The September 2023 issue of the National Hardwood Magazine features stories on Peachey Wood Products, Ron Jones Hardwood Sales Inc, the AWFS Fair, the Lake States Lumber Association and much more.
HMA UPDATE BUILDING A
HMA UPDATE BUILDING A STRONGER INDUSTRY ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME Our industry has stories to tell. HMA members will soon be convening in the Keystone State for our Fall Regional Meeting. This signature HMA ‘membersonly’ event is set for September 19-20, in St. Marys, Pensylvania. And I’m especially pleased to offer this opportunity to our membership, because it isn’t often that HMA gets to this part of Pennsylvania. As usual, it will be an action-packed 36 hours. We’ll be touring the facilities of four HMA member companies, and here’s a preview of what’s in store. On Monday the 18th, while HMA’s Board of Directors, Officers, Past Presidents, and NextGen Leaders Council members are gathering for our Fall Board of Directors Meeting, HMA members, sponsors, promotion contributors and industry suppliers will be checking-in at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites St. Marys, and kicking back for an evening of catching-up and relaxing with industry colleagues and longtime friends. (Fun to the nth degree!) Tuesday morning, after an early, but hearty breakfast, it’s off to what the locals call “God’s Country,” and eye-opening tours of Emporium Hardwoods, Inc. and Bradford Forest Products, both part of the Rossi Group, and RAM Forest Products, Inc. Then on Wednesday morning, before hitting the highways and airways for home, our final tour stop will be St. Marys Lumber Company, a division of Bingaman. (Like I said, action-packed!) Of course, whether on the road, on the bus, at breakfast and lunch, or during the Tuesday evening, not-to-bemissed HMA-style reception and dinner, there will be plenty of opportunity for networking, member-to-member comradery, and good old-fashioned fun. If this sounds like your kind of Hardwood industry event, all of the Meeting details are available at HMAmembers. org. Not a member of the HMA, but thinking perhaps you should be? Let’s talk! Simply put, ours is the business of building a stronger industry, one relationship at a time. I hope you’ll contact me - ljovanovich@hardwood.org - to discuss the particulars of HMA membership. Now, if your calendar is overflowing, and attending the Fall Regional is simply impossible this time around, set your sights on HMA’s National Conference and Expo, March 25-27, 2024, at the Charleston Place Hotel, Charleston, South Carolina. In the coming months, I’ll be providing more detail about the event. But for now, know that we’ll be featuring speakers and presentations on issues of importance to the Hardwood industry, and maybe even a surprise or two. Hope you’ll want to be part of the adventure. n We’re telling them. Contribute Now to Build Your World The Real American Hardwood Coalition has launched its Build Your World campaign in partnership with Magnolia Network. The ads are inspiring a national audience by educating them on the benefits of Real American Hardwood® products. BY LINDA JOVANOVICH, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, HARDWOOD MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, PITTSBURGH, PA 412-244-0440 WWW.HMAMEMBERS.ORG The campaign was made possible thanks to voluntary contributions from the hardwood industry. Your continued support is critical to advance the initiative and reclaim market share for the benefit of all industry stakeholders. Help Build Your World. Learn more about the RAHC’s promotion efforts, see a list of supporters, and make a voluntary, tax-deductible contribution at RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry or scan the QR code. Please turn to page 57 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry SEPTEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 15 Real American Hardwood is a registered trademark, and Build Your World is a trademark of the Real American Hardwood Coalition.
