Softwood Forest Products Buyer - January/February 2019

Trade Talk - Continued

Trade Talk - Continued from page 59 timbers, precision end trimmed lumber and Spruce studs. Heli Americas is the U.S. based distributor for Anhui Heli, the 8th largest manufacturer of industrial forklifts in the world with models from 2,000 to 35,000-pound capacity. Heli Americas was founded in 2006 by Mr. Pelynio. To learn more, visit www.heliamericas.com. STRONGER TOGETHER LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE WOOD SOLUTIONS VISIT US TO LEARN ABOUT OUR WOOD PRODUCTS nordic.ca Pictured left to right are members of the Union Grove Lumber team: Gage Goodnight, Sammy Lail (sales manager), Erica Goodnight (president/CEO), Ross Goodnight, Luke Elliott (warehouse manager), Kristal Hoots (controller), Kimbrie Church (office administrator), Josh Goodnight (VP/COO), and Joel Power (property manager). Softwood Calendar THE WOOD TRADE EVENT March 19 to 21, 2019 Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montréal, Canada January Surfaces, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Learn more at: www.intlsurfaceevent.com. Jan. 23-25. February Northeastern Retail Lumber Association, Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. Details available at: www.nrla.org. Feb. 6-8. NAWLA Regional Meeting, Venue To Be Announced, Portland, OR. Details available at: www.nawla.org. Feb. 19. National Association of Home Builders International Builders’ Show, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Learn more at: www.buildershow.com. Feb. 19-21. March PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION: montrealwoodconvention.com Follow us! #Mtlwood19 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, 2019 Spring Meeting, Hyatt Regency Savannah, Savannah, GA. Details at: www.slma.org for details. March 6. ORGANIZED BY NAWLA Leadership Summit/Western Wood Products Association Annual Meeting, Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa, Tucson, AZ. www.nawla.org and www.wwpa.org for details. March 10-12. Montreal Wood Convention, Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, QC. More details at www.montrealwoodconvention.com. March 19-21. LMC, 2019 Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Visit www.lmc.net for info. March 21-23. Page 60 Softwood Forest Products Buyer n January/February 2019

Trade Talk - Continued AWC Announces Approval of Tall Mass Timber Code Proposals, Election of 2019 Board Leesburg, VA–American Wood Council’s (AWC) Vice President of Codes & Regulations Kenneth Bland, P.E., issued the following statement regarding the approval of the 14 tall mass timber code change Allyn Ford proposals during the International Code Council (ICC) public comment hearings recently in Richmond, VA. The proposals will now be subject to ICC’s online voting, which is scheduled to begin in November. The final outcome of the tall mass timber code change proposals is expected in December. The proposals create three new types of construction: Types IV-A, IV-B and IV-C. “ICC’s Ad hoc Committee on Tall Wood Buildings studied mass timber construction for two years prior to introducing these code change proposals, including conducting numerous fire performance tests. The result of that rigorous process is that each of the new proposed construction types has had its fire and life safety performance confirmed, resulting in a robust building performance. “Other nations have already seen the benefits of tall wood construction – from the low carbon footprint, ease of construction and reduced construction time. The tremendous support of tall mass timber construction seen at the ICC public comment hearings, and the positive outcome, is one more important step toward advancement of tall wood in the United States.” In other recent news from AWC, Allyn Ford of Roseburg Forest Products has been elected as the AWC Board of Directors’ Chairman for a second one-year term, effective January 1, 2019. Additionally, Neil Sherman, Executive Vice President of Siding at LP Corporation, was elected the First Vice-Chairman, and T. Furman Brodie, Vice President of Charles Ingram Lumber Co., was elected as Second Vice-Chairman. Stimson Lumber President and CEO Andrew Miller will continue to serve as the Immediate Past Chairman. The American Wood Council (AWC) is the voice of North American wood products manufacturing, an industry that provides almost 450,000 men and women in the United States with family-wage jobs. AWC represents 86 percent of the structural wood products industry, and members make products that are essential to everyday life from a renewable resource that absorbs and sequesters carbon. Staff experts develop state-of-the-art engineering data, technology, and standards for wood products to assure their safe and efficient design, as well as provide information on wood design, green building, and environmental regulations. AWC also advocates for balanced government policies that affect wood products. To learn more, visit www.awc.org. n CORRECTION: This photo was recently published in our 2018 NAWLA Traders Market Special Edition and was accompanied by an incorrect photo caption. The Softwood Forest Products Buyer regrets the error. The photo caption for this photo should have read as follows: Larry Broadfoot, Eric Schooler and Marilyn Hendrick, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Aly Kinglsey, Wildwood Trading Group, Tualatin, OR; and Anthony Boushong, RH Forest Products Payette, ID What are you up to now? Holding a meeting or convention? The Softwood Forest Products Buyer would like to know so we can publish your news. Announcements can include: • New salespeople, lumber buyers and upper management personnel, which includes CEO, CFO, president, vice president and general managers. • New locations • New products and servicesRecent installations of equipment and machinery, or other upgrades • Recent installations of equipment and machinery, or other upgrades Send your news for consideration to: editor@millerwoodtradepub.com Softwood Forest Products Buyer n January/February 2019 Page 61