Industry News
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Neiman Restarts Operations at Gilchrist Mill
By Owen Everett / March 6, 2021As 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
By Chris Gordon / February 23, 2021The 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
By Owen Everett / February 21, 2021Interfor 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...
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Nation’s Best Buys New Mexico Indie
By Chris Gordon / February 10, 2021Nation’s Best (Dallas TX), has acquired fellow Do it Best member BTU Do it Center in Las Vegas NM. “We are honored to count BTU Do it Center among...
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Westlake Ace to Add Branches in Washington
By Glenn Pierce / February 5, 2021Westlake Ace will purchase Town Center Hardware in Kirkland and Lake Forest Park WA. After the finalization of the deal, Westlake Ace will now have eight retail hardware locations...
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New Good Earth Power Milling Facility to Open in Arizona
By Glenn Pierce / February 4, 2021Good Earth Power AZ through NewLife Forest Products, bought a 425,000-sq. ft. industrial manufacturing center in Bellemont AZ. The company is converting it into a 35-acre sawmill. The facility...
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ACS Acquires Wisconsin Dealer
By Owen Everett / January 26, 2021American Construction Source (Springfield MO) purchased Builder’s Resource Group (Hudson Wisconsin). Builder’s Resource Group has provided customers with first-rate products and services for more than a decade. The company...
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Front Range Lumber Co. Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of their 2nd Lumberyard
By Phil Garcia / January 23, 2021Front Range Lumber Co. (Lakewood CO) celebrated the 1st year anniversary of their company’s second lumberyard in Fort Lupton Colorado. Front Rage mentioned they added the new locations “to...
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Uniboard Acquires New Distributors
By Jack Bjorklund / January 20, 2021Uniboard Canada has new full-line distributors in Sierra Forest Products, Chicago Division, and Upper Canada Forest Products of its TFL, HPL, particleboard and MDF panels. UCS Forest Group distributes...
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Innovative Chemical Products Acquires Gardner-Gibson
By Vince Harvey / January 19, 2021Innovative Chemical Products bought manufacturer of liquid-applied roof coatings, driveway sealers, and specialty paints, Gardner-Gibson (Tampa Florida). “The Gardner-Gibson acquisition and combination with ICP Group will strengthen the product...