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THE MISSION OF NH LA To serve NHLA Members engaged in the commerce of North American hardwood lumber by: maintaining order, structure and ethics in the changing global hardwood marketplace; providing unique member services; promoting North American hardwood lumber and advocating the interest of the hardwood community in public/private policy issues; and providing a platform for networking opportunities.
October 2016 ▪ Issue 172 National Hardwood Lumber Association PO Box 34518 ▪ Memphis, TN 38184-0518 901-377-1818 ▪ 901-382-6419 (fax) info@nhla.com ▪ www.nhla.com
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MISSION LEADERS
Pem Jenkins Turn Bull Lumber Co. President
Orn Gudmundsson Jr. Northland Corporation Unique Services
Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Vice President
Mark Mah UCS Forest Group Rules
Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Past President 2012-2014 NHLA STAFF Lorna D. Christie Executive Director l.christie@nhla.com Renee Hornsby Director of Communications/Editor r.hornsby@nhla.com
Dan Caldwell Atlanta Hardwood Corporation Hardwood Advocacy
John Hester Director of Membership
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Kristina Thomas Community Manager k.thomas@nhla.com
Rich Hascher Inspector Training School Instructor
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Nordeck Thompson Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Membership & Networking
Dave Bramlage Cole Hardwood Membership
Desirée Freeman Controller
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Jack Shannon J.T. Shannon Lumber Co. Industry Advocacy & Promotion
Melissa Ellis Smith Graphic Designer m.ellis@nhla.com
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Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products Structure
Becky Miller Administrative School/ Inspection Assistant Dana Spessert Chief Inspector
Kevin Gillette Tioga Hardwoods Convention Scott Heidler Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Nominating Steve Jones Ron Jones Hardwood Sales, Inc Inspection Services Darwin Murray McClain Forest Products Finance Bucky Pescaglia Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc. Inspector Training School Mike Powers Maley & Wertz Communications & Marketing Jim Reader Downes & Reader Hardwood Continuing Education/ Member Services Joe Snyder Fitzpatrick & Weller, Inc. Rules Brent Stief Huron Forest Products Strategic Planning
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY As I write my last letter as NHLA President, the first thing I have to say is thank you for the opportunity to lead, and more importantly, to serve this amazing organization. No matter what segment of the supply chain you represent, we are all, at the end of the day, lumbermen. And I am humbled by the amazing array of experiences and learning opportunities that have come my way since assuming the role of NHLA President. The first is really an affirmation of what I hoped to find when I first joined this industry so many years ago. The hardwood lumber industry and its people comprise one of the greatest business communities in the United States. The NHLA membership is full of wonderful and real people. I am most grateful for the opportunity to have personally met many of the hardworking, salt of the earth, family oriented, everyday people who understand they are all responsible for their company’s success. They perform their jobs with honor and are comfortable doing business with just a handshake. I am incredibly proud to have worked on their behalf. I have also been reminded that the hardwood lumber business is one of the last free enterprises in the United States. There is no better evidence of this than the recent experience with the proposed Hardwood Check Off. While the Check Off was ultimately deemed to be unworkable by USDA, it did bring out the character and grit of our members. Industry stakeholders on both sides took it upon themselves to passionately advocate their positions with both their time and money. I will always respect the passion that was present on both sides of the debate. The ultimate outcome points to a fiercely independent and passionate industry and one of the last that gets little, if any, monetary support from the U.S. government. Hardwood lumber businesses can be started with the purchase and sale of one board. Many of our leading members started from such humble beginnings. The hardwood business landscape can also be fierce and take no prisoners, and even some of the mighty fail. In today’s world of increasing regulations, we must also remember that the only barrier between a regulated hardwood market place and what we have today are the NHLA Rules and the NHLA Sales Code. With that said, we must also remember that the Rules must adapt to a constantly changing industry. We must never forget to share the fact that the hardwood lumber business is founded on one of the greatest renewable resources in North America, the hardwood forests. I regret that as NHLA President we did not do more to help members tell the story of their commitment to being caretakers of our forests, as well as the hardworking family run business culture that makes our industry so unique. In closing, I want to thank the Executive Committee, the Board of Managers and the NHLA Staff for their hard work and support during my term. Someone once told me that true leadership isn’t always about getting it right, but the ability to see the need for change and the courage to make it happen. My take away from that conversation was that while leaders always look for lessons learned from their decisions, they must never forget 6
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Someone once told me that true leadership isn’t always about getting it right, but the ability to see the need for change and the courage to make it happen. to base their decisions on what is right in the long term of an organization. Such decisions are often difficult, but they are one of the most important responsibilities of a President. As I close my final letter, I want you to know that I took that responsibility very seriously with every single decision I made while serving as NHLA President. Accepting a NHLA leadership role was my way of giving back to the industry that has been so good to me and my family. It was a heck of a ride and I thank you for the honor.
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SERVING AS NHLA PRESIDENT IS BOTH A PRIVILEGE AND A RESPONSIBILITY Let me begin by saying that I am deeply grateful for the honor of serving as NHLA’s President for the next two years. In accepting the appointment, I must recognize Pem Jenkins and the other leaders who, since 1898, have defined the value and strength of our organization. The fact that NHLA is still here, leading the same industry is a testament to the commitment of the men who came before me. Their contributions throughout our history means the current Board of Managers has a solid platform on which to begin our next year of service. That was true when I first served on the Board in 1994, and it is still true today. Unlike many of you, I wasn’t born in to the hardwood lumber business. I came to it by chance, with absolutely no prior knowledge. What attracted me was the entrepreneurial nature of the business. And while many aspects of our industry have changed since then, we are still defined by that same entrepreneurial spirit. Serving as NHLA President is both a privilege and a responsibility. I have already been asked an important question — “What is on your agenda.” My answer is simple . . . it depends on what our members, and the industry, need. Of course, the first and most important priority of the NHLA Board of Managers is to protect and preserve our core purpose, “securing uniformity in the inspection of hardwood lumber and for promoting such other measures as appear to be in the interest of the hardwood trade.” But as a board we also have the responsibility to recognize and adapt to the changes happening within our industry and all around us. NHLA was founded to “enable productive trade relationships.” When I served on the board in 1994, my questions were: “What does that mean” and “What more can we do to serve our members?” I am asking the same questions today. Consider our most important member value – the NHLA Rules. They, of course, represent the “uniformity” our founders referenced in the original bylaws. By taking the guesswork out of the buying and selling process, the Rules have certainly enabled productive trade relationships in our past, present, and will do so in the future. Of course, the board of managers’ responsibility is to ensure the NHLA Rules, and the Rules deliberations process is consistent with current, as well as future industry trends. What does that process look like? I am also interested in how NHLA can help its members take advantage of new revenue opportunities in different wood products. I can’t think of a better example of our responsibility than to “enable productive trade relationships.” Finally, and most importantly, I would like to leave the board in two years knowing that I helped connect board decisions with member needs. That means surveying both the Board and our members to determine how we can build on the value offered by NHLA and create new opportunities to serve our members more effectively. And that includes how we fulfill our responsibilities as board members. 8
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I have so many questions that we can pursue. How do we identify and respond to the industry issues that count? How can we strengthen NHLA to ensure we can provide the services our members need in our constantly evolving marketplace? Can we help members increase profitability by demonstrating the need to challenge our “commodity status”? Is there opportunity in making our products more user friendly and in doing so, create a product of choice by buyers? How does that opportunity translate into the value NHLA offers its members? Is our current board structure effective in today’s evolving marketplace? As I consider these questions, I wonder if a two-year term is long enough! Whatever happens, you have my commitment to act on behalf of the NHLA membership as I consider my contribution to the long line of industry leaders who have had the honor and responsibility of the title of President, NHLA Board of Managers. Sincerely,
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n September, NHLA Chief Inspector Dana Spessert joined the American Hardwood Export Council in India, conducting two educational seminars on American Hardwoods. The first of these events was held in Jodhpur on September 8 in conjunction with the Jodhpur Handicrafts Exporters Association (JHEA). The seminar was conducted as part of the JHEA annual awards function, which was attended by approximately 1,000 people, including both regional and national dignitaries. Chief Inspector Spessert gave an introduction to American hardwood species and the grading Rules for North American hardwood lumber. The JHEA represents the significant wood-processing sector that exists in Jodhpur, which has grown and developed considerably in the past few years. Many of its members are producing solid wood furniture for export markets all around the world, including the United States, and it is this industry that AHEC sees as a major potential end-user sector for American hardwoods. While in Jodhpur, AHEC visited six large furniture and handicraft manufacturers. All of these were manufacturing products for export and all of them were using large quantities of solid hardwood in their production. The main hardwood species used was Indian-sourced mango wood, which is a by-product of the mango fruit industry. Other species used included sheesham, North Indian rosewood and acacia. While none of these companies were using American hardwoods, all expressed a desire to expand their product range through using a wider selection of species and all were very interested in exploring US hardwoods as an option. The second seminar was held in Delhi on September 9 and conducted in cooperation with the Timber Merchants Association. Delhi-based FAS staff was also in attendance and Minister-Counselor Scott Sindelar provided a brief welcome and introduction to the event. Attended by around 150 hardwood importers and endusers from Delhi and the surrounding area, the seminar consisted of two main presentations. The first, given by AHEC Regional 10
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Director Rod Wiles, covered the US hardwood resource, sustainable forest management and gave an introduction to the key commercial species, while also touching on Life Cycle Assessment and the low environmental impact of sourcing and using American hardwoods. The second, given by NHLA Chief Inspector Dana Spessert, provided an introduction to the NHLA Rules for grading hardwood lumber, including a practical demonstration. This session was also used to underline the importance of buying kiln-dried hardwood lumber from the United States, as opposed to logs, in order to maximize yield and to avoid the complex issue of drying hardwoods in a controlled and stable environment AHEC also visited two manufacturers in Delhi. One of these was making furniture using a wide variety of wood products. They expressed a huge interest in using American hardwoods and attended the seminar in order to find out more. The other company visited represented a real success story for US hardwoods in India. This manufacturer, based in Gurgaon, was using American white oak to make exterior windows and doors for high-end private villas. White oak is the only American hardwood species which possesses the natural durability needed for exterior applications. To find an Indian company which has taken the significant step of investing in this species was somewhat surprising and extremely encouraging for the future of American hardwoods in India. W W W. N H L A .CO M
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NHLA CONVENTION 2016 Moving The Hardwood Industry Forward By Dana Cole, Executive Director Hardwood Federation
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elcome to Washington, D.C.! The Hardwood Federation is excited that the National Hardwood Lumber Association has chosen our nation’s capitol for their 2016 Annual Convention. Congratulations to the Board of Managers, Board President Pem Jenkins, NHLA Executive Director Lorna Christie and the entire team at the National Hardwood Lumber Association on what promises to be another successful, exciting, and inspiring Annual Convention. The Hardwood Federation is proud to partner with, and represent NHLA and their members in our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. Together we support policies that create a healthy economic environment for the hardwood community, including family businesses and small companies, lead to a fair and level international playing field, and ensure healthy and productive public and private hardwood forests. Having a coordinated and united voice in Washington is critical for the U.S. hardwood industry, and the Federation serves as that voice. NHLA and their members are significant and highly valued contributors to our efforts. The NHLA provides crucial financial and advocacy support to the Hardwood Federation, but at the same time, the direct participation of the NHLA’s membership cannot be underestimated, and we are grateful. NHLA members: • come to Washington to meet and discuss policies impacting the industry with Members of Congress; • educate Members of Congress by hosting them in mills, yards, and facilities to give them a first-hand look at the industry • write letters to and call Congressional offices, raising concerns about bad policy and applauding good policy; an • contribute financial resources, both on an individual and company basis, to the Hardwood Federation’s Political Action Committee and Administrative Operating Fund, both essential to our continued success.
What’s the return on all this support and involvement? It’s pretty significant. In 2016, the Hardwood Federation is advocating on your behalf on a number of issues that directly impact your business, including: • Championing legislation to reform federal forest management practices, including increasing timber sales; • Ensuring that the Environmental Protection Agency recognizes the carbon neutrality of biomass combustion in its upcoming biomass carbon accounting framework; • Supporting legislative efforts that promote tall wood buildings and new markets for wood products; • Fighting back unreasonable regulations related to the listing of the Northern Long Eared Bat under the Endangered Species Act; • Advocating against federal regulatory overreach efforts that impact the hardwood industry including greatly expanded water and air permitting rules; • Taking preemptive action against proposed changes to tax laws that will impose increased business costs on private forest owners, the primary source of hardwood supplies; • Working with Congress and the relevant non-government organizations to ensure that U.S. made wood products are fully recognized and credited as a green building material. We take our role in the process very seriously and strive to be the best representatives we can be for this remarkable industry. There is much work left to be done this year. 2017 will bring even bigger challenges as a new President and Congress take offices. Educating new arrivals to D.C. will be our primary focus along with preserving progress that we have made and fending off the inevitable bad policy ideas that will emerge. But we are focused on making new friends and fighting hard for good laws. We cannot and will not be successful without the tireless energy and support of the entire NHLA team, staff and members alike. Thank you to each and every one of you . . . you are making a difference.
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The Future of CLT and the Hardwood Industry Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) seems to be the buzz-word in today’s construction industry. While popular in Europe for more than twenty years, CLT is relatively new in North America but quickly gaining momentum.
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Façade detail, 475 West 18th, New York, NY, 2015. Courtesy SHoP Architects PC. When complete, the 10-story residential building known as 475 West 18th will be the first structural timber building in New York City. The design by SHoP Architects was one of two competition winners of the U.S. Tall Wood Building Prize, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
n September, the National Building Museum in Washington, DC launched a new exhibition entitled Timber City that challenges the notion that wood is an antiquated building material. The exhibition demonstrates the many advantages offered by cutting-edge methods of timber construction, including surprising strength, fire resistance, sustainability, and beauty. Drawing attention to the recent boom in timber construction worldwide, Timber City further highlights several U.S. based projects, including two winners of the U.S. Tall Wood Building Prize, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Softwood Lumber Board and the Binational Softwood Lumber Council. Curated and designed by Yugon Kim and Tomomi Itakura, founding partners of the Boston-based architectural design firm ikd, the exhibition’s immersive installation will feature numerous architectural models, dramatic prefabricated wood walls, and large-scale samples of mass timber. Stories will highlight recent innovations of timber technology, especially cross-laminated timber, known as CLT, and explore how U.S. based timber manufacturing can help revitalize rural manufacturing communities and benefit urban centers.
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Common Ground High School, New Haven, CT, 2016. Photo: David Sundberg; ESTO. Courtesy Gray Organschi Architecture. An 80-footlong glue-laminated timber bridge marks the main entry to a new 14,000 square-foot addition to Common Ground High School, one of the first cross-laminated timber (CLT) buildings in the United States.
The exhibition hopes to show how timber is “strong and versatile, and the only building material that can reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere, moving us towards more sustainable, healthy, and beautiful buildings and cities." It also clarifies five myths about timber related to urban timber construction that illustrate how a traditional building material is uniquely positioned for a future of more sustainable, healthful, and beautiful buildings and cities.
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T3, Minneapolis, MN, 2016. Courtesy Michael Green Architecture. Architect Michael Green’s seven-story T3 building—standing for Timber, Technology, and Transit—will be the largest heavy timber building in North America.
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The exhibition hopes to show how timber is “strong and versatile, and the only building material that can reduce carbon emissions and remove carbon from the atmosphere, moving us towards more sustainable, healthy, and beautiful buildings and cities. WON’T TIMBER BUILDINGS BURN DOWN?
A heavy timber building can be safer than a steel building in a fire. The blackened layer of char that forms on wood in a fire actually protects it from further burning.
SHOULDN’T WE LEAVE THE FORESTS ALONE?
Most of our forests are managed to some extent, and careful harvesting will give us healthier forests, not to mention fewer forest fires, fewer invasive species, and, because timber locks in carbon, less carbon dioxide in the air.
WHAT ABOUT DEFORESTATION?
Building with timber doesn’t just mean cutting down the trees; it involves working with forests’ natural cycle to balance new growth and old, with no net loss.
ARE WOOD BUILDINGS STRONG?
Cross-laminated timber competes directly with steel and concrete in many ways. Wood has different strengths depending on how its grain is oriented. The process of “cross-laminating” ensures that engineered wood is strong in all directions.
DON’T YOU NEED SPECIAL SKILLS TO BUILD WITH ENGINEERED WOOD?
Engineered wood can be cut and joined with familiar tools. Moreover, factory prefabrication means that less work is required on the building site, reducing waste. At the same time, on the other side of the pond . . . the American Hardwood Export Council has collaborated with Alison Brooks Architects, Arup and the London Design Festival to present a cross-laminated tulipwood W W W. N H L A .CO M
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THE SMILE - AMERICAN TULIPWOOD ENGINEERED INTO A PURE AND EFFICIENT STRUCTURAL FORM; IT IS THE FIRST EVER MEGA TUBE MADE OF TIMBER THAT YOU CAN INHABIT AND EXPLORE. Photo courtesy of the American Hardwood Export Council.
structure in the Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground of the Chelsea College of Arts from September 17 until October 12. Brooks has designed The Smile, an urban installation that showcases the structural and spatial potential of cross–laminated hardwood using American tulipwood. The Smile is one of the Festival’s Landmark Projects; a timber structure that can be inhabited and explored by the public. With expertise from top engineering firm Arup, and using construction sized panels of hardwood CLT for the first time, Alison Brooks’ concept is a spectacular 3.5m high, 4.5m wide and 34m long curved rectangular tube – the first ever hardwood ‘mega-tube’. Alison Brooks says, “The Smile is a huge 18
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curved hollow tube made of cross-laminated tulipwood. It touches the ground at one point, like a wheel. Entering The Smile through an opening where the curved form meets the ground, the visitor can walk from end to end of the 34-metre-long tube to discover a new kind of space that gradually rises toward light. All four sides of The Smile’s interior will be made of same beautiful hardwood panels as the structure. It will offer a complete sensory experience of colour, texture, scent and sound. The Smile’s two open ends will illuminate the funnel-like interior space and act as balconies to the city. For AHEC, The Smile is one of the most important developments in a decade of research and development into structural timber innovation with Arup, and one that could broaden the use of CLT in the construction
Alison Brooks discusses the model of The Smile in the courtyard of Chelsea
industry. Andrew Lawrence, Associate Director, Arup says, “The Smile is the most challenging structure ever constructed in CLT. Every aspect is pushed to the absolute limit. It really shows the potential for hardwoods in construction.” This creation of a brand-new product and a new use of hardwood will transform the way architects and engineers approach timber construction. “This structure proves that hardwoods have a role to play in the timber construction W W W. N H L A .CO M
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But The Smile, designed by Alison Brooks Architects, is the most significant advance because it will create the first-ever use of industrial-sized panels of hardwood CLT. These panels will be produced by Züblin Timber in Germany, one of the pioneers of this manufacturing process. They believe in the potential of tulipwood CLT as bringing a revolutionary new element to wood construction.”
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By Dana Spessert, NHLA Chief Inspector
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y the time this article is published the 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase will be in full swing. I hope everyone that had the privilege to attend took part in all that the convention had to offer. This month I would like to discuss a Rules question that surfaces on a regular basis, which refers to color, either by way of mineral or sapwood content. MINERAL LIMITATIONS The best way to explain the mineral limitation when specified as a limitation under the respective species is that the board must first be graded using the Standard Grades and General Instructions before applying any limitations such as mineral. This way when the limitation calls for lowering the board by one grade then we can simply do that. This can sometimes create a problem when we are faced with the grades of FAS 1 Face and Selects. The way that the grades of FAS and I Face are to be handled is that the mineral limitation would apply only to the FAS side of a FAS 1 Face or the better side of the Selects board. Only when the better face in these two grades exceeds the mineral limitation would you then reduce the piece one grade. Now, let’s discuss the other issue that can arise when grading for sapwood content for maple, such as 1 & 2 white and sap maple. For sap maple the grades of FAS 1 Face and Selects, the better face of the boards are the side that needs to meet the sapwood requirements of “each cutting shall have one clear sapwood face.” The requirements for #1 White maple FAS 1 Face and Selects would be that each face and edges of all required cuttings on both faces must be sapwood. The requirements for #2 White maple FAS
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herry • Har The NHLA grading Rules can be tricky if one is not very well versed in the language and applicable knowledge. I am blessed to have the ability to step in to the Inspector Training School classroom at NHLA headquarters on a daily basis and witness herry • Har one of the greatest Lumber Inspector Instructors in history, Rich Hascher. One day Mr. Hascher was making his closing remarks and posed a great question to the students. herry • Har
“Would you like to know that the person counting your money knows what they are doing?” The answer to this question is a resounding “YES”. I then wonder why the NHLA classroom isn’t herry • Har full of students. Do you know if your money is being counted properly? If not, why not send them for training to the Keepers of the Rules. The NHLA Inspector Training School has seats available and waiting for you or your employees. We will teach themherry • Har how to count your money!
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JOB BOARD
* To view current job postings or to post a job, visit www.nhla.com/jobs.
SAWYER
James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. desires an experienced sawyer for their Stevens Point location. Applicants will be responsible for operation of the carriage. Applicants must have experience and knowledge in this field. This is a full-time position offering benefits and a competitive salary package. To apply please Call 715-344-0878 and/or email resume to bgrezenski@grezenskiforestproducts.com James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. 3158 County Road X North | Stevens Point, WI 54482 Phone: 715-344-0878 | Fax: 715-344-1470
To apply, send you resume to office@churchandchurchlumber.com or PO Box 619 Millers Creek, NC 28651, or fax your resume to 336-973-5703. Church & Church Lumber Co. 863 New Browns Ford Road | Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Phone: 336-973-5700 | Fax: 336-973-5703
PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR
Church & Church Lumber Company is seeking a Production Supervisor to Manage the business and day to day operations of a hardwood sawmill producing 24 million bd. ft. annually with approximately 35 employees. Minimum of 3 years experience is require.
HARDWOOD LUMBER GRADER
James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. is seeking an experienced hardwood lumber grader. Applicants must have experience in lumber inspection and the NHLA grading Rules. Applicants must have a high school diploma.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to: promoting safety, quality, productivity, recovery, employee development, manufacturing cost, and value goal, Lead the sawmill with a business mindset to continually IMPROVE safety, quality, production, lumber/grade recovery, and cost and Manage and direct flow of logs and lumber through the sawmill.
This is a full-time position offering benefits and a competitive salary package.
To apply, send you resume to office@churchandchurchlumber.com or PO Box 619 Millers Creek, NC 28651, or fax your resume to 336-973-5703.
To apply please Call 715-344-0878 and/or email resume to bgrezenski@grezenskiforestproducts.com
Church & Church Lumber Co. 863 New Browns Ford Road | Wilkesboro, NC 28697 Phone: 336-973-5700 | Fax: 336-973-5703
James Grezenski Forest Products Inc. 3158 County Road X North | Stevens Point, WI 54482 Phone: 715-344-0878 | Fax: 715-344-1470
IMPORT LUMBER SALESPERSON
M. Bohlke Veneer Corp. seeks an experienced lumber sales professional to sell our imported lumber inventory with over 50 non-North American species. You will market and sell to architectural millwork company’s world wide, including furniture builders, yacht builders, and high-end cabinet companies. You will be expected to travel, penetrate accounts, analyze needs, present solutions, negotiate sales, and coordinate internal resources to respond to customer needs. Candidates must have a high school degree and 3 years experience. To apply, email resume and salary requirements to tlykins@mbveneer.com. M. Bohlke Veneer Corp 8375 North Gilmore Rd | Fairfield, OH 45014 Phone: 513-874-4400 | Fax: 513-682-149
LOG SCALER
Church & Church Lumber Company has an opening for a Log Yard Scaler at the Wilkesboro, NC sawmill. This is a position with opportunities for advancement for the right individual. Duties require checking in loads of logs, issuing load tickets, measuring and grading logs, identifying logs by species, accurately grade logs, quantify deductions
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HARDWOOD LUMBER GRADER
Legend Lumber Lee Corp. seeks an experienced hardwood lumber grader. Applicants must have two years + experience in lumber inspection and NHLA grading rules, along with a high school diploma. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits. To Apply send email to: CJTarr@legendlumber.com Legend Lumber Lee Corp. 150 Sawmill Road | Boston, KY 40107 Phone: 502-833-2903
KILN OPERATOR
Legend Lumber Lee Corp. seeks an experienced Kiln Operator. Applicants must have experience in operating kilns and NHLA grading rules, along with a high school diploma. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits. To Apply send email to: CJTarr@legendlumber.com Legend Lumber Lee Corp. 150 Sawmill Road | Boston, KY 40107 Phone: 502-833-2903
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CALENDAR For applications, a complete listing of events and more information please visit www.nhla.com/calendar.
WH ERE IN THE WOR LD IS N H LA? 2016 NHLA Annual Convention & Exhibit Showcase October 5-7 | Washington, D.C.
NWFA/NOFMA Meeting at NHLA October 24-25 | Memphis, TN
Two-Day Conference: The Future of the Hardwood Lumber Industry
November 2-3 | Princeton, WV http://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/futurehardwoods/
Fall NHLA Board of Managers Meeting November 14-16 | NHLA Headquarters
EDUCATION & TRAIN I NG 1-Day Kiln Drying Short Course
Memphis, TN | October 18th | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Adam Taylor, Associate Professor University of Tennessee Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | b.miller@nhla.com
1-Day Log Grading Short Course
Memphis, TN | October 19th | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Adam Taylor, Associate Professor University of Tennessee Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | b.miller@nhla.com
FURTHER YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH
Inspector Training School Progressive Program Block 3
Memphis, TN | October 31-November 17 | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | b.miller@nhla.com
4-Day Lumber Grading Short Course
Elkins, WV | November 1-4 | West Virginia Wood Technology Center Instructor: Barry Kibbey, NHLA National Inspector Contact: Matt Wyatt | 304-637-7500 | matt@woodtech.com
Inspector Training School Progressive Program Block 1
Memphis, TN | November 28 – December 9 | NHLA Headquarters Instructor: Rich Hascher, NHLA ITS Instructor Contact: Becky Miller | 901-399-7569 | b.miller@nhla.com
personalized company training, quality control, value added, lumber upgrades and more. National Hardwood Lumber Association Dana Spessert, NHLA Chief Inspector 901.399.7551 | d.spessert@nhla.com
INDUSTRY EVENTS Southern Forest Products Export Conference October 17-18 | Charleston, SC www.southernforestproducts.org
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NHLA is here to help with all your needs: grading accuracy,
Becky Miller, Administrative School/Inspection Assistant 901.399.7569 | b.miller@nhla.com
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THANKS TO OUR 2016 NHLA ANNUAL CONVENTION & EXHIBIT SHOWCASE SPONSORS* PRESENTING SPONSOR TJT Consulting ALDER LEVEL SPONSOR Cascade Hardwood, LLC WALNUT LEVEL SPONSORS Northwest Hardwoods Rossi Group CHERRY LEVEL SPONSORS Baillie Lumber Co. Cole Hardwood, Inc. Pennsylvania & Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co. TMX Shipping Company USNR MAPLE LEVEL SPONSORS Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. Atlanta Hardwood Corp. BPM Lumber LLC Collins Downes & Reader Hardwood Co., Inc.
DMSi Matson Lumber Co. Moss Lumber Industries, Inc. Sii Dry Kilns Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods, Inc. Turn Bull Lumber Co. U•C Coatings RED OAK LEVEL SPONSORS Ally Global Logitistics, LLC American Wood Technology, LLC Battle Lumber Co., Inc. Blue Book Services, Inc. Brewco, Inc. Carl Rosenberry & Sons Lumber, Inc. Champlain Hardwoods, LLC Continental Underwriters, Inc. Cummings Lumber Co., Inc. eLIMBS, LLC Epicor Software Corp. Frank Miller Lumber Co., Inc. Goodfellow, Inc. Hardwood Industries, Inc.
Heidler Hardwood Lumber Co. Jim C. Hamer Co. Kamps Hardwoods, Inc. Laufer Group International Legacy Wood Products Lonza Wood Protection Maley & Wertz, Inc. Mayfield Lumber Co. McClain Forest Products Missouri-Pacific Lumber Co., Inc. Robinson Lumber Company Rorabaugh Lumber Co. Simon Lussier Ltee Simply Computing International, Inc. Thomas & Proetz Lumber Co. Thompson Hardwoods, Inc. Tioga Hardwoods, Inc. TradeTec Computer Systems Ltd. Weston Premium Woods Wheeland Lumber Co., Inc. Wood-Mizer, LLC *Sponsors as of September 16, 2016
SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 25-27, 2017 | OMNI DOWNTOWN | NASHVILLE, TN