by Kirkland | Sep 7, 2023 | News
Nashville Sets Perfect Stage For Lumber Conference Lumber producers who made the trek to Room 205 and the 2023 Productivity & Efficiency Conference produced by Timber Processing and sponsored by Southern Forest Products Assn. (SFPA) were not disappointed as the...
by Kirkland | Sep 7, 2023 | News
Sawmillers Show Up At EXPO After six shows in Atlanta, Ga. dating back to 2011, the Southern Forest Products Assn., host of the biennial Forest Products Machinery & Equipment EXPO, decided to move the 37th edition to Nashville, Tenn. Held August 23-25, this was an...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2023 | News
Single-Family Starts Lead U.S. Housing Rebound In July U.S. housing starts increased in July to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.452 million, nearly 4% above June (and 6% above July a year ago). Single-family housing starts in July were at a rate of 983,000, 6.7% above...
by Kirkland | Aug 16, 2023 | News
Weyerhaeuser Partnership Focuses On Firefighter Mental Health Weyerhaeuser Co. and Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) announced an expanded partnership on Fighting Fires Together, a campaign that provides support for wildland firefighters and their...
by Kirkland | Aug 11, 2023 | News
West Fraser Announces Senior Leadership Transition Plan Hank Ketcham, Chairman of West Fraser’s Board of Directors, announced that Ray Ferris, current West Fraser President and Chief Executive Officer, plans to retire on December 31, 2023. Ferris has been with West...
by Kirkland | Aug 4, 2023 | Machinery Row
New From Dakin-Flathers Engineered to redefine the limits of bandsaw blades, the all-new Ripper37 Quantum from Dakin-Flathers promises unmatched precision, efficiency, and above all, durability for resawing lumber like never before the manufacturer says, lasting twice...
