by Kirkland | Aug 17, 2020 | News
U.S. South Leads Lumber Production Western Wood Products Assn. reported that U.S. softwood lumber production was 35.165 billion SF in 2019, including 19.365 billion BF produced in the South and 14.254 billion BF produced in the West. Canadian softwood lumber...
by Kirkland | Aug 17, 2020 | News
New Ligna Press Spokesperson Announced Deutsche Messe has named Katharina Siebert as the new Ligna press spokesperson. She is responsible for international communications for the world’s leading trade fair for tools, machinery and equipment for the woodworking...
by Kirkland | Aug 17, 2020 | News
Morbark Announces New CEO Morbark announced the appointment of Brad Boehler as the successor to current President of Morbark Holdings and Vice President of Alamo Group’s Forestry and Tree Care Business Unit, Dave Herr. Before joining Alamo Group, Boehler was president...
by Kirkland | Aug 6, 2020 | The Issues
Wish You Were Here (Or I Was There) Article by Jessica Johnson, Senior Associate Editor, Timber Processing July/August 2020 Okay, I am just going to come out and say it—I hate Zoom; Google Hangouts; Microsoft Teams; Apple Facetime; Facebook Live; Instagram Live. All...
by Kirkland | Jul 22, 2020 | Magazine
JULY/AUGUST 2020 Cover: Freres Is Beaming Over New Carriage LYONS, Oregon – Recent innovations at family-owned Freres Lumber Co. not only solidify the company’s position as a key West Coast veneer and plywood panel supplier, but also as a pioneer in the growing mass...
by Kirkland | Jul 17, 2020 | News
U.S. Housing Starts Show Big Increase U.S. housing starts in June increased more than 17% over May to an annual rate of 1.186 million, with both single family housing starts (831,000) and multi-family housing starts (350,000) showing big increases, according to the...
