by HB Media | Dec 22, 2025 | News
Alabama’s John Tyler McShan Was One Of A Kind John 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 face at association...
by HB Media | Dec 22, 2025 | News
New Zealand’s Niagara Sawmilling Modernizes With Comact Comact, 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, New Zealand. This...
by HB Media | Dec 18, 2025 | News
SPIB Announces Planer Operator Course The planer operator course from the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau provides attendees with some fundamentals that anyone involved in operating a planer needs to know—but will be especially valuable for operators and trainees, QC...
by HB Media | Dec 17, 2025 | News
American Wood Council Elects New Chairman American 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 elected First Vice...
by HB Media | Dec 11, 2025 | Magazine
December 2025 Cover: Eagle Lumber Flies High In Kentucky Eagle Lumber in Greensburg, Ky. has quietly become a large producer of hardwood lumber and pallets, and there’s more on the way. See More Inside This Issue NEWSfeed Brunette Acquires Salem Equipment...
by HB Media | Nov 20, 2025 | News
Sierra Pacific Breaks Ground In Eugene Sierra 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 soon be a nearly...
