Machinery Row
Cedar Mill Converts
to Douglas Fir
In Longview, Wash., the Caffall
Bros. Forest Products is converting its
cedar mill to a green Douglas fir stud
mill. The mill stopped processing
cedar in September and began manufacturing
green Douglas fir studs in
November. The redesigned mill is projected
to up its production capacity to
240 million board feet per year and
will produce 2x4 and 2x6 PET studs,
10 feet and shorter.
Weyerhaeuser Adopts
New SFI Chain of
Custody Standard
Three Weyerhaeuser Residential
Wood Products operations in the
southern United States have successfully
completed an independent audit
of their raw material chain of custody
procedures and were in full conformance
with the SFI chain of custody
requirements. The three are located in
Valdosta, Ga.; Evergreen, Ala.; and
Natchitoches, La.
Under the SFI chain of custody
standard, the wood from certified
forests used in certain Trus Joist(R)
brand I-joists is tracked through each
stage of production. Besides tracking
wood back to a certified forest, the SFI
chain of custody also ensures that
non-certified material used by participating
mills comes from non-controversial
sources.
CLMA Announces
New Leadership
The Composite Lumber
Manufacturers Association (CLMA)
Board of Directors elected and installed
their 2005-2006 officers and Executive
Committee at a recent meeting last
month. The CLMA Board is pleased to
announce the election of the following
officers: President - Tim Whelan, Epoch
Composite Products; Vice President -
John Sooker, Louisiana Pacific
Corporation; and Secretary/Treasurer -
Charlie Cronenworth, Green-Tree
Composites.
CLMA is the North American trade
association that represents the composite
lumber industry’s manufacturing
companies and their material suppliers.
Stihl Honors
San Bernardino Fire Marshal
Peter Brierty, fire marshal for San
Bernardino County in California, was
MACHINERY ROW
named the recipient of the 2005
National Forestry Heroism Award presented
by Stihl. Brierty contributed
countless hours of his personal time,
in addition to his official duties, to
protect the lives of hundreds of thousands
of San Bernardino residents and
tourists through large-scale fire prevention
efforts.
Brierty organized efforts to raise
awareness of wildfire dangers and to
spur public municipalities, government
agencies, community organizations
and private homeowners to support
forest management through fuel
reduction efforts. He also collaborated
with local agencies to prepare the
community for evacuations in the
event of disaster.
When "The Old Fire" devastated
the area in late 2003, as many as 70,000
residents evacuated the region swiftly
and safely due to prior preparation,
education and understanding, provided
through the guidance of Brierty.
There were no human losses in the
fire, even though 350 structures and
more than 800,000 acres were
destroyed.
CAT Adds New
Production Systems Division
Caterpillar Inc. announced in
October the formation of a new division
to lead an enterprise transformation
of manufacturing systems to help
set a "gold standard" for quality, safety
and speed in industry.
The Production Systems Division
will be headed by James D. Waters, Jr.,
who was elected a vice president last
December. Waters, 47, is currently
manager of the hydraulics business in
the Motion & Power Control Division.
"This new division will lead our
efforts to establish Caterpillar as the
pre-eminent global manufacturer of
top-quality products at the lowest cost
while increasing our speed and safety
performance," said Caterpillar
Chairman and CEO Jim Owens.
Ponsse Adds a New Dealer
in Northwest
Ponsse North America, Inc. has
signed a full-line dealer agreement
with Interstate Companies, Inc., headquatered
in Minneapolis, Minn.
Interstate will handle Ponsse's cut-tolength
forestry machine sales, service
and parts supply in Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming and the Dakotas. Interstate
has Ponsse factory-trained service
technician on staff and will house the
Ponsse parts invenstory in Missoula,
Mont.
Interstate Companies, Inc. has a
long history as Detroit Diesel and
Mercedes Benz industrial engines
dealer and therefore is an excellent
match up with Mercedes-powered
Ponsse forest machines.
Stellar Appoints
New Managers
Stellar Industries has recently
appointed two new managers. Sean
Morgan was named the Sales &
Marketing manager. He will be
involved in overseeing Stellar’s entire
sales and marketing efforts.
Matt Schroeder took on the responsibilities
of Engineering Manager.
Matt will oversee the technical and
service related areas that include
design engineering, research and
development and inspection. These
three departments are responsible for
designing, testing and inspecting all
Stellar products.
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