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Alabama Mill Plans To Build Back

Alabama Mill Plans To Build Back Thankfully no injuries were reported after an air compressor exploded and started a fire at East Alabama Lumber’s sawmill at Lafayette, Ala. on April 22, 2021. The fire took out most of the sawmill in the primary breakdown area. “We’ve...

U.S. Housing Starts Hit A High Note

U.S. Housing Starts Hit A High Note U.S. housing starts soared in March 2021, with both single-family and multi-family starts contributing to the boom, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development monthly new residential...

Hood Appoints Mann To Drive Culture

Hood Appoints Mann To Drive Culture Hood Industries, Inc. announced the promotion of April Mann to Vice President of People Operations and Culture. She replaces Terry Lawhead, who earlier this year was named the Vice President of Human Resources for Hood Companies....

Spotted Owl Back In Court

Spotted Owl Back In Court Preservationist groups and timber industry interests have filed lawsuits against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service over developments concerning critical habitat acreage designation for the Northern Spotted Owl, which has been listed as a...

Producers Make Purchases

Producers Make Purchases Neiman Begins Upgrade Program At Gilchrist Neiman Enterprises is upgrading operations as it restarts the Gilchrist Forest Products sawmill in Gilchrist, Ore. that Neiman acquired from Interfor last September. The sawmill is replacing a dated...

UK’s James Jones Buys GT Timber

UK’s James Jones Buys GT Timber UK’s James Jones & Sons Ltd. has acquired GT Timber Ltd., the parent company of Taylormade Timber Products Ltd. and Kerr Timber Products Ltd., which operate sawmills at Sherburn Hill, Durham and Annan. The acquisition will increase...