PEACH STATE LUMBER
PEACH STATE LUMBER PRODUCTS continued from page 19 the ability to answer inventory questions quickly.” Live sawn slabs up to 20/4 as featured on the company website draw craftsmen from as far away as New York City, one of whom bought a large quantity of Walnut for an elaborate library and soon reordered. Often fashioned into one of a kind countertops to conference tables, they're stocked in Walnut, Ambrosia Maple, aromatic cedar, and exotics such as Mesquite. “It's unusual to have slabs this thick,” noted Dan Cox. “No surprise, an 8/4, 72”x14' long African Pommele Bubinga sold for ,000. They may sell quickly, yet it’s a yearlong process for log shipment from Africa to custom sawing and kiln drying in Europe to destination.” Owner and founder Perry Cox has a catch phrase for his operation: “Big enough to serve you, small enough to know you,” no order is too large or too small for the qualified people at Peach State Lumber Products. The elder Cox, who has a family history in the forest products industry, attended the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA) Inspection School in Memphis, TN, and began his career in the industry at a Hardwood company in Atlanta, GA. He did every job at that Offering products from one of a kind slab boards to Appalachian species, Peach State Lumber Products gets a lot of requests. facility from lumber grading to shipping and eventually became general manager. By 1994 he decided to open his own business, which has grown over the years. His son Dan, and brother-in-law Bert Scarbrough, joined the company in 1996. Dan as CFO and Scarbrough as operations manager. 40 JUNE 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE
Peach State stocks Hardwoods in thicknesses from 4/4 to 16/4 Face, Select and Better and inventories about 2 million board feet. Including an 80,000-square-foot warehouse, offices and a retail space complete the structures, located on seven acres. Committed to sustainability Peach State Lumber Products has been Forest Stewardship Council Certified since 2007. Peach State Lumber Products is a member and/or affiliated with the NHLA, Architectural Woodwork Institute, Appalachian Manufacturers Inc., Hardwood Federation, Forest Stewardship Council, Rainforest Alliance and the U.S. Forest Service. For more information visit www.peachstatelumber.com. ■ JUNE 2014 ■ NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 41
