We specialize in creating the highest quality products across the wood products spectrum from raw log to finished products.
The vast majority of the veneer that we manufacture is made from Douglas Fir due to the high quality of the species’ wood fiber.
Freres Lumber Co., has been the industry leader in the production of high-quality sheathing and touch sanded plywood panels since 1998.
Our primary lumber products are variations of 2×3 through 4×6 dimensions in softwood species such as Douglas Fir or Hemlock.
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.
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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October 19, 2020 After a difficult month of fires, production has resumed and increased with added personnel. After a year, we are seeing progress in the claim against Brazilian plywood, which could have a dramatic impact on markets. The last month has been difficult for......
19 October, 2020
October 9, 2020 The Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires blew through the Santiam Canyon on September 7th, combining into one complex fire. It then burned over 500,000 acres of public, state, and private timber land. We are now processing the salvaged timber caused by massive......
09 October, 2020
September 28, 2020 Over the past few weeks, of course, the local wildfires that ravaged our local Santiam Canyon area have taken center stage. Lots of destruction, devastation, and loss for many. Now, as the local situation has largely been tamped down, recovery after the......
28 September, 2020
You asked, we listened -- we're selling Freres swag in our new online store! There are a few items in the store already, take a look and grab yours today 👏
Shop online 👉 frereslumber.com/store/
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So awesome. I will have to get Nick a hat and cup
Oh, not an online store!! There went my bank account 😁
Yes!! Awesome 👏
Whoo hoo!
I want to get a camo hat for my hubby. Do you have them at the office? I can come over & pick one up.
Gabriel Lee Chauran
Jordan DeChar the insulated cooler/pack
Thats awesome can I get a freres jacket mine burnt up in the fire
The Beachie Creek and Lionshead fires burned over 500,000 acres of public, state, and private timber land. As a family business that has existed for nearly 100 years, it is sobering to consider that this event will have a generational effect on our business, destroying almost 7,500 acres of timber. Nearly all of our replanted trees up to 30 years of age are destroyed.
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Read more about our plans moving forward today on the blog 👇
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Salvaged Timber from Beachie Creek, Lionshead Fires - Freres Lumber Co., Inc.
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We are now processing the salvaged timber caused by massive fire damage to Freres Timber Inc. lands during Santiam Canyon wildfires.So sorry to see this vast devastation. I hope for your family a speedy recovery.
Great read from good folks on fire salvage
Sad to hear. We have wondered how you were doing with all of this.
It is heartbreaking but not heart defeating. I admire Freres Lumber for looking ahead to what can be done. Not what can’t be done.
It is quite unfortunate God will recover and restore the loses.
Very sad
This is so overwhelming. We are so sorry. Our best to you and yours🤗
Thank God you have a plan. I can’t imagine the vast amount of work it is to manage it all. It sounds like a good plan and for the canyons future generations also.
I visited a national park last year and was so sad to look out from a mountain top over miles of dead timber many years after a fire. It was such a waste and a hindrance to healing the land... or even using it safely. Blessings on you as you endeavor to steward your land well. I hope you are well read on the errosion and landslide risks that present post fire.
Your company should be a light and a beacon for all in this industry and these communities. Thank you for your dedication to FAR more than just the dollar. I salute you.
So sorry! But I know FLC will rise from the ashes, just like the Phoenix! So glad FLC is a good steward & caretaker of their land.
Great positivity Russ. You are right.
Salvage logging is not mugging a burn victim it is the first step in restoration. Not doing restoration is denying medical aid to a burn victim. Really good to see Freres responding early.
such a dirty stinky job. Great to see all that lumber not go to waste. Keeping employee's employed. Freres Lumber Co.
Dustin Cady
Not good going to feel the fires effects for years and years
Our long wait is over! Tomorrow morning, we all have the opportunity to watch a Zoom hearing regarding the US Plywood Integrity Coalition's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. While no court case is certain, we are optimistic that Judge Altman will reach a judicious decision and ensure that all panel products used in the US meet the safety standards set by the PS-1 Voluntary Product Standard for Structural Plywood.
👉 Watch the hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 a.m. PST. Click the link below and enter this information:
Meeting ID: 161 655 3053
Password: 7777
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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...I truly hope you can proceed with the court case. Low quality imported lumber products that flood the American market should be marked as such. Please post somewhere what the suit is about for those who haven't heard about it.
How did it go?
Tim Burr