Industry News
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Trex Claims Fire Incident Will Have No Effect on Production
Volume lost as a result of the Virginia electrical fire will be made up in the second quarter. At a time when the supply chain for building products is...
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The NBMDA is Planning an in-person Convention in Dallas from November 2-4
The North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) has announced that the 2021 NBMDA Annual Convention will be held in-person at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas, from November...
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New Hardwood Maple Courts to be Provided by Connor Sports for March Madness Final Four
Connor Sports of Michigan will provide the official basketball courts for this year’s NCAA March Madness Final Four tournament for the 15th year in a row. The men’s games...
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Neiman to Permanently Close its South Dakota Sawmill Due to Lack of Timber
Neiman Enterprises, a forest products company, will permanently close its sawmill in Hill City South Dakota, laying off 120 workers. According to Neiman, the sawmill, known as Rushmore Forest...
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Pleasant River Lumber Acquires Manufacturing, Expands Its Retail Operations
Pleasant River Lumber acquired Ware-Butler Inc., a five-unit Maine dealer, late last year. This summer, Ware-Butler Inc. will open a new location in Greenville, Maine. Ware-Butler will open in...
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Westervelt Lumber Finished Construction Of Their New SYP Milling Facility
The first load of lumber purchased by Great Southern Wood Preserving was celebrated as it left Westervelt Lumber’s Thomasville, Alabama new milling facility on March 5. The Thomasville plant...
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Roseburg now offers SFI Certification on Products Made in Oregon & California
Roseburg (Springfield OR) is pleased to announce the addition of Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certification for select products manufactured in Oregon and California. Grady Mulbery, President and CEO of...
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Neiman Restarts Operations at Gilchrist Mill
As it restarts Gilchrist Forest Products in Gilchrist Oregon, Neiman Enterprises is also improving its systems. Neiman recently purchased this mill from Interfor, with plans to revitalize the site...
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The Wood Industry Resource Collaborative Launches Campaign to Attract Talent
The Wood Industry Resource Collaborative introduced a new campaign to increase awareness about careers in the industry. It is called “You Wood” and it aims to communicate wood industry...
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Interfor Corp Buying South Carolinian Mill
Interfor Corp. (Vancouver BC) has agreed to purchase WestRock Co.’s sawmill situated in Summerville, South Carolina for $59 million. The mill made 125 million bd. ft. of lumber the...
