by Web Editor | Feb 9, 2015 | News
Universal Forest Products has purchased the assets of Idaho-based Rapid Wood Mfg., which supplies lumber products for manufactured housing. “This is a good opportunity to establish a manufacturing and sales presence in Idaho, bringing us closer to some of our valued...
by Web Editor | Feb 4, 2015 | News
Hardwood Publishing has released its updated Leading Hardwood Demand Indicator (LHDI), a forecast of future demand for U.S. hardwood lumber based on residential and commercial construction, import/export trends, inflation levels, and job markets. The LHDI declines...
by Web Editor | Feb 2, 2015 | News
Plum Creek Timber Company announced it will close its Meridian lumber remanufacturing mill, putting 61 employees out of work. The mill produces softwood boards and edge glued panels. The property, which Plum Creek has owned and operated the mill since 1998, will be...
by Web Editor | Jan 30, 2015 | News
Lumber is used in a variety of industries in the United States, but the price of lumber is primarily dictated by the health of the housing and construction industry. Americans may be viewing the economy more optimistically since last year, but their outlook on the...
by Web Editor | Dec 19, 2014 | News
Interfor Acquires Simpson Lumber Sawmills In U.S. Southeast, Pacific Northwest Interfor announced that it has reached agreement with Simpson Lumber Company, LLC to acquire Simpson’s sawmill operations in Meldrim, GA, Georgetown, SC, Longview, WA and Commencement Bay,...
by Web Editor | Dec 17, 2014 | News
Wood grinders hummed and blades whirred under the weak winter sun Thursday afternoon as 12 men hustled to transform dozens of ponderosa pine logs into boards, wood chips and sawdust at Newpac Fibre. The Williams-based sawmill is heading into its third month of...
