National Hardwood Magazine - July 2011

WHO’S WHO IN HARDWOOD PURCHASING - Continued
John Williams is in lumber sales for Gulf
Coast Shelter Inc., based in Laurel, Miss.
Gulf Coast Shelter has a concentration yard
which buys and sells Hardwood lumber and
frame stock, particleboard and southern yellow
pine. Hardwood species offered include
Red and White Oak, Ash and Poplar. The
company offers its goods nationally and
internationally with a niche in liquidations
and closeouts. The firm’s sales are currently in excess of $30 million
annually.
Williams began his career in the forest products industry with
North Pacific in 2005.
A graduate of Waynesboro Central High School, Waynesboro,
Miss., he obtained his bachelor’s degree from the University of
Southern Mississippi, based in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Williams and his wife of 20 years, Deana, have one son and one
daughter. He enjoys hunting, fishing, and watching his children
play sports in his spare time.
For more information visit www.gulfcoastshelter.com.
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September 16 & 17, 2011
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