Many at Columbia Forest Products or within the industry may already be familiar with Ang Schramm from his book A Complete Guide to Hardwood Plywood and Face Veneer – it’s required reading ...
The trend to painted woodwork has resulted in a great range of installed projects that carry the exact colors and tones intended by their designers and appreciated by their clients.&n...
In the last edition of the Hardwood Herald, long-time Chatham plant manager Charlie Vaden’s story of steady leadership was featured . This quarter, it’s Columbia Forest Products’ ple...
She’s a manufacturing engineer in a factory by day, but in her free time, Shara has other side projects. She started remodeling her home and building furniture with her dad for fun just a few ye...
At Columbia Forest Products, we love hearing from builders, customers and influencers who have found stylish and creative uses for our products. Whether it’s a full cabinet set for a kitchen ren...
If you haven’t made the move to building with Columbia’s pre-finished hardwood plywood (UV Wood), don’t do it for the looks. Do it for your profits. Sure, you can count on beautiful ...
Although furry friends and plywood are staples in most homes, you don’t usually think of them together. But for our teams in Mellen, Wisconsin and Craigsville, West Virginia, the caring connecti...
When you think of dependable interior construction materials, hardwood plywood should always come to mind. It’s a mainstay in kitchens, built-ins, vanities, case goods and furniture for good rea...
Anybody reading design magazines, shopping in stores or eating in restaurants has seen it – dazzling blue or green kitchen islands…bright retail shelving that catches your eye, or solid c...
What’s been around since 900 B.C. but is still in demand for heavy use or rustic decoration? Pack baskets! Centuries before the thought of canvas or nylon backpacks, woven wood baskets were used...
Cajons (ka-hons) , which originated in Peru, are box-shaped drums traditionally made from thin plywood. The musician plays by sitting on the cajon and striking the front playing surface, or tapa, with...
Beech Tree Woodworks, a regional cabinetmaker and a member of the PureBond Fabricator Network ™ , wins first prize in the “Residential Other” category. Olympia, WA- Columbia Forest P...
Trade Custom Cabinets, a regional cabinetmaker and a member of the PureBond Fabricator Network ™ , wins first prize in the “Residential Kitchen” category. N orthridge, CA ̶̶ Columbia...
Danielle Stilwell, the Human Resource Manager at Columbia’s Old Fort, NC facility, is in a great position to comment on the groundswell of activity their mill-based Caring Team is delivering (wh...
It’s a mouthful, and a lot of hard work, but last month, a dedicated team from our Newport, Vermont veneer facility’s Caring Team and other members of managem...
For this edition of our newsletter, Columbia Forest Products is proud to introduce customers and employees to our Mid-Atlantic Territory Sales Representative: Josh Conrad . Starting at Columbia &ldquo...
As a North American manufacturer, we’re proud to be associated with hundreds of hard-working, innovative companies who use our product to make beautiful finished goods for our homes, schools, ch...
Tammy Mitchell embodies so much about the spirit and culture at Columbia Forest Products, where we broaden the definition of “family” to include each other and our customers. She is a seco...
We can’t fill a press or a truck with great hardwood plywood if not for the fantastic suppliers we rely on every hour of the day. Recently, one of our new Inside Sales Representatives attended t...
Aaron Bocchi is Columbia’s Field Sales Representative (FSR) for the Pacific Northwest Territory (covering Northern California, Oregon and Northern Nevada). He was born and raised in Klamath Fall...