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There has been palpable excitement along with tremendous activity this summer as crews of engineers, electrical technicians, installation laborers and technicians from Japan have collaborated on installing Columbia Forest Products newest Meinan lathe line – this time at Columbia’s plant in Hearst, Ontario. Columbia’s interest in finding the hardwood plywood core peeling system that delivers the […]

Metro Hardwoods offers a lot more than its name implies. Well rooted in the distribution of hardwood lumber since its flagship location opened in Maple Grove, MN, 25 years ago, Metro Hardwoods has grown in leaps and bounds through a combination of organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Today the company owns and operates four distribution […]

Greensboro, N.C., July 29, 2015 – Columbia Forest Products is pleased to announce that Jim Sitts, Appalachian Timber Manager, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Forest Conservationist of the Year award from the North Carolina Wildlife Federation. The recognition is part of the Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards program, honoring individuals and organizations that exemplify […]

“Imagine a Building as a Flower” That message is brought to you courtesy of the International Living Future Institute (ILFI), a group intent on developing the “built environment’s most rigorous performance standard.” Paul Davis, a marketing manager at Columbia Forest Products, predicted the ILFI will exert an increasingly greater influence on the building products industry […]