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A Fresh Take on Wall Paneling
How the University of Cincinnati Leveraged our Plywood “That’s doing it right!” thought Columbia’s Field Sales Representative Bob Stiles when he toured the new $120 million hom...
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PostsFeatured ProjectsFossmobile Update
Many of you enjoyed the story of the Fossmobile in our last issue – here’s a story on the project that recently aired on Canada’s CTV News . You can catch a glimpse of our Radi...
PostsForty Years of Poplar Plywood!
Columbia’s Old Fort Facility Celebrates a Major Milestone When Columbia Forest Products broke ground on its Old Fort, NC mill in 1981, the company had its sights set on doing things never done b...
PostsForest Stewardship Council Announces 10th Annual FSC® Leadership Awards
Awards Highlight Diverse and Enduring Commitment to Forest Conservation MINNEAPOLIS – Forest Stewardship Council, the world’s most trusted forest certification system, announced its 10 th ...
PostsProducts and MaterialHow Our Favorite Designers Are Using MDF
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) has long been used as a durable, reliable and cost-effective composite panel option in construction and woodworking projects. MDF offers all kinds of solutions to build...
PostsFeatured ProjectsArchitectural Digest Spotlights Former TV Exec’s Stylish 400-Square-Foot Chelsea Apartment
The Architect Architect Robert Garneau, a founding partner of Architecture Workshop PC , was tasked with renovating a modest prewar apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood by former ABC Si...
PostsDIY InspirationProducts and MaterialIn The Element: PureBond Camper Conversion
PureBond has always been a popular choice for living spaces because of its natural beauty, formaldehyde-free technology and ease of fabrication. Since its 2005 inception, PureBond has gained many inte...
PostsEconomic Focus: A Moving Situation
2021 continues to present challenges for supply chains of many industries. From lumber to retail goods to copper to housing, the massive decline in demand from COVID-19 shutdowns and the subsequ...
PostsBusiness InsightsEconomic Outlook: What’s In Store For the Hardwood Plywood Market?
2020 is the type of year that can make or break those of us whose job is to predict future events with a high degree of accuracy and precision. These “black swan” events, from the CO...
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Economic Focus: Residential Remodeling – The Other Big Driver
Happy New Year to everyone. Hopefully your 2022 is off to a good start and some of the chaos of the past two years will start to calm down a bit! Many of my past reports have dealt with new housing st...
PostsEconomic Focus: Q&A with our Analytics Manager, Nick Allison
I thought I would switch up the format in this quarter’s article to cover some of the issues I’ve recently been asked about by co-workers and our customers. I don’t have the space to...
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Economic Focus: June 2023
For the first time since I began writing this article for Columbia, I received requests from readers to provide an outlook for the remainder of 2023 and all of 2024 for the macro economy and the domes...
PostsBusiness InsightsEconomic Focus: Why Housing Won’t Crumble – A Rational Look at US Supply & Demand
With headlines about GDP, arguments about definitions of recession and whether or not we are in a recession (we won’t get into that today), inflation at the highest levels in my lifetime (based ...
PostsEconomic Focus: December 2022
As 2022 winds down, we have seen a recent change in customer behavior and demand patterns that have emerged over the past two months. To look forward to 2023, we must first take a look back at recent ...
PostsProducts and MaterialDiscover the Ultimate in Ready-to-Use Drawer Sides
We're excited to re‑introduce Columbia Forest Products’ Drawer Sides™ , the built‑for‑efficiency solution that blends craftsmanship, performance, and sustainability. Why they’re a ga...
PostsBusiness InsightsDiversification Through Acquisition: JC Pallet Company
What is DTA? One of Columbia Forest Products’ corporate initiatives is Diversification Through Acquisition (DTA). Through this program, Columbia primarily aims to acquire businesses in different...
PostsProducts and MaterialDesigning With Plywood: Solutions for Repair and Replacement
Once you’ve seen wear and tear on your decorative hardwood plywood cabinets, you can’t unsee it. Maybe you’ve noticed your plywood cabinet doors aren’t shutting as tightly as t...
PostsProducts and MaterialDesigner’s Choice: 9 Projects That Feature MDF
For experienced woodworkers and designers, medium-density fiberboard, or MDF, is often used in mock-up projects and basic workshop furniture. But MDF also works as a solution for other projects, such ...
PostsProducts and MaterialDesignEdge®: North America’s Exposed Edge Hardwood Plywood
Enter DesignEdge® , a premium, domestically produced hardwood plywood designed specifically for exposed edge applications. Manufactured by Columbia Forest Products, DesignEdge delivers all the str...
PostsBusiness InsightsDecorative Hardwood Plywood: ATTRACTIVE + SUSTAINABLE
Columbia Forest Products is proud to sponsor GreenCE’s informative webinar about decorative hardwood plywood, streaming live Thursday, December 12 . GreenCE provides continuing education courses...