by Kirkland | Jun 20, 2023 | News
Housing Starts Come On Like Gangbusters U.S. housing starts, both single-family and multi-family, came in hot in May at a combined seasonally adjusted rate of 1.631 million, a 21.7% increase above April. Single-family starts in May were at a rate of 997,000 an 18.5%...
by Kirkland | Jun 20, 2023 | News
Robbins Lumber Acquires Two Sawmills In Maine Robbins Lumber, Inc., based in Searsmont, Me., has acquired two sawmills from Pleasant River Lumber Co., expanding the company’s footprint from two locations to four locations. The sawmills in Hancock and Sanford, Maine,...
by Kirkland | Jun 20, 2023 | News
Luoma Announces Retirement Longtime executive and manager in the wood products industry, for years with LP, Brian Luoma announced he is retiring at the end of 2023 from his position as president and CEO of The Westervelt Co. Luoma joined Alabama-based Westervelt as...
by Kirkland | May 17, 2023 | News
Housing Starts Increase In April Housing starts across the U.S. increased in April 2.2% to 1.4 million according the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, New Residential Construction report released May 17. Notably, this is 22.3%...
by Kirkland | May 17, 2023 | News
Timber Processing Combs The Ligna Fair Aisles The Timber Processing magazine team reports an active first half of the week for sawmill machinery exhibitors at the week-long Ligna international wood processing fair held in Hannover, Germany. Bandmills were not in short...
