Province changing building code to permit 18-story wood buildings.

This wood is difficult to dry but good for furniture and cabinets.

Wood Products Manufacturers Association released this economic report data in early March. The key points suggest that inflation will be a hindrance that will not go away anytime soon.

Würth Baer Supply Company has acquired Russell Plywood, headquartered in Reading, Pennsylvania, with an additional site in Wilmington, Delaware. The addition of Russell Plywood geographically expands Würth’s core woodworking business in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, and continues to

PORTLAND, Oregon — A 250,000-square-foot cross-laminate timber facility is in the planning stages for a Willamette Valley, Oregon, site. Once completed, the facility is projected to produce an annual output of 100,000 cubic meters of finished CLT products and eliminate "pinch points" in the marketplace.

The absence of predictive data has companies operating as though they have no data at all. Many supply chain execs (92%) make gut decisions or more due to a lack of predictive guidance in their reports.

Copaia (Jacaranda copaia) is probably more commonly known in North American trade as para para. However, the common name of lumber from this tree varies from country to country. In fact, in Panama, it is sometimes called “elephant’s foot” as the corrugated trunk near the ground looks somewhat like an elephant’s foot.

Associated Builders and Contractors estimates that the construction industry's federal and state GRAPs had about 250,000 apprentice participants and yielded just 40,000 to 45,000 completers in fiscal year 2023.

California black oak is in the red oak group of species, but its source of supply (it grows primarily in northern California and southwest Oregon), physical properties (it is weaker than most red oaks, but machines better), appearance (it is not as red, but has tighter grain), and processing differences (drying is difficult) merit a special discussion of this species.

Isla Porter, a custom kitchen cabinetry company that said it was "rooted in high-tech and high-design," plans to launch a cabinetry brand this spring 2024.