We specialize in creating the highest quality products across the wood products spectrum from raw log to finished products.
Mass Ply Panel |
MPP is a massive, large scale, structural composite lumber based panel designed as an alternative to Cross Laminated Timbers (CLT). CLT products have been used in Europe for decades as a substitute for concrete construction, and have recently been used in multi-story construction in the United States.
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Mass Ply Panel |
MPP is a massive, large scale, structural composite lumber based panel designed as an alternative to Cross Laminated Timbers (CLT).
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Veneer |
The vast majority of the veneer that we manufacture is made from Douglas Fir due to the high quality of the species’ wood fiber.
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Plywood |
Freres Lumber Co., has been the industry leader in the production of high-quality sheathing and touch sanded plywood panels since 1998.
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Lumber |
Our primary lumber products are variations of 2×3 through 4×6 dimensions in softwood species such as Douglas Fir or Hemlock.
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We employ nearly 500 individuals in the North Santiam Canyon (the communities of Lyons and Mill City, Oregon). Job opportunities exist in our veneer manufacturing operations, a stud mill, our cogeneration facility, trucking, and in our forestry and road building departments.
We are dedicated to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce of people from all walks of life, backgrounds, and cultures. We believe in promotion from within and always look internally before recruiting externally.
September 27, 2021 — The past three to four weeks have seen marked improvement in the commodity plywood markets. Gradual improvement at first, but picking up the pace. This uptick has followed the long and tortuous ordeal of moving off old, high-priced inventory from yards around the country. Not many people were immune to the wrath of the downside of the historic winter/spring runup of panel prices....
27 September, 2021
August 31, 2021 — Last month, Freres Lumber joined the Puro.EARTH marketplace -- an online, international marketplace that helps companies reduce or eliminate their carbon footprints using carbon offsets. These markets are designed to provide an incentive for producers of products or systems that absorb more CO2 than they emit to the atmosphere where it contributes to climate change....
31 August, 2021
August 23, 2021 — The commodity plywood market continues to extend an already long sales drought for yet another week. Remarkably, buyers, for the most part, have managed to stay out of the marketplace as prices have dropped to the lowest levels in 18 months – since the beginning of the pandemic....
23 August, 2021
The past three to four weeks have seen marked improvement in the commodity plywood markets. Gradual improvement at first, but picking up the pace.
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This uptick has followed the long and tortuous ordeal of moving off old, high-priced inventory from yards around the country. Not many people were immune to the wrath of the downside of the historic winter/spring runup of panel prices. See more in this week's market update on the blog 👇
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September Market Update: Improvement in Commodity Plywood Markets
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The past three to four weeks have seen a marked improvement in the commodity plywood markets. Gradual improvement at first, but picking up.
We have used MPP in private residences! 🙌
These pictures show a private residence being constructed in Jackson, Wyoming. MPP panels were utilized for structural roof elements at thicknesses ranging from 6 inches to a full 12 inches. Snow load was a big concern that engineers had to design for, and MPP panels were a great fit. A beautiful setting for a unique project. 👏
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"Like any commodity producer, sawmills need raw material to meet demand for new housing and home improvement projects. Yet the Pacific Northwest has lost most of its wood manufacturing capacity...Millions of acres of federally owned forests are at immediate risk of wildfire. These lands need thinning to reduce risks to our communities, watersheds and wildlife habitats."
See more in this article from Sherwood Gazette ➡️ bit.ly/2Z1p9CR
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