by Kirkland | Sep 10, 2021 | News
Labor, Materials Issues Cause Project Delays The same labor availability issues that have plagued forest products manufacturers since the COVID pandemic began are also plaguing builders as the economy seeks to rebound. According to a survey of more than 2,000...
by Kirkland | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Mercer Purchases Katerra CLT Facility Mercer International Inc., a global forest products company based in Vancouver, BC, reported it received approval from the applicable Bankruptcy Court for the purchase by its subsidiary, Blue Varsity, of the cross-laminated timber...
by Kirkland | Aug 20, 2021 | News
Sierra Pacific Buys Oregon’s Seneca Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) is acquiring Oregon-based Seneca and affiliates, combining two family-owned forest products businesses with strong historical roots on the West Coast. Founded in 1953, Seneca operates a 175,000 acre...
by Kirkland | Aug 19, 2021 | News
Search NA Announces New President/Owner Search North America is pleased to announce that Richard Poindexter will be succeeding Carl Jansen as the new President, Owner and Senior Recruiter of Search North America. Search North America is a search, recruiting and...
by Kirkland | Aug 19, 2021 | News
Skeena Sawmills Purchases GradeScan System Skeena Sawmills has purchased a GradeScan with Perceptive Sight 2.0 from Lucidyne and Wolftek (Lucidyne’s Canadian distributor) for installation in their Terrace, BC planer mill. After closely watching the performance of...
by Kirkland | Aug 19, 2021 | News
Housing Starts Dip, Permits Still Gain Following two months of uptick, U.S. housing starts declined 7% in July from June 2021, showing a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.534 million, which was 2.5% above July 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of...
