SEIGNEURIE EST, BLAINVILLE, QC CANADA J7C 3V5 APRIL 2017 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 51

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