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Pricing & Supply

Sawmill curtailments bring increasing lumber prices

Since October 2022, quite a few sawmill operators have taken downtime and curtailments. This is normal for the time of year, as usually lumber demand slows in winter and regular maintenance needs to take place, as well as employee vacation time. Over the past few months there has been perhaps a bit more than the usual reduction of lumber manufacturing volumes, as companies chose to be intentionally proactive against prices falling even further than they already were into the end of last year.

Design

Video: Two brothers take a leap of faith

Two brothers, aka the Lisburn Brothers, took a  leap of faith when they opened their custom woodworking shop, Alderwood Studios, in Northern Ireland in 2021. The brothers, Joe and Tony Murphy, received local funding and a lot of business acumen before they opened their business. The company specializes in epoxy resin tables they say was a gap in their region's market.