Sawmill Case Studies
S.C. Lumber Business Is Rolling with Changing Markets, Equipment
RIDGEVILLE, South Carolina — Andrew Branton knows that a business has to adapt to respond to changing markets. Yet, he...
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Sustainable Gamble: Kalesnikoff Lumber Company Makes $35 Million Investment in Mass Timber Plant
South Slocan, British Columbia – Later this year, Kalesnikoff Lumber Company will open its new $35 million mass timber facility...
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Making the Right Cut: Family Sawmilling Business Producing Pallet and Grade Lumber in Northwest Ohio
WAUSEON, Ohio – Steady growth focused on doing things right has become the hallmark of L. Garbers & Sons Sawmill...
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Missouri?s Reed Lumber Puts A Lot of Credence in Numbers: Company Returns to Hurdle Machine Works for New Sawmill
SHIRLEY, Missouri — Located in southeastern Missouri, the breadbasket of low-grade hardwood timber, Reed Lumber has felt the pinch of...
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O?Malley Lumber Keeps Eye on Efficiency Gains, Curbing Costs: New Pendu Board Line, Pallet Machinery Group Stackers Provide Boost
TAPPAHANNOCK, Virginia — Matt O’Malley is focused on strategic planning for his widespread pallet company, P.T. O’Malley Lumber Co. Inc.,...
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Innovative Pendu Trim Saw Enables Minnesota Cut Stock Supplier to Boost Production, Overcome Space Constraints
When Pallet Service Corporation (PSC) was looking to add a third line to its cut-stock operation in 2016 at its...
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Young Entrepreneur Looks to Diversification and New Equipment to Accelerate Growth: L-M Verticut P4 Critical to Cut Stock Operation
Most 21-year-olds are not interested in starting a pallet company. But Peter Rempel is not your typical 20 something adult....
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Linda Grodner Operates Sawmill Exchange Honoring Values Held by Her Late Husband
When Brian Grodner died from cancer almost four years ago, his wife Linda decided to take over Sawmill Exchange, the...
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Hogbox Bucks Trend, Switches from Pallet Recycling to New Pallets: Turns to Baker to Develop Specialized Sawlines
Call him crazy, but Earl Farrell, the owner of Hogbox in Fayetteville, Arkansas thinks he can compete making new pallets...
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Ohio Company Enjoys Growth, Investing in Plant, Machinery: Sawmiller Operates Two Scragg Mills to Produce Pallet Lumber
Haydenville, Ohio — Rudy Brandt has been quietly making investments in machinery and equipment at Sawmiller LLC since his family’s...
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