by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Many lumber market reviews reported by sources throughout the Southeast have an element of negativity. A lumber sales representative in Arkansas said that the market is “very soft” because “no one is really using hardwood right now” and that the market is worse than... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association (SCMA) members and promotion sponsors recently gathered for the association’s Mid-Year Meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was held in conjunction with the International Woodworking... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the West Coast region, sources that were contacted at the time of this writing agreed that while their markets are steady, they are still slower than they would like to be. In California a lumberman said that his sales are order to order, with their market... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
This September, the American Hardwood Export Council launched an ambitious project challenging some of the most innovative designers in China to create something celebrating the relationship between people and wood as a material. Ten designers focused on the resonance... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
When leading an association, the highest duty is moving the industry to a place they don’t know they need to go. It’s far easier to continue the current path and accept the status quo than to take on all the costs and challenges of changing the popular but failing... by ssbhayani | Nov 1, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Back in 2019, leaders in the hardwood industry decided it was time to stop talking about the threat of look-alike wood products and to actively do something about it. They tasked the associations they belonged to – local, regional, and national – with collaborating to...