Softwood Forest Products Buyer - May/June 2018

Softwood Forest Products Buyer - May/June

Photos By Terry Miller Austin, Texas–The Western Wood Products Association (WWPA) recently partnered here with the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) for an information-packed three-day event, held at the Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa. The event is the culmination of WWPA and NAWLA member efforts www.softwoodbuyer.com Vol. 33 No. 3 The Softwood Industry’s Only Newspaper...Now Reaching 38,414 fi rms (20,000 per issue) May/June 2018 WWPA, NAWLA Team Up For 3-Day Event Jeremy Howard, Nyle Systems LLC, Brewer, ME; Kenneth Bernstein, Mid-State Lumber Corp., Branchburg, NJ; Henry and Annie German, and Mike Limas, DMSi Software, Omaha, NE to bring together Western lumber manufacturers and their wholesale customers to provide a venue to forge stronger business relationships. WWPA welcomed members for their annual meeting, plus a quality stan- Mathieu Laflamme, Carbotech, Plessisville, QC; Aaron Sulzer, Sierra Pacific Industries, Anderson, CA; Andre Beaulieu, J. D. Irving Limited, Saint John, NB; and Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., Colville, WA dards/technical committee meeting and a board of directors meeting. The two associations teamed up to host a welcome reception for all attendees, Continued on page 46 Additional photos on pages 6 & 8 Montreal Wood Convention Hosts Exhibitors Plus Seminars Relevant To Lumber Industry Richard F. Royce and Mike Fraser, Sexton Group Ltd., Toronto, ON; Tony Saad, Nordic Structures, Miami Beach, FL; Joe Hanas, Nordic Structures, Chicago, IL; Douglas Colson, Eastern Engineered Wood Products, Bethlehem, PA; and Albert Renaud, Nordic Structures, Montreal, QC Photos By Terry Miller Zach Buchner, Breeze Dried Inc., Tillsonburg, ON; Alain Thibeault, Scierie Preverco Inc. - Sawmill Division, Daveluyville, QC; and Philippe LeBlanc, Lumber Resources Inc., Quebec City, QC Additional photos on pages 10 & 12 Montreal, QC–More than 110 exhibitors displayed products and discussed their services with attendees of the recent Montreal Wood Convention (MWC), held here recently at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel. The MWC program also included multiple seminars that covered a variety of topics. For example, an industry seminar about the economy and lumber markets opened the MWC’s offering of educational topics. The next decade in the Continued on page 46 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 “Building Business Together” – LMC Expo Connects Lumber Industry Suppliers And Dealers Photos By Zach Miller Tampa, FL– More than 300 exhibitors displayed their latest products on the 200,000-square-foot show floor at the Tampa Convention Center, located here, during the 83rd annual meeting hosted by the Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC), which is headquartered in Wayne, PA. “It is so great to take the time to reconnect with one another at the annual show,” said Kyra Bishop, Chairman Mark McLean, Roseburg Forest Products, Springfield, OR; Blake Keitzman, Roseburg Forest Products, Dillard, OR; and Kevin Smith, Roseburg Forest Products Additional photos on page 12 & 14 of the Board for LMC. “Getting to meet with the suppliers and Continued on page 47