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Benji Richards

National Inspector Benji Richards

Benji began his career in the hardwood lumber industry in 1993 at Hardwood Sales in Conover, NC, working under owner Jim Smith and General Manager Stuart Clark. He hand-packed lumber for John Oakes and learned the basics of lumber inspection. During his 8 years of service to Hardwood Sales, he also learned kiln operations and […]

Simon Larocque 

National Inspector Simon Larocque

Specialties: Birch, Maple, and Walnut Inspection, Dispute Resolution, Lumber Inspection, Quality Control, and Training Simon has a bachelor’s degree in computer programming from College De L’Outaouais in Canada. After graduation, he realized that he wasn’t passionate about computer programming and set out to find a new career. Simon’s uncle helped him to get a job as a […]