Category: Lumber News

  • Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014

    Lumber Production and Manufacturing (Canada), Lumber Prices : July and August 2014 from Madison’s Lumber Reporter  

  • Timberland: North America and Global

    This annual timberland investment conference, held at the World Forestry Center in Portland, OR, is growing in attendance each year. As always, the event had an excellent line-up of speakers this week. The World Forestry Center is a not-for-profit organization. Who Will Own the Forest 10? This week was held the tenth annual “Who Will…

  • Forest Management USA

    Two American states are in the news this week with big moves in timberland management. North Carolina State University (NCSU) plans to sell most of the Hofman Forest to a company that specializes in sustainable timber management. Multiple media outlets reported Thursday that the Resource Management Service of Alabama, a Timber Investment Management Organization (or…

  • Madison’s Interactive Lumber Price Web-Based Graphing Tool

    Interactive Lumber Price Graphing Tool Madison’s web-based interactive lumber price graphing tool will be ready for beta testing next week! This extremely useful tool is driven by the historical dimension lumber and panel prices listed in your weekly Madison’s Lumber Reporter. At first the date range available will be 1990 to present. Also, while our…

  • US Construction Employment

    Builders and contractors across the US are warning of a looming extreme worker shortage, according to a new study and report released by the Associated General Contractors of America and SmartBrief. Construction Employment United States Twenty-five per cent of US construction firms report turning down work due to labour shortages, finds a recent study by…