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Memphremagog Phragmite Removal
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...
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PostsMeet The...Meet the FSR: Josh Conrad
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...
PostsFeatured ProjectsMeet The Fossmobile!
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...
PostsMeet The...Meet Tammy Mitchell/Chatham, Virginia Customer Service
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...
PostsMeet Our Suppliers
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...
PostsMeet The...Meet The FSR: Aaron Bocchi
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...
PostsMeet The...CultureMeet Fred Mitchell: A Journey of Growth, Leadership and Family at CFP
Fred Mitchell started with Columbia Forest Products on May 19, 1997, when he was only 23 years old. During his final year studying Wood Science and Business Administration at North Carolina State Univ...
PostsProducts and MaterialMeet Field Sales Representative, Steve David
Steve David has spent nearly 30 years in the woodworking supply world. He has seen first-hand how the industry functions — from inside distributors’ warehouses to customers’ shops, a...
PostsMeet The...Meet Field Sales Representative, Elvis Hood
Elvis Hood, Columbia’s Field Sales Representative (FSR) for the Great Lakes Region, has served customers in the wood industry for well over 40 years. He has always had sawdust in his veins. From...
PostsMeet The...Meet Field Sales Representative, Andy Shaw
I have been with CFP for 26 years. I worked with Dixie Plywood for years prior to that and for cabinet shops prior to that. Columbia is one big family and the relationships I have made with coworkers ...
PostsCultureMeet The...Meet: Brandie Rader, Director of Customer Service & Logistics
Brandie is Columbia Forest Products’ Director of Customer Service & Logistics. She started at Columbia in 2004 as a Traffic Coordinator in Old Fort, but her connection to the industry starte...
PostsProducts and MaterialHow MDF Will Elevate Any Design Project on Your List
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) gives designers and DIYers a host of solutions for building out their projects. It might seem like a humble, basic material, but MDF can guarantee that your style reall...
PostsProducts and MaterialMDF vs. Plywood: Comparing Classic Materials
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and hardwood plywood are both popular composite panel materials used in construction, furniture and cabinet making, and many other decorative projects. But despite bein...
PostsProducts and MaterialMDF Power Tools and Dust: What You Need to Know
Medium Density Fiberboard, or MDF, is a great product for a number of home improvement projects. It’s used for cabinetry, furniture and trim in houses around the world. But while traditional MDF...
PostsBusiness InsightsMarch 2024 Message from our CEO
A Goal We Should Talk More About It should surprise no one that a manufacturing company like Columbia Forest Products runs on metrics of all kinds. We track and analyze and learn from data that measur...
PostsMarch 2023 Message from our CEO
Getting Back to Blocking and Tackling OK, here we are…well underway with 2023, and managing everything we can to be an even more ready, willing and able supplier for you. I’m happy to rep...
PostsMarch 2021 Message from the CEO
When it rains, it pours! A truckload of Columbia wood showing up at a customer’s location might seem like a pretty cut-and-dry event…the logical, straightforward conclusion of an order pl...
PostsFrom Making Plywood to Making with Plywood
A Columbia Employee’s DIY for his Family Joshua Houlihan, Continuous Improvement Manager at Columbia’s Newport, VT veneer facility, is focused on making sure the faces that leave the mill ...
PostsLooking Back with Dee Willis
A great chapter in the Columbia story is coming to a close. Rebecca Willis, or as many know her, Dee, is concluding her career at Columbia Forests Products after 35 years with the company. This wonder...
PostsHelping our Drivers Succeed
“To be a great supplier, you must be a great customer.” — Unknown By now, you’ve probably read and seen the endless stories about port backups, truck driver shortages and chall...