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Building Skills and Experience Through Freres’ Summer Internship Program
At Freres Engineered Wood, summer interns have become a familiar part of the season. We know the next generation...
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Freres Family Day 2026: A Country Celebration for Our Employees and Families
Family Day is one of the traditions we look forward to every year. It gives us a chance to...
Hybrid Mass Timber Construction: How MPP and Steel Work Together
The construction industry is under pressure from multiple directions. Developers need projects to move faster. Architects and engineers are...
Market Update: Western Plywood Market Stabilizes After Choppy Sales
Western plywood sales have been choppy and uneven over the past three to four weeks, but not dead. The...
Market Report: Wood Products Supply Chain Pressure and Mass Timber Strength
I’m a firm believer that absent the uncertainty and supply chain disruptions from the war in Iran wood products...
How to Plan a Successful Mass Timber Project with MPP
A successful Mass Ply Panel (MPP) project starts before fabrication, before shipping, and ideally before the design is too...
Market Update: Plywood Market Recovery After Winter Lows
After a long stretch of challenging market conditions, the past four weeks have marked the strongest run of sales...
International Mass Timber Conference 2026: A Decade of Momentum
As the 10th annual International Mass Timber Conference wraps up and everyone returns to their day-to-day work, we’re taking...
Market Report: Plywood Market Rebound and Supply Tightening
Markets can certainly change faster than people anticipate! We have seen a significant reversal in the strength of the...
New Food Park Brings Mass Timber Construction to Downtown Milwaukie
1847 Food Park, a new development in downtown Milwaukie, was built almost entirely from exposed Mass Ply. This mass...
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