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view the list of regional meetings below and to reach out to NAWLA HQ should
they have any questions on their specific region’s meeting.
• Montreal: April 9, 2024
• Montreal: April 9, 2024
• Vancouver: May 22, 2024
• Vancouver: May 22, 2024
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Portland:
Portland:
June
June
6,
6,
2024
2024
• • Southeast: Southeast: Summer Summer 2024 2024
• • Minneapolis: Summer 2024 2024
• • Texas: Fall Fall 2024 2024
• • Northeast: Fall Fall 2024
NAWLA will also be hosting multiple in-person, international-level events
this year, including the Wood Basics courses. An opportunity for companies
and employees to invest in their future, this four-day immersion class includes
both classroom and field operation training in a small cohort-style setting on the
topics of negotiations, product segmentation, logistics and transportation, and
forest management and operations. Whether a new employee just starting out
in wholesale lumber or a veteran who is moving into a new segment, industry
professionals of all experience levels are encouraged to join NAWLA this spring
in Corvallis, Oregon, or this fall in Peachtree City, Georgia, for this intimately
tailored learning experience.
Save the date! Join NAWLA May 6-10 in Corvallis, Oregon, for the
2024 Spring Wood Basics course. Watch the NAWLA website for
registration information.
In addition to hosting regional and international events, NAWLA will continue
to bring education directly to members’ fingertips through webinars. Working in
an ever-evolving industry, NAWLA recognizes its members and the industry as
a whole are looking for ways to learn about current issues, stay on the pulse of
changes and address new trends. From brand building and hiring to operations
best practices, NAWLA webinars will continue to bring the information our members
need to stay up to date on it all.
If you are not a member yet, now is a great time to join NAWLA. Members
receive exclusive benefits, including discounts on event registrations, exclusive
access to webinars and networking opportunities, and more. Reach out to us today
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also offer customers increased service options,” according to 84 Lumber Vice
President of Installed Sales and Manufacturing Ken Kucera.
The 80,000-square-foot facility features new, state-of-the-art roof and floor
truss building equipment and will employ a staff of more than 80 associates. The
plant will cover the central Florida market, including Tampa and Orlando, as well
as the surrounding areas.
In addition to this new plant, 84 Lumber recently opened truss plants near Atlanta,
GA and Columbia, SC; a new door shop in Denver, CO and is opening new
stores in the state of California.
For more information, go to www.84lumber.com.
Gulfeagle Supply Acquires Banning Lumber & Millwork
Banning Lumber & Millwork of Largo, FL has been sold to Gulfeagle Supply.
Terry and Marc Banning founded Banning Lumber & Millwork in 1990. The
company is a fully stocked lumberyard offering an extensive selection of building
products including but not limited to millwork, doors, windows, mouldings, stair
parts and exterior siding.
Banning is a wholesaler that sells exclusively to the trade. The company is one
of the largest and most successful such businesses in the region.
Banning Lumber and Millwork’s
Lumber Department offers a
variety of framing lumber, including
Doug and Hem Fir, Southern
Yellow Pine and Spruce Pine Fir.
One of America’s premier roofing
and building products distributors,
Gulfeagle Supply specializes
in servicing the professional
roofing contractor and provides a
variety of products and services to
the homeowner, building owner,
architect and general contractor.
Founded in 1973, Gulfeagle
Supply opened its first location in
Tampa, FL. Today, Gulfeagle has
grown to 118 branches across the
United States, with Banning Lumber
& Millwork being the most
recent acquisition.
For more information, go to
www.gulfeaglesupply.com.
Matt’s Building Materials currently operates three locations, employs more
than 170 people, has a fleet of over 25 delivery vehicles and is a “local leader in
many product categories.”
Matt’s already operates locations in Pharr, Palmview and San Benito, TX.
For more information, go to www.mattsbuildingmaterials.com.
Stine Lumber Acquires Bossier City Assets Of Cassity Jones Lumber
Stine Lumber is bringing its lumber and building materials to Bossier City and
the surrounding communities.
Stine CEO Dennis Stine announced that the Sulphur, LA-based company has
acquired the Bossier City assets of Cassity Jones Lumber, which sells Southern
Yellow Pine, Spruce and Fir.
“We’re excited to locate in the Bossier/Shreveport region, a community we’ve
been serving peripherally from our Natchitoches facility,” said Stine.
It is the12th Stine location in the state of Louisiana.
Stine is Louisiana’s largest family-owned building materials dealer and employs
more than 800 associates in 12 stores across the state of Louisiana, with
one store in Natchez, MS.
The sale to Stine Lumber involves the only Cassity Jones Lumber facility that
was located outside of Texas.
The executive team of Cassity Jones Lumber elected to focus the growth of the
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It’s more than an
insurance policy.
Patrick Lumber Company
Over 100 Years in Business
Est 1915
Premier Landscaping Acquires
75-Year-Old Lumberyard
Johnson True Value Lumber,
Wickenburg, AZ, has been sold to
a local entrepreneur after nearly 75
years of family ownership.
Jesus “Chuey” Gonzalez, the
owner of Premier Landscaping,
Premier Moving and Premier Hay,
has purchased the lumberyard,
now dubbed Premier True Value
& Lumber, and sells a variety of
framing lumber.
He noted that he hopes to retain
all current employees.
For more information, go to
www.premierwickenburg.com.
Texas Lumberyard To Open
Fourth Location
Matt’s Building Materials
has announced that it will add a
17,000-square-foot retail operation
and lumberyard in Harlingen, TX.
The new store is expected to
open in January 2025 and will sell
Spruce, Pine and Hem Fir, along
with Southern Yellow Pine.
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