America's largest and fastest-growing lumber companies

IndustryNet's recent analysis of U.S. lumber companies found the industry has posted some impressive growth numbers over the year, including a 6.7% increase in employment.

This article will take a look at some of the top lumber companies in the U.S. based on number of employees and square footage, as well as sales and employment growth over the year.

Top 10 By Employees

One simple method of viewing the top companies in the lumber industry is based on the number of employees on site:

• Best Home Furnishings, Inc., Ferdinand, Indiana; 1,000 employees; Best Home Furnishings focuses on lumber of a dimensional type, including hardwood dimension as well as flooring.

• Weyerhaeuser Co., Seattle, Washington, 1,000; This is one of many branches of Weyerhaeuser Co., known for their wide range of services and products. Just some brands they work with include Weyerhaeuser Lumber, TJI-joist, Parallam, TimberStrand and Microllam.

• Bright Wood Corp., Madras, Oregon, 725; Bright Wood Corp. focuses on remanufactured lumber, including millwork and work related to sawmills and planing mills.

• Georgia-Pacific, LLC, Gurdon, Arkansas, 500; Georgia-Pacific, LLC is another lumber supplier with more than one branch. This largest location focuses on functions of planing mills and sawmills.

• Swanson Group, Inc., Glendale, Oregon, 500; Swanson Group, Inc. provides a range of services related to lumber, including softwood and hardwood veneer and plywood.

• The Westervelt Company, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 500; The Westervelt Company works with a range of its own brands, including Westervelt Lodge, Westervelt Ecological Services, Westervelt Renewable Energy and Westervelt Lumber.

• Building Materials Holding Corp., Austin, Texas, 446; This is a planing mill and sawmill of a reasonable size.

• Weyerhaeuser Co., Kalispell, Montana, 435; Another location of Weyerhaeuser Co., this one focuses on logging.

• Boise Cascade, Wood Products Div., Florien, Louisiana, 400; Like most of the other large lumber suppliers, this one is a planing and sawmill.

• The Langdale Company, Valdosta, Georgia, 400; The Langdale Company focuses mostly on millwork, including sawmills and planing.

Top 10 By Square Footage

Another key measure of the top lumber suppliers is the size of their space, which is measured in square footage:

• Anderson-Tully Lumber Co., Vicksburg, Mississippi, 45 million square feet; The largest lumber processor in the country by square footage, this company focuses on lumber and plywood as well as millwork.

• Clark Lumber Co., Inc., Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee, 43 million; Clark Lumber Co., Inc. focuses on wood products in general and is a planing and sawmill.

• Robert S. Coleman Lumber Company, Inc., Culpeper, Virginia, 11 million; This company, like most on this list, focuses on functions of a planing mill and sawmill.

• Spearfish Forest Products, Spearfish, South Dakota, 9.8 million; This company works with Heartland Wood Pellets and provides general lumber as well as pine lumber and wood pellets to customers.

• Three Oaks Lumber Co., LLC, Van Buren, Missouri, 3.5 million; This large company focuses on functions of a planing, sawmill and flooring mill as well as hardwood dimensions.

• West Fraser, Inc., Huttig, Arkansas, 3.48 million; Yet another sawmill and planing mill, this one is very spacious with a large capacity.

• Stella-Jones Corp., Alexandria, Louisiana, 3.48 million; This company focuses on pressure-treated lumber.

• Zosel Lumber Co., Oroville, Washington, 3.27 million; Zosel Lumber Co. serves as a planing and sawmill.

• Gilman Building Products Co., LLC, Blackshear, Georgia, 3.26 million; This company also focuses on lumber in general with a focus on being a sawmill and planing mill.

• The Forest Products Group, Inc., Frankfort, Indiana, 3.15 million; For a focus on millwork in general, this is a top lumber processor.

Top 5 By Sales Growth

Increases in size can also be measured by growth of sales:

• Bingaman & Son Lumber, Inc., Kreamer, Pennsylvania; This company uses the brand Bing and focuses on millwork, lumber, and plywood.

• UFP Belchertown, LLC, Belchertown, Massachusetts; This company focuses on wood preserving, wood products, pallets and skids made of wood, and structural wood members.

• Baird Bros. Sawmill, Inc., Canfield, Ohio; This company focuses on hardwood, including hardwood dimensions and flooring.

• Middle Tennessee Lumber Co., Burns, Tennessee; This is another supplier focusing on hardwood, both hardwood dimensions and hardwood veneer and plywood.

• Harold White Lumber Co., Inc., Morehead, Kentucky; Harold White Lumber Co., Inc. has a brand - HWL - and focuses on kiln-dried lumber.

Discover more U.S. lumber suppliers on IndustryNet

These are just a few examples of the thousands of U.S. lumber suppliers listed on IndustryNet. Providing information on more than 400,000 manufacturers within the U.S. as well as suppliers of more than 10,000 industrial services and products, IndustryNet is a one-stop resource for all industrial supply needs. Start a free search via IndustryNet to connect with lumber suppliers near you. Via the website, you can request a quote, connect via social media, contact companies directly, download a company catalog, and more. 

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