Freres Lumber January Market Report: Promising Future for Mass Ply Panel
January 13, 2020 — The New Year has shown little improvement in the plywood market since December. Plywood sales...
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Robots in Wood Products Manufacturing
As a “part 2” discussion on robots in the wood products industry, I’d like to dive in to how...
December Market Update
December 23, 2019 — Commodity plywood markets are unyielding, limping into the holiday weeks with few changes in prices...
Robots Versus Machines
December 20, 2019 — Fear of robots taking over the world began long before the Terminator movies brought human...
Freres Lumber November Market Update: Commodity Plywood Markets Consistently Mediocre with Slight Uptick in Business
November 25, 2019 — The commodity plywood markets continue to be consistently mediocre, but that’s not all bad. Light...
Freres Lumber to use New Processing Line for Mass Ply Breezeway Project
November 18, 2019 — As some of you may know we are working on installing a beam and column...
Freres Lumber November Market Report: Investments in New Products are Prudent
November 11, 2019 — With plywood panels expected to stabilize at current levels and veneer sales showing recent improvement,...
Robert “Bob” Freres: July 20, 1929 – November 4, 2019
Robert “Bob” Theodore Freres passed away on November 4, 2019 at the age of 90. He was born in...
Freres Lumber October Market Update: End of Month Brings Strong Sales for Panel Markets
October 28, 2019 — The end of October brought a welcome week of strong sales for panel markets. All...
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