Supply and Demand Issues Continue to Trip Up Lumber Sector
Even as prices keep falling for lumber and lumber futures, some sawyers are countering with reduced production. Not in recent memory have prices for wood been as volatile as they are now, with political relations between the U.S. and Canada, tariffs, lower demand in the home building sector and producers reacting to all of this […]
Baltimore Bridge Collapse Could Impact Plywood and Veneer Shipments
While many consumer and industrial products are being affected by the tragedy, key wood products could be impacted the most. The late-March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore harbor after it was struck by a giant container ship is only the latest in a series of supply chain issues including Panama Canal […]
Has Mass Timber Building Become Too Popular for the Supply?
With a record number of projects under construction in the U.S. builders say they are running into supply problems. The Mass Timber movement may be getting so popular that some people in the industry are worried about having enough timber for all the projects currently under construction. The online newsletter Bisnow reports that there are […]
Hermance Machine Acquired by Würth Baer Supply Company
Day-to-day management of Hermance Machine will roll up into the Akins Machinery division at Würth Baer Supply Company.
Akins Machinery Now Distributes SCM Group Equipment in Indiana
Akins Machinery has been authorized to distribute SCM Group Industrial Machinery in the State of Indiana