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One of the limitations of the hardwood plywood and veneer industry is the availability of responsibly sourced logs.  There’s only so much to go around of all the different trees that have reached proper harvesting stages.  And unlike synthetic materials (think paper or vinyl) we can’t just print more of a given look if we […]

How the University of Cincinnati Leveraged our Plywood “That’s doing it right!” thought Columbia’s Field Sales Representative Bob Stiles when he toured the new $120 million home of the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati. “It could have gone the other way…and I’m glad it didn’t,” said Bob.   He’s referring […]

New Dryer in Hearst Will Increase Capacity in 2023 A new dryer being installed now in our Hearst, Ontario facility will increase the plant’s production capacity by 25%. The team from the dryer’s manufacturer, Raute, will be on-site beginning in Q1 to finalize the work. According to Gilles Levesque, Columbia’s Vice President of Canadian Operations, […]

As 2022 winds down, we have seen a recent change in customer behavior and demand patterns that have emerged over the past two months. To look forward to 2023, we must first take a look back at recent history to understand the shift.  Back when the COVID shutdowns first began, we saw a near-immediate drop […]