The Board of Directors has rescheduled the 2011 annual CWPCA meeting to October 17-18 in Toronto. Canada. The Ottawa venue was canceled on short notice, and the reserved lunches were donated to a homeless mission and to an environmental charity.

The new October meeting will include meetings of both the outgoing and incoming boards of directors. It will open early Monday morning and include key speakers and information sessions as well as the business portion of the annual meeting for members only. Details should be released soon via twitter and email, and posted on the annual general meeting website: http://wpm2011.com.

The CWPCA has also released its new association logo. The trademark on the former blue pallet had expired, and there was desire to expand the visual scope of the CWPCA/ACMPC to include wooden containers as well as wooden pallets. The color reflects the ‘green’ credibility of wood as a renewable and environmental source of packaging.

Midwest Forest Industry Show Plans Advancing

The 2011 Midwest Forest Industry Show, often known as the Missouri Show, is scheduled for September 30 through October 1 at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau, MO. Over 50 exhibitors have already reserved booth space to display their latest in timber harvesting and processing equipment, products, and techniques.

This regional show has a 40 year history in Missouri and is stacking up to be an exciting event. It will include live demos, industry seminars, and loader competitions for timber harvesters, processors, landowners and vendors alike, drawing attendance from the surrounding states of Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, in addition to Missouri.

Two strong industry tours are scheduled prior to the show on Thursday, Sept. 29, featuring visits to Madison County Wood Products, Inc. in Fredericktown, MO and Rustic Wood Products, Inc. in Perryville, MO.

For more information about the 2011 Midwest Forest Industry Show and industry tours, visit www.moforest.org/mfis. Exhibitors, media and visitors can receive detailed assistance by contacting the show’s sponsor, the Missouri Forest Products Association at 573/634-3252 or tammy@moforest.org.

Biewer Lumber to Acquire Pine Tech Sawmills

Biewer Lumber, a leading manufacturer and distributor of lumber and building products in the Midwest, announced it has acquired the sawmill assets of Pine Tech Inc. Pine Tech currently operates two sawmills located in Gladwin, Michigan and Lake City, Michigan. The facilities will be operated as Biewer Sawmill – Lake City LLC and Biewer Sawmill – Gladwin LLC

“The synergy of both companies will give us the opportunity to better serve our customer base throughout the Midwest,” stated Tim Biewer, son of company founder Richard Biewer. “We are ready to take the company to the next level.”

Biewer Lumber’s current operating structure includes two sawmills, three pressure-treating plants and a number of distribution facilities throughout the Midwest. The acquisition of the two Pine Tech sawmills will increase Biewer Lumber’s production to 300 million board feet annually.

For more information regarding the acquisition, call Doug O’Rourke at 800/482-5717 or email dorourke@biewerlumber.com.