National Hardwood Magazine - May 2023

CANADIAN TRENDS
News from suppliers about prices, trends, sales and inventories
ONTARIO
QUEBEC
Spring has finally decided to show up, as winter held
its grip longer than many of us preferred. Logging activities
were constrained as a result of heavy snow and
Glen Thompson and Tommy Stiles, A.W. Stiles Contractors Inc.,
spring McMinnville, thaw, TNseen throughout March and April in some
areas.
whose According topic was to several Growing contacts, the Global business Pie. has improved
for At kiln-dried this year’s Ash, IHLA and Convention, inventories multiple have thus networking declined. opportunities
With limited were Ash offered, being produced, and the association’s buyers were board purchasing
developing held a business stock to session. replenish The their 2017 on-hand board supplies. president
of directors
for Prices IHLA were is Shaun stable. Cook, of C.C. Cook & Son Lumber Co., of
Reelsville, Aspen demand IN. Tom is Oilar holding of Cole up, Hardwood, however there located are in am- Logansport,
IN, is the 2017 1st vice president and Brett Franklin,
of Tri-State Timber LLC of Bloomington, IN is the IHLA
Business activity varied over the last few months for
secondary wood products manufacturers. Some truck
trailer flooring businesses were busy, as well as moulding
Matt Taylor, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY; Damon Graf, DR Graf
Lumber
and
Co.,
millwork
Lexington,
producers.
KY; and
Flooring
Tom Johel,
manufacturers
U-C Coatings LLCre-
ported a slight improvement in sales. There has been
a 2nd slowdown vice president. in the cabinet and furniture manufacturing
sectors Additionally, due to in new conjunction residential with construction the IHLA meeting, being down the
both Fellowship in Canada of Christian and the Lumbermen U.S. held a brief meeting.
Ash
IHLA
orders
is a non-profit
are good
trade
even
organization
though there
comprised
is limited
of sawmills,
wholesale brokers, equipment vendors, secondary
Ash
being produced due to the Emerald Ash Borer having
decimated most stands. Export markets for kiln-dried
manufacturers, loggers and landowners, among others in
stock are good, especially to the Far East, with prices
the industry.
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