Newsletter - Business

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) and Softwood Export Council (SEC) are seeking a European-based independent contractor to provide marketing and promotional services on behalf of SFPA and SEC. The contractor will represent US softwood lumber in Great Britain, the European continent, the Middle East, and India.  RESPONSIBILITIES  Liaison with European importers and potential importers. Networking […]

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) is pleased to announce the newly rebranded John Edgar Rhodes Sawmill Safety Excellence Award. The award embodies the impact, dedication and legacy of Rhodes, one of the lumber industry’s most revered and celebrated leaders.  Rhodes enjoyed a successful career woven of work in newspapers and forestry. In the late […]

After a successful show in August of this year, SFPA Staff and the EXPO Advisory Committee are already hard at work planning the Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition (EXPO) 2023. The first order of business? Determining where the show will take place. The planning and execution of EXPO is truly a labor of love […]

      Four Southern Pine sawmills – all members of the Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) – are recent recipients of the 2020 Sawmill Safety Award.      SFPA Lumber Manufacturer members are considered for the award based on information submitted regarding occupational injuries and illnesses. Safety performance is judged by how each mill’s safety record stacks […]

On Friday, March 5, the completion of Westervelt Lumber’s Thomasville, Ala., mill was celebrated. Westervelt Lumber is an SFPA Manufacturer Member. The first load of lumber left the facility, purchased by Great Southern Wood Preserving, an SFPA Associate Member. Brian Luoma, President and CEO of The Westervelt Company, was on hand for the event, saying […]

SFPA Associate Member Robinson Lumber Company has promoted Chad Hammonds to Manager of its Southern Yellow Pine Division. Chad joined the Robinson Lumber family in September of 2016, as a Sales Executive in the Export Division. In the past 4 years, Chad has proven to be a valuable leader at the company. His contributions to […]

The Southern Forest Products Association (SFPA) Board of Directors elected its 2021 slate of officers during its annual meeting which took place virtually on December 9, 2020.  They are Chairman Craig Forbes of Weyerhaeuser Company; Vice Chair Will Lampe of Lampe & Malphrus Lumber Company; and Treasurer Mark Richardson of The Westervelt Company. The Board […]

Ben Crim, Vice President of Engineering & Environmental Management for Hood Industries, is set to retire at the end of this month after a 30-year career with the wood products manufacturer and distributor.  Hood Industries is an SFPA Lumber Manufacturer Member, and Ben Crim was active with SFPA and served on SFPA Expo Committee for […]

In August, the SLB Board of Directors approved a $0.06/thousand board feet assessment increase, to $0.41/thousand. This increase will allow the SLB to continue to build upon the successes of the U.S. softwood lumber industry and take steps to further protect the market share their actions have gained so far. SLB activities promote market growth for […]

Microtec has acquired Lucidyne Technologies, Inc., a move that creates the largest wood products scanning company in the world. Microtec is currently the premier scanning company across Europe and has been delivering technologically advanced scanning and optimization systems for 40 years, while Lucidyne has been the industry leader in scanning and optimization throughout North America […]