INDUSTRY NEWS
Northeast Flocks To 131st LBM Expo
Northeast Flocks To 131st LBM Expo The Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) held its 131st LBM Expo at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, bringing together key decision-makers from across the Northeastern lumber and building materials industry. The two-day event...
2026 Builders’ Show Spotlights Innovation, Demand For Home Building
2026 Builders’ Show Spotlights Innovation, Demand For Home Building Nearly 75,000 registrants recently filled the exhibit halls of the Orange County Convention Center as the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) hostedthe NAHB International Builders’ Show®...
Thousands Visit Indy For Annual FENCETECH
Thousands Visit Indy For Annual FENCETECH FENCETECH, sponsored by the American Fence Association (AFA) is touted as the event where this specific industry comes together. According to AFA’s website, it is the largest gathering of fence, gate and access control...
Northeast Business Trends
Northeast Business Trends A Slow Yet Unsteady Northeast By Cadance JohnsonContributing Writer The consensus from lumber sources in the Northeast carrying a variety of softwood products and selling to different markets is that the market is slow overall, many saying...
Hood Industries Inc.: Modernizing The Industry, One Sawmill At A Time
Hood Industries Inc.: Modernizing The Industry, One Sawmill At A Time “We have always had the philosophy that we are manufacturers. And we want our suppliers, and customers alike, to know that they are a part of our team, and without them we wouldn’t be able to do...
Inland West Business Trends
Inland West Business Trends An Inland West Market Short Of Expectations Terry Miller President Inland West softwood suppliers described a market that is steady, with activity levels improving from late last year but still short of early expectations. In Utah, a...
Consistency, Growth And Relationships At Tri-State Forest Products
Consistency, Growth And Relationships At Tri-State Forest Products Tri-State Forest Products’ Springfield, OH, corporate headquarters. In a distribution landscape increasingly dominated by scale, programs and national consolidation, Tri-State Forest Products has built...
Midwest Business Trends
Midwest Business Trends The Midwest Market Picks Up Chris FehrMarketing Consultant / Editor Softwood suppliers in the Midwest described a market that began the year on solid footing before winter weather temporarily interrupted momentum. Activity has since evened out,...
The One-Of-A-Kind Cleereman Controls Simulator
The One-Of-A-Kind Cleereman Controls Simulator Michael Lempel (left) with Cleereman Controls Vice President Paul Cleereman (right). At Cleereman Industries, we’ve spent 70 years building sawmill equipment that’s tough, precise and designed to help our customers reach...