safety

People Power: The Heart of Buckhannon’s Success Is a Commitment to People

At our engineered wood products plant in Buckhannon, West Virginia, success isn’t merely a goal. It’s an ongoing journey fueled by teamwork and collaboration — a journey that has made Buckhannon one of our most consistent top performers in both safety and manufacturing reliability. ... Read More
August 16, 2024

Columbia Falls MDF Plant Wins Its Third Major Industry Award for Safety Innovations

For the third year in a row, our medium density fiberboard (MDF) mill in Columbia Falls, Montana, has won the annual Composite Panels Association Safety Innovation of the Year. In doing so, Columbia Falls — our only MDF manufacturing facility and the longest-running MDF plant in the world, celebrating 50 years later in 2024 — beat out facilities from 34 other CPA members eligible for the award. ... Read More
August 12, 2024

Safety Makes Raymond THRIVE: The Award-Winning Safety Culture at Our Sawmill in Raymond, Wash.

Caring about the safety of your peers becomes even more personal when you spend time together outside of work and know the names of each other’s children. That kind of tight-knit community feeling is especially common in rural towns like Raymond, Washington, where our sawmill employs a significant percentage of the local population. ... Read More
August 6, 2024

Amber Nelson Taps Communications, Connection and Teamwork to Get the Job Done

Among her colleagues at our sawmill in Cottage Grove, Oregon, Amber Nelson is known for being adaptable, innovative and committed to safety. It’s a reputation earned over 23 years with the mill in many different roles, starting with the clean-up crew right out of high school. ... Read More
July 12, 2024

Glenville State University Students Get a Hands-On Look at Sustainable Forestry Tech

It’s a rare treat for college students to witness and examine state-of-the-art forestry technology up close. But that’s what seven Glenville State University silviculture students were able to do this fall on a field trip to our Cold Knob property in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. ... Read More
March 25, 2024