National Hardwood Magazine - October 2022

WHO’S WHO
IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LEADING
PURCHASING EXECUTIVES IN
THE HARDWOOD INDUSTRY
CRAIG PATCH is a purchasing agent for Carlisle
Wide Plank Floors, headquartered in Stoddard, NH.
Patch is based in Swanzey, NH, where Carlisle’s manufacturing
facilities are located.
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is a manufacturer of wide
plank Hardwood and softwood floors, both engineered
and solid construction. The
company also manufactures
reclaimed Hardwood flooring.
Carlisle purchases a total of 5
million board feet of new Hardwood
lumber per year including
Ash, Brown
and White
Maple, Hickory,
Red and
Craig Patch
White Oak,
Rift and Quartersawn White Oak,
Birch, Walnut and Cherry (FAS,
Rustic, some proprietary grades,
with the majority purchased in 4/4
thickness and KD).
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors also
purchases eastern white pine, longleaf
heart pine and some reclaimed
Hardwoods. Value-added services
include pre-finishing, patterned
floors, handmade surfaces, and
panel production.
Carlisle Wide Plank Floors is a
member of the Wood Floor Covering
Association, National Wood
Flooring Association, Society for the
Protection of New Hampshire Forests,
Better Business Bureau and
Interior Designers of Canada. The
company is a three-time recipient of
the Better Business Bureau Torch
Award of Ethics and was a finalist in
the large company category in 2013
and 2014.
Patch graduated from Monadnock
Regional High School, Swanzey,
NH, in 2001. His career in the forest
products industry started when he
worked for Tommila Bros. Lumber
from 2001 to 2006. In 2006 he began
working at Carlisle Wide Plank
Floors and has worked as a moulder
operator in their pre-finishing department,
as well as many other positions
with the most recent being their
custom panel maker. His current position
of purchasing agent started in
February 2022.
In his spare time Patch enjoys
golf, traveling with his wife and attending sporting events
with his wife and two daughters.
For more information visit www.wideplankflooring.
com.
Trevor Sledge
TREVOR SLEDGE is president
and owner of Sledge Craft Architectural
Millwork Inc., of Murfreesboro,
TN.
Sledge Craft is a manufacturer
of custom architectural millwork,
mouldings, S4S, cabinet parts,
drawer parts, and primed and top
coated mouldings.
Sledge purchases over 1 million
combined board feet of White and
Brown Hard Maple, White Oak,
Poplar, Soft Maple, and Hickory annually
in FAS.
The company offers priming and
prefinished stain grade mouldings,
lumber surfacing services, cut-tolength
parts, and custom painted
mouldings.
Sledge Craft is located within 600
miles of 80 percent of the nation’s
population. It ships to all 50 states
and Canada.
The company is equipped with
high-speed moulders and an optimizing
gang rip saw, all from Weinig.
Sledge Craft is a member of Architectural
Woodworking Institute,
Quality Certification Program, and
the Forest Stewardship Council.
Born in Murfreesboro, TN, in 1968,
Sledge co-founded Sledge Craft in
1986 as an architectural millwork
shop. He attended David Lipscomb University in Nashville,
TN, studying business administration. He has been
married to Libby for 22 years and they have two sons,
Jacob, 16, and Benjamin, 10.
Sledge enjoys spending his free time, fishing, hiking,
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