Looking Back with Dee Willis
- August 19, 2022
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- by Dee Willis, Inside Sales Representative & Materials Coordinator
A great chapter in the Columbia story is coming to a close. Rebecca Willis, or as many know her, Dee, is concluding her career at Columbia Forests Products after 35 years with the company. This wonderful Material Coordinator will surely be missed by her customers and her Columbia family. Looking back at where she came […]
Economic Focus: Why Housing Won’t Crumble – A Rational Look at US Supply & Demand
- August 12, 2022
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- by Nick Allison, Analytics Manager
With headlines about GDP, arguments about definitions of recession and whether or not we are in a recession (we won’t get into that today), inflation at the highest levels in my lifetime (based on CPI) and painful gas prices, many in our industry might be concerned about the outlook for the housing moving forward. Those […]
September 2022 Message From Our CEO
- August 11, 2022
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- by Greg Pray, President and CEO
With the challenging conditions we’re constantly anticipating and adjusting to, the pace of the hardwood plywood business in 2022 sometimes makes you think about the “kindler, gentler, good old days.” On this note, we’ve been reflecting on a major milestone for Columbia Forest Products, the 40th Anniversary of our Old Fort, NC mill. It’s quite […]
Columbia Renews PureBond® Declare® Transparency Declaration Label; Expands Transparency Program with Collins Pine FreeForm® Core Construction in West
- August 10, 2022
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- by Paul Davis, Compliance, Risk and Certification Manager
We Declare! Again…and Again. Transparency is the new ante for building products manufacturing. Family life revolves around the materials used to create these unique spaces we call home. As an “ingredient” in home interiors including the kitchen cabinets, bedroom shelving and home office built-ins, Columbia decorative hardwood plywood panels are a trusted, formaldehyde-free solution with […]