by ssbhayani | Jul 16, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
Coming up on its 27th year, NAWLA is excited to welcome lumber and building materials industry professionals to Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8-10 for this year’s Traders Market. A unique event featuring eight hours of tradeshow floor time, dedicated networking opportunities... by ssbhayani | Jul 16, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, Softwood Forest Products Buyer
A new member has been elected to APA – The Engineered Wood Association’s Board of Trustees.John Beers III currently serves as the president of the structural panels business at Georgia-Pacific. As a panel industry veteran, John acquired a wealth of knowledge and... by ssbhayani | Jul 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Editors Note: Betsy Natz, CEO of KCMA, provided this guest article following her webinar presentation, which was hosted by the National Hardwood Lumber Association The National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) recently hosted and presented a webinar in conjunction... by ssbhayani | Jun 10, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
Over the past several months, I have spoken with many of you in the hardwood industry and have found that there is an overwhelming understanding of–and appreciation for–the increasing importance of exports to the short and long-term profitability of our industry. And,... by ssbhayani | Jun 10, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Industry News
IWPA recently held its annual convention where historically, the Executive Director gives a speech on the state of the association. As I prepped my speech, I was tempted to rely on data; after all metrics are usually an essential part of any business or association.... by ssbhayani | Jun 1, 2023 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
My dad had a quote on the wall outside of his office. I was having a bad day and someone said to me. “Cheer up things could be worse.” So, I cheered up and sure enough things got worse. I didn’t understand it when I was a kid, but now as I look back at...