MoistureShield®, a division of Oldcastle APG, a CRH Company, has expanded in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Eastern Tennessee with Fortress Wood Products, based in Martinsville, VA. Fortress Wood Products will distribute MoistureShield wood composite decking products to dealers from its three locations in Henderson, High Point and Elizabeth City, North Carolina. “Fortress is […]
Do it Best Announces Virtual Fall Market
Do it Best Corp. announces their plans to reformat their upcoming fall market into a virtual event. This special market, featuring the best buying opportunities of the year from the nation’s top vendors, will be available exclusively online from September 13 – 18. “Out of an abundance of caution and in light of the considerable […]
Canfor Completes Purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company Inc.
Canfor Corporation, further to its announcement on November 9, 2018, completed the purchase of Elliott Sawmilling Company Inc. (“Elliott”) on May 31, 2020. Elliott adds over 210 million board feet of production capacity. About Canfor Corporation Canfor is a leading integrated forest products company based in Vancouver, British Columbia (“BC”) with interests in BC, Alberta, […]
Do it Best Corp. Announces Team Hires and Promotions
Do it Best Corp. is pleased to announce the following additions to its world headquarters team in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Paulette Bently as an LBM Support Coordinator Christian Gerber as an Application Developer Max Pasche as an Internal Audit Intern Further, Do it Best Corp. proudly recognizes these promotions within the corporate office team. Coley […]
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. Announces Business Updates
Flexsteel Industries, Inc. (“Flexsteel” or the “Company”), one of the largest manufacturers, importers and online marketers of furniture products in the United States, announced its quarterly dividend and provided a business update. In light of the continued economic uncertainty and dampened demand for furniture related to COVID-19, the Company and its Board of Directors (the […]
Russin Lumber Rebrands, Launches Intuitive New Website
Russin Lumber has announced a rebrand, with a vibrant new logo and digital footprint designed to recognize the evolving needs of today’s building materials industry. While the Russin Lumber name will continue to be used officially for corporate purposes, the company’s customer-focused branding will go under the simpler identification of Russin. “The building materials industry […]
Report: San Group Bets on ‘High-Value’ Future With New Port Alberni Sawmill
According to a local news report, SanGroup Inc. (HQ: Langley, BC) has started production at their new sawmill in Port Alberni. The Vancouver Sun reports that on Friday May 29th, 2020, SanGoup “rolled the first log through a brand new sawmill it has built at Port Alberni”. SanGroup CEO Kamal Sanghera stated, “What it means […]
Horizon North Logistics Inc. Announces Closing of Transaction with Dexterra
Horizon North Logistics Inc. (“Horizon North” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce completion of the previously announced transaction (the “Transaction”) with 10647802 Canada Limited, operating as Dexterra Integrated Facilities Management (“Dexterra”), a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (“Fairfax Financial”). Pursuant to the Transaction, Horizon North acquired all of the outstanding common shares of […]
Conifex Announces Further Extension of COVID-19 Curtailment
Conifex Timber Inc. (“Conifex”) announced that it will further extend the temporary curtailment of operations at its Mackenzie, British Columbia sawmill for an additional five weeks to July 6, 2020, as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to adversely affect global demand for forest products. During this time, Conifex will also work with relevant […]
Mercer International Inc. Announces 30 Days Downtime at its Celgar Mill
Mercer International Inc. (“Mercer”) reports that its Celgar mill, in addition to regularly planned maintenance downtime of five days, will be taking approximately 30 days of additional downtime (aggregate 52,000 ADMTs) in July 2020. The additional downtime largely results from reduced fiber availability in the mill’s procurement area as a result of Covid related sawmill […]