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Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda

Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda

Polish Glulam, German CLT Projects Pick Minda As a specialist in engineered wood production lines, Minda has been a perfect partner for green and brownfield projects for more than 40 years. One of the last brownfield projects was the extension of a glulam line in...

Lumber Quality Workshops Announced

Lumber Quality Workshops Announced Terry Brown and the Lumber Quality Institute will again offer two lumber quality-related workshops in Salem, Ore. for the sawmill industry in November 2023. The Lumber Quality and Process Control Workshop will be held November 6-7,...
BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program

BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program

BID Group Starts Apprenticeship Program In a significant development for the local community, BID Group has collaborated with the Dept. of Labor and Apprenticeship Carolina to launch a groundbreaking apprenticeship program in its Fabrication Shop. The program provides...
U.S. Housing Starts Fall While Building Permits Rise

U.S. Housing Starts Fall While Building Permits Rise

U.S. Housing Starts Fall While Building Permits Rise U.S. housing starts fell in August from July, at a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.283 million, down 11.3%. Single-family starts were at a rate of 941,000, 4.3% below July, while multi-family starts were the primary...

Canfor Puts ‘Stock’ In New BC Facility

Canfor Puts ‘Stock’ In New BC Facility Vancouver, BC-based Canfor Corp. is investing $200 million to build a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Houston, British Columbia, which will have an annual production capacity of 350MMBF. “I’m very pleased to be...
September 2023

September 2023

SEPTEMBER 2023 Cover: Blanca Finds Its Groove BLANCA, Colorado – Located in the remote San Luis Valley in southern Colorado, Blanca Forestry Products is truly a different kind of sawmill, built seven years ago to support wildfire mitigation efforts on the largest...