Expanding Log Procurement in North Carolina
Clendenin Lumber, a subsidiary of Baillie Lumber Co., has recently expanded our hardwood log procurement into the Mountains of North Carolina. "Access to high quality Red Oak timber from the mountains...
View ArticleExpanding Hardwood Timber Mat Program
Baillie Lumber has been manufacturing hardwood timber mats for a few years now in our Clendenin Lumber facility in Donalds, South Carolina. These high quality hardwood mats, sometimes referred to as...
View ArticleCollege Students Visit and Tour Hardwood Sawmill
Again this year, our Donalds, SC sawmill and lumber concentration yard hosted a group of Forestry students from Clemson University. This year’s tour provided students the opportunity to bridge their...
View ArticleBaillie Hardwood Log Team Convenes in Williamsport
Log Buyers, Foresters, Sawmill Leaders and support staff involved with the Baillie Log Division gathered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania recently to share best practices and learn new ideas as it...
View ArticleTransition in Titusville
After 25 years of service, the longtime Baillie Titusville leader, Dewey Swift, will be calling it a career. Mr. Swift joined the Baillie team in 1991 and has been an instrumental part of the growth...
View ArticleTeam Commitment and Dedication Drives Success
Last year proved to be a difficult year for many sawmill operations. But the team at Clendenin Lumber seemed to once again rise to the occasion. Clendenin Lumber is a location of Baillie Lumber Co.,...
View ArticleBaillie Lumber Adds to Recruitment Efforts
Baillie Lumber is proud to announce the addition of Nora O’Malley to the recruitment team responsible for hiring new employees for our production facilities throughout the United States. Miss O’Malley,...
View ArticleTraining Turns into Team Building
North American hardwoods continue to be in demand in regions all around the world. Designers, architects and manufacturers specifically request certain American hardwood lumber species for all types of...
View ArticleBioRenewable Students Finding a Home in the Hardwood Lumber Industry
Recruiting, training and retaining a quality workforce can be a significant challenge for many organizations. For companies in the hardwood industry that is no different. As schools prepare today’s...
View Article20 Years Supporting the Boonville Woodsmen’s Field Days
Again this year, Mark Mowrey, a forester for Baillie Lumber, led a dedicated team of volunteers at the Woodsmen’s Field Days in Boonville, New York to see old friends and raise money for local...
View ArticleNew Donalds, SC Yard Manager Hired from Within
Most leaders would tell you that being able to hire qualified candidates from within benefits organizations greatly. Promoting employees into new positions often results in an easier transition of...
View ArticleNew Technology Leader Joins Baillie Lumber
Baillie Lumber welcomes Gary Braunscheidel as the new leader of our Information Technology team. Prior to joining Baillie Lumber Mr. Braunscheidel worked for HSBC Bank and was instrumental in...
View ArticleChange at the St. James Concentration Yard
One thing about the hardwood lumber industry is that it is constantly changing. If it’s not hardwood species falling in and out of favor with architects and designers, it is the different markets we...
View ArticleNew Leader at the Smyrna, NY Yard
Recently Mr. Bob Bell has been named the new manager of the Baillie Lumber Smyrna NY Concentration yard. Bob, a graduate of West Virginia University, started as a manager trainee in our Cove City,...
View ArticleLog Yards Prove Useful in Pennsylvania
Not every hardwood log harvested from a forest is used in a sawmill. To maximize value, sawmills must evaluate the characteristics of a log and determine if it best sawed into lumber. Many times,...
View ArticleChange at the Titusville, PA Concentration Yard
We have mentioned in the past the benefits of promoting from within and the importance of investing in employees to allow them to expand their skillset, succeed, and grow professionally. That is why we...
View ArticleHardwood Lumber Internship Program Proves Valuable
Since we started our Baillie Lumber Internships, our interns - as well as Baillie- have found significant value in the program. The Lumber Trader Internship Program offers a tremendous opportunity for...
View ArticleBig Improvements Made at St. James
We are always looking for ways to grow and better serve our customers at Baillie. That is why we are excited to announce the installation of a brand new dry line and kiln system at our concentration...
View ArticleBaillie Adds To Our Team Of Lumber Traders
It is not often that we add people to the family of Lumber Traders. When we do it is usually a positive sign. Especially when it is two men of high caliber like it is this time. Baillie Lumber Co....
View ArticleNew Addition at Log Yard Making an Impact
It is not every day that you meet competent young professionals who are looking to work in the forest products industry and are interested in working with large machinery to boot. So when we do, we...
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