Merchant Magazine October 2025
October 2025 double issue of The Merchant Magazine, monthly trade journal for the western lumber industry since 1922. This hardwoods-focused edition also includes the official show guide previewing the NAWLA Traders Market
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526 NAMES WALTERS VP OF OPERATIONS
526 Media Group, owner of Building-Products.com, Building Products Digest, and other LBM/construction brands, has promoted Joel Walters to VP of operations
MAXIMO WOOD INCREASES REACH IN DFW WITH BIG D
Big D Lumber Co., Richardson and Burleson, Tx., is now stocking Maximo Thermo Bayous products
YELLAWOOD HONORS 5-STAR HERO
Great Southern honored as its 2026 Five-Star Hero the late Cathy Dowdy, wife of a respected lumber industry veteran, her life defined by service, compassion and courage
BRUSHED SMOOTH SHAKES
The new LP SmartSide Primed 8" Brushed Smooth Shake Lap Siding features a smaller shake profile that delivers greater architectural detail for gables, accents and other focal points