Welcome to the NAWLA 2023 issue of the Softwood Forest Products Buyer! The issue features stories on what to expect at the 2023 Traders Market, supplier testimonials, Traders Market exhibitor list, schedule of events and much more.
Bowers Forest Products
Bowers Forest Products – First Class Customer Service with Integrity Cedar Garden Diagonal Lattice with Opaque Black Glass Post Caps Established in 1999 by Jeff and Cheryll Bowers, Bowers Forest Products, in Beavercreek, OR, fulfilled a need in lumber remanufacturing. Now, heading into our 25th year, we are thankful for our customers and vendors that have helped us grow in this ever-changing lumber environment. We continue to offer a variety of Softwood Highland Park Panel Screen lumber products which include, Cedar planter boxes for the nursery industry, construction and survey lath, tile-battens, vented and beveled pre-cut truss blocks, pallet and crating material, lattice panels, garden trellis, post caps, deck balusters, 1x2/8’, 1x3/8’ and 2x2/8’ STK furring strips and short T&G boards. Other services . Make Money by the Truckload . Savvy buyers know that ordering lumber by truck can be more profitable than by car. How so? Just-in-time service by truck from regional mills delivers the right product, right when you need it, in 1-2 days instead of 2-3 weeks. Smaller, faster shipments improve every facet of inventory performance: • Capital costs – Why pay a big car invoice for 110,000BF well before it arrives? You could already have the 27,500BF from a quick truck delivery sold and posted to your A/R before its small invoice is even due. This does wonders for cash flow, typically dropping capital requirements and carrying costs by over 80%. • GMROI – The same 110,000BF turns 4 times faster when received as needed in four truck increments than if received all at once by car. This triples gross margin return on inventory. And mixed trucks help keep inventory balanced, pushing GMROI higher still. • Storage – Up to 82% of lumber storage space can be freed up for more productive, more profitable use. And stocking less wood may enable you to get it all under roof. • Shelf life – Wood is perishable; the longer you own it the more culls develop. Truckloads sell in 1/4 the time of carloads, saving needless cull losses. • Reload costs – Eliminated. Save some /M on this needless step alone. Plus time. Trucks turn 4x faster than cars, require 80% less capital and space, keep inventory balanced. Idaho Timber’s just-in-time service from our 8 regional mills can lower your true lumber cost by greatly improving inventory performance for higher net profits. So kick the car habit. Call today and start making money by the truckload. 800-654-8110 Cedar Privacy Square Lattice with Cobalt Blue Glass Post Caps include custom remanufacturing, kiln-drying, planing, trimming, ripping and resawing. We have invested in a new automated lattice machine to help expand our manufacturing capabilities for 1x8 and 2x8 lattice for the fencing industry, as well as, automation for our exclusive patented elevated tile battens. This has been beneficial and timelier during the high seasons, allowing us to target larger distribution channels and has greatly increased our shipping capabilities, serving all across America. We have also expanded our product offerings to include Cedar 1x4 and 1x6 Tongue and Groove boards, 1x2 and 1x3 fencing components as well as fence boards in both square and dogear. In addition to lattice panels, our Woodway products include post caps, deck balusters, privacy panels, fence toppers and garden trellises. All of these products are made from Western Red Cedar, Redwood, Douglas Fir, and Mahogany. Bowers Forest Products continues to be excited with potential growth in the market moving forward. It may mean that we must work harder to earn our “share” of the market. However, we will continue to provide excellent customer service and retain great relations with our vendors so that we all are successful in any type of market. Ultimately, diversification remains to be our goal to success. Diverse products, service, and relationships with customers and suppliers will help to keep us around for years to come. KEY PERSONNEL Jeff Bowers, President/Owner Cheryll Bowers, CFO Cecil Higby, Purchasing Cassidy Bowers, Sales for Woodway/National Accounts, Customer Service Bowers Forest Products is a member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association, the Oregon Association of Nurseries and the NFIB. For more information visit www.bowersforestproducts.com or www.woodwayproducts.com. Please visit us at Booth #525. Page 22 ADVERTORIAL Wholesale/Wholesale Distributor Special Buying Issue Wholesale/Wholesale Distributor Special Buying Issue Page 23
