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American Wood Council Elects New Chairman

American Wood Council Elects New ChairmanAmerican Wood Council (AWC) announced the election of West Fraser President and CEO Sean McLaren as the new Board Chair for a two-year term. McLaren will be joined by SmartLam CEO Derek Ratchford, who was...

Sierra Pacific Breaks Ground In Eugene 

Sierra Pacific Breaks Ground In EugeneSierra Pacific Industries broke ground on its new state-of-the-art sawmill in Eugene, Ore. in early November. SPI’s Oregon crews joined in celebrating the placement of the first column—the start of what will...

Brunette Machinery Acquires Salem Machinery

Brunette Machinery Acquires Salem MachineryBrunette Machinery Co. Inc. announced its asset purchase of Salem Equipment Inc., a longtime leading U.S. manufacturer of sawmill machinery. According to Brunette Machinery, the acquisition strengthens the...

Hampton Lumber Breaks Ground On South Carolina Sawmill 

Hampton Lumber Breaks Ground On South Carolina Sawmill In early November Hampton Lumber officials welcomed South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and other dignitaries for a groundbreaking ceremony at Hampton’s new sawmill in Allendale County, SC....

West Fraser To Idle Mills In Georgia, British Columbia

West Fraser To Idle Mills In Georgia, British Columbia West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced in early November it will permanently close both its Augusta, Ga. and 100 Mile House, British Columbia sawmills by the end of 2025 following an orderly...

Oregon State To Host Lumber Drying Workshop 

Oregon State To Host Lumber Drying Workshop Oregon State University in Corvallis will host “​​How to Dry Lumber for Quality and Profit” on December 16-18, 2025. This is the 76th annual offering of such a workshop for kiln operators, supervisors,...

USNR Parent Company Acquires Norwood Sawmills 

USNR Parent Company Acquires Norwood Sawmills USNR, a global supplier in wood processing technologies, is pleased to announce that Norwood Industries, a supplier of portable sawmills, has joined its corporate family. Norwood will operate as an...

Ben Brydges Appointed Wood-Mizer CEO

Ben Brydges Appointed Wood-Mizer CEOWood-Mizer has named Ben Brydges as Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Brydges will guide the company into its next phase of strategic growth and product innovation, strengthening Wood-Mizer’s position as...

More Than Tariffs Cause Sinclar Forest Products Mill Reductions

More Than Tariffs Cause Sinclar Forest Products Mill ReductionsPrince George, British Columbia-based Sinclar Forest Products is reducing production output at its Apollo Forest Products (Fort Saint James), Nechako Lumber (Vanderhoof) and Lakeland...

DO2 Names Mathieu Laflamme Sales Director

DO2 Names Mathieu Laflamme Sales DirectorDolbeau Oxygene, known as DO2, appointed Mathieu Laflamme as Sales Director for the DO2 Group, which includes DO2 Industrial as well as its automation division, DO2 Control. Laflamme has more than 20 years...

BID Group Acquires Quebec’s YGE

BID Group has completed its acquisition of YGE Inc., further enhancing BID’s product offerings within the wood processing saw and tooling sector. YGE Inc. is a supplier and service provider specializing in top-tier saw guides, grinders, and critical consumables catering to the wood processing industry…

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West Fraser Invests In Newberry

West Fraser plans to expand its operations in Newberry County, SC. The $17.7 million project is expected to create 30 jobs. The investment at the company’s current location will include an additional 60 acres of land. The company also announced third quarter financial results…

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Vida Purchases Swedish Sawmill

Vida Purchases Swedish SawmillVIDA AB plans to acquire a 50MMBF sawmill from Ingarp Träskydd for 50 million SEK ($6 million CAD). The sawmill has the potential for expansion to 100MMBF. The...

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Daniels, Pannell Join Potlatch

PotlatchDeltic Corp. has announced that Ryan Daniels and Bobby Pannell have joined the Wood Products division, with Daniels serving as Director of Operations, responsible for leading the manufacturing teams at the six lumber facilities and the St. Maries plywood mill, and Pannell serving as Director of Engineering, responsible for leading the engineering, reliability, and continuous improvement team for the division…

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Labor Department Slaps Sawmill Operator

U.S. Dept. of Labor obtained a federal consent order and judgment against a Northern sawmill operator following the death of a child due to an “industrial accident.” The order requires the company to place labels and signage to prevent children under age 18 from using dangerous equipment and entering the company’s sawmill and planer buildings…

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