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Tuesday, 20 August 2019 12:20
Genuine Mahogany "Swietenia macrophylla"
Genuine Mahogany is the most famous of the imported species, and it has been used in fine woodworking for hundreds of years.
Monday, 12 August 2019 16:08
Understanding Your Customers’ Wants and Needs
How well do you know your customers? Are you operating on firsthand (and recent) data, or relying upon information collected in past months or years?…
Wednesday, 07 August 2019 20:03
Could You Benefit From Surfaced Hardwoods?
Traditionally in the hardwood lumber industry, kiln dried hardwood lumber has been sold rough. However, we have seen an increasing number of customers to prefer…
Tuesday, 23 July 2019 19:15
How to Avoid Miscommuncation in the Workplace
Communicating clearly is a big challenge for all of us these days, but when miscommunication occurs in the workplace, the damage can sometimes be measured…
Tuesday, 16 July 2019 18:26
How to Build Trust with Prospective Customers
Current customers are those who have purchased your company’s products or services and remain satisfied enough to do repeat business. Prospective customers, on the other…
Thursday, 11 July 2019 13:31
Caribbean Walnut (Tzalam) “Lysiloma spp.”
Caribbean Walnut (Tzalam) may not be the most known species of hardwood in the United States and Canadian markets, but it is something you will…
Wednesday, 10 July 2019 17:04
Getting the Most Value From a Hardwood Log
One of the most valuable assets to a sawmill is a skilled and experienced sawyer that knows how to get the most value out of…
Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:53
What Walnut Items Have Seen the Most Demand?
Black Walnut is one of the most beautiful, and most popular, of the North American hardwood lumber species. As we mentioned before, designers and architects…
Monday, 24 June 2019 14:53
5 Tips to Boost Customer Awareness of Your Brand
There are significant differences between B2B and B2C marketing, but perhaps the key difference lies in the fact that B2C marketing typically focuses on a…
Tuesday, 18 June 2019 15:18
Caribbean Rosewood (Chechen) “Metopium brownei”
True Rosewoods (Dalbergia) and also African Rosewood (Bubinga) are all listed on CITES (Convention for Internationally Traded Endangered Species) in order to monitor the volumes…
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Tuesday, 18 June 2019 14:58
Keeping Employees Engaged During the Summer Months
Helping employees maintain a high degree of motivation is a year-long objective for virtually all businesses. But the summer months can sometimes prove to be…
Friday, 31 May 2019 12:58
Waste? Not in the Hardwood Lumber Industry
If you have paid any attention to advertisements, social media pages, blogs, or videos lately, perhaps even just talking with friends and family, a common…
Friday, 24 May 2019 17:31
The Value and Benefits of Internship Programs
It’s taken awhile, but across the country businesses are jumping on the internship program bandwagon! Increasingly, companies see significant value in taking on talented and…
Monday, 13 May 2019 17:58
How to Stay Productive During Business Travel
Maintaining productivity is a priority for virtually everyone in the business sector. During times of travel, however, that priority sometimes gets lost in the in…
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