by Web Editor | Nov 1, 2017 | News
The pieces of wood aren’t large in comparison to the rest of the timber and lumber stacking up at F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.’s mill, but the 1-by-2 strips represent a new upgrade in efficiency and safety here. Fitted between stacks of freshly cut lumber, these...
by Web Editor | Dec 2, 2016 | News
From the gateway on Half Moon Road, F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber looks a lot like it did in 1923. About 200 truckloads of logs roll through every week. They get dumped in muddy yards, awaiting their time in the sawmills. The roar makes it hard to talk, even outside...
by Web Editor | Nov 20, 2015 | News
At Sun Mountain Lumber in Deer Lodge, about 50 of its 160-person workforce got pink slips this fall – but owner Sherm Anderson says the sawmill and timber company is still losing money. “We laid off one shift, and all that does is slow down the bleeding, to where you...
by Web Editor | Oct 9, 2015 | News
Experts from a variety of fields admit that Montana’s timber industry is in dire straits as a trade agreement with Canada fades this month and a surplus of cheap lumber causes prices to plummet. Executive Vice President of the Montana Wood Products Association Julia...
by Web Editor | Mar 9, 2015 | News
New Montana Sawmill Bucks Logging Industry Trends Bill Fenner has cut timber along the Rocky Mountain Front for decades, but the logging industry in the 21st century isn’t what it was 30 years ago. Tightening regulations, slimmer profit margins and diminished...
