Roseburg, a forest products company with timberland in Oregon, Virginia, and North Carolina, reports that Chris Metcalf has joined the company as Director of Reliability, effective July 22. In this newly created role, Metcalf will oversee the analysis of reliability and maintenance practices and needs across the company and implement solutions[Read More…]
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Southern Named Fastmarkets RISI 2019 North American CEO of the Year
LP Building Solutions Chief Executive Officer Brad Southern has been named as the 2019 North American CEO of the Year by Fastmarkets RISI. RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The award will be presented at RISI’s North American Conference on October 29 in Boston.[Read More…]
Roseburg Names Director of Supply Chain and Logistics
Roseburg, a forest products company based in Oregon, reports that Rick Whitmore joined the company as the director of supply chain and logistics, effective June 3. He began serving in early April as the interim leader of these critical functions for the company. Over the past several years, Whitmore has[Read More…]
GP’s Diboll Lumber Mill Picks Up Pace with New Crane
A brand-new, multi-million-dollar Kone crane is fully operational at Georgia‐Pacific’s lumber mill in Diboll, Texas, after six months of construction. At 80 feet wide, 927 feet long, and 87 feet in total height, the new crane is living up to its expectations and making the process of unloading log trucks[Read More…]
Staying Ahead of the Market in 2019
Lumber prices continued to adjust throughout the March-April period, and the lumber market direction was mostly downward with Western SPF 2 by 4 dimension falling hardest. The supply-side factors that supported higher prices—log availability, production curtailments, and rail car arrivals—have abated. On the demand side, weaker housing construction data, labor[Read More…]
Hayes Named Business Manager for Roseburg
Roseburg, a forest products company, says it has named Gary Hayes as its business manager of the company’s softwood plywood and lumber businesses, effective immediately. Hayes previously served as Roseburg’s business manager for distribution, leading the team that provided support for plywood and lumber sales across the United States. In[Read More…]
Lumbermen Associates Makes Personnel Changes to Shed Division
Lumbermen Associates of Bristol, Pennsylvania, has made changes in its Shed Division. Effective immediately, Frank Iavarone has been appointed as the Shed Division Team Leader. Iavarone, a 13-year employee of Lumbermen’s, will assume responsibilities for sales, inventory management, marketing, and new customer growth. In addition, Rick Frebel has joined the[Read More…]
Staying Ahead of the Market in 2019
The lumber market’s historic volatility last year has reappeared at the beginning of the year, with some prices increasing dramatically through the first two months of 2019. Supply-side factors supported higher prices, as mill curtailments, log supplies, and rail car availability contributed to the winter run, while winter weather[Read More…]
GP Invests in Rome Lumber Facility
Georgia-Pacific is committing to the future with a $30 million investment in its Rome, Georgia, lumber mill. The dimensional lumber facility, which currently employs 163 people, will use the investment to purchase and install new equipment in the coming months. This new equipment includes a new planer, grader and trimmer. In[Read More…]
LP Building Products Repositions as LP Building Solutions
LP Building Products has a new name: LP Building Solutions. The company says the change was made to more accurately communicate its commitment to the needs and opportunities within a changing industry. LP also says the decision reflects its goal to be the industry’s leading building solutions company. “This change[Read More…]
