Jim Buffington, Industrial Products business director for Roseburg Forest Products, has assumed full responsibility for the Industrial Products business, with accountability for the sales, marketing, and manufacturing of the company’s composite and hardwood plywood products, the company reports. Buffington has served as the face of Roseburg’s Industrial Products business in[Read More…]
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Students Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Students from M. Agnes Jones Elementary School—the first STEM Certified school in the Atlanta Public Schools district—recently experienced some close encounters with animals and plants at the Chattahoochee Nature Center, located about 25 miles away in the northern suburb of Roswell, Georgia. Trips like this one take these city kids[Read More…]
Roseburg Reorganizes Structural Products Sales Team
Phil Odom has been named business director for structural products at Roseburg Forest Products, the company reports. In his new role, Odom will have commercial responsibility for the structural products businesses, including plywood, lumber and engineered wood products. He joined Roseburg from BlueLinx Corporation in January as business manager for[Read More…]
Universal Forest Products Moves Up on Fortune 1000 List
Universal Forest Products Inc., a holding company that provides capital, management, and administrative resources to subsidiaries that supply wood, wood composite, and other products, has climbed to number 610 on the Fortune 1000, the publication’s list of the largest companies in the United States based on annual revenue, the company[Read More…]
Univest Reaches Students Through Financial Literacy Programs
Univest, headquartered in Souderton, Pennsylvania, educated 5,406 students through its financial literacy initiatives during the 2017-2018 academic year, the company reports. Two dozen employees visited more than 15 local schools and youth organizations to teach age-appropriate lessons about saving money and making smart financial choices. “Our communities need increased financial[Read More…]
LP Promotes Wilson to Vice President, Supply Chain
LP Building Products, a provider of innovative, high-performance building solutions, has promoted Lynn Wilson to vice president, supply chain, effective immediately, the company reports. In this new role, Wilson will lead LP’s logistics, New Waverly Transportation, forestry, sustainability, procurement, and strategic sourcing, as well as supply chain planning. “As we[Read More…]
Roseburg Modifies Harvest Plan to Address Neighbor Concerns
Roseburg Resources Co. filed a notice of operations with the Oregon Department of Forestry on May 29 for a planned herbicide application on a 64-acre parcel of Roseburg-owned private timberland that the company plans to harvest in the fall, the company reports. The parcel is located approximately three miles north[Read More…]
GP Mill Receives Conservation Certification
The Georgia-Pacific Alabama River Cellulose mill in Perdue Hill, Alabama, received Conservation Certification from the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) earlier this year. The certification program recognizes company efforts to create, restore, and enhance wildlife habitat on their lands. The mill worked on the certification process for nearly two years, forming[Read More…]
Great Southern Wood Enhances Employee Health, Vacation, and Education Benefits Package
Great Southern Wood Preserving Inc., best known for its YellaWood®brand products, has begun an active and ongoing process to increase employee benefits by reinvesting its tax savings in its people, the company has announced. The company, founded in Abbeville, Alabama, expects full implementation to take place in 2018. In late[Read More…]
PPG Introduces Coatings for Sheds, Barns, Other Portable Buildings
PPG recently introduced PPG Aquacron® 200 and 100 coatings, which are designed exclusively to meet the unique challenges facing shed and barn manufacturers, according to the company. PPG Aquacron 200 waterborne acrylic urethane enamels deliver a high-end, rustic aesthetic, and excellent substrate protection. They are available in both solid and[Read More…]
