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If you haven’t visited the USply website lately, be sure to check out the latest updates.

USply is now stocking 12” high White Birch Drawer Sides, all produced at our South Florida facility via The USply Line.

Did you know that USply’s product mix now includes 12mm Black Cabinet Liner in addition to our inventory of 18mm black liner?

According to a recent Yahoo Finance interview with the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) CEO Jim Tobin, 2024 may be the year of a “housing renaissance”.

USply is now offering special pallet pricing for our inventoried Drawer Sides.

USply is now offering 12mm Euro Birch Bullnose Drawer Sides in a 4” height, all produced at our South Florida facility via The USply Line.

According to a recent survey conducted by the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), wood and wood looks will be featured more prominently in American kitchens next year as kitchens continue to be one of the key spaces in homes.

USply’s global footprint is expanding when it comes to sourcing the wood products you’re looking for. We’ve added a variety of hardwood laminating and framestock panels from South America to our mix.

USply is proud to be a participant in the third annual Woodworking Manufacturing Month (WWMM) coming in October.

It’s Not Always Black or White …sometimes it’s Gray. Gray is the latest color The USply Line has added to its painted product offering. Using innovative paint technology that can save you both time and money, our production line continues to expand.

AccuCore Lam Grade Panels USply is now offering a 100% tropical hardwood product specially designed for HPL. Introducing USply’s AccuCore – a short grain 97”x49” oversized panel that allows for a clean, trimmed edge, thus maximizing yield.

Freight Market Woes Continue “An unusually terrible freight market may get a lot worse.”

Home Renovations on the Rise According to new research from Houzz, 61% of the over 46,000 homeowners recently surveyed intend to renovate their current homes and plan to stay in them for at least another decade.

All of us at USply wish you a safe, blessed and Happy Easter!

USply is now stocking 4×8 FramePly panels featuring a Pine face and back and a Pine/Eucalyptus combi core. Ideal for a variety of applications, this C+/C grade plywood is best suited for furniture framing due to its structural integrity, machining properties, and an excellent stapling surface for fabric adherence.

Cut-to-Size: USply continues to provide you with cost-effective, time-saving, and convenient ways to get the products you need, the way you need them.

Marine Grade Plywood Marine plywood, generally used for building boats, ships, and other goods exposed to water, has primarily been confined to the marine industry. However, with increasing technological advancements, this material is now also being used in residential and commercial projects.

Ready-to-Paint Panels Need paint-ready panels? USply’s paint line now offers primed panels that will save you time and money.

White Oak is one of the new decorative plywood panels USply has sourced from Italy. With a 100% Poplar core, this oversized 48.5” x 96.5” panel is lightweight and easy to machine, featuring exceptional screw holding characteristics.

Sourced direct from Italy, USply’s new FeatherPly panel is 100% Poplar and is available in 5.2mm, 12mm, and 18mm thicknesses.

Last year’s port congestion and cargo delays in Los Angeles and Long Beach have cost the country’s two largest ports some of their market share for inbound containers

You Pick. They Play. We Pay. USply’s Football Pick ‘Em Challenge is back for another year, and we hope you’ll join us for the 2022-2023 season that kicks off on Thursday, September 8.

Looking for an alternative for Baltic Birch? USply has sourced a new Vietnamese panel that features a 100% Eucalyptus core, with a C2 grade Birch veneer on the face and back.

According to recently released U.S. government data – and as reported by the International Wood Products Association – U.S. imports of tropical hardwood, hardwood plywood, and several related wood products rose to record levels in March.

As global trade continues to affect the availability of raw goods – and ultimately, the manufacturing sector – USply is proactively sourcing new material from multiple countries and regions around the world.

We’ve added another truck to our South Florida fleet! USply’s new 28’ curtain-side cargo van features 2-panel, full opening rear doors, and has a gross vehicle weight capacity of 54,000 lbs. This truck is hard at work servicing our valued partners.

According to the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®), economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew for the 20th consecutive month as 2022 got underway in January. The January 2022 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business® indicated that of the 18 manufacturing industries, 14 reported growth in January, with Furniture & Related Products ranking third. Overall, the […]

USply understands that the supply chain disruptions over the past 2 years have made it difficult for you to purchase mixed loads. Despite continued logistical challenges, the acquisition of our 80,000 square foot warehouse space in Tampa is providing some improvements to this situation.

Last month’s Newsletter featured a Bloomberg article about the availability – or lack thereof – of warehouse space at or near gateway ports across the country. Warehouses are at capacity, vacancies have dropped to near zero, and rents have skyrocketed – all adding to the challenges of getting much-sought-after cargo off vessels and onto trucks […]

To some, a container ship making it to port may indicate that the ongoing logistics problem of moving goods from their place of origin to their destination might finally be easing. Not so – the warehouse crunch is yet another kink in the supply chain armor that continues to disrupt the flow of global trade.

It was great seeing everyone at the NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention in Dallas last week. It was a fantastic show – great industry insight and information, plenty of familiar faces, and lots of new introductions.

Just when it seemed production headwinds were easing, a growing power supply shortage in China is now forcing factories to cut production, placing even more strain on global supply chains. Coming in the form of power rationing, cuts to weekly work schedules, and complete shutdowns, the hit to the country’s economic growth is inevitable.

According to the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®), economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew for the 14th consecutive month at the start of Q3.

It’s Official! USply’s Football Pick ‘Em Challenge is back for another year and we hope you’ll join us for the 2021-2022 season that kicks off on Thursday, September 9.

Russian Birch remains a scarce commodity on all fronts – continued shortages in raw materials and resin, mill cut-backs, stoppages and closures, and overall demand from other global markets have created considerable strain on availability and have caused prices to increase significantly.

New legislation recently introduced by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden would renew several expired tariff-reduction programs, including the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), designed to promote trade with developing countries, as well as make certain imports less costly for U.S. companies.

Raw material shortages. Production slowdowns. Container deficiencies. Sailing cancellations. Port congestion. Trucking delays. These kinks – and in some cases, broken links in the global supply chain, are not only impacting the wood panel industry, but they are also causing disruptions in other segments of the economy. Supply and demand imbalances, pricing fluctuations, and overall […]

The first quarter of 2021 saw several challenges in Indonesia that affected raw material availability and created logging delays. As one of the largest global exporters of plywood, Indonesia’s production of Meranti – and Birch – have been heavily impacted as a result, and further slowdowns are expected.

B, BB, CP…you’ve probably seen these Russian Birch plywood grades but what do they really mean? Russian Birch is unlike traditional plywood in that the layers of inner plies are cross-banded and laminated with strong adhesive – that translates to a void-free core with a number of advantages that include superior screw holding, cleaner joinery, […]

The Chinese New Year (CNY) of 2021 starts on Friday, February 12. While the official holiday only lasts for 7 days in Mainland China, most businesses are closed for an entire month. We have done our best to prepare for these closures and will continue to do so.

USply would like to thank you for being a valued partner and for working with us throughout this past year. We can all agree that 2020 was a year filled with change and uncertainty, but as we look ahead to 2021, we see new and innovative opportunities on the horizon. We thank you again for […]

Cyber Monday might be over but there’s still time for existing customers to take advantage of USply’s Cyber Monday Sales Event. Add a minimum of 40 boxes of drawer sides to your next truckload and win free breakfast for your branch. Just place your order by this Friday, December 4 and have it ship by […]

Russian Birch Grading It’s important for your customers to understand the difference between Russian Birch grades when they’re purchasing material for specific applications. That’s why we are putting together information that you and your sales representatives can use to help explain these differences in more detail and to outline the benefits of each grade. We’ll […]

Cabinet Liner Did you know that the Cabinet Liner we source features a poplar core – a highly sought-after alternative to particleboard or melamine core laminates? High-pressure laminate (HPL) over an Araucaria veneer gives this ready-to-use panel an attractive finished surface that is smooth and clean. Most importantly, like every product we source, this liner […]

2020 Football Pick ‘Em Challenge It’s official! USply’s Football Pick ‘Em Challenge is back for a third consecutive year and we hope you’ll join us for the 2020-2021 season that kicks off on Thursday, September 10. Each week throughout the NFL season, we’re offering a $100 gift card to the player from the wood distribution […]

European Maple USply is excited to announce that we are now offering European Maple. Direct from Spain, this 4’x8’ Losán product is available in 5.2mm, 12mm, and 18mm thicknesses, has a veneer thickness of 0.6mm, and features a 100% poplar core. This import maple plywood competes with domestic maple and is competitively priced so be […]

Drawer Sides We know drawer sides are part of your business, but having to order an entire truck load may not be cost effective – plus, stocking them takes up valuable space. That’s why USply can conveniently add smaller quantities to your truck. Our pre-finished birch plywood drawer sides are sourced and imported from Asia […]

Premium Underlayment Now Available. In stock and ready to ship, our Premium Underlayment is available in 4’x8’ sheets and features a Natural Birch face and back. Each sheet is 5.2mm thick with a tolerance of +/- 0.4mm and a 5-ply combi core. Calibrated and sanded on both sides, our underlayment provides a smooth, flat surface […]

Vietnam Plywood Circumvention Petition Recent news confirms that the U.S. Department of Commerce has now postponed their decision date to hear the circumvention case on Vietnamese plywood to June 2. The original petition, submitted by the Coalition for Fair Trade of Hardwood Plywood in February, requests issuance of a final scope ruling confirming that “…certain […]

COVID-19 Update The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has designated our industry as an essential critical infrastructure workforce during COVID-19 response. You can view CISA’s comprehensive memorandum here.