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October 2023

OCTOBER 2023 Cover: Besse FP Updates Goodman Sawmill GOODMAN, Wisconsin – In the years immediately after Besse Forest Products Group’s purchase of the old Goodman Veneer & Lumber operation in 2000, the company upgraded its kilns to better dry the hardwoods common...
Tolko Names New Chief Operating Officer

Tolko Names New Chief Operating Officer

Tolko Names New Chief Operating Officer Brad Thorlakson, President and CEO of Tolko Industries, has announced that Pino Pucci, Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Logistics will assume a newly created interim role as Tolko’s Chief Operating Officer. “This...
Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda

Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda

Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda As a specialist in engineered wood production lines, Minda has been a perfect partner for green and brownfield projects for more than 40 years. One of the last brownfield projects was the extension of a glulam line in...

Lumber Quality Workshops Announced

Lumber Quality Workshops Announced Terry Brown and the Lumber Quality Institute will again offer two lumber quality-related workshops in Salem, Ore. for the sawmill industry in November 2023. The Lumber Quality and Process Control Workshop will be held November 6-7,...
BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program

BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program

BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program In a significant development for the local community, BID Group has collaborated with the Dept. of Labor and Apprenticeship Carolina to launch a groundbreaking apprenticeship program in its Fabrication Shop. The program provides...