by Web Editor | Apr 7, 2017 | News
Vaagen Timbers Gets Into CLT Sawmillers have formed Vaagen Timbers, which will construct a mass timber facility in Colville, Wash. The new business will produce cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glue laminated beams (glulam). Vaagen Timbers is partnering with Vaagen...
by Web Editor | Apr 25, 2016 | News
Solid as steel. Sturdy as concrete. Cross-laminated timber carries these claims and hopes for boosting Oregon’s wood products industry. The engineered wood product is made by gluing together layers of boards, such as 2-by-4s, 2-by-6s and 2-by-8s. The resulting panels...
by Web Editor | Mar 7, 2016 | News
DR Johnson Lumber Co., based in the small Oregon town of Riddle, is poised at the forefront of what could be a revolutionary use of wood as a building material in the Northwest. Don R. Johnson founded the mill in 1951. Following his death in 2010, his daughters...
by Web Editor | Jun 5, 2015 | News
Washington Lumber Mill Closing After 75 Years The last lumber mill in Snohomish is closing after almost 75 years due to low demand. The Daily Herald of Everett reports that the Seattle-Snohomish Mill plans to close this summer, laying off 68 people. The family-owned...
by Web Editor | Mar 2, 2015 | News
Interfor Completes Acquisition Of Simpson Lumber Sawmills Interfor Corporation (IFP) announced today it has completed the acquisition of four sawmills from Simpson Lumber Company, LLC, increasing its annual lumber production capacity by 30 percent to 3.1 billion board...