by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Throughout the Lake States region, sources that were contacted said that their sales were doing well, at the time of this writing, and that they were able to steadily move their products. In Wisconsin, a lumberman said that overall, his business “is doing a little... by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Sources working in the forest products industry in the Northeast said their market has been consistent but limited in terms of growth. One contact said the market in his state is “flat”, while another referred to the volume of his business as “medium” and a third... by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Feature Stories, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
The Rex Lumber Company story could be told using a few basic, but important, numbers. Three – the number of generations that the Forester family has been operating the company. Sixty-plus – the number of species of lumber that the company offers. Sixty-thousand-plus –... by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Business Trends, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Hardwood suppliers in the Southeast region have varied reports on the market at the time of this writing and most of these reports are less than optimistic. A lumberman in Mississippi said that it is very slow and worse than six months ago because “there’s just no... by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Feature Stories, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
Members and guests of the Lake States Lumber Association (LSLA) met here recently at the Timber Ridge Golf Club in Minocqua, WI, for the LSLA’s annual summer golf outing. A Minocqua Pub Crawl on the first night of the two-day event kicked off the festivities. The next... by ssbhayani | Sep 25, 2024 | #softwoodlumberbuyer, Columns, Industry News, National Hardwood Magazine
From June 10-12th, I attended the NeoCon Design Show in Chicago. Alongside Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, Chief Operating Officer Renee Hornsby, and Chief Development Officer John Hester, we operated the Real American Hardwood booth, funded by NHLA with USFS grant...