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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
“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...
Examining the Benefits of 10’ Maple Veneer Core Panels Anyone who has studied housing has noted the changes in ceiling heights through time. In the old days, many homes relied on high ceilings i...
Light vs. Dark Cabinetry For as long as kitchens have been designed, there’s been an ongoing debate among builders and homeowners alike: light vs. dark cabinetry. This seemingly simple cho...
Meet Field Sales Representative, Jim Petkoglou (seen here presenting a PureBond Quality Award to Cole Wagner Cabinetry , Rochester Hills, Michigan ) How long have you been a Field Sales Representative...
I have been in the Hardwood lumber, plywood and building materials industries since graduating from The Ohio State University in 1981 from the School of Natural Resources in Forest Industries Manageme...
It’s hard to believe, but the Summer of ’25 is here! We hope you, your family and your teams are doing well and looking forward to whatever vacation plans you may have. While the world is ...
We entered 2024 thinking it was the year for a slight reset, due to persistently high interest rates, personal budgets crimped by inflation and a host of “unknowns” in the air. CFP’s...