New Sawmill Positions Pennsylvania Hardwood Producer for the Future
PEACH BOTTOM, Pennsylvania – Sam Stoltzfus set up a sawmill 29 years ago, but with his son, Benuel, assuming a leadership role in the company, they knew they would need a new mill to take Stoltzfus Forest Products into the future. In the process of designing and...
Timber Frame Contractor Changes Strategy To Focus on Cutting and Supplying Components: Select Sawmill High Output Band Mill Transforms Business
RIDGWAY, Colorado — Phil Gould established himself solidly as a contractor building niche timber frame homes, but he has a new business strategy he hopes will set him up as a supplier to building contractors. And he’ll be doing it with the aid of a Select Sawmill band...
Lean Thinking Tools Can Help Loggers and Sawmills Decrease Waste
Researchers at Virginia Tech just completed a project funded by the Wood Supply Research Institute (WSRI) where we looked at economic activities from stumpage to wood delivery to identify potential sources of waste. In addition, we were able to quantify the...
Pitts Trailer Taps Pierson for President
Pitts Enterprises has appointed J.P. Pierson president of Pitts Trailers. Pierson, who also serves as president of Dorsey Intermodal, will oversee both divisions of Pitts Enterprises, which is based in PIttsview, Alabama. J.P. joined Pitts Enterprises in 2006 and has...