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Alabama’s John Tyler McShan Was One Of A Kind

Alabama’s John Tyler McShan Was One Of A KindJohn Tyler “JT” McShan, who grew up in a family sawmill environment and later led Alabama-based McShan Lumber, and who was a leader and legend of the lumber industry and always a familiar and friendly...

New Zealand’s Niagara Sawmilling Modernizes With Comact

New Zealand’s Niagara Sawmilling Modernizes With ComactComact, a global provider in high-performance OEM wood-processing technologies, is proud to announce a major equipment and technology sale to Niagara Sawmilling Co., located in Invercargill,...

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...

Vaagen Timbers Gets Into CLT

Vaagen Timbers Gets Into CLTSawmillers have formed Vaagen Timbers, which will construct a mass timber facility in Colville, Wash. The new business will produce cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue...

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Global Softwood Lumber Exports Rising

Global softwood lumber trade increased 12% year-over-year to reach a new record-high of 121 million cu. ft. in 2016, according to Wood Resources International. Since the global financial recession...

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