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Mashantucket, Conn. –The three-day annual Northeastern Retail LumberAssociation (NRLA) LBM Expo 2012 was held recently at MGMFoxwoods and attended by high-volume crowds who visited two showroom

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floors and attended a packed schedule of speakers.In addition to viewing the latest products exhibited by vendors, attendeesenjoyed many educational seminars, such as the following: Boise Cascade’s

Orlando, Fla.–The Orange County Convention Center served for the sixthtime in eight years as the recent site of the International Builders Show(IBS), sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB),drawing approximately 45 to 50,000 attendees and about 900 exhibitors.Among various speakers at IBS was Federal Reserve Chairman Ben

Bernake. He noted that credit restraints on home buyers and builders con-tinue to impede the housing and economic recovery in this country. Bernaketold attendees that his message to lending regulators is to faciliate a bal-anced approach and approve loans for those who meet underwriting stan-

dards.Bernake’s comments reiterate common themes written into a January white

paper presented to Congress. In it, the Federal Reserve wrote that “restor-ing the health of the housing market is a necessary part of a broader strat-egy for economic recovery.”In addition to the hundreds of product displays on view at the multi-day IBS,

more than 160 information and networking sessions were available to atten-dees. Among some of the more popular were: “Universal Design: Affordable

Fed Chairman Bernake Addresses International Builders Show Attendees

Richard Lane, Viance, Charlotte, N.C.; Don Danka, Viance, Santa Maria, Calif.; Barbara Stewart,Tom Fitzgerald and Leda Johnson, Viance, Charlotte, N.C.; Brian Delbrueck, Viance, Bellevue,Wash.; and Chris Kollwitz, Viance, Charlotte, N.C.

Scott Babbitt and Bob Carroll, Boston Cedar, Mansfield, Mass.; and Jeff Derby, Western ForestProducts Inc., Vancouver, B.C.

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Northeastern Retail Lumber Association Hosts 2012 LBM Expo

Chuck Gaede, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. Inc., New London, N.H.; Win Smith, Limington LumberCo., East Baldwin, Maine; Tonia Tibbetts, Robbins Lumber Inc., Searsmont, Maine; Jeff Easterling,Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assoc., Cumberland Center, Maine; Jim Robbins, RobbinsLumber Inc.; and B Manning, Durgin & Crowell Lumber Co. Inc.

Chris Burns, Bob Kruse, Robert Grabeklis, Bill Giguere, Andrew Goodman, Cindy Sinnott, JoshGoodman, and Andy Sinnott, Sherwood Lumber Corp., Islandia, N.Y.

Michael Griffiths, Nordic Engineered Wood, Albany, N.Y.; Albert Renaud and Michael Winkel, NordicEngineered Wood, Montreal, Que.; Tony Saad, Nordic Engineered Wood, Toronto, Ont.; Nicolas Angleys,Nordic Engineered Wood, Montreal, Que.; and Jean-Marc Dubois, Nordic Engineered Wood, Albany, N.Y.

Scott Hanson, Hood Distribution, Manchester, Conn.; Doug Keller, Liz Ritz, and Kevin Stanton,Hood Distribution, Ayer, Mass.; and Bill Christou, Uncle Hilde’s Lumber Outlet, Tilton, N.H.

Jack Knight is territo-ry manager for Mid-State Lumber Corp.,headquartered inBranchburg, N.J.He resides in Epping,N.H.Mid-State carriesCedar, Fir, dimensional

JACK KNIGHT

David Jones isresponsible for salesand marketing ofPonderosa Pine andRadiata boards, pat-terns and Cedar SplitFencing for IdahoTimber’s Home Centerdivision located

Scott Boyer Sr. isthe new general man-ager for RichardsonTimbers, located inDallas, Texas.Richardson Timbers,located here, has beenserving independentlumber yards through

Jeremy Asher is salesmanager for theSpecialty ProductsGroup. Asher worksout of BridgewellResources, headquar-tered in Tigard, Ore.Bridgewell is a globalwholesale distributor

tions within our CEO Task Force andcommittee structure. A native ofCologne, Toeldte studied economicsat the Albert-Ludwigs-Universitat inFreiburg, Germany and received hisM.B.A. from McGill University inMontreal, Canada.“I am honored to be elected as chair-man of the board for 2012,” saidToeldte. “AF&PA member companiesmanufacture products that are integralto society and provide well-payingjobs for thousands of Americans. Weare proud of the fact that our industryis one of the largest producers andusers of green renewable biomassenergy in the world. We have also ledthe way in voluntarily recycling ourproducts. I look forward to working

with my colleagues to help increaseawareness of our sustainability suc-cess story.”

Also elected to officer positions bythe AF&PA Board are: First Vice Chairman - David W.

Scheible, president and CEO ofGraphic Packaging Corporation;Second Vice Chairman - John D.Williams, president and CEO ofDomtar, Inc.; and Immediate PastChairman - Jim Hannan, CEO andpresident of Georgia-Pacific LLC.Also beginning terms as members of

the AF&PA Board of Directors in 2012,are: William B. Johnson, CEO ofJohnson Timber Company; George D.Jones, president and CEO of SeamanPaper Company of Massachusetts,Inc.; Frank Papa, president and CEO,The Newark Group; Allan F. Trinkwald,president of Simpson InvestmentCompany; and Russell Wanke, vicepresident/general manager ofThilmany Papers LLC.For a complete board listing and

more information about AF&PA, visitwww.afandpa.org.

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AWC Statement on the U.S.District Court Decision to Vacate

Stay of Boiler MACT Rules

The American Wood Council (AWC)President Robert Glowinski todayissued the following statement regard-ing Judge Friedman’s District Courtdecision to vacate the stay of theBoiler MACT rules.“The Court’s decision to vacate the

stay of the 2011 Boiler MACT andIncinerator rules puts thousands ofwood product industry jobs at risk.The already-inadequate compliancetimeframe now has been significantlyimpacted, making the costly and com-plicated task of compliance that muchmore confusing and difficult. This rul-ing underscores the need for swift leg-islative action. Congress has the abil-ity to help protect American manufac-turing by passing the EPA RegulatoryRelief Act – which will give EPA timeto finalize a more appropriate set ofrules and provide much-needed cer-tainty to businesses across the coun-

try – and we urge them to do so with-out delay.”AWC also recently announced the

election of its 2012 officers and boardof directors.Ray Dillon of Deltic Timber was newly

elected, and Rob Taylor ofWeyerhaeuser was reelected to theboard. Members who will continue toserve on the board include: GeorgeEmmerson, Sierra Pacific; TomCorrick, Boise Cascade; PatPatranella, Temple Inland; Jim Rabe,Masonite; and Diana Blenkhorn forthe Canadian Wood Council. Theboard of directors is nominated andelected by AWC membership.“On behalf of all the members of

AWC, we’re pleased to have suchexperienced board representation,”said AWC President RobertGlowinski. “We had many greatachievements in 2011 on buildingcodes, standards, and sustainabilityefforts, as well as on public policyissues on Capitol Hill and in thestates. We expect that with thisboard’s leadership, we will continue togrow, prosper, and make a differencefor the wood products industry.”

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Forest Groups Satisfied With SLA Extension

The Ontario Forest IndustriesAssociation (OFIA) and the Council ofthe Quebec Forest Industry (QFIC)are satisfied with the two-year exten-sion of the Canada-U.S. Softwoodlumber Agreement (SLA), announcedrecently by Federal Minister of ForeignAffairs and International Trade(DFAIT), the Honorable Ed Fast. Thegroups also stated they are pleasedthat issues raised by CentralCanada's forest sector with DFAIT arereflected in the extension.“This endorsement of the extension

by the Central Canada Industries isbased on current economic conditionswhich have, even without the compet-itive constraints of the SLA, shutteredmuch production and reduced sub-stantially Central Canada's exportcapacity,” said Mrs. Jamie Lim,

AF&PA Board Elects NewChairman and Officers

The American Forest & PaperAssociation (AF&PA) based inWashington, D.C., recentlyannounced the election of Boise, Inc.Chairman and CEO Alexander Toeldteas new AF&PA Board Chairman,along with the 2012 slate of board offi-cers. Toeldte has served as president andchief executive officer of Boise, Inc.since February 2008. Since beingelected to AF&PA’s Board of Directorsin November of the same year, Mr.Toeldte has been an active member ofthe board, serving in leadership posi-

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WASHINGTONSCENE

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APA Seminars Detail AdvancedFraming and Top 10 Framing Errors

For more APA News and Information, go to www.apawood.org

Two APA presentations at the recent2012 International Builders Show inOrlando, Fl., drew large audiences.“Advanced Framing: Time to Green-upYour Structure,” focused on methodsto increase cavity insulation to meetmore stringent energy codes andmeet the thermal bridging require-ments of Energy Star 3, without com-promising the strength and durabilityof homes. Continuous wood structuralpanel sheathing was highlighted as away to provide bracing and a stand-alone substrate for siding attachment.Approximately 150 people attendedthe seminar, which was being pre-sented for the first time at the show.Participating builders expressed inter-est in learning about constructionoptions that will enable them to meetenergy code requirements and meetthe thermal bridging requirements of

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Energy Star 3 with wood structuralpanel sheathing. Advanced framingwith 2x6 wood studs spaced 24 inch-es on center, combined with woodstructural panel sheathing, is one ofthe most cost-effective solutions forbuilders trying to balance increasinglystringent energy codes with structuralbuilding code requirements. Detailspresented in the seminar are alsodescribed in a new design guide pub-lished this month by APA. The“Advanced Framing ConstructionGuide,” Form M400, can be orderedfrom APA, or downloaded from theAPA website at www.apawood.org. The second presentation, APA’s lega-

cy program “Top 10 Framing Errorsand 5 Ways to Avoid Them,” drew anaudience of 110. The popular seminarfocuses on proper design and installa-

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JEREMY ASHER SCOTT BOYER SR.

Richard Quitadamo isa new sales managerfor Eastern ForestProducts, located inLyndeborough, N.H.Eastern ForestProducts is a wholesaledistributor of lumberproducts, including

RICHARD QUITADAMO

Alyson Kingsley is asales representativefor The CollinsCompanies, head-quartered in Portland,Ore.The Collins Com-panies offer a varietyof Softwood species

ALYSON KINGSLEY

DAVID JONES

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FEATURES:NRLA Hosts 2012 LBM Expo . . . . . . . . .1

Bernanke Addresses IBS Show Attendees .1

Heritage Homes of Nebraska . . . . . . . . .4

WEST BAY FOREST PRODUCTS . . . .6

HANCOCK LUMBER CO. . . . . . . . . . . . .7

CORLEY MFG. CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

BC WOOD Launches 9th GBM . . . . . . .9

PPG Hosts IBS Attendees . . . . . . . . . .10

MID-STATE LUMBER CORP. . . . . . . . 11

DEPARTMENTS:Who’s Who in Softwoods . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Washington Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

APA News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Retail Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 & 19

Midwest Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 20

West Coast Business Trends . . . . . . . 20

Ontario/Quebec Business Trends . . . . . 23

South/Southeast Business Trends . . . . . 23

Western Business Trends . . . . . . . . . . 24

Northeast Business Trends . . . . . . . . . 24

Stock Exchange . . . . . . . . . . 27, 28 & 29

Trade Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Softwood Calendar . . . . . . . . . . 35 & 37

Obituaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Classified Opportunities . . . . . . . 37 & 38

Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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materials from wholesalers and millsthe company prefers to purchase2x10, #2 Hemlock Fir and SouthernYellow Pine; 2x4 and 2x6, #2 Spruce-Pine-Fir; and White Fir in 2x4 and 2x6;and Spruce-Pine-Fir premium studs. Italso buys 2x4 and 2x6 Spruce-Pine-Fir, MSR 1650; and 2x12x20 HemlockFir #2. “When those situations occur every

minute counts,” said Mike Mattison,sales manager. “In fact, we’ve createda disaster relief policy for prospectivehomeowners, who get priority if andwhen they’re adversely affected by anatural disaster.”That policy is backed up by a promise

to expedite orders in three ways:Processing (the company will expe-dite all processing of blueprints andorders to accommodate faster con-struction times); scheduling (once theorder is finalized as buildable with allcomplete details, deposits and proofof financing, the home is scheduledfor construction in the next availableconstruction time slot); and home set-ting and zip-up (the manufacturerworks with an authorized builder toexpedite delivery, setting and zip-up).In business since 1978, Heritage

Homes is known for going above andbeyond the call of duty when it comesto servicing its customers. All homesare built indoors, thus eradicating 85percent of “mother nature’s wrath”from the equation during the construc-

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All homes are built indoors, thus eradicating 85 percent of “mothernature’s wrath” from the equation during the construction process.

All of the firm’s homes incorporate quality national brand products likeMoen faucets; CertainTeed brand shingles, vinyl siding and pre-stainedfiber cement sidings; James Hardie fiber cement siding and soffit mate-rial; Sherwin Williams paints; and Armstrong vinyl flooring.

All Heritage Homes are built to UBC and IRC standards and meet alllocal building codes. All homes come standard with a 3-year workman-ship warranty and a 10-year structural warranty administered throughResidential Warranty Corporation (RWC).

HERITAGE HOMES OF NEBRASKA Goes Above And BeyondBy Bridget McCrea

Wayne, Neb.—When disaster strikes, Heritage Homes of Nebraska,Inc., is there to help. Located here, this designer and manufacturer ofcustom Uniform Building Code (UBC) and International ResidentialCode (IRC) modular homes serves clients throughout Nebraska,Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Kansas, New Mexico, Colorado,Wyoming, Montana and Canada.Many of those regions experience destructive weather events. Last

year alone Heritage Homes assisted in the aftermath of the tornadooutbreak in Mapleton, Iowa and the Missouri River flooding inHamburg, Iowa, among other devastating events that have left home-owners scrambling to find shelter. To build an average of 135 homes annually, Heritage Homes procures

about 500,000 board feet of kiln-dried lumber. When buying its raw

The company’s new 3D program, for example,allows buyers to view their home in 3D before it’seven built or installed.

As part of that commitment to environmentalconsciousness the company builds homesthat are Energy Star certified, and that comewith a 3-year written heating and cooling guar-antee.

To build an average of 135 homes annually, Heritage Homes procuresabout 500,000 board feet of kiln-dried lumber.

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Waldun roofs have 30-50 year real warranties because the products created

at Waldun are created by people who care.

Waldun is FSC and PEFC Certified.

Waldun sells 100% Bureau product and has warranties unmatched by any mill in the industry.

At Waldun in every bundle we guarantee 100% coverage. Many mills will put in less inches of wood to compensate for a low price.

At Waldun we feel that mills that run with a Bureau label are mills that run with nothing to hide.

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WEST BAY FOREST PRODUCTS—PREFERRED CEDAR Manufacturer

West Bay offers the selection of custom package sizes to accommodate dis-tribution.

West Bay Forest Products maintain a 6 acre property stocking up to 4 million feet of Cedar and 74,000 square feet of completely indoor manufacturing.

Finished Western Red Cedar products are packaged with bottom protectionand 100% plastic banding to reduce iron stain.

Plastic chains throughout to reduce iron stain West Bay Forest Products supplies over 40 million board feet of Western RedCedar annually.

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Langley, B.C.—West Bay ForestProducts & Manufacturing Ltd., basedhere, offers 100 percent Western RedCedar products including: trim andfascia boards, decking, fencing, sid-ing, timbers, balusters, patterns andall custom inquiries.Occupying their current facility for

approximately 12 years, West Bay’snationally branded “PREFERREDCEDAR Brand” Cedar products areproduced with the customer in mindand are graded to meet the higheststandards, according to companyPresident Don Dorazio. “We offer fin-ishing that is second to none withextensive packaging and value-addedoptions that provide customers withthe best in Western Red Cedar,” heexplained. “Keeping in mind thechanges occurring in the marketing ofCedar products, we have an operationthat is flexible enough to handle largerruns, but also handle small runs ofspecified products, plus be able toship less than truckload lots and beable to manufacture a multitude ofitems, all with the goal of being com-pletely customer focused.”

6-12 Stetson Ross planer is operated and maintainedby planerman Brett Landry.

Nationally Branded PREFERRED CEDAR is graded asNO HOLE, NO WANE, NO ROT, NO IRON STAIN

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HANCOCK LUMBER — Making Every Board, Customer, Employee Count

Wayne Morrell, who works in the sorting depart-ment, said, “We make the best of every board thatcomes through our area and it’s rewarding to seethe finished product and know that you had a partin creating it.”

Perhaps the biggest project is the complete upgrade to Hancock’s Casco plan-er mill facility, which started late last fall and continued into the winter of 2012.This project includes the replacement of the manual trim tally system with anew automated trim and tally system, along with an automated end stampingstation.

Sawmill department leadman Troy Manson hasbeen employed by Hancock for eight years.

Hancock’s ‘Every Board Counts’ campaign includes an employee pledge con-sisting of 12 key statements to ensure every board manufactured at theirsawmills meets or exceeds customers’ expectations.

Hancock completed construction at their Pittsfield Operation on a buildingthat houses a new Weinig moulder. This facility will bring the total number ofplaning/moulding operations to six.

Casco, Maine—Hancock LumberCompany continues to cultivate ahigher purpose among their employ-ees, introduce innovative manufactur-ing processes and expand their oper-ations, carrying on a 164-year familytradition of producing Eastern WhitePine boards that are among the finestin the world.Once again, Hancock has raised thebar to enhance their customer-based

work environment, focusing on form-ing better relationships between thebuyer and the employee responsiblefor the customer’s individual order.Matt Duprey, vp sales and marketing,explained, “Hancock’s marketing andsales team have developed a newconcept—our ‘Every Board Counts’campaign; an employee pledge con-sisting of 12 key statements to ensureevery board manufactured at our

sawmills meets or exceeds our cus-tomers’ expectations. What thatmeans is that every board that goesthrough the hands of our employeesand on to the customer will be in itsbest form from start to finish andwe’ve gotten our employees’ commit-ments to make sure they’re takingownership in their part of the process.”Hanging from the rafters in each millare 16’ tall banners proudly boasting

the ‘Every Board Counts’ logo andemployee commitments. Hancockrealizes that living up to their cus-tomer promises takes the combinedteamwork and focus of all Hancock’semployees. “Ask any grader who thecustomer is for the boards they aregrading that day and they will be ableto tell you,” said Duprey. “And, there isa good chance that the grader has

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Five-year boiler/moulder operator Jason Huntoffered, “‘Every Board Counts’ means that our cus-tomers are so valuable to us, we’re willing to dowhatever it takes to make sure that every board isexactly what our customers want that individualboard to be.”

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Special Packaging/Services – Oregon-Canadianoffers an array of services for the convenience of ourcustomers. Above is a unit of Western Red Cedar,packaged with cardboard top and bottom, andheavy-duty corner protectors.

Planers/Moulders – We have hundreds oftemplates for commonly used patterns, as well asour own grinding room where we can createknives for any custom pattern you might need.

Edger – Our Shurman edger has 12 movable sawsallowing us to cut flitches up to 6 inches thickinto a variety of products and grades in one pass.

Through superior manufacturing, specialty services,and our personal service-oriented style of business,

Oregon-Canadian strives for complete customer satisfaction on every order.

Offering specialty wood products including but not limited to:

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● Flooring and Special Patterns

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Corley’s product line includes carriages, band mills, carriage feeds, opti-mization, linebar and horizontal resaw systems, edger and trimmer sys-tems, and conveying equipment for the entire sawmill.

Corley board feeder in operation.

Corley’s horizontal resaw is shown here.Lumber going through a Corley linebar resaw system.Chip Corley shown with a redesigned Tyrone-Berry carriage drive, one ofmany new and updated products to their equipment line.

A new Corley carriage frame in the machining stage of production.

A log is shown processing through a Corley tilt car-riage.

Chattanooga, Tenn.—Since itsestablishment in 1905, Corley hasbeen meeting the demands of theircustomers by developing and market-ing a wide range sawmill equipment.They are constantly adapting to newtechnologies, making their productsmore durable, more sophisticated,and also more user-friendly.The company acquired Lewis

Controls in 1983 and Tyrone-Berry in2003 in an effort to expand their line ofsawmill machinery. Today, Corley’sproduct line includes carriages, bandmills, carriage feeds, optimization,linebar and horizontal resaw systems,edger and trimmer systems, and con-veying equipment for the entiresawmill. The partnership betweenthese three companies has enabledthem to put together the entire pack-age according to Chip Corley, chair-man and chief executive officer of

CORLEY MANUFACTURING—Continues to be Innovative in These Challenging Times

Corley recently replaced the optimizing edger sys-tem with a new four-saw edger as well as a newLewis optimization and scanning system.

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DURGINCROWELL

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DURGIN & CROWELL LUMBER CO.231 Fisher Corner Rd.New London, NH 03257P: 603-763-2860F: 603-763-4498

BC Wood contends that in today’s challenging market, it is important to findnew sources of high quality, competitively priced wood products and stay ontop of new products and changing market needs.

The GBM offers that chance and welcomes buyers from across the U.S.Whether you need reman stock for your manufacturing business in California,shakes & shingles for your customers in Maine or large timbers and high-endmillwork for your resort development project in Hawaii – you can find top-notch manufacturers and suppliers at the GBM in Whistler.

During the trade show portion of the event, there is the opportunity of meet-ing with Canadian manufacturers of products that include cabinetry; engi-neered wood products; remanufactured items and components; pre-fabricat-ed housing and structures; log / post & beam / timber-frame homes and struc-tures; millwork & finished building products and specialty lumber includingWestern Red Cedar - all in a comfortable, networking environment.

For the past few years, the Global Buyers Mission (GBM) has hosted over 700delegates to this invitation-only event, designed to bring together internation-al buyers of wood and value-added wood products, with Canadian manufac-turers.

Collaborating with the Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau (CSSB) and the WesternRed Cedar Lumber and Export Associations, the GBM continues to be a greatsuccess for buyers and suppliers alike, with estimates last year of over $20million in new business developed.

For many years now, the Softwood Buyer has been par-ticipating in and reporting on the success of this worldclass Global Buyers Mission (GBM) that takes place inWhistler, B.C., every September. The BC WoodSpecialties Group is about to launch the 9th annualevent and we thought it was a good time to tell everyonehow and why this has become such an important activ-ity for wood products buyers and sellers.Orson May, from American International ForestProducts in Portland, sums it up this way: “I look forwardto my annual ‘workation’ in Whistler for many rea-sons. The GBM invites me to a world-class vacationspot to meet BC mill contacts whom I’ve never met andto reconnect with those I alreadyknow. The event is top-notch, withenjoyable social events and an out-

standing, un-crowded trade show. It isapparent how much planning andorganization goes into the eventbecause it is tightly and efficientlyrun. The truly international attendeesadd to the interest and excitement ...the GBM is one of our favorite ‘week-ends’ of the year. I work and my wifeshops! Count us in for 2012!” For the past few years, the GlobalBuyers Mission has hosted over 700delegates to this invitation-only event,designed to bring together internation-al buyers of wood and value-addedwood products, with Canadian manu-facturers. Collaborating with theCedar Shake & Shingle Bureau(CSSB) and the Western Red CedarLumber (WRCLA) and ExportAssociations, the GBM continues tobe a great success for buyers andsuppliers alike, with estimates lastyear of over $20 million in new busi-ness developed. Organizer Randi Walker from BCWood said, “We go to Whistler to getaway from the bustle of the city andrelax in the ambience of this worldclass resort – that is also ripe withexcellent examples of building withwood! Our job at BC Wood is to con-nect buyers of wood products withsellers and manufacturers fromCanada and we do this by pre-qualify-ing the incoming buyers – whetherthey are from the U.S., Japan, Europe– anywhere in the world that buys orwants to buy wood from Canada, withthe actual manufacturers and suppli-ers. We purposefully keep the eventon the small side, so there is not the‘rushed’ feel of a big trade show, butalso so that we can entertain andaccommodate all the participants. Wemake it very easy by booking and pay-ing for all the hotels, providing groundtransport to and from Whistler toVancouver, providing the breakfastsand evening meals/activities and gen-erally just making it a great place to

BC Wood Launches 9th Global Buyers MissionBy Randi Walker

Director of Marketing and Communications

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Mike Moceri, David Weakley Homes, Orlando, Fla.; Amy Mercante, PPGIndustries, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Bo Duffie, David Weakley Homes; JuanitaMarkovich, PPG Industries, Orlando, Fla.; and Derek Holtman, David WeakleyHomes

Jeanette Waksmunski, Patrick Hanulak and Dee Schlotter, PPG Industries,Pittsburgh, Pa.

Emma Shinn and Chuck Shinn Jr., Builder Partnerships, Littleton, Colo.; andPaul Deffenbaugh and Suzanne Thibeault, Builder Partnerships, Chicago, Ill.

Dawn Rampino, G.B. Painting, Orlando, Fla.; Lauren Arcaro, Encore HomeBuilders, Aventura, Fla.; Neal Eisner, Encore Home Builders, Boca Raton, Fla.;and John Rampino, G.B. Painting

Linda Jenkins and Chad Schramme, Darling Homes,Dallas and Houston, Texas; and Barry Mize, PPGIndustries, Dallas, Texas

Patrick Hanulak, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, Pa.; RichDavis, Hanley Wood, Washington, D.C.; and ChuckMoloney, PPG Industries, Tallahassee, Fla.

Bobby Culver, PPG Industries, Tallahassee, Fla.; KraigTomiser, PPG Industries, St. Louis, Mo.; Monica Wheaton,Builder Partnerships, Littleton, Colo.; and Ryan Nash,DSLD LLC, Denham Springs, La.

Robert Brockman, Drew Brandt, and Lionel Rossignol,CertainTeed, Valley Forge, Pa.; and Todd Solomon,CertainTeed, Tampa, Fla.

Rex Gordon, Terry Sievers, and Jeff Turner,The Drees Company, Ft. Mitchell,Ky.

Brent Dixon and Ken Crowley, PPG Industries, Orlando, Fla.

Orlando, Fla. –PPG IndustrialCoatings, headquartered inPittsburgh, Pa., hosted a cockatil

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