PRIME FOREST PRODUCTS
PRIME FOREST PRODUCTS —Continued from page 43 Prime Forest’s partners appreciate that they are heavily invested in the industry and their products and customers want to align themselves with the company. The grades that Prime Forest offers are shop through clear industrial lumber, and thicknesses include 1x2 – 1x12, 2x2 – 2x12, 3x3 and wider, 4x4 and wider and up to 12x12 and wider. Products are sold green or kiln-dried to 12 percent moisture or less – rough, surfaced or patterned. Lucas Rodakowski, Vice President and Marketing Director of Prime Forest Products, said that the company is working with tree planting organizations, as well as indigenous cultures to replant twice as many trees as those harvested. “Reforestation and responsibly managed forests are important to our company culture and for the future of the industry”. “Every year we donate money to organizations to replant two trees of the same species in the same region as the tree that was originally harvested,” he added. “We are giving back to the communities and to the environment,” he said. “Sustainability and regeneration of people, as well as the planet is important.” Prime Forest Products sets itself apart by emphasizing sustainability for the Prime Forest Products also supplies stock for the door and window market, vertical grain Douglas Fir finger joint blanks, engineered style blanks, pattern stocks, flooring, paneling, ceilings and custom patterns according to customer specifications. long-haul – “for the health of people, planet and win-win partnerships,” said Terree Rodakowski, Sustainability Director. “To be a responsible business partner in the value chain for our customers, suppliers, and for the long-term benefit of our vendors, we have made the decision to accept the call to action to adapt our business model to better align with a thriving planet and humanity.” Established in 2012 in Brad's garage, Prime Forest Products has evolved into a company with multiple facilities and an expanding workforce. “I worked in the garage for two years, and then I hired an assistant, and soon after, another salesperson. We really started to branch out in 2014 and by 2016 Prime Forest Products manufactures 22 million board feet annually of beveled siding, tongue and groove, pattern stock, molding, ship lap siding, cut stock and core block using Douglas Fir, Hemlock, Western Red Cedar and Ponderosa and Sugar Pine. we started to add more team members. We have done well because we are family-owned and operated with talented team members. When we make a commitment, we stand by our word. Our word is gold.” Prime Forest Products is a member of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Forest Stewardship Council, Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, and they participate in events organized by the Portland Wholesale Lumber Association, along with other industry events like the Global Buyers Mission. Learn more at www.primeforest.com. • Stay in touch and informed @ softwoodbuyer.com Beautifully Sustainable Lunawood* We’ve added thermally modified Nordic Lunawood to our wide range of products designed to meet your needs: Lunawood Siding & Decking Cabinet & Furniture Components Siding & Exterior Trim Gang-Ripped & Defected Blanks Mouldings, 1000+ Profiles Shiplap & Nickle-Gap Paneling PEOPLE-FIRST. RESOURCEFUL. INNOVATIVE. *Limited Distribution Project: Maxx Royal Kemer, Turkey Architect & Photo: Baraka Architects Atlanta, GA Cleveland, GA Crystal Spring, PA Clarksville, TN www.hardwoodweb.com 800.476.5393 Page 44 Softwood Forest Products Buyer • March/April 2024 Softwood Forest Products Buyer • March/April 2024 Page 45
