by Kirkland | Mar 4, 2021 | Magazine
MARCH 2021 Cover: GP Turns It Up At Albany ALBANY, Georgia – When Georgia-Pacific Lumber decided to build three new sawmills, two at brownfield sites and one completely greenfield, the industry watched closely. Partnered with BID Group, the first two startups were not...
by Kirkland | Jan 27, 2021 | Magazine
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 Cover: 2021 Person Of The Year Robert B. Jordan, IV, president and CEO of the Jordan Family of Companies, is the 2021 Timber Processing Person of the Year, 14 years after his father, Bob Jordan, received the annual award, now in its 33RD year....
by Kirkland | Nov 24, 2020 | Magazine
DECEMBER 2020 Cover: Rex Lumber Saw Shop Has Plenty On Its Plate DOTHAN, Alabama – Circle sawing performance and filing efficiency at Rex Lumber are benefiting from a central filing room system that services and works up round saws running at multiple machine centers...
by Kirkland | Oct 28, 2020 | Magazine
NOVEMBER 2020 Cover: Vaagen Bros. Goes All In On Lean COLVILLE, Washington – Duane Vaagen says that over his decades in the lumber business, he’s heard the same thing over and over. It’s a chorus really, when he tours people through his mill: “That won’t work.” He...
by Kirkland | Sep 30, 2020 | Magazine
OCTOBER 2020 Cover: Rex Lumber Puts Troy Mill On The Map TROY, Alabama – Rex Lumber is pushing hard toward production capacity at its new southern yellow pine sawmill here. Given the amazing hike in lumber prices over the summer, the mill is finding its footing at the...
by Kirkland | Aug 27, 2020 | Magazine
SEPTEMBER 2020 Cover: AJD Forest Products Has Plan In Place GRAYLING, Michigan – Veteran lumbermen Tim Neff and Tony Nash are on a mission to bring Michigan hardwood manufacturer AJD Forest Products into a new era. Article by Jessica Johnson, Senior Associate Editor,...
