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Wednesday, 29 November 2017 13:28
Proper Drying of Tropical Lumber Makes a Difference
The difference between tropical lumber dried in the US or overseas is very noticeable. Lumber that is too dry, too wet, dried too fast…
Friday, 17 November 2017 21:22
Can You Transform Your Company into a Digital Business?
Companies may once have had a choice of whether or not to do business without paying attention to the digital component. Those days are long…
Friday, 17 November 2017 19:32
How your width sort is tallied makes a difference
Veterans in the hardwood lumber industry know that not all width sorts are the same. But those newer to the industry might not understand how…
Thursday, 09 November 2017 16:46
5 Tips to Improve Employee Engagement
There’s compelling evidence that employee engagement in the workplace is not where businesses would like it to be. As recently as January of this year,…
Friday, 27 October 2017 14:49
Why Not Basswood?
Basswood is one of those hardwood species that does not get mentioned much. Most of the time it does not even show up as a…
Friday, 13 October 2017 13:54
Can a Mentorship Program Help Your Business?
When the time comes to hire new team members many companies opt to hire externally. Others choose to promote from within. In such cases, there’s…
Wednesday, 11 October 2017 13:42
White Ash is Getting Harder to Find
It seems the market demand for white ash has not dwindled. From a sawmill's perspective, what has seemed to dwindle is the amount of hardwood…
Friday, 06 October 2017 14:02
Different Tropical Wood Products; Stumps and Slabs from Brazil
Sometimes you never know what you are going to see on a sawmill trip to Brazil.
Thursday, 05 October 2017 12:48
Great Questions to Ask When Learning from Others
John C. Maxwell, author of the bestselling leadership book, Good Leaders Ask Great Questions, explores the process by which CEOs, business leaders and others ask…
Wednesday, 04 October 2017 12:40
Pallet lumber, cants, railroad ties and board road are all important to a hardwood sawmill
In the hardwood lumber industry is seems we are always talking about grade lumber. FAS, 1 Common, 2 Common are typical customer requests across the…
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Wednesday, 20 September 2017 15:10
Strong Leaders Know how to Talk Less, Listen More
Communication remains an essential component of success in leadership, and the ability to listen, really listen, should be part of every business leader’s skill set.
Thursday, 14 September 2017 14:45
Keeping Up with Changes in Technology
We all know advancements in technology never stop. It is hard to go even a single day without being informed of a new software upgrade,…
Thursday, 07 September 2017 13:29
Tropical Lumber Shorts Can Be a Great Value for Manufacturers
United States based importers of tropical hardwoods like Baillie Lumber, who bring in millions of board feet each year typically have to deal with many…
Wednesday, 30 August 2017 17:47
Soft Maple Could Be an Excellent Choice
If you talk to some of the experts in the furniture and cabinetry industries, they would tell you that soft maple is one of the…
