Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
Lumber Market Report - September 2022
Hear from Purchasing Manager, Paul Rogers, with an update on the lumber market for September.
Lumber Market Report - August 2022
Hear from Purchasing Manager, Paul Rogers, with an update on the lumber market. Steady business and thinning reserves across lumber supply lines halted the falling market and set it back on an upward trajectory, but thankfully only to a small degree.
Lumber Market Report - July 2022
Hear from Paul Rogers with his thoughts on how the weight of economic uncertainty, escalating fuel prices, increasing borrowing costs, and stock market retraction are effecting the current state of the lumber market.
“Don't let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”
John Wooden, American basketball player and head coach at UCLA
Lumber Market Update - June 2022
Despite solid sales and broad optimism that the market would reignite in May, it continued to waffle, with spates of increases across lumber and plywood balanced out by equal reductions. The end result was a market that flat-lined for a stretch.
Lumber Market Update - May 2022
Demand drove down market prices in April, but it wasn’t due to lack of business. As buying ceased, pricing has retreated and long-awaited improvements to availability & lead times has helped assuage buyer’s concerns about obtaining material…for now.
Lumber Market Update - April 2022
As we continue to deal with supply interruptions and inflated prices, planning ahead and flexibility are your greatest resources and your Shepley sales team is here to help implement a plan to position you for success on the job.