December 31, 2020 It is difficult to give a review of 2020 due to the unprecedented events that have rocked not only our company, but the state, national, and global economies. Freres Lumber started out the year recovering from a ransomware attack in late 2019, which significantly...
December 22, 2020 In the past 3-4 weeks, we’ve seen a remarkable resurgence in lumber and panel markets. With the lumber markets starting their rise 6-7 weeks ago, we now see panel markets following as well. All commodity lumber and panel markets are on firm footing,...
December 14, 2020 Wood products markets fell from historical highs over the last month, but the decline was short-lived. Purchasers overcame their fears of further declines last week and bought in earnest. Plywood prices increased over 10% as we sold 150 truckloads in one week and...
December 7, 2020 The Freres environmental product declaration (EPD) is the pot of gold at the end of our eco-friendly rainbow. For over a year now, the Freres team has been working on a set of reports to tally the benefits of Mass Ply Panels (MPP)....