Softwood Forest Products Buyer - July/August 2017

Softwood Forest Products Buyer - July/August

www.softwoodbuyer.com Vol. 32 No. 4 The Softwood Industry’s Only Newspaper...Now Reaching 38,414 rms (20,000 per issue) July/August 2017 Industry Professionals Gather During WRCLA Cedar Summit Victoria, BC–The Inn at Laurel Point was the recent setting for The Cedar Summit, which was hosted by the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA). This event brings together many levels of people who are involved in the Western Pictured are members of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association (WRCLA) and Cedar School staff, including (front, from left) Beth Hird, Helena Jehnichen and Beverly Montgomery; (back, from left) Paul Mackie, Jack Draper, Jay Poppe and Tim Raphael. Atlanta, GA–The Georgia World Congress Center, located here, served as the venue for a virtual exhibitor sellout at the recent Southern Forest Products Association’s (SFPA) 34th Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Exposition. The SFPA Expo included over 180 exhibitors who showcased the By Zach Miller Red Cedar (WRC) industry by incorporating a six-day Cedar School and a three-day industry business and social event. About 200 industry professionals and Cedar School students were in attendance. At the Cedar Summit, primary manufacturers, retailers and distributors latest equipment and technology across nearly 54,000 square feet of display space. Eric Gee, exposition director, said, “A late surge in exhibit space sales lled the hall. Among exhibitors we are proud to welcome rst-time exhibitors to the show oor, as well as companies that have not participated in 10 years.” Gavy Gosal, Tyson Palmer, Jeff Derby, Ben Meachen and Ryan Furtado, Western Forest Products Inc., Vancouver, BC Additional photos on pages 6, 8, 10, & 34 Continued on page 28 34th SFPA Expo Fills The Georgia World Congress Center Eric Gee, Tami Kessler, Rachel Elton, Linda Patch, Erin Graham and Richard Wallace, Southern Forest Products Association, Metairie, LA Additional photos on pages 10 & 12 Photos By Terry Miller Steven Templeman and Scott Templeman, Dri-Stixx Ventures LLC, West Palm Beach, FL; and Jim Tipton, Dri-Stixx Ventures LLC, Collierville, TN Continued on page 28 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID NASHVILLE, TN PERMIT NO. 781 Address Service Requested The Softwood Forest Products Buyer P.O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184-0908 Countervailing Duties Are Focus Of Discussion At NAWLA Vancouver Meeting By Zach Miller Vancouver, BC–The Vancouver Club, located here, welcomed a standing-room-only crowd of approximately 250 attendees at a recent Regional Meeting hosted by the North American Wholesale Association (NAWLA). The panel discussion, which was moderated by Kip Fotherington, focused on countervailing duties levied in the Softwood Lumber Agreement three days prior to the Regional Meeting. The panel speakers featured Duncan Davies, president and CEO of Interfor, Jason Fisher, Deputy Minister of Forestry and Curtis Walker and Kirk Nagy, The Waldun Group, Maple Ridge, Susan Yurkovich, president BC Additional photos on pages 14, 16 & 47 Continued on page 29