Product Advisory warns of unsafe plywood from Brazil sold in American markets
LYONS, ORE. JUNE 11, 2020 — This week, the U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition made up
of ten U.S. Plywood producers including Oregon’s Freres Lumber Co., issued Product Advisory
notices regarding Brazilian structural plywood. The distribution of the notices is the result of a motion
for preliminary injunction filed on June 5 by the Coalition.
New Mass Timber Beams and Columns Invented by Freres Lumber
LYONS, ORE. 15 APRIL, 2020—With its new MPP (Mass Plywood Panel) beam and column line
up and running, Freres Lumber Co., Inc. is now able to provide customers with a cost-competitive
MPP solution for all structural elements of large-scale wood buildings. The new beam and column
line also gives customers a wider range of product dimensions than most other mass timber
options on the market.
Freres Lumber installs first horizontal plywood press in U.S.
LYONS, OR – Freres Lumber Co. Inc. said it is the first U.S. manufacturer to install and operate the Taihei Horizontal Press Model P25-AB, a orizontal hot press for laminating plywood after the gluing and prepressing processes. The press was installed between Thanksgiving and Christmas and was fully operational on Dec. 17.
Freres and Nine U.S. Plywood Producers Claim U.S. Certification Agencies Fraudulently Certify Imported South American Plywood
LYONS, ORE. 16 Sept., 2019— Freres Lumber Co., Inc. has joined nine other U.S. domestic plywood producers as the “U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition” to file a Lanham Act claim of false labeling against three U.S. certification agencies: PFS TECO, Timber Products Inspection and International Accreditation Service. The essential point of the claim is that structural plywood panels produced in South America are being fraudulently certified and stamped as compliant with U.S. Product Standard PS1-09 for Structural Plywood, when the panels in fact do not meet the country’s minimum structural requirements for stiffness and deflection.
Encore Architects Partners with Freres Lumber Company to Design its Block Party Showcase – BALhaus – with MPP
August 19th, 2019—Can design help us achieve personal balance and live our best lives? How can design thinking foster a society that balances the needs of all of its people and the planet? What is the role of design to mitigate our impact on the planet and achieve greater natural balance?
Freres Lumber Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019
February 20th, 2019—Freres Lumber Company has been named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2019, ranking as the fifth on the Most Innovative Company List in the Urban Development/Real Estate category.
Freres Lumber Co. Receives Patents and Fire Test Results
January 31st, 2019- Freres Lumber announces receipt of final patents in multiple countries
Freres Lumber Co. Mass Plywood Panel earns APA Certification
August 7, 2018 – First Mass Timber Panel constructed entirely from Structural Composite Lumber
Lumber provides leadership among global community of experts Mass Plywood Panel on display at the 2018 International
March 27, 2018 – Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Oregon
Freres Lumber’s Veneer Plant Reconstructed, Back Online
November 21, 2017 – Tragic fire put Plant 4 out of commission June 26; rebuild completed, crews back to work by November
Freres Lumber Awarded $250,000 Wood Innovations Grant
June 13, 2017 – Mass Plywood Panel project gets boost from U.S. Forest Service grant
Freres Lumber Partners with Portland Art Museum for John Yeon Exhibit
April 24, 2017 – Opening May 13: Quest for Beauty Exhibit
Seven Predictions and Trends in 2017 Wood Products Market
March 1, 2017 – Freres Lumber VP makes bold predictions for 2017
Freres Lumber Unveils New Wood Product Innovation
October 20, 2016 – Mass Plywood Panel to revolutionize tall wood structures
Freres Lumber Joins Local Forest Products Companies to Build Home for Oregon Family
August 15, 2016 Habitat for Humanity