Hands Up: It’s a wild ride!
Nervous anticipation, churning stomach, jerking back in forth as your car edges up the tracks towards the inevitable. It’s too late to get off, I’m already strapped into this ride! Are you riding on...
View ArticleLumber Market Today October 2017
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View ArticleOn Trio’s Bookshelf: ‘Terms of the Trade’ by Random Lengths
One of our faithful newsletter readers asked us to share terms used in our industry. When it comes to learning Terms of the Trade, here’s where we turn to look up lumber definitions and...
View ArticleA Message to our Veterans
There are many words to describe the men and women who graciously serve and have served to protect our nation’s freedoms, but the one that sticks out the most is Hero. Thank You
View ArticleLumber Market Prices Decline: December 2017
Santa arrived early this year by delivering holiday cheer to the lumber market by providing some much needed relief in lumber market prices. Many mills close their doors to celebrate the holidays, this...
View ArticleLumber Market Today July 2017
The Following Graphs Display A Footprint of Past Market Activity Source: Random Lengths, used here with permission granted by the publisher.
View ArticleLumber Market Today August 2017
The Following Graphs Display A Footprint of Past Market Activity Source: Random Lengths, used here with permission granted by the publisher.
View ArticleOctober is Manufacturing Month
For the fifth consecutive year, Arizona will celebrate the incredible diversity and depth of manufacturing statewide. RevAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority, joins with industry partners in...
View Article2017 Arizona Construction Championship A Success
A special thanks to one of our local hero’s, Rick Schapler at Metro Tech High School for another successful year in working together to build in the future generations of the Construction Industry...
View ArticleHat’s Off to Our Fearless Founder!
Hat’s off to our fearless founder, Jerry Lilly! 38 years at Trio and still going strong It’s not long after meeting Jerry that you figure out two things about him. He’s passionate about Trio and he’s...
View ArticleMeet our newest Sales Team member, Troy Hudson
Meet our newest Sales Team member, Troy Hudson Troy has hit the ground running at Trio. He fits like a glove with Trio’s culture. Troy brings with him lumber knowledge and experience in Dispatch,...
View ArticleThe Lumber Market: Hands Up – It’s a wild ride
Hands Up: It’s a wild ride! Nervous anticipation, churning stomach, jerking back in forth as your car edges up the tracks towards the inevitable. It’s too late to get off, I’m already strapped into...
View ArticleManeuvering in Unprecedented Times
Prices are astronomical but customers still need wood. Order files are stretching into the end of October. Availability and inventory remain low. Mother nature continues to take its toll via multiple...
View ArticleOctober is Manufacturing Month
For the fifth consecutive year, Arizona will celebrate the incredible diversity and depth of manufacturing statewide. RevAZ, a program of the Arizona Commerce Authority, joins with industry partners in...
View ArticleLumber Market Prices Swell: February 2018
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View ArticleWaves and Wood Inspire Us
Wood prices, much like waves, they rise and they fall, each time after falling, they rise, fall and rise again and then fall…. Lumber prices today are higher than most of us have ever witnessed. The...
View ArticleWoods Tells a story ….
Each piece of lumber is riddled with clues to the past, all factoring in to every piece’s unique appearance. Hot summers and frigid winters, a gambit of elements: rain, snow, and wind, and even the...
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