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Vancouver, B.C.– Approximately 200 guests and members of the NorthAmerican Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) met here recently for anassociational regional meeting at the Vancouver Club. Guest speakers offeredreasons for optimism, citing improved housing starts, which are anticipated to

continue, aswell as agrowinghome renova-tion trend.NAWLA

guest speak-ers at theVancouverRegionalincluded: BartBender andIan McLean,NAWLA com-mittee mem-

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Boston, Mass. – Members and guests of the Northeastern LumberManufacturers Association (NELMA®) met here recently to celebrate the organiza-tionʼs 80th anniversary during its annual convention, which was held at the MarriottLong Wharf Hotel.

The two-day event wasfilled with NELMA commit-tee/subcommittee meet-ings, exhibits showcasingcurrent technology andservices, the lumber mar-ket and economic fore-casts, multiple networkingopportunities and a chair-manʼs reception.Charles Trevor, a 20-

year lumber industry vet-eran and consultant since2010 with AmericanSoftwoods, gave a pres-

bers, Pat Bell, BritishColumbia Minister ofJobs, Tourism andInnovation, DonDemens, president ofWestern ForestProducts Inc.,Vancouver, BritishColumbia, and MarkKennedy, forestry ana-lyst, CIBC WorldMarkets, Calgary,Alberta.McLean spoke about

the need in the industryto develop amongyoung people an interest in the wood industry in order to attract talent into theworkforce. He was followed by Pat Bell, whose presentation was entitled“Canada Starts Here.”

NELMA® Explores International Market At 80th Anniversary Celebration

WWPA Convention SpeakersDeliver Timely Information

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Portland, Ore. – Members and guests of the Western Wood ProductsAssociation (WWPA) convened here recently at the Embassy Suites for theorganizationʼs annual meeting.The three-day event was packed with speakers as well as networking opportu-

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Kathleen and Chris Hughes, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Athol, Idaho; Russ and Beverly Tuvey, WWPA,Portland, Ore.; and Steve Swanson, Swanson Group Inc., Glendale, Ore.

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NAWLA Vancouver Meeting Provides Positive Insights

Jeff Easterling, NELMA, Cumberland, Maine; Ginny Pray and JethroPoulin, Milan Lumber Co. LLC, Milan, N.H.; and Bill Ossenfort,Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine

entation that focused on lumber activities in Europe, the Middle East and NorthAfrica (MENA) and India markets. American Softwoods is a promotional partnershipformed by three major U.S. Softwood trade associations, namely the SouthernForest Products Association, Softwood Export Council and APA-The EngineeredWood Association.

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Kevin Hynes, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine; Win Smith, Limington Lumber Co., E. Baldwin, Maine;Doug Britton, Britton Lumber Co. Inc., Fairlee, Vt.; and Chris Brochu, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft,Maine

Will Trant, Skana Forest Products, Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; Chad Findlay, West BayForest Products & Manufacturing Ltd., Langley, B.C.; and Ryan Furtado, WesternForest Products, Vancouver, B.C.

Tom Jones and John Burch, The Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, B.C.; JackDraper, Western Red Cedar Association, Vancouver, B.C.; and Paul Saini,The Teal-Jones Group

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Tammy Williams is a sales representative for SimpsonLumber Co. LLC, located in Tacoma, Wash.Simpson Lumber Co. LLC owns production facilities in Tacoma,

Shelton and Longview, Wash.; Meldrim, Ga.; and Georgetown,S.C., where it converts logs into dimension lumber. The companyoffers kiln-dried Douglas and Hemlock Fir lumber and studs in2x4 through 2x12x8-24-foot and green Douglas Fir studs from2x4 and 2x6, up to 10-foot.Williams has been with Simpson Lumber for approximately eight

years as the Traffic Coordinator. She is a graduate of MountainView High School, located in Vancouver, Wash. Married to David,the couple has two children and enjoys

U.S. Forest Service Official Initiates ForestRestoration Plan

Top U.S. Forest Service official KentConnaughton has asked his foresters to plot outan ambitious, multi-year program of tree thinningand forest restoration in the Blue Mountains. Witha goal of freeing more timber for mills while stiff-ening the woodlandsʼ resistance to tree-killinginsects, disease and wildfires, the program islabeled ʻAccelerated Restoration.ʼAccording to American Forest Resource Council

President Tom Partin, 800 million board feet ofwood fiber annually reaches maturity in national forests. Only 11 percent of the woodfiber actually gets to sawmills, while 400 million board feet is subjected to insects,disease, fire and age.Exactly how much lumber will become available under the plan to reduce fuel loads

in forests, and funding, is still being worked out. “It is a pretty high priority for us to get this thing going and be successful at it,” said

Bill Aney, U.S. Forest Service restoration coordinator for the Blue Mountains. “Wecanʼt afford to lose the mills. We canʼt afford to lose the forests.”Wallowa-Whitman, Umatilla and Malheur national forests have lost 17 mills and more

than 1,200 sawmill jobs since 1990, according to a Boise Cascade forest policy ana-lyst. Industry officials for a considerable length of time have advocated thinning of thefederal forests. Partin also noted that the federal government spent $3 billion fightingwildfires last year but only $350 million on forest management. n

Supreme Court Overturns Forest Road Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-1 to overturn the Ninth Circuit Courtʼs decision thatforest roads are subject to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES) requirements of the Clean Water Act. This is a significant victory for publictimber purchasers and others who depend on federal forestlands, as well as for stateand private forestland owners.The American Forest Resource Council filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court

last fall on the implications of the decision for federal lands. Public Lands Council;National Cattlemenʼs Beef Association; Montana Wood Products Association;Arkansas Forestry Association; Federal Forest Resource Coalition; IntermountainForest Association; and Minnesota Forest Industries joined the Council on the brief. The Supreme Court found in its decision that the Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) interprets its own regulation to exclude logging roads from NPDES require-ments and because of the agencyʼs interpretation it should be accorded deference bythe courts. During the arguments, the timber companies had said a ruling against them would

put the U.S. timber industry out of business because it would cost millions for everysingle logging project to get EPA permits.The EPA itself disagreed with the lower-Court ruling. Supreme Court Justice Anthony

Kennedy said for the Court that the agencyʼs reading of its own regulations is entitledto deference from the Court.The agency has issued a new regulation that removes any doubt that water from

logging roads is the same as runoff from a farmerʼs field, not industrial pollution. n

Federal Forests and Budget Resolutions

The House and Senate are debating budget resolutions, which outline overarchingspending and taxation policies for FY14 and beyond. Amendments to specific federalforests were added to the budget in each chamber.

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Wayne Carlisle is lumber trader for Mars Hill Inc., based inWaynesboro, Miss. Mars Hill Inc., a wholesale lumber company, supplies and mar-kets 1x4 through 2x12 Spruce-Pine-Fir and mostly 4/4 through8/4 hardwoods to its customers located throughout NorthAmerica. The operation also sells some industrial plywoods in4x8 sheets and Southern Yellow Pine cut stock to some of itscustomers. Carlisle has been in his current role for approximately five years.Previous experience includes family-owned and operated CarlisleTrucking Inc. and currently owns The Hungry Fisherman inBuckatunna, Miss. He began in the forest Continued on page 19



APA President Dennis HardmanAnnounces Retirement Plans

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Dennis Hardman, president of APA-The Engineered Wood Association, hasannounced that he will be retiring at the end of the year. Hardman has served aspresident of the association since December 2005, and has been with APA since1981. “Dennis has provided outstanding leadership to the association throughout the pro-

tracted recession and will be leaving APA in a strong, healthy position,” said APAChairman Mary Jo Nyblad. “We appreciate all that he hasdone to provide value to the industry and fulfill the man-date of APA while building the membership to itsstrongest position in history.” According to Nyblad, the APA Board of Trustees has

established an executive search committee to identifyHardmanʼs replacement and will be posting the job thismonth. Confidential letters of interest and resumes shouldbe sent to the APA Executive Search Committee c/o [email protected] will be accepted through May 15, 2013.A University of Oregon journalism graduate, Hardman joined APA as advertising and

public relations manager in 1981 following 13 years in advertising and sales promo-tion with Weyerhaeuser Company. He was appointed director of the AssociationʼsInformation Services Division (now Marketing Communications) in 1984 and vicepresident of marketing in 1992 before assuming the role of president in 2005. Hisservice to APA and the wood products industry will be recognized at the Associationʼsannual meeting in Huntington Beach, Calif., in November.

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Who’s Whoin Softwoods

Linus Luzum is head purchaser, president and agriculturalbuilding estimator for Heying Manufacturing & LumberCompany Inc., a retail lumberyard located in Calmar, Iowa.Heying Manufacturing & Lumber purchases at least 100,000board feet of Softwoods annually. The company offers 2x4 and2x6 Spruce-Pine-Fir Premium and No. 2 Common lumber. Also,2x8, 2x10 and 2x12 Douglas Fir is stocked in Select andStructural grades.Heying Manufacturing & Lumberʼs customers primarily consist ofnew housing contracts, feed bunks and agricultural buildings.Luzum has been in the forest products industry for 40 years. His

first job consisted of stocking and delivering Continued on page 19

Mark Rees is a sales representative for Idaho Timber LLC,headquartered in Boise, Idaho.With manufacturing, distribution and sales facilities locatedthroughout the United States, Idaho Timber has approximately830 million board feet of primary and secondary manufacturingcapacity. The firm ships a steady volume of Ponderosa Pine,Douglas Fir, White Fir, Spruce, Southern Yellow Pine and Cedarproducts. Special services offered by Idaho Timber include: highly mixedcars and trucks, prompt shipment, custom precision end trim-ming to any length on short notice and export container shipping.


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Starting out with Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. (KLC) as a lum-ber piler in 2001, Corey Scott has been a member of the KLCteam for over 12 years. More recently, Scott has been a SalesTeam Leader at KLC for the past seven years, as well as incharge of fiber purchasing, production management and invento-ry control. Kalesnikoff Lumber Co. Ltd. is located in Thrums, BritishColumbia, and produces approximately 65 million board feet peryear. In 2013 KLC continues to expand their multi-species offer-ings to include: Douglas Fir, Western Larch, Spruce-Pine-Fir, andIdaho White Pine. Achieving their chain-of-custody ForestStewardship Council certification in January Continued on page 20

Tony Stevens is a sales representative for PPG IndustriesInc., located in North Smithfield, R.I.Established in 1883, PPG Industries Inc. manufactures machine-applied coatings. Headquartered in in Pittsburgh, Pa., the com-pany operates in nearly 70 countries around the world.Stevens has been serving the forest products industry in coatingsales since 1999. He obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in BusinessAdministration with a marketing focus from Bryant University,located in Smithfield, R.I.Stevens has been married to Kelley for 20 years. The couplehas one daughter and one son. In his spare Continued on page 24

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ContentsFeaturesNELMA® Explores Intʼl. Market . . . . . . . . .1

Vancouver NAWLA Regional Meeting . . . .1

WWPA Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Finlandia/Harvis Sauna USA . . . . . . . . . . .4

SHERWOOD LUMBER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

MILL SERVICES, INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

NAWLA-Portland Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Birmingham Welcomes NAWLA . . . . . . . . .9

Frame Building Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

SCMA Hosts Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Wholesalers Sweep 2nd Hockey Contest . .20

B.C.ʼs Gobal Buyers MissionTM . . . . . . . . . . .39

DepartmentsWhoʼs Who in Softwoods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

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

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

Retail Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 & 23

Midwest Business Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

West Coast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 25

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . . . . 27

South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 27

Western Business Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Northeast Business Trends. . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 31 & 32

Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Classified Opportunities . . . . . . . . . . 35 & 36

Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Portland, Ore. — Economic conditions may have put adamper on discretionary spending in the U.S., but thepenny pinching hasnʼt stopped Finlandia/Harvia SaunaUSA from succeeding in an industry niche that revolvesaround luxury, relaxation, and good health. As the only sauna manufacturer that still uses the original

industry standard of true 1-inch x 4-inch (11/16-inch thick)wood paneling, Finlandia procures about 500,000 boardfeet of raw materials annually, primarily A grade Western


Finlandiaʼs saunas are being used in some unusual places, including theMcMurdo Station at the South Pole in Antarctica, where one ofFinlandiaʼs products was sold and installed.

Finlandiaʼs products can be found in homes, hotels and resorts, athleticclubs and government military bases throughout North America.

Family-owned and operated, Finlandia Harvia Sauna USA, based inPortland, Ore., has been manufacturing authentic Finnish Saunas since1964, and is currently the oldest U.S. sauna manufacturer that still oper-ates under its original ownership.

A Finland native, company owner Reino Tarkiainen,grew up in the ʻsauna culture.ʼ He, his wife Marilyn,and their children run the company together.


Red Cedar, which comprises 85 per-cent of the firmʼs annual lumber pur-chases. Finlandia also procuresAlaskan Yellow Cedar, CaliforniaRedwood and Western Hemlock. “We buy A grade, all clear, lumber with

no knots in it,” said Reino Tarkiainen,company owner. “Our customers arevery discerning and our products topnotch, so the lumber has to match ourspecifications.”“Weʼve definitely felt the pinch of the

downturn,” said Tarkiainen, “but at thesame time, thereʼs always a contin-gency of people who love our saunasand benefit from our master craftsman-ship. Those are the folks that weʼre tar-geting and working with as we have atremendous amount of return cus-tomers.”Family-owned and operated, Finlandia

has been manufacturing authenticFinnish Saunas since 1964 and is cur-rently the oldest U.S. sauna manufac-turer that still operates under its originalownership. Located in the heart of U.S.timber country, the company buildsstandard and custom, precut and pre-fabricated saunas out of premium, clearWestern Softwoods. A native of Finland who grew up in the

“sauna culture,” Tarkiainen runs thecompany with his wife Marilyn, vicepresident; their son Terri, treasurer;daughter Tanja Atkinson, secretary; andtheir son-in-law Tim Atkinson, vice pres-

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Many architects are now specifying Waldun and Stave Lake products for their projects.

Waldun and Stave Lake are FSC and PEFC Certified.

Waldun and Stave Lake sell 100% Bureau product and have warranties unmatched by any mill in the industry.

At Waldun and Stave Lake every bundle or box is guaranteed to contain 100% coverage. Many mills will put

in less inches of wood to compensate for a lower selling price.

Mills that run with a Bureau label are mills that run with nothing to hide.

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Theodore Roosevelt’s house is in the process of being restored with Waldun and

Stave Lake Western Red Cedar Shingles

Independence Hall This photo shows the cupola of

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Some of America’s Most Historic Landmarks Have Been Specified to Use

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Sagamore Hill was the home of Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States, from 1885 until his death in 1919. An interesting fact about Theodore

Roosevelt is that he spent much of his time at what he called his “Summer White House” here on Long Island. The house is no doubt a historical monument. The Waldun Group is humbly grateful to be part of the restoration. Waldun Forest

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company. “At Sherwood, we all work together for

one common goal: to be there for youwhen you need us,” said receptionistDanielle Cofane.

This atmosphere has been refined bySherwood throughout the life of thecompany. The lumber industry feelscomfortable working with a companythat has a family feel to it, because thatappeals to their own personal beliefs.People have a desire to work with goodpeople, and perceive families as com-prised of just that.

What gives Sherwood an advantageover much larger suppliers is its deepcommitment to consistently provide out-standing service and supply superiorproducts. This commitment grows froma corporate culture that makes it easyfor employees to adhere to the compa-nyʼs fundamental philosophy.Sherwood employees are committed -as a team - to exceeding customerexpectations; theyʼre committed - asindividuals, to being respectful and pro-tective of one another.

Why? There are several reasons,each ingrained in the Sherwood way oftreating people. All Sherwood Lumberassociates are encouraged to offer sug-gestions, seek solutions and adapt onthe fly to the ever-changing businessclimate. Because Sherwood manage-

Islandia, N.Y. — Sherwood Lumber Companyʼs tagline, ʻWeʼll be there,ʼ was born of the companyʼs corporateculture. Sherwood adopted ʻWeʼll be thereʼ because they have been there—for their customers as well as theiremployees—right from the start. This deliberately cultivated sense of reliability and longevity began with a friendly,familiar approach to doing business.

Sherwood Lumber is a family-owned corporation. Founded in 1956 by Bernard Goodman, Sherwood started outin Roslyn, N.Y., with three employees and 125 clients. Today, headquartered in Long Island, the company is ownedand operated by Bernardʼs son, Andrew Goodman, and has over 80 associates servicing over 1,800 lumberyards.Andrewʼs son, Joshua, is Director of Marketing for the company.

Though the company has enjoyed steady growth over the years , the Goodman family has been careful not tolose the family feel that earned solid customer trust. This has been a critical component of success in a commoditymarket like the lumber industry.

ʻWeʼll be thereʼ is a tagline embraced company-wide. Because Sherwood Lumber employees are treated as partof a family, each finds it easier to think, “How can I be there?” for the customer at every touch point. The personalgesture—that follow-up phone call or extra visit to the lumberyard to ensure a smooth transaction or sort throughan issue with a customer comes from a culture of inclusion and respect that starts at the top and pervades the

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Steve Howe and Diana Blodgett, Howe Lumber Co. Inc., East Brookfield,Mass.; and Bill Giguere, Sherwood Lumber Co., Islandia, N.Y.

John Kelly and Joe Benogche, ProBuild Inc., Middletown, N.Y.; andAndrew Goodman, Sherwood Lumber Co., Islandia, N.Y.

Robin Gardner, Boozer Laminated Beam Co. Inc., Anniston, Ala.; DennisBott, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga.; Nancy Aguiar, Sherwood Lumber Co.,Islandia, N.Y.; and Melissa Borrack, The James Group, New York, N.Y.

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East Hartford, Conn. — Dan Holtand Jamie Place recently announcedthe acquisition of Zevo Technologies,located here. Holt and Place, owners ofEastern Forest Products and MillServices Inc., bought Zevo to augmentthe priming capacity that was currentlyavailable at their Cobleskill, N.Y., prim-ing operation. The acquisition includedboth state-of-the-art priming equipmentand a seasoned, experienced staff,both of which are instrumental in help-ing the partners grow their primingbusiness. The company will continue itsoperations in the same location underthe new name Premier Priming LLC.

“It was a nice fit. We had the opportu-nity to buy the finest priming equipmentin New England and more capacitythan we needed. We can now offer top-quality priming services to wholesalelumber clients while meeting the prim-ing needs of our companies,” Placeexplained.The new owners renamed the compa-

ny Premier Priming, but retained ZevoTechnologyʼs plant and employees.Operating from a 30,000-square-footfacility in East Hartford, Conn., PremierPriming has the capacity to coat closeto 60,000 board feet a day.“Premier Priming operates the only

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Del Allen, Allports, Portland, Ore.; Preston Johnson and Jim Rodway,Patrick Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.; David Anderson, Hampton LumberSales, Portland, Ore.; and Patrick Burns, Patrick Lumber Co.


NAWLA-Portland Meeting Presents Panel Speakers, Offers Networking Opportunities

Portland, Ore. – Approximately 60members and guests recently attendeda regional meeting hosted by the NorthAmerican Wholesale LumberAssociation (NAWLA), which is head-quartered in Rolling Meadows, Ill. Themeeting was held at the downtownEmbassy Suites, located here, andoffered a panel discussion on marketsfor imports and exports, networkingcocktail reception, dinner and entertain-ment by comedian Dave Anderson.

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Scott Cantonwine Jr., Cascade Warehouse Co.,Salem, Ore.; and Joe La Berge, The Collins Cos.,Portland, Ore.

Mark McLean, Roseburg Forest Products Co.,Roseburg, Ore.; Aly Kingsley, TheCollins Cos., Portland, Ore.; and Gary Pittman,Roseburg Forest Products Co.

Jay Hart, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, Ore.; Del Allen, Allports,Portland, Ore.; and Wayne Miller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer,Memphis, Tenn.

Jim Tyrer, Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; and Jay Hart, JayJohnson and Rabel Roberts, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, Ore.

Ron Liebelt, Exterior Wood Inc., Washougal, Wash.; David Cornell,Bridgewell Resources LLC, Tigard, Ore.; Mike Phillips, Hampton LumberSales, Portland, Ore.; Jennifer Brand, Bridgewell Resources LLC; andScott Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, Ore.

Ron Liebelt, Exterior Wood Inc., Washougal,Wash.; Dave Smith, Carl Diebold Lumber Co.,Troutdale, Ore.; and Paul Owen, VanportInternational, Boring, Ore.

Mark Porter, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, Ore.; Aly Kingsley, TheCollins Cos., Portland, Ore.; and Dave Heldoorn, Simpson Lumber Co.,Tacoma, Wash.

David Anderson, Hampton Lumber Sales, Portland, Ore.; Tricia Kilrain,Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; andRon Hanson, Pelican Bay Forest Products Inc., Bend, Ore.


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Birmingham, Ala. – Forty-five mem-bers of the North American WholesaleLumber Association (NAWLA) met hererecently at the Greystone Golf &Country Club.

The one-day event included an educa-tional session presented by Dan North,chief economist with Euler HermesNorth America. Northʼs address wasentitled “An Overview of the U.S. andGlobal Economies.” His observationsfocused on obstacles to economicgrowth and government policies that, inhis opinion, harm as well as benefit theindustry.

NAWLA President Gary Vitale followedNorth with an associational businessupdate. The evening concluded on alight-hearted note as comedian RikRoberts explored situations that were atone time considered awkward or embar-rassing, but in retrospect, are “funnynow.”

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Jim Kidd, Euler Hermes North America, Birmingham, Ala.; Walter Russelland Jeff Darden, American Lumber Distributors and Brokers Inc.,Birmingham, Ala.; and Gary Vitale, NAWLA, Rolling Meadows, Ill.

Stewart and Vicki OʼNeill, Klumb Lumber Co. LLC, Daphne, Ala.; DinaFuller, McShan Lumber Co. Inc., McShan, Ala.; and Steve Funchess,Klumb Lumber Co. LLC, Loxley, Ala.

Lawrence Newton, U.S. Lumber Group LLC, Duluth, Ga.; Bill Fisher,Stringfellow Lumber Co. LLC, Birmingham, Ala.; Mike Mordell, UniversalForest Products Inc., Union City, Ga.; Billy Reed, Stringfellow Lumber Co.LLC; and Dillon Forbes, Coastal Plywood Co., Havana, Fla.

Carl McKenzie, U.S. Lumber Group LLC, Duluth, Ga.; Mike Redwine,East Coast Lumber Co., Climax, N.C.; Dina Fuller and Mark Junkins,McShan Lumber Co. Inc., McShan, Ala.; and Calvin Biddix, U.S. LumberGroup LLC

Joe Brown, Tampa International Forest ProductsLLC, Tampa, Fla.; and Richard Brignac, Joe Patton,and Scott Gretke, Westervelt Lumber, Tuscaloosa,Ala.

Lon Sibert, Renewable Resource Associates Inc., Atlanta, Ga.; DanYounger, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Montgomery,Ala.; Curt Stuckey, Wholesale Wood Products, Birmingham, Ala.; andMark Erickson, Blue Book Services Inc., Carol Stream, Ill.

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Joel Osterloh, International Forest Products LLC,Foxboro, Mass.; Mel Lundberg, International ForestProducts LLC, Alpharetta, Ga.; and Warren Reeves,Wholesale Wood Products, Dothan, Ala.

Patrick Sinal, Coastal Forest Products LLC, Chapman, Ala.; Terry Miller, TheSoftwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.; Dwight Patterson,Stringfellow Lumber Co. LLC, Birmingham, Ala.; Jim McGinnis, The McGinnisLumber Company Inc., Meridian, Miss.; and Ray Penick, Barge Forest ProductsCo., Macon, Miss.

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Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; Gil Adams, WarrenTrask Co., Lakeville, Mass.; Jim Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc.; Dan Paige,Sandy Neck Traders, South Dennis, Mass.; and Bob Burns, H.G. WoodIndustries Inc., Bath, N.H.

Alan Orcutt, Irving Forest Products Inc., Dixfield, Maine; Wayne OʼDonnelland Brett Anderson, J.D. Irving Ltd., St. John, N.B.; Susan Coulombe,Irving Forest Products Inc.; and Doug Chiasson, J.D. Irving Ltd.

Cameron Betts, GMC Hardwoods Inc., Strong, Maine; Tonia Tibbetts, RobbinsLumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; and Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc.,Brattleboro, Vt.


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Chris MacFarlane, Hood Distribution, Milton, Vt.; B Manning, Durgin & CrowellLumber Co., New London, N.H.; and Bill Christopher, Diorio Forest Products,Homer, N.Y.; and Dante Diorio, Diorio Forest Products, Ashland, Va.

Bill Briskey, Lucidyne Technologies Inc., Corvallis, Ore.; Doug Chiasson, J.D.Irving Ltd., St. John, N.B.; Tonia Tibbetts, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont,Maine; and Jamie Place, Eastern Forest Products, Lyndeborough, N.H.

Scott Brown, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, N.H.; Brian Belanger,Pleasant River Pine, Sanford, Maine; and Rob Walsh, AmericanInternational Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, Ore.

Adrian Brochu, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine; Nicolas Fontaine, Stratton Lumber Inc., Stratton,Maine; Jessy Ross, VAB Solutions Inc., Levis, Que.; Jacques Loubert, Comact Equipment, St-Georges, Que.;and Sylvain Lefebvre, Gilbert Products Inc., Roberval, Que.

John Smith, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, Pa.; Ashley and Chris Brochu,Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine; Jeff Desjardins, Moose River Lumber Co. Inc., Jackman, Maine;and Ed Downes, Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc., Stoughton, Mass.

Scott and Jessica Brown, DiPrizio Pine Sales, Middleton, N.H.; Sheila Michaud,Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Gardiner, Maine; and TerryMiller, The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.

Paul and Maria Lennon, Lumbermenʼs Underwriting Alliance, Bow, N.H.;and Judy and Rod Irish, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine

Rob Walsh, American International Forest Products LLC, Beaverton, Ore.; BManning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., New London, N.H.; Ryan Satterfield,Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc., Brattleboro, Vt.; and Brian Kirwan, AmericanInternational Forest Products LLC

Sean Covell, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC, Nashua, N.H.;Jeff Hardy, Cersosimo Lumber Co. Inc., Brattleboro, Vt.; and Tim Kuhns,Kuhns Bros. Lumber Co. Inc., Lewisburg, Pa.

Jamie Place, Eastern Forest Products, Lyndeborough, N.H.; Alison, Evan,Noah, and Matt Duprey, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine; and RandyHettinger, Kuhns Bros. Lumber Co. Inc., Lewisburg, Pa.

Ed Downes, Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc., Stoughton, Mass.;Steve Teixeira, Timber Trading Group, Worcester, Mass.; and JackBowen, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine

Trina Francesconi, Sandy Neck Traders, South Dennis, Mass.; MeganManning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., New London, N.H.; Terry Miller,The Softwood Forest Products Buyer, Memphis, Tenn.; and Liz Manningand B Manning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co.

Jack Bowen, Hancock Lumber Co., Casco, Maine; Trina Francesconi,Sandy Neck Traders, South Dennis, Mass.; and Jeff Easterling, NELMA,Cumberland, Maine

Barry Hodgkin and Kimberly Haven, Simply Computing International,Saco, Maine; Luke Brochu, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine;and Bob Burns, H.G. Wood Industries Inc., Bath, N.H.



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Ted Roberts and Cyndee Johnson, Roberts & Dybdahl Inc., Des Moines, Iowa; Aaron Sulzer, Sierra Pacific Industries,Anderson, Calif.; and Mark Corso, Roberts & Dybdahl Inc.

Rock Belden, Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Calif.; Rick Northrup, Ahren Spilker and Erol Deren, Idaho Forest GroupLLC, Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho

Peter Crowell, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co., New London, N.H.; Joe Robertie,Precision Lumber Co., Wentworth, N.H.; Tonia Tibbetts, Robbins Lumber Inc.,Searsmont, Maine; Dante Diorio, Diorio Forest Products, Ashland, Va.; and BillOssenfort, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine

Paul and Maria Lennon, Lumbermenʼs Underwriting Alliance, Bow, N.H.; CelineBrochu, Pleasant River Pine, Dover Foxcroft, Maine; and Peter Elmalis,Lumbermenʼs Underwriting Alliance, Edison, N.J.

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WWPA PHOTOS - Continued from page 1

Win Smith, Limington Lumber Co., East Baldwin, Maine; Chuck Gaede, Durgin& Crowell Lumber Co., New London, N.H.; Marcie Perry, DiPrizio Pine Sales,Middleton, N.H.; and Jason Brochu and Chris Brochu, Pleasant River Pine,Sanford, Maine

Sam Pope and Jeff Falk, USNR, Woodland, Wash.Craig Larsen, Softwood Export Council, Portland, Ore.; and Adrienne and KevinBinam, WWPA, Portland, Ore.

Alden Robbins, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; Jeff Hardy, CersosimoLumber Co. Inc., Brattleboro, Vt.; Ron Lamell Jr., Lamell Lumber Corp., EssexJunction, Vt.; and Bob Pope, USNR, Montpelier, Vt.

Terry Neal, ISIS Wood Product Solutions, Vancouver, B.C.; and James R.Olsen, Realty Sales Training, Portland, Ore.

Donnie Woodruff, P.J. Smith and David Gully, Taylor Machine Works Inc.,Louisville, Miss.

Rick Northrup, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Grangeville, Idaho; Pat Grady, BennettLumber Products Inc., Princeton, Idaho; and Thomas Love, WWPA, Culdesac,Idaho

Eric Schooler, The Collins Cos., Portland, Ore.; and Tom Elliott, SignodePackaging Systems, Pendleton, Ore.

Hector Dimas, Boise Cascade LLC, Boise, Idaho; and Rick Palmiter, IdahoForest Group LLC, Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho

Jim Vandegrift, Bennett Lumber Products Inc., Princeton, Idaho; Robert West,Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Calif.; and Shauna and Art Andrews, MalheurLumber Co., John Day, Ore.

Rick Fortunaso, Interfor U.S. Inc., Bellingham, Wash.; Mark Corso, Roberts &Dybdahl Inc., Des Moines, Iowa; and Kevin Paldino, The Collins Cos., Portland,Ore.

Jim Vandegrift, Bennett Lumber Products Inc., Princeton, Idaho; Bob Mai,Potlatch Corporation, Spokane, Wash.; and Chris Thoms, Blue Book Services,Carol Stream, Ill.

Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, Ore.; and Aaron Sulzer,Sierra Pacific Industries, Anderson, Calif.



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Russ Vaagen, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., Colville, Wash.; Ted Roberts,Roberts & Dybdahl Inc., West Des Moines, Iowa; Frank Stewart, WWPA,Portland, Ore.; and Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products Inc., WarmSprings, Ore.

Marshall Lauch, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.; and Lee Jimerson, TheCollins Companies, Portland, Ore.

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Bruce Daucsavage, Ochoco Lumber Co., Prineville, Idaho; Frank Pearson,Contact Industries, Clackamas, Ore.; and Art Andrews, Malheur Lumber Co.,John Day, Ore.

Duane Vaagen, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., Colville, Wash.; Bob Banchero,Stimson Lumber Co., Forest Grove, Ore.; and Rock Beldon, Sierra PacificIndustries, Redding, Calif.

Laurie Creech, Simpson Lumber Co. LLC, Tacoma, Wash.; and Paul D. Owen,Vanport International, Boring, Ore.

Chris Ketcham, Warm Springs Forest Products Inc., Warm Springs, Ore.; TomSearles, American Lumber Std. Committee, Germantown, Md.; Natalie Maciasand Craig Larsen, Softwood Export Council, Portland, Ore.

Maurice Vialette, Lumbermenʼs Underwriting Alliance, Portland, Ore.; Daniel Lavinder, Matthew Goughnour and PeterJohnson, AON Risk Solutions, global headquarters London, England; Chuck Roady, F. H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.,Columbia Falls, Mont.; and James T. Trenter, Lumbermenʼs Underwriting Alliance

William B. Conerly, Conerly Consulting LLC, Lake Oswego, Ore.; Steve Zika, Hampton Affiliates, Portland, Ore.; JonnyWilford, Woodgrain Millwork, Fruitland, Idaho; and Thomas Lovlien, Boise Cascade LLC, Boise, Idaho

Tricia Kilrain, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia,Pa.; and Ron Hanson, Pelican Bay Forest Products Co., Bend, Ore.

Tony Colter, Sun Mountain Lumber Inc., Deer Lodge, Mont.; and Chris Thoms,Blue Book Services, Carol Stream, Ill.

Jim Moses, Kop-Coat Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.; Gary Pittman, Roseburg ForestProducts Co., Roseburg, Ore.; and Steve Brandt, Kop-Coat Inc.

Kip Burns and Ilene Young, Kop-Coat Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa.; and Rock Beldon,Sierra Pacific Industries, Redding, Calif.

Randy Strutin and Terry Neal, ISIS Wood Product Solutions, Vancouver, B.C.;and Scott Stormoen, Columbia Vista Corp., Vancouver, Wash.

Grant Phillips, The Collins Cos., Portland, Ore.; David Heldoorn, SimpsonLumber Co. LLC, Tacoma, Wash.; and Kevin Dodds, The Collins Cos., Portland,Ore.

Dyanne Martin, Von Porter and Diane Schander, WWPA, Portland, Ore.Leonard Greer, Bridgewell Resources LLC, Tigard, Ore.; Matt Dierdorff,Buckeye Pacific LLC, Portland, Ore.; Tom Reynolds, Bridgewell ResourcesLLC; and David Durst, Taupo and Fletcher Wood Solutions, Catonsville, Md.

Rose Braden, Evergreen Building Products Association, Portland, Ore.; andKevin Paldino, The Collins Companies, Portland, Ore.


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Will Barber, IFP Canada Corp., Vancouver, B.C.; Jim Tyrer and TrentGustafson, Trans-Pacific Trading Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; and Jeff Fantozzi,Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, Federal Way, Wash.

Paul Harder, Dakeryn Industries Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C.; Tom Davis,Taiga Building Products Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.; and Bill Barnett, WelcoLumber Corp., Burnaby, B.C.

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Ali Manki, Euler Hermes Canada, Vancouver, B.C.; Tyler Van Horn, RBC,Burnaby, B.C.; Audrey McKay, RBC, New Westminster, B.C.; and DavidNewstead, Euler Hermes Canada

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Doug Clitheroe, Interfor Sales & Marketing Company Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.;Dave Hughes, Woodtone, Chilliwack, B.C.; and Jack Draper, WesternRed Cedar Lumber Association, Vancouver, B.C.

Alan Huston, Welco Lumber Corp., Vancouver, B.C.; and Dalton Lewis,AFA Forest Products Inc., Steveston, B.C.

Bart Bender, Ainsworth Lumber, Vancouver, B.C.; Mark Kennedy, CIBCWorld Markets, Calgary, Alberta; and Don Demens, Western ForestProducts Inc., Vancouver, B.C.

David Elstone, ERA Forest Products Research, Gibsons, B.C.; and BartBender, Ainsworth Lumber, Vancouver, B.C.

Don McGregor, Vanport International Inc., Vancouver, B.C.; Bruce St.John, Western Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C.; and Brian Hawrysh, BCWood Specialties Group, Vancouver, B.C.

Kent Beveridge, Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; Vince Bulic,Yaletown Lumber, Vancouver, B.C.; David Newstead, Euler Hermes Canada,Vancouver, B.C.; and Mike Erickson, Blue Book Services Inc., Carol Stream, Ill.

Darren Barker, West Bay Forest Products & Manufacturing Ltd., Langley,B.C.; Dianna Penner, Conifex Fibre Marketing Inc., Vancouver, B.C.; JulieJones; and Marc Belzil, West Bay Forest Products & Manufacturing Ltd.

Russell Taylor, International Wood Markets Group, Vancouver, B.C.; andMark Kennedy, CIBC World Markets, Calgary, Alberta

Don Demens, Western Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C.; and MalcolmSmillie, Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre at the University ofBritish Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.

Archie Rafter, Anderson Pacific Forest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, B.C.;Dean Gardofano, Westshore Specialties Ltd., Delta, B.C.; and RobertSandve, Haida Forest Products Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.

Dalton Lewis, AFA Forest Products Inc., Steveston, B.C.; Tony Darling,Skana Forest Products Ltd., Richmond, B.C.; Yuri Lewis, Conifex TimberInc., Vancouver, B.C.; and Carlos Furtado, Sawarne Lumber Co. Ltd.,Vancouver, B.C.

Robert Sandve, Haida Forest Products Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.; and ChrisBoyd and Rod McKay, Probyn Group, New Westminster, B.C.

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Kevin Lenneman and Cory Wozney, Starwood Rafters Inc.,Independence, Wis.; and Terry Phelan, Wirth & Fedewa Construction Inc.,Westphalia, Mich.

Joe Cataldo, Tom Voorhis and Tom Staskel, Universal Forest ProductsInc., Gordon, Pa.; and Mike Jones, CB Structures Inc., New Holland, Pa.

Jeremy Franks and David Evett, Lumber One Co.Inc., Sheffield, Ala.

Lamar Diller and Darrel Diller, Mid-South Perma-Column, Trenton, Tenn.;and Paul Thiry, Borkholder Buildings & Supply, Nappanee, Ind.

Beth and Ricky Fuller, and Rob DeVaney, Valley Lumber Co. Inc.,Hackleburg, Ala.

Kris Owen, Lonza Wood Protection, Valparaiso, Ind.;and Huck DeVenzio, Lonza Wood Protection,Atlanta, Ga.

Drew Homan, Tim Weston, Tommy McNutt, and (sit-ting) James Gibson, Tri-State Lumber Co. Inc.,Fulton, Miss.

Ron Grose, Lester Building Systems LLC, Lester Prairie, Minn.; Ryan Durst,The Bradbury Group, Moundridge, Kansas; Andy Howell, Lester BuildingSystems LLC, Columbus, Ohio; and Mark Stiles, Mark Stiles SR ConstructionLLC, Bethesda, Ohio

Memphis, Tenn. – The prestigiousBernon G. Perkins Award was present-ed to an outstanding industry profes-sional at the awards luncheon duringthe 2013 Frame Building Expo (FBE),which was held at the Cook ConventionCenter, located here. The NationalFrame Building Association (NFBA)hosted the event. Gary Auman, attorneyat Dunlevey, Mahan & Furry, located inDayton, Ohio, was the recipient of theBernon G. Perkins award. Auman alsoserves as Legal Counsel for the NFBAas well as several other constructionassociations.

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Les Timar, Woodtone, Chilliwack, B.C.; Janine Luce, Anderson PacificForest Products Ltd., Maple Ridge, B.C.; and John Gillis, Taiga BuildingProducts Ltd., Burnaby, B.C.

Scott Boates and Dick Jones, The Teal-Jones Group, Surrey, B.C.

Scott Elston, Forest City Trading Group LLC, Portland, Ore.; and JohnAnderson, Random Lengths, Eugene, Ore.

Kevin Dodds, The Collins Cos., Portland, Ore.; Tim Hunt, D.R. Johnson LumberCo., Riddle, Ore.; Ahren Spilker, Idaho Forest Group LLC, Coeur dʼAlene,Idaho; and Grant Phillips, The Collins Cos., Portland, Ore.

Preston Johnson, Patrick Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.; Rick Palmiter, IdahoForest Group LLC, Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho; and Patrick Burns, Patrick LumberCo.

Mike Sands-Crainte and Dustin Imholte, Bell Structural Solutions, TwinCities, Minn.; and Kirk Reiners and Lucas Reiners, Lonza WoodProtection, Minneapolis, Minn.

David Cornell, Bridgewell Resources LLC, Tigard, Ore.; Dana Jansen, WoodBrokerage International, Portland, Ore.; and Rabel Roberts, Hampton LumberSales, Portland, Ore.

Frank Forward, Blasen & Blasen Lumber Corp., Portland, Ore.; and LaurieCreech, Simpson Lumber Co. LLC, Tacoma, Wash.

Brian Groves, Botkin Lumber Co. Inc., Farmington, Mo.; Jeff Davis, EconoBuilders LLC, Tupelo, Miss.; and Kenny Claunch, Mid-South Truss Co. Inc.,Booneville, Miss.

Jack and Peggy Schultz, Clark Industries Inc., Monett, Mo.

Joe Flemming, Madwood Lumber Co., Birmingham, Ala.; entertainer RikRoberts, Nashville, Tenn.; and Jeff Darden, American Lumber Distributors andBrokers, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.

James Doutrich, Ridgeply Rafters Inc., Meigs, Ga.; Dale Martin, RidgeplyRafters Inc., Lebanon, Pa.; Eric Hershey, Ridgeply Rafters Inc., Ephrata, Pa.;and Merle Schantz, Ridgeply Rafters Inc., Lebanon, Pa.

Paul Harder, Dakeryn Industries Ltd., North Vancouver, B.C.; and ErnieHarder, retired, Col-Pac Lumber, Vancouver, B.C.

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NAWLA BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS - Continued from page 9

Mike Maddern and Brian Maloney, LP Building Products, Nashville, Tenn.

Vince Valassone and Rod Russell, American Lumber Distributors and BrokersInc., Birmingham, Ala.; and Dave Perot, Birmingham International ForestProducts LLC, Birmingham, Ala.

Charleston, S.C. – The Southern CypressManufacturers Association (SCMA) gathered hererecently at the Charleston Place Hotel for its 2013Annual Meeting as part of the 2013 HardwoodManufacturers Associationʼs National Conference andExpo. The two-day event was an opportunity for theassociationʼs membership to network, review the previ-ous yearʼs promotion activities and preview whatʼsahead.At the meeting, members elected Shepard Haggerty,

Williams Lumber Company of N.C., Rocky Mount, N.C.,as president. Hal Mitchell, Atlanta HardwoodCorporation, Mableton, Ga., was elected vice president.The SCMA also discussed plans on scheduling a mid-

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Rusty Logue and Stephen Logue, Battle Lumber Co. Inc., Wadley, Ga.;Todd Nelson, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, Tenn.;and (standing) Christopher Sackett, American Cypress and HardwoodLLC, Gatesville, N.C.

Zach Rickman, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Cleveland, Ga.; Hal Mitchell,Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton, Ga.; and Brian Meier, Cypress RoseSawmill, Summerville, Ga.

Tim Ellis, Denmark Lumber Co. Inc., Denmark, S.C.; John Haggerty andGeorge Riley, Williams Lumber Co. of North Carolina, Rocky Mount, N.C.;and Phil West, Denmark Lumber Co. Inc.

Drew and Claire Getty, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc.,Huntland, Tenn.; and Mark Barford, National Hardwood LumberAssociation, Memphis, Tenn.

Joey Josey, Josey Lumber Co. Inc., Scotland Neck, N.C.; Linwood Truitt,Thompson Hardwoods Inc., Hazlehurst, Ga.; John Walker, NorcrossSupply Co., Norcross, Ga.; and Steve Johnson, Thompson HardwoodsInc.

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products industry in 1981 hauling prod-ucts from local sawmills for CarlisleTrucking Inc.He is a member of the Masonic Lodgeand Silas First Baptist Church. Carlisleand his wife, Tammy, have three chil-dren. In his spare time he enjoys attend-ing his childrenʼs sporting events, fishing,hunting and drag racing.The majority of Mars Hillʼs Softwood andhardwood lumber is sourced in thesoutheastern United States. The compa-ny specializes in Southern Yellow Pinecut stock and hardwood lumber and alsosupplies cants, deck boards, fenceboards, and standard 1x4ʼs, up to2x12ʼs. For more information visitwww.marshillinc.com n

inventory. He holds an associateʼsdegree from Northeast Iowa CommunityCollege, located in Calmar, Iowa, and isa graduate of South WinneshiekCommunity School, also in Calmar.Heying Manufacturing & Lumber is amember of the Northwestern LumberAssociation and Iowa Farm Bureau.Luzum is president of the Calmar Lions

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Lynn, Mass. – After a recent associational meeting involving peers in the Softwoodindustry, Seaboard International Forest Products LLC, of Nashua, N.H., and J.D.Irving Ltd., of St. John, N.B., hosted the 2nd Annual Boston Ice-Breaker hockeygame at Connery Ice Arena, located here. Lumber wholesale and sawmill represen-tatives comprised two respective teams that battled for the coveted hockey trophy.Wholesalers won this yearʼs contest, 10-8, under the tutelage of new coaches

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About the host companies, Seaboard International Forest Products is one of thelargest lumber and building materials wholesale organizations in North America. Thecompany is dedicated to building and enhancing professionalism within the industryand providing a wide range of products and information to its customers.Seaboard International promotes implementation of and compliance with construc-

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Wayne, Pa.—Lumber and building materials buying group, LumbermenʼsMerchandising Corp. (LMC), based here, held its annual meeting in Anaheim, Calif.,sporting a Hollywood theme. According to sources, the first LMC Annual Meeting ever to take place on the West

Coast was well attended by both LMC dealers and suppliers. During the meeting LMC announced new dealers joining the group, particularly in

Alaska, which puts the buying group in all 50 states.John Somerville, LMCʼs president and CEO, said the meeting is important for their

independent lumberyards and building material dealers for its educational advan-tages and the relationships it builds between LMC dealers and LMC suppliers.“LMCʼs brand ʻBuilding Business Togetherʼ comes alive at these events,” Somervillesaid. “We see an upbeat atmosphere of optimism among both LMC dealers and sup-pliers. Indicators show that positive things are happening in the housing market, andif the market develops like many of the industry experts predict, LMC dealers arepositioned well for capturing this growth. With the support of our supplier communitywe are primed for solid growth in 2013, coming off a strong 2012.”For more information visit www.lmc.net. n

OSH Replaces 67-Year-Old Store

San Jose, Calif.—Orchard Supply Hardware recently submitted plans to replace itsoldest store, which is 67 years old, located here. Replacing the current 25,000-square-foot building, the new 43,603-square-foot

building will include a garden center. With over 45,000 items, Orchard Supply is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information visit www.osh.com. n

Westlake Ace Hardware Introduces New Layout And Design

Columbus, Ga.W.T. Harvey Lumber currently oper-

ates two stores, one in Columbusand one in Phenix City, Ala.The company was established in

1863 and is one of the oldest lumberyards in the country. W.T. Harvey Lumber willcontinue to be managed by the founderʼs great-great grandson, Bailey Gross, whohas been hired by CNRG.“We are excited about the addition of W.T. Harvey Lumber to our company,” said

Jimmy Smith, chairman of CNRG. “W.T. Harvey is a great fit with our strategy atCNRG.”CNRG President Boyden Moore described W.T. Harvey Lumber as a good compa-

ny that hit hard times. “Bailey and his team have built great relationships with theircustomers over the years,” Moore said. “We are excited to invest in this opportunityand help improve their ability to take care of their customersʼ needs. This will be agreat example of the synergy that CNRG was designed to create.” CNRG currently operates 41 home center and hardware stores in Mississippi,

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia under the HomeHardware Center, Morrison Terrebonne Lumber Center, NFL Home Center, ElliottʼsHardware, Town & Country Hardware, Habersham Hardware and Home Center, andW.T. Harvey Lumber brands. CNRG was formed on May 1, 2011, by Smith, presidentof Home Hardware, and Moore, president of Tyndale Advisors. The company says itis “building a multi-format, multi-brand operating company through strategic partner-ships and acquisitions.” n

McCoyʼs To Open in Texas

San Marcos, Texas—McCoyʼs Building Supply, headquartered here, has brokenground on a new 18,000-square-foot retail store with 22,000-square-foot drive-thrulumberyard in Floresville, Texas.Scheduled to open in July, the south central Texas location is about 40 miles from

San Antonio. The warmth of the community influenced McCoyʼs decision to put down


Lenexa, Kansas—Westlake AceHardware, based here, recently openedits newest location in Bolivar, Mo. Thefirst of the chainʼs 86 stores to feature anew prototype layout and design, the17,845-square-foot building hasgarage-style doors, skylights and anattached garden center. The gardencenter is a first for Westlake.“Weʼve spent the past year studying

and analyzing everything we knowabout our customers—the productsthey need, their mindset when theyshop, and the help theyʼre looking for,”CEO George Smith said. “The Bolivar

store is the culmination of that effort.”Westlake Ace Hardware was founded

in 1905 and today operates 85 neigh-borhood hardware stores in Missouri,Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Oklahoma,Texas and New Mexico. Westlake is thelargest member of the Ace HardwareCooperative, giving the companyaccess to over 70,000 items. For more information visit www.west-

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Dunn Lumber Acquires Parker

Seattle, Wash.—Dunn Lumber Co.,based here, recently acquired ParkerLumber, located in Bothell, Wash.Now called Parker Lumber East, the

Bothell, Wash., unit is located nearDunnʼs Mill Creek, Wash., location.Founded in 1869, the company is

owned and operated by the third andfourth generation of the Dunn family. Founder Albert L. Dunn was born in

1869 in the small northern Wisconsintown of Eureka. For more information visit

www.dunnlumber.com. n

Retail Group Announces Purchaseof W.T. Harvey Lumber Co.

Natchez, Miss.—Central NetworkRetail Group (CNRG), based here, hasacquired W.T. Harvey Lumber Co., of

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nities. WWPA President and Chief Economist Kevin Binam welcomed attendees tobegin the traditional WWPA Industry Forecast Breakfast, and Hampton AffiliateʼsCEO Steve Zika later closed the speaker agenda.Similar observations shared at the meeting both by Binam and later Zika, included:2012 was a much-improved year for many lumber businesses with markets both in

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Trevor offered the following information regarding Eastern White Pine (EWP) statistics.He said the top five countries to which the U.S. exported lumber rough sawn (in dollarvalues in 2012) were: Canada ($31.7 million); Mexico ($2.4 million); United Kingdom($0.9 million); Pakistan and India ($0.6 million).Canada is the top purchaser of dressed EWP from the U.S., followed by Mexico,

Pakistan, Denmark and China.Trevor underscored the reasons why U.S. Softwood suppliers should consider export-

ing products. He noted domestic markets might be weak, and even if not, possiblehigher margins may exist from exports. Additionally, niche markets are more profitable,he stated.He offered the following overview of the current lumber industry and economic climate

in Europe. Trevor said countries are heavily indebted and paying high rates to borrow.The pressure is off the Euro, he added, but the crisis in Cyprus may change that at anytime. The overall housing/infrastructure situation in Europe has been hit hard and theshort/medium term outlook is flat. The United Kingdom (U.K.), followed by Italy, receive the lionʼs share of Softwood

exports from the U.S. The U.K. purchased $5.9 million worth in 2012, followed by Italyat $3.9 million. They were trailed respectively by Germany, France and Spain.Trevor provided a strategy for successfully exporting to Europe. He advised concen-

trating on two or three of the five countries with one or two niche markets in each, plusselected activities. The decking market in the U.K. benefits SYP suppliers, he said.However, in Spain treated timber for decking and possibly coffins are the niche mar-kets. In MENA, Libya leads the market in purchases of U.S. exported Softwoods. That

country bought $6.4 million worth last year. They were followed by: Egypt ($4.4 million);Saudi Arabia ($3 million); United Arab Emirates (UAE) ($2.4 million) and Turkey ($2.1million).Trevor said Turkey is the second largest construction market in the world, and the

largest furniture sector, which makes it an attractive export customer. The UAE is asmall market, he said, but exports heavily all over the Middle East and India. In India, Trevor noted the pros for exporting to that country include the fact that its

GDP growth was a healthy 5.9 percent in 2012 and is expected to climb to 6.1 to 6.9percent through 2014. Its middle class is vast with over 300 million people.The cons to marketing there include a poor infrastructure and a highly price conscious

market. But customers there have a vast appetite for logs.In 2012, Pakistan exported $12.2 million worth of Softwoods from the U.S. and India

followed closely at $12.1 million.Other guest speakers at the convention offered a variety of topics in their presenta-

tions. Rob Robillard, editor of A Concord Carpenter, spoke about the “SustainableVersatility Design Awards” while Howie Carr, a Boston radio personality and member ofthe National Radio Hall of Fame, as well as author, provided entertainment during theNELMA luncheon. Paul Jannke, a Principal of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, gave hisobservations about the future of the economy. Winners of NELMAʼs 2013 Sustainable Versatility Design Awards were also announced

at this meeting. They were: first place, Benjamin Greer, Northeastern University, TheLovells Island Marine Biology Research Center, Boston, Mass.; second place,Christopher Telomen, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Finding the Trees in the Woods:Rediscovering The Forest, Honolulu, Hawaii; and third place, Nicholas Guertin,Northeastern University, The Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University, Boston, Mass.Established in 1933, the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association is the rules

writing agency for Eastern White Pine lumber and the grading authority for EasternSpruce, Balsam Fir, Spruce-Pine-Fir grouping, and other commercially important easternSoftwood lumber species. In addition, NELMA is a leading agency for export wood pack-aging certification and the marketing voice for the wood products industry in theNortheast. For more information, visit online at www.nelma.org. n

the U.S. and Asia showing positivesigns. Housing is on the mend andeven with increasing lumber prices inthe U.S., businesses have seenJapanese and Chinese lumber cus-tomers pay more to continue to receivewestern wood products.U.S. lumber demand increased 8 per-cent in 2012 over 2011 and 2013 hasstarted off extremely strong. Westernlumber production climbed 10 percentto nearly 13 billion board feet in 2012.Zika added, “While western Canadiansawmills are running at capacity, theyhave continued to sell significant vol-umes into Asia, which is leading to asituation where our customers in theU.S. are very worried about wherefuture lumber supplies will comefrom. We still have not seen muchdemand from Southern California andthe Home Depot/Loweʼs volumes havenot picked up, despite a slowly improv-ing U.S economy. You can also expectthat one day India will be a big buyer ofSoftwood lumber products. I am alsoserving on the Softwood Lumber Boardwhere we are hopeful of increasing themarket share of wood products in theU.S. and growing the market for allNorth American lumber producers.“The unfortunate part of the story isthat Western producers will not likelyplay a big role in the growth in globallumber markets. Landowners in thePacific Northwest are under attack fromradical environmental lawsuits thatthreaten to not only reduce state timberharvests, but also threaten the sustain-able harvests off private lands. Whilewe struggle to maintain the anemic har-vest levels off federal forestlands, thepreservationists have moved on to newtargets. We must all work together toshow the public that we are good stew-ards of the land and ensure we have afuture in wood products manufacturing.”The other shared concern is the surgein raw log exports to China. At recentrates, raw log exports to China willexceed 1 billion board feet in 2013 fromwestern states. This is enough volumeto operate 10-15 large sawmills and isthe primary reason many donʼt operatesawmills at normal capacity despitesurging demand. Additionally, the WWPA SpeakersForum was introduced by EricSchooler, of The Collins Companies,Portland, Ore., who announced the


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