August 03, 2017 by St. Angelo Hardwoods, Inc.
in Business, skills gap, trade school
It just may be you It is the same old story everywhere you go. “I can’t seem to find qualified employees.” Well in our industry, as far as the warehouse and mill workers go, “qualified” may not mean what you think. This brings me to my point. The younger generation
Read More →The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) announced on July 28th 2014 the launch of its responsible trade initiative with Burma (Myanmar). The initiative will promote forest management reform in Burma and is made possible by a license recently issued to IWPA by the U.S. Treasury Department that enables trade and other
Read More →As I look back on 29 years of selling teak lumber, I have fond memories of all of the people I was fortunate enough to meet. The cast of characters varies from one end of the spectrum to the other. Some are a complete joy to be with, some took
Read More →Saving Money When Purchasing Teak While some tout a steady recovery of our emaciated economy, those in the thick of it know this is simply not the truth. Sure, business is better than it was a few years ago but how could it have gotten worse? There have been
Read More →Rumors in the Teak Lumber Market – Part 2 In a nutshell, no. There are many contributing factors concerning price increases in the not so distant future. Some have already started to effect pricing. You will see increases throughout the industry from all vendors. St. Angelo Hardwoods has decided
Read More →Rumors in the Teak Lumber Market – Part 1 There are plenty of rumors about the teak market. Will supply last? Will there be a ban on logs? Is Myanmar going to ship direct? Will prices be cheaper direct from Myanmar? Is quality going down? Can I import direct?
Read More →Welcome Thank you for visiting our newly remodeled site. The idea was to keep it simple and informative without all of the flash and useless lights, buttons and background sound which seems to make visiting more stressful and unappealing. Of course the purpose of any website is to allow people
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