Softwood Forest Products Buyer - January/February 2024

INDUSTRY NEWS Two Coat

INDUSTRY NEWS Two Coat Exterior Prime Our two-coat process starts with a sealer to block tannin migration, followed by a high performance acrylic primer. The result: RESERVE quality, inside and out. Superior Wood Made of quality, clear, finger-jointed Cedar or Redwood, these products are naturally designed for exterior use both species are ideal for enduring extreme weather. Surfacing + Sizes + Lengths RESERVE products come in a wide range of sizes, lengths and finishes. Whether the project calls for S1S2E or S4S, we offer lengths ranging from 16’ to 20’. Pattern stock is also available. 1x4 1x12 5/4x4 5/4x12 2x4 2x12 The Finest Stock, The Best Coating Our Siskiyou Forest Products RESERVE line is specially manufactured and treated to create the highest quality product available. Using state-of-the-art application and curing equipment, our premium Cedar and Redwood stock is made to last for many generations. We are proud to offer a beautiful, durable product that is ready for installation and final painting the moment it reaches the craftsmen. PotlatchDeltic Corporation Welcomes Ryan Daniels PotlatchDeltic Corporation, located in Atlanta, GA, is pleased to announce that Ryan Daniels has joined their Wood Products division. As Director of Operations, Ryan Daniels is responsible for leading the manufacturing teams at the six lumber facilities and the St. Maries plywood mill. Daniels joins PotlatchDeltic from Hood Industries Ryan Daniels where he had responsibility for leading manufacturing at four lumber and two plywood facilities. Prior to Hood Industries, Daniels was Vice President of Manufacturing at Coastal Forest Resources where he led operations of two plywood and one lumber facilities. Daniels has a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas. Woodgrain Acquires Trimco Millwork Woodgrain, a leading millwork and building products company, recently announced the acquisition of Trimco Millwork. The transaction closed in December. With the acquisition of Trimco Millwork, Woodgrain will increase its distribution center network to 35 locations expanding Woodgrain’s Kelly Dame national footprint into the Rocky Mountain West. Trimco is a wholesale distributor of moulding, exterior doors, interior doors and other specialty building products with three locations in Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Denver, Colorado. Kelly Dame, President and Chief Executive Officer of Woodgrain stated, “We at Woodgrain have admired Trimco for many years and acknowledge the Hoff family legacy, and are proud to continue that legacy as a family-owned company. We believe that we will be better together.” Woodgrain is family-owned and one of the leading millwork and building products operations in the world with locations throughout the United States and Chile. With 69 years of quality craftsmanship and service, Woodgrain is a leading producer of moulding, doors, and windows, as well as a premier distributor of specialty building products. Woodgrain, Inc. is headquartered in Fruitland, Idaho with six divisions and over 45 manufacturing and warehouse facilities in the United States and South America. For more information, visit www.woodgrain.com. Specialty Building Products and James Hardie Building Products Expand Distribution Partnership Specialty Building Products, LLC (SBP), located in Duluth, GA, a leading distributor of specialty building products in North America, recently announced that it will expand its distribution partnership with James Hardie Building Products (James Hardie), the world leader in fiber cement siding and backerboard solutions. SBP will now carry the entire range of James Hardie siding and trim products in its Oklahoma City, Kansas City and St. Louis distribution centers, increasing its number of stocking distribution centers to 14. Specialty Building Products is at the core of the value chain for high value specialty building materials. Its operating brands – US Lumber, Alexandria Moulding, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales, Amerhart, and Reeb – provide sales, marketing, manufacturing, assembly, customization, finishing and logistics solutions that bring a wide range of high value, SKU-intensive, and logistically complicated specialty building products to dealers serving the repair and remodel (R&R) and new construction marketplaces. SBP’s brands’ best-in-class operations are managed under a centralized strategy and informed by big data and analytics, serving the most respected manufacturers of the best and most innovative brands in the building products industry and local, regional, and national building material dealers, national one step distributors, national retail chains and industrial and OEM manufacturers. More information can be found at www.specialtybuildingproducts.com. First CCA plant installed in the U.S. IWT-MOLDRUP Installs First CCA Turn-Key Plant In The U.S. The first U.S. CCA turn-key plant was installed by 3rd generation supplier IWT-MOLDRUP, located in Vejle, Denmark, at LeMoyen Mill & Timber LLC. The CCA plant, the MOLDRUP T20, was up and running within a week and is integrated with a fully automatic system with a material handling, hold down clamps, tilting cylinder and tilt bays that can be safely operated by one man. As the first U.S. CCA plant with the capability of wood impregnation, it is one of the highest possible work-safety and time-saving operations that can be delivered with fully integrated automatic material handling from the supplier of wood treatment equipment, MOLDRUP. The MOLDRUP plant is equipped to work with several types of water-borne preservatives including an automatic flushing/cleaning system when changing between the preservatives. It is a state-of-the-art plant capable of treating 8,500 board feet per cycle, and an automatic handling system that can handle up to 170,000 board feet per day and 47,600,000 board feet per year with just one plant operator. “These new MOLDRUP treating plants have important technical features that cannot be gotten elsewhere,” said Lone Moldrup, CEO of IWT-MOLDRUP. “Another thing is that other suppliers are only dealing with the iron production whereas MOLDRUP has experience spanning over three generations that enables our company to have the know-how in process technology, machinery, wood species and have very good cooperation with the chemical suppliers.” For more information you can contact IWT-MOLDRUP’s North American agent Claus Staalner, American Wood Technology, at 404-520-0239 or via www.americanwoodtechnology.com or www. moldrup.com. Butch Bernhardt Bernhardt Named As Executive Director For Western Wood Preservers Institute Butch Bernhardt has been named as the executive director of Western Wood Preservers Institute (WWPI), located in Vancouver, WA. Continued on page 88 Eliminate feeding problems in your mill. All your machine centers will see the benefits KEY ADVANTAGES* • Improve productivity throughout your mill • Sawing yields increase by at least 1% • Significantly increase lumber recovery • Efficiency gains allow for fast payback *All numbers are approximate and subject to change based on varying operating conditions. The unique design and cutting geometry of Brunette Flare Butt Reducers turn troublesome logs into valuable timber. The custom designed dual head model allows for smooth flare butt removal regardless of log orientation. 1.800.686.6679 www.brunettemc.com sales@brunettemc.com PERFORMANCE • RELIABILITY • RECOVERY Page 86 Softwood Forest Products Buyer • January/February 2024 Softwood Forest Products Buyer • January/February 2024 Page 87