by Kirkland | Sep 19, 2023 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Sep 19, 2023 | News
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,...
by Kirkland | Sep 19, 2023 | Machinery Row
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...
by Kirkland | Sep 19, 2023 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Sep 15, 2023 | News
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...
by Kirkland | Sep 15, 2023 | Magazine
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...