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Landmark Lumber Group, A New Name In The Industry With A Long History O Providing High Quality Lumber “Our inventory is run through a time-tested process – from arriving green, inspected, sorted and graded, kiln-dried then repackaged. Our production crew works hard to provide the highest quality product to our customers on a consistent basis.” – Eddie Deavers, Purchasing Manager, Landmark Lumber Group By Michelle Keller Landmark Lumber Group, is a new company that was formed when Mann and Parker Lumber, a Hardwood supplier with a 100-year history, and Specialty Lumber Company, a softwood supplier with a 25-year history, were merged together. As Landmark Lumber Group they can provide their clients with extensive expertise and the largest product line available from a single supplier in the Mid-Atlantic region. “This merger increases the value we can deliver to our customers. It is an opportunity for us to offer them more. More products and better service,” stated Troy Albright, Owner Landmark Lumber Group. “By merging operations, we now offer Hardwood, softwood, thermally modified lumber and stair parts from a single supplier.” Headquartered in New Freedom, PA, Landmark Lumber Group distributes Appalachian Hardwoods, thermally modified Hardwoods, and imported Hardwoods purchasing more than 2 million board feet annually in Hard and Soft Maple, Red and White Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Poplar, and 14 other species in 4/4, 5/4, 6/4 and 8/4 lumber thicknesses in all grades Common and Better. They also distribute domestic and imported softwoods, purchasing 6 million board feet of pine, cedar, cypress, fir and spruce domestically, along with imported and thermally modified softwood. Landmark Lumber Group Hardwood Division began as The Mann and Parker Lumber Company which was founded in 1902 and has served the Hardwood industry for over 120 years. The company began in Baltimore, MD as a lumber wholesaler. Robert R. Bushman Sr. purchased The Mann and Parker Lumber Company from the Mann and Parker family estate in 1956 and became President and General Manager. The company continued to operate as a wholesale Hardwood distribution center and became recognized as a leader in the Hardwood lumber industry. In 1964, the company started a dry kiln operation in Cockeysville, MD. On New Year’s Eve, 1969 the entire Baltimore plant located on the Baltimore waterfront was destroyed by fire. Headquarters were moved to the company’s dry kiln center in Cockeysville, MD as of January 1, 1970. That same year Mann and Parker purchased land in New Freedom, PA, and began construction of a new distribution facility with dry kilns. Since 1972, the company headquarters and distribution center has been located in New Freedom, PA. The Cockeysville Dry Kiln Center was severely damaged by a flood caused by Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. By July 1974 the entire operation had been moved from Cockeysville to the New Freedom location. In September of 2021, the company was purchased by Troy Albright who remains committed to providing quality products and customer service throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and has strengthened this commitment through the Mann and Parker and Specialty Lumber merger. “Our distribution center includes our offices, warehouse buildings, millwork facilities, kilns, lumber inspection with automatic stacking and unstacking equipment and maintenance,” Purchasing Manager Eddie Deavers said. “Hardwoods are purchased from local sawmills in the heart of Northern Appalachia. Seventy-five percent of our green lumber comes from sawmills less than 150 miles away and 25 percent comes from sources outside our local area. We have full millwork facilities for surfacing, straight-line-ripping, moulding and any profile needs.” Deavers also said delivery is handled by truck, container or rail car. He continued, “We maintain 300,000-400,000 board feet of inventory in our primary Hardwood species which are Poplar, Red and White Oak, and Hard and Soft Maple. We also inventory some imports like African Mahog- Please turn the page 22 NOVEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry RealAmericanHardwood.com/industry NOVEMBER 2023 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 23
