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Boston, Mass.–The 79th Annual Convention of the Northeastern LumberManufacturers Association (NELMA) was held here recently at the SeaportHotel. Integrating the historically-successful mantra of “(Innovation +

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The Softwood Buyer NAWLA Special Edition, witha 10,000 distribution plus digital visibility all yearlong, targets wholesalers, wholesale distributors,remanufacturers and primary suppliers, such assawmills, panel producers and engineered woodproduct manufacturers. This audience will receiveThe Softwood Buyer’s twelfth edition, hot off thepress, three to four weeks prior to the NAWLATraders Market®.Be part of this edition by advertising in this

Special NAWLA Edition of the Softwood Buyer,which taps into the multi-billion dollar market forSoftwood forest products.This Special Edition containing your ad and edi-

Guest Speakers Address NAWLA-Boston Attendees

Photos By Terry Miller

Nearly 90 Companies Represented At NELMA Convention

Chicago, Ill. –The North American Wholesale Lumber Association recent-ly wrapped up its first annual Leadership Conference, and according to theparticipants, it was a rousing success. Held at The Broadmoor Resort in

Colorado Springs, Colo., the meeting brought together executives and man-agers from all areas of the lumber industry for three days of educational

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NAWLA Hosts Annual Leadership Conference

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Crossroads Of Lumber Supply And Distribution: The 2012 NAWLA Traders Market®

12th Big Buyers Issue Features Key Suppliers

Griffin Augustin Sales ManagerKalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. &Kootenay Innovative Wood Ltd.Thrums, B.C., Canada

Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd.(KLC) and Kootenay InnovativeWood Ltd. (KIW) include attend-ing the NAWLA Trader’s Marketas one of their top priorities eachyear. Whether we want to expandour markets, or meet face to facewith North American customers,we know that this premier annual event will give us theopportunity to do this & more. The NAWLA Trader’s mar-

John ReedNational Cedar SalesEnyeart Cedar Products

Tigard, Ore.

In my opinion the annual NAWLAshow is 2nd to none in terms of thebenefits it provides. Where elsecan you see so many key peoplefrom your industry in one place?NAWLA provides all the toolsyou need to network and expandyour business on both themill & customer side.From visiting any one of the multiple mill booths to

Merry SchmidtOwnerLazy S Lumber/Columbia CedarBeavercreek, Ore.

As Lazy S Lumber and nowColumbia Cedar, we’ve beenattending the NAWLA TradersMarket from the beginning. It is avaluable tool to keep our nameand products ‘out there’. To meetcurrent and prospective customersin one location is important, espe-cially in today’s market environ-ment.

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Suppliers, Distributors Praise Benefits of NAWLA Traders Market®

Jim HassenstabChief Executive OfficerDMSi

Omaha, Neb.

As a longtime exhibitor andNAWLA member, DMSi has greatappreciation for the NAWLATraders Market. We have seen theevent evolve into the premier eventfor this industry and it is a greatopportunity to meet with cus-tomers, business partners andother valuable organizations.Meeting face-to-face with our customers and prospective

Leslie SouthwickMarketing/Sales ManagerC&D Lumber Co. Riddle, Ore.

NAWLA Traders Market® bringstogether the full array of the lumberindustry in a very dynamic andunique atmosphere. Each year, weare given the opportunity to meetwith customers new and old thatwe may not see throughout the restof the year. This is a perfect oppor-tunity for us to showcase our prod-ucts and put our best foot forward. The interaction of net-

Gary Vitale, Mike Mordell, Barry Schneider, Buck Hutchison, Chris Beveridge, and MarkKasper.

The Softwood BuyerP.O. Box 34908Memphis, TN 38184-0908Address Service Requested

Please see Pages 36 and 37 for Traders MarketExhibitor Booth Numbers and Schedule of Events

Where Buyer Ac t ion is Guaranteed!and Suppl iers Contac ts are Pr i ce less!

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Jack HendersonVice President, Domestic WoodProductsBridgewell Resources

Tigard, Ore.

In an industry that has alwaysrelied on personal relationships tofacilitate business, the NAWLATraders Market remains the #1industry gathering. We feel ourtime and efforts spent at theMarket not only offer great value,but also matches ourdiverse product lines.

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The Crossroads of Lumber Supply & Distribution to Meet in Las Vegas

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Coming off its 15th successful year, the NAWLA Traders Market® is shaking things upand moving to Las Vegas for a year. It will be thee first timethe show is held in a city other than Chicago or Dallas.The 2011 Traders Market will be held October 19-21 atthe Mirage Resort and Casino.Since 1996, Traders Market has held a unique positionamong lumber and building material tradeshows since itis the only one that is focused almost exclusively on thelumber supply chain. Unlike other shows, the exhibitorsare almost always manufacturers of lumber and lumber-related products, not machinery or other equipmentproviders.Last year, the show hosted 240 exhibiting companies and 1200 individual attendees,

representing a total of 500 companies. These companies comprise all aspects of thesupply chain: manufacturers, wholesaler-distributors, and service providers.This focus on supply chain partners has fostered an unrivaled atmosphere for network-

ing. In today’s global marketplace, Traders Market provides a chance to meet current and

prospective clients face to face. In an industry where million dollar deals are still madewith a handshake, that personal networking is invaluable.“NAWLA created Traders Market to bring together buyers and sellers. It worked.We’ll never know how many millions of dollars in sales have resulted from TradersMarket,” said Gary Vitale, NAWLA President/CEO. “The value of having so many cur-rent and potential customers in one place is even more important in today’s econo-my.”Long time attendees will recognize the tried and true schedule and programming at

this year’s Traders Market, while seeing some additions unique to the location. Likelast year, the floor show will be open on Thursday and Friday, giving attendees achance to return home or to stay and enjoy Las Vegas for the weekend. Other newadditions to the 2010 show, such as the Product Showcase, will also return for the2011 show.Since the show will be on the famous Las Vegas Strip, NAWLA is adding some spe-

cial glitz to the traditional Traders Market networking and business opportunities. Forexample, show attendees will have the chance to get special discounts for Las Vegasarea golf courses, providing an additional venue to conduct business. The keynote

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Attendees enjoy the networking chances at 2010 Traders Market.

Boston, Mass. –The recent regional meeting of the North AmericanWholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA), held here at the Seaport Hotel,featured informative guest speakers and an opportunity for Softwood indus-

NAWLA’s First Leadership Conference Connects Industry Generations to Meet Industry Challenges

Dan Semsak, Pacific Woodtech Corp., Burlington, Wash.; Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber, Inc.,Searsmont, Maine; and Rick Ekstein, Weston Forest Products, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

By Terry Miller

Technology) x People = Sustainable Versatility” a total of 183 individuals rep-resenting 87 companies involved with the northeastern Softwood lumber

Win Smith Jr., Limington Lumber Co., East Baldwin, Maine; Matt Duprey and Jack Bowen, HancockLumber Inc., Casco, Maine; and Richard Cholette, Alexandria Moulding, Alexandria, Ont.

Prisco DiPrizio, P. DiPrizio Lumber, Rochester, N.Y.; Tom Eastman, Hood Distribution, Ayer, Mass.; MarciePerry, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, N.H.; Terry Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis,Tenn.; and Scott Brown, DiPrizio Pine Sales

William Giguere, Sherwood Lumber, Charlton, Mass.; Matt Pedrone, Cabot, Newburyport, Mass.;Craig Myers, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Doug Britton,Britton Lumber Co., Fairlee, Vt.; and Rich Quitadamo, Eastern Forest Products, Lyndeborough,N.H.

John Somerville and Andy Toombs, LMC, Wayne, Pa.; and Andrew Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Group,Islandia, N.Y.

APA’s Design/Construction Guide:Concrete Forming was re-publishedthis month following an extensiveupdate. The guide is a resource forarchitects,

engineers andc o n t r a c t o r swho designconcrete struc-t u r e s .Descriptions ofthe variouspanel grades,types of spe-cial texturesand panel tol-erances aidthe concreteform designer

in the selection and specification ofconcrete form panels. The brochurealso includes form maintenance rec-ommendations which can extend thelife of the concrete forms and newcase studies highlighting the use ofconcrete forming in a variety of com-mercial structures. The guide can bedownloaded from the website in PDFformat. Contact: Marilyn Thompson.

Designers Circle Off and RunningThe new Designers Circle program is

drawing attention in the media, anddesign professionals are taking

Natalie Macias servesas international market-ing manager for theSoftwood ExportCouncil (SEC), head-quartered in Portland,Ore.The Softwood ExportCouncil is a trade coun-

NATALIE MACIAS

Jack Bowen is vicepresident of sales andbusiness developmentfor Hancock LumberCo., based in Casco,Maine.Hancock Lumber has ahistory that spans

Arthur Barker isCanadian market man-ager for Teal-JonesGroup, based inSurrey, B.C.The Teal-Jones Groupis a fully integrated for-est company, which

Representatives Paul Gosar (R-AZ)and Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM) haveintroduced H.R. 4396, which wouldextend stewardship contractingauthority for 10 years. It remains to beseen whether any CongressionalCommittee will conduct a meaningfulreview of the stewardship contractingauthority to see if any changes mightbe needed before making it perma-nent. At press time it is unclear which pathmay be taken to get the stewardshipcontracting authority, which expires in2013, reauthorized. According to offi-cials, there are no guarantees thatboth the full Senate and or House willpass the bill, and it’s not certain howmuch traction the House bill will get.What is certain is the stewardship

authority has been widely used by theForest Service and will likely getextended in one form or another.

Green Building Certification Reviewed

The U.S. General ServicesAdministration (GSA) released itsevaluation of green building certifica-tion systems and identified three thatfulfilled its screening criteria. One ofthose was the “Green Globes” systemsupported by the Green BuildingInitiative, which explains the benefitsof building with wood. The selected certifications were cho-sen from more than 180 differentbuilding standards, tools and systems,but none were able to meet everyrequirement set forth by the govern-ment; however, Green Globes andLEED came closest. From these studies and recommen-dations, GSA will work with theSecretary of Energy to choose thebest systems for constructing sustain-able and energy-efficient buildingswithin the federal government system.

Court Throws “Ambush Election”Rule Out

The National Lumber and BuildingMaterial Dealers Association (NLBM-DA) recently applauded the FederalCourt decision voiding the NationalLabor Relations Board (NLRB) moveto curb employer and employee rightsby speeding up union elections. Therule change had gone into effect andcut in half the amount of time permit-ted for voting on unionization. With asfew as 15 days notice, employerswould have insufficient time to seekcounsel and freely speak and negoti-ate with employees ahead of a vote. Areport by Bloomberg Governmentfound that Unions win 87 percent ofelections held within 15 days of arequest, while only 58 percent ofworkplaces stand by their decision tounionize when they have the time todebate and vote after 36 to 40 days.Judge James Boasberg of the U.S.District Court in Washington, D.C.,found that the NLRB’s vote on the

Stewardship Reauthorization

The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition andForestry Committee recently passedby a vote of 16-5 the AgricultureReform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012(Farm bill) out of the Committee andsent it to the full Senate for considera-tion. Included in the bill by CommitteeChairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)was a permanent reauthorizationauthority for stewardship contracting.Prior to the vote, over 90 organiza-tions had signed and delivered a letterto the Committee asking for the per-manent reauthorization. On a parallel path on the House side,

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WASHINGTONSCENE

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Updated Concrete Form Guide Published

For more APA News and Information, go to www.apawood.org

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notice. Membership has more thandoubled to 2,900 participants in thepast month. Designers Circle, APA’snew and expanded web-based pro-gram for building and design profes-sionals, was developed to provide aregularly updated informationresource and forum for participatingarchitects, engineers, builders, andcode officials. Registration to APADesigners Circle is free, and sub-scribers to the program have accessto a one-stop online resource centeroffering timely technical informationand recommendations for wood frameconstruction, news updates, and anindustry calendar of events. The sitealso includes links to a broad range ofproduct and design recommendationsfrom multiple sources. Educationalopportunities, including the ability toearn continuing education creditsthrough online training and webinars,are planned. Visit the website atwww.apawood.org/DesignersCircle.Contact: Mark Halverson or LaDaunaWilson.

How Much Wood Is In A House?

Possibly the most frequently askedquestion over the years is, “How muchplywood or OSB or lumber orEngineered Wood Product is there ina house?” The questions come fromAPA members, journalists and thosejust curious about home building. In1995, the NAHB Research Centerasked APA to partner in a survey ofbuilders to learn about the volume ofproducts used. APA contributed byreviewing the questionnaire and pro-viding conversion factors such as 3/8”volumes for floor, wall and roofsheathing thickness, board foot equiv-alents for I-joists and board foot vol-umes for various sizes of lumber andengineered wood beams and head-ers. These conversion factors remainthe property of APA.

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TERRY BAKER

ARTHUR BARKER

Lynn Surls is presi-dent, CEO andmajor shareholder ofRichardson Timbers,based in Dallas, Texas.Richardson Timbersoffers custom patterns,rafter tails, trailer floor-ing, corbels, surfacing,

LYNN SURLS

Alex Darrah is a newsales associate forDurgin & CrowellLumber Co., located inNew London, N.H.Durgin & Crowell pro-duces 30 million boardfeet annually of kiln-dried Eastern White

ALEX DARRAH

JACK BOWEN

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Terry Baker has spent18 years as sales man-ager for Tri-ProTM

Forest Products,located in Oldtown,Idaho. In his position,Baker sets prices, proj-ects manufacturing and

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FEATURES:79th Annual NELMA Convention . . . . . .1

NAWLA Leadership Conference . . . . . .1

NAWLA – Boston Meeting . . . . . . . . . . .1

NICKELL MOULDING COMPANY . . . . .4

SISKIYOU FOREST PRODUCTS . . . . . .6

IDAHO TIMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Boston Ice-breaker Hockey . . . . . . . . . .9

Cedar Hockey Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Webinar Offers Positive Message . . . .15

DEPARTMENTS:Who’s Who in Softwoods . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Washington Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

APA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Midwest Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 20

West Coast Business Trends . . . . . . . 20

Retail Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 & 22

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . 23

South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . 23

Western Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 24

Northeast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 24

Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . 29, 30, & 31

Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Classified Opportunities . . . . . . . 37 & 38

Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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The plant runs roughly 40 hours aweek, with a single shift, and usesabout 3.5 million board feet of lumberannually. Primary species includeYellow Pine, ash, poplar, basswood,red oak, and maple, all in No. 1Common and Select and bettergrades. “We really try to stay focused on themanufacture of custom mouldings,and prefer not to get thrown off trackby new lines of business,” said GeorgeNickell, president. “We’ve taken thatapproach since inception, and it worksvery well for us as a long-term strate-gy.”Specializing in mouldings that areused in cabinets, picture frames, furni-ture and residential homes, NickellMoulding operates from a 120,000-square-foot plant and employs about85 persons. Founded in 1981 by Nickell and hiswife Patti, the company started offsupplying the picture frame mouldingindustry. From there, it moved into thecabinet, furniture and housing indus-tries. Prior to starting the firm, Nickellwas running a different moulding man-ufacturing company that he’d foundedwith his brother. “When I left that posi-tion, I decided to establish my ownfirm,” said Nickell, who began in theindustry in 1970. “I’ve been at this along time.”Early on, Nickell said the company’smain products were raw mouldings forthe picture frame industry. Whenthose customers began asking forcustom finishes, the manufacturerstarted offering that service as well. Afew years later, the company beganmanufacturing moulding out of medi-um density fiberboard (MDF), to meeta growing demand for the product,which can be veneered or laminated.“Today, we’re producing a wide varietyof mouldings, solid wood and MDF,”said Nickell, “but still sticking to ourcore product lineup and customerbase.” Nickell, two full-time sales reps, andsix independent salespeople who rep-resent Nickell Moulding, handle com-pany sales. A member of the KitchenCabinet Manufacturers Association(KCMA) and the Wood Component

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The plant runs roughly 40 hours a week, with a single shift, anduses about 3.5 million board feet of lumber annually.

Founded in 1981 by Nickell and his wife Patti, the company started offsupplying the picture frame moulding industry. From there, it movedinto the cabinet, furniture and housing industries.

Credit the manufacturer’s use of water-based finishing products ratherthan solvent lacquer-based products in both its manufacturing and fin-ish applications, and its production of eco-wood (MDF) that is a virginrecycled product for its wrapped mouldings with helping to raise its“green” profile.

NICKELL MOULDING Maintains A Laser-like Focus On What It Does BestBy Bridget McCrea

Elkhart, Ind.—When times gettough, or when new opportunities reartheir heads, companies tend to getsidetracked. They reach outside oftheir core competencies and attemptto add new products and services,

Nickell Moulding’s President George Nickell.

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The company currently operates 10 dry kilns, which hold 250,000 boardfeet each.

Marketing primarily to wholesale distributors, Siskiyou moves close toa million board feet per month through its operations.

Siskiyou recently added several machine centers including a new moul-der, cut-line, several high tech thin kerf saws as well as resaws.

As for measures Siskiyou Forrest Products, of Anderson, Calif., takes toensure the quality of their products, Darren Duchi, general manager,said the company’s process is consistent for accuracy and quality fromthe start.

Throughout the years the company has continued to expand and devel-op manufacturing and remanufacturing services providing customerswith a wide range of products from common industrial grade lumber tofinger-jointed and edge-glued material.

All equipment is in-house from drying to manufacturing and painting.

The Redwood, Cedar and alder product specialistbegan in 1974 with a wholesale remanufacturingyard in Rocklin.

Siskiyou Forest Products operates in two separatelocations: a 35-acre manufacturing plant inAnderson, Calif., and a satellite sales office inWeed, Calif.

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Anderson, Calif.—Siskiyou ForestProducts, located here, has consis-tently made changes and improve-ments to their facilities. TheRedwood, Cedar and alder productspecialist began in 1974 with a whole-sale remanufacturing yard in Rocklin. Throughout the years the companyhas continued to expand and developmanufacturing and remanufacturingservices providing customers with awide range of products from commonindustrial grade lumber to finger-joint-ed and edge-glued material. “Recently we’ve added severalmachine centers including a newmoulder, cut-line, several high techthin kerf saws as well as resaws,”General Manager Darren Duchiexplained. “We’ve also done a lot ofwork in the sticking and drying areas,and we’re buying a larger amount ofbulk products from Canada inWestern Red Cedar.”Duchi indicated Siskiyou is now pur-chasing green Redwood and Cedar.“In the past we primarily purchased

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IDAHO TIMBER Provides Spruce, Fir, Cedar and Pine—“Just-In-Time”

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Boise, Idaho—Idaho Timber is anationally recognized leader in the for-est products industry providing anextensive range of quality wood prod-ucts to markets across North Americaand the Pacific Rim. Based in Boise,Idaho, this 33+ year old organization

has a “one-shift” shipping capacity ofapproximately 70 million board feet ofPonderosa Pine, Douglas Fir, WhiteFir, Spruce, Southern Yellow Pine andCedar products by ship, rail and truckeach month. Emerging from the adversity of the1970s, Idaho Timber has successfully

Idaho Timber of Idaho, Weiser, Idaho

Idaho Cedar Sales, Troy, Idaho

Idaho Timber of Carthage, Carthage, Ark.Idaho Timber of Florida, Lake City, Fla.

Sagebrush sales in Albuquerque, N.M.Idaho Timber has seven dimensional lumber remanufacturing facilities locatedin Boise, Idaho (shown here), Chadbourn, N.C., Fort Worth, Texas, Henderson,N.C., Lake City, Fla., and Albuquerque, N.M.

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An aerial view of Idaho Timber’s Henderson, N.C., facility.

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Eastern White Pine (EWP) is grown only in the Northeastern United States where short summers lead to tight growth rings and a superbly straight & durable pine product. Hancock Lumber’s continued investment in milling equipment, education and quality control make us industry-leaders. Quality and consistency are what you can expect in all of our Hancock Pine products.

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the responsible stewardship of forestresources. NAWLA represents whole-salers, manufacturers, and serviceprovider companies throughout thedistribution supply chain. Founded in1893, it is one of the oldest lumberassociations in North America. Formore information, please visitwww.nawla.org.

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seminars, networking events, andhands-on workshops.“We took a risk with a new event in afluid economy, but the pro-gressive agenda and timely topicshelped make the Conference ahuge success,” said Gary Vitale,President/CEO of NAWLA. “We are at a unique moment in thelumber industry. At a time when theindustry is coming out of a majortransformative recession, many of theolder generation of leaders are begin-ning to retire,” said Vitale. “Many of ourmembers are asking how to make thistransition work, and many of ouryounger members are asking how tobecome better prepared to lead. Ourconference agenda was designed toanswer some of those concerns.”The Conference focused on leader-ship and generational challenges inthe workplace. As one participantsaid, “The content for this Conferencewas very good and the schedule waspacked. I think that was the right

agenda for this year and this market.”The Conference was kicked off withan inspirational address on leadershipand motivation by Vince Lombardi Jr.He captivated attendees with real lifestories on how to apply his father’sleadership principles to everyday busi-ness. Lt. General Russel Honoré(Ret), Commander of the Katrina JointTask Force, gave the keynote duringthe Chairman’s Dinner, and chal-lenged everyone to overcome toughobstacles to make a difference. BillyBeane, General Manager of theOakland Athletics and subject of thebook and movie Moneyball, gave theclosing address about how to find suc-cess with limited resources in a com-petitive field.Keeping with the theme of genera-tional challenges in the workplace, Dr.Gustavo Grodnitzky, a renownedexpert in organizational change, gavea detailed report on how to get mem-bers of different generations to workas a team. His presentation includedsimple but fascinating data on howgenerations differ in communicationstyle, values, and life balance. Hispresentation is available on theLeadership Conference website at

www.nawla.org/meetings/annualmeeting.Following Dr. Grodnitzky’s presenta-tion, one attendee remarked that “hewas amazing. His presentation wasone of the best I have ever been to.NAWLA hit the nail on the head.”In addition to the leadership and gen-erational topics, the Conferenceincluded educational sessions on theeconomic outlook, funding workingcapital, freight’s impact, and the retail-ers’ perspective. Presentations fromthese sessions can be found at theLeadership Conference website atwww.nawla.org/meetings/annualmeeting.“NAWLA recognized its 120thanniversary during the leadershipconference, but the Conference setthe tone for what NAWLA is now,which is your business partner for thenew economy,” said Vitale.The next major NAWLA event will beTraders Market in Chicago November7-9, 2012. Registration has opened atwww.nawlatradersmarket.com.

About NAWLA

The North American WholesaleLumber Association is comprised of500 companies dedicated to efficientdistribution of lumber products and

industry were in attendance during the1-1/2 day event. NELMA Chairman Peter Buckley ofMill River Lumber welcomed atten-dees at the Opening Session thatincluded the “State of the Association”update by the Association President,Jeff Easterling, and the AnnualGeneral Business Meeting. Elected tofirst year terms on the Board ofDirectors were Doug Chaisson of J.D.Irving Inc. and AssociateRepresentative, Dante Diorio of DiorioForest Products. Elected to a secondterm on the Board were NicolasFontaine of Stratton Lumber, ChuckGaede of Durgin & Crowell, and KevinHynes of Hancock Lumber.Meetings conducted the first day ofthe Convention included theMarketing Committee and the PineSubcommittee. A review of marketingprogram activities and measurementsfor 2011 was presented by JohnRooks of The SOAP Group, NELMA’smarketing consultant firm, along withnew 2012 concepts for review bymembers of the Committee. KimDrew of Drew PR, the Association’snew Public Relations consultant, intro-duced her plans to assist NELMA ingarnering greater recognition of north-eastern Softwoods with the all-impor-tant consumer and trade media. ThePine Subcommittee’s primary focuscentered on the Eastern WhitePine section of the revised 2012Standard Grading Rules forNortheastern Lumber and associatedInterpretations. The Subcommitteewill continue its review of the gradingrule and interpretations over thespring and summer to ensure consis-tency and report its finding to theGrading Committee when completed.For this year’s Convention, NELMAwelcomed 14 exhibitors that partici-pated in the Products and ServicesDisplay Center. Open prior to and dur-ing the Welcome Reception,Convention attendees were able toview and discuss a wide variety ofinformation in a casual setting, fromoperational software and services tomilling and drying equipment manu-facturers.An early-bird opening of the NELMACafé kicked off day two of theConvention followed by a meetingof NELMA’s Dimension LumberSubcommittee. The group gave thegreen-light to the new SPFs-dedicat-ed website in addition to a detailedupdate regarding the ongoing SPFslumber species-specific testing in theNSLB region. Additional lumber test-ing by NELMA for specific species wasdiscussed and included NorwaySpruce, Eastern Hemlock, andEastern Spruce/Balsam Fir. Additional member meetings held on

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Revere, Mass.–After a recentindustry meeting involving peers inthe Softwood industry, SeaboardInternational Forest Products LLCand J.D. Irving Ltd. hosted the 1st

Annual Boston Ice-Breaker hockeygame at the Cronin Skating Arena,located here.One team was comprised of Millrepresentatives while the opposingteam included Wholesale companyrepresentatives. The Wholesalersdefeated the Mill team in this firstclash between the two teams. About the host companies,Seaboard International ForestProducts is one of the largest lum-ber and building materials whole-sale organizations in NorthAmerica. The company is dedicatedto building and enhancing profes-sionalism within the industry andproviding a wide range of productsand information to its customers.Seaboard International promotesimplementation of and compliancewith constructive logging laws in allglobal timber-producing regions.The company recognizes and pro-motes wood as the only all-natural,biodegradable, renewable resource.For more information aboutSeaboard International ForestProducts, visit online atwww.sifp.com.J.D. Irving Ltd. was founded in 1882by James Dergavel Irving and hasoperations in Eastern Canada andthe U.S., employing more than15,000 people. Since the companybegan, it has planted over 850 mil-lion trees in the past 50 years, anational record in Canada. Today,the diverse companies of J.D. IrvingLtd. continue to grow and evolve,holding true to the goal of providingquality products and services thatspan industries and customersworldwide.J.D. Irving is headquartered in St.John, N.B. For more information,visit online at www.jdirving.com.

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Members of the Mill hockey team included: (front row) Carmen Mattuchio, Denison-Cannon Co., NorthBillerica, Mass.; Brad Weller, McDonald Page & Co., South Portland, Maine; Ben Crowell, Durgin &Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., New London, N.H.; Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine;(back row) Tonia Tibbetts, Robbins Lumber Inc.; Susan Coulombe, Irving Forest Products Inc., Dixfield,Maine; Jethro Poulin, Milan Lumber Co., Milan, N.H.; Paul Brinkmann, Boston Cedar, Boston, Mass.;Chuck Gaede, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. Inc.; Doug Chiasson, J.D. Irving Ltd., St. John, N.B.; TylerGill, EnerNOC, Boston, Mass.; Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co., Brattleboro, Vt.; Brett Anderson, J.D.Irving Ltd.; and coach Win Smith, Limington Lumber Co., East Baldwin, Maine

Members of the Wholesale team included: (front row) Jack Fitzgerald, Ryan Fitzgerald, ChrisFitzgerald, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC, Nashua, N.H.; Anthony Baroni, Sandy NeckTraders, Harwich, Mass.; Jim Dermody, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC; (back row) refer-ee Jim Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; David Wells, EnerNOC, Boston, Mass.; PaulJannke, Forest Economic Advisors, Westford, Mass.; John Ruscio, Seaboard International ForestProducts LLC; Tom Jenkins, Green Light Forest Products, Hampden, Maine; Dante Diorio, DiorioForest Products, Ashland, Va.; Chris Murphy, EnerNOC, Boston, Mass.; and Richard Cholette,Alexandria Moulding, Alexandria, Ont.

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“Ambush Election” Rule was null andvoid because a quorum of three wasnot present. The union election rulesin force before April 30 will be restoreduntil NLRB takes further action. Thecourt case was brought by the U.S.Chamber of Commerce and theCoalition for a Democratic Workplace.The NLRB is now expected to re-voteand re-implement rules that have longbeen pushed for by large labor unionsas they face dwindling membership.“The NLRB has consistently over-reached on this issue, and NLBMDAmaintains its strong opposition to theunfair mandates in the ‘ambush-Election’ Rule. We will continue to sup-port the rights of lumber dealers as amember of the Coalition for aDemocratic Workplace,” said NLBM-DA President Michael O’Brien.

AF&PA Responds To SolicitorGeneral’s Recommendation

in Forest Case

The American Forest & PaperAssociation (AF&PA) filed a requestfor U.S. Supreme Court review orsummary reversal of the Ninth CircuitCourt decision to require NationalPollutant Discharge EliminationSystem (NPDES) permits for loggingactivity on forest roads.The Ninth Circuit Court’s decisionoverturned EPA’s 35-year approach tomanaging runoff from forest roads.The U.S. Solicitor General admittedthat the Ninth Circuit’s Decision waswrong. However, he also concludedthat Supreme Court review is not nec-essary, because EPA intends to issueregulations to provide flexibleapproaches to managing forest roadrunoff.“The fact that EPA may finalize regu-lations in the future is no reason toallow the Ninth Circuit’s decision tostand. In fact, leaving the decision inplace will require EPA to develop arule around what the U.S. agrees iswrongly-decided law,” said AF&PAPresident and CEO Donna Harman.“Forest landowners and others in the

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ANNUAL CEDAR HOCKEY Photos

Recently the annual Cedar Hockey game, organized by a conjunction of Western Red Cedar professionals inBritish Columbia and Washington, was played at Planet Ice Coquitlam. Members of the green team included:(BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT) Craig Upper, 2012 Shoot-Out Winner, Cooper Creek Forest Products, Salmo,B.C.; Andrew Wasmuth, Westminster Industries, White Rock, B.C.; Warren Carter, North Enderby Timber,Enderby, B.C.; James Wasmuth, Westminster Industries; Shane Harsh, Terminal Forest Products Ltd.,Richmond, B.C.; Marc Belzil, West Bay Forest Products & Manufacturing, Blaine, Wash.; Rob Cook, PrecisionCedar Products, Surrey, B.C.; Graham Pickard, Terminal Forest Products Ltd.; Paul Clasby, Rielly LumberCorp., West Vancouver, B.C.; Dave Wasmuth, Westminster Industries; (FRONT ROW LEFT TO RIGHT) CraigFleishhacker, North Enderby Timber; Stuart Clark, Power Wood Corp., Surrey, B.C.; Jason Mann, AJ ForestProducts Ltd., Garibaldi Highlands, B.C.; Chad Findlay, West Bay Forest Products & Manufacturing; JakePower, Power Wood Corp.; and Mike Chong, Probyn Export, New Westminister, B.C.

Held annually for many years as a networking event, the annual Cedar Hockey game provides peers an oppor-tunity for friendly competition on the ice. This year’s white team included: (BACK ROW LEFT TO RIGHT) JohnCarston, Vancouver Cedar Specialities Products Ltd., Surrey, B.C.; Brent Stuart, Russin Lumber Corp.,Montgomery, N.Y.; Kevin Chong and Jeff Derby, Western Forest Products Inc., Surrey, B.C.; Don Backs,Vancouver Cedar Specialties Products Ltd.; Ben Meachen and Ryan Furtado, Western Forest Products; AndyRielly, Rielly Lumber Corp., West Vancouver, B.C.; Russ Nixon, Western Forest Products; (FRONT ROW LEFTTO RIGHT) Chris Boyd, Probyn Export, New Westminister, B.C.; Mike Mitton, Gilbert Smith Forest ProductsLtd., Barrier, B.C.; Nathan Tellis, Western Forest Products; Marc Irby, U.S. Cedar LLC, Sherwood, Ore.; and DanWasmuth, Westminster Industries Ltd., White Rock, B.C.