Compared to the amount there are today, there were few companies that worked with antique wood, reclaiming and recyclying it, turning it into fine flooring and building products. So in the early years particularly, Jim pretty much learned from his own experience. I can say with confidence : " We were Green before it was Cool! "
Heart Pine was for many years the main species of antique wood WLLC worked with and is in fact - our specialty. Additionally, today we provide Antique Oak, Maple, Chestnut, Hickory, Cypress, Fir and Redwood.
Not every species or product gets listed on the website due to the dynamic nature of the products and relationships we've established. So if you don't see it here, you can still inquire about it. A large portion of our work is custom, so don't limit your requests by what you see listed.
Though solid antique wood flooring will likely always be our primary focus, we supply antique engineered reclaimed wood flooring as well, and look forward to providing it with the most green-friendly adhesive available in the near future. Along with Stairs & Stair Parts that we've done for many years, we've added Door manufacturing to our millwork product line this year.
Here's Joshua Malpass, our Operations Manager.
Josh manages our production and keeps everything running smoothly. Jim calls him a Renaissance Man because he's familiar with so many things and is such a creative thinker and problem solver. Check out this video entitled "Old Lumber Reborn" that Riverwired.com (a green minded website) did on us with Josh describing our reclaimed lumber business:
http://www.wholeloglumber.com/pages.video-tour.php
Here's our trusty Mill Guard-Dog,
"King Wolfie Spirit,"
relaxing on a tractor as he faithfully watches over daily operations.
Not the best picture perhaps, but representative.
Marketing, Finance and Human Resources - are my my areas of focus.
Together with these guys above, we feel we make up a pretty super management team, and are supported in production by a great group of employees.
People are what make WHOLE LOG LUMBER special, who are committed to quality and providing customers with the very best buying experience.
If the future, this blog will provide helpful comment on pertinent questions and issues about antique and reclaimed wood and issues concerning green building and LEEDS certified products. Thanks for your continued interest.
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