Company Profile
Roseburg Forest Products
Company Overview
Roseburg is a closely-held company, and we place a high priority on community—both in our facilities and in our hometowns. We started in Roseburg, Ore., with 25 employees. Today, our company employs several thousand people throughout the United States.
Many of our workers are second or third-generation employees, and it’s not uncommon for a husband and wife, father and son, or mother and daughter to work in our facilities and offices. This translates not only to knowledge and experience, but also community. From the friendly receptionists who answer our phones and greet visitors, to the award-winning forest and riparian managers, our people are the very best in the industry.
Our employees understand our customers’ needs. The finishing crews in our Riddle, Ore., plywood facility know the packaging and grade requirements on hundreds of products. The shipping crews at our Dillard, Ore., particleboard facility have won awards for loading boxcars so that products arrive to customers with no damage. These people know their business.
The sense of community within our company also extends to the towns in which we operate. We support community organizations by donating time and money. In small towns such as Coquille, Ore.; Weed, Ca.; and Taylorsville, Miss.; our employees are United Way board members, Relay for Life coordinators, Red Cross volunteers, and little league coaches. Local fire stations and community centers are often built in-part with lumber and plywood donated by our facilities.
WHO WE ARE
Roseburg is a closely-held forest products company, building value with timberlands, safe and efficient manufacturing, and passionate, capable people. We market quality products and provide superior customer service at a profit to sustain growth.
CORE VALUES
Sawdust in the Veins:
Passionate about and committed to forest products manufacturing
Love the wood and care about the dirt
Desire to grow and learn more about our business
Handshake Integrity:
Humble, selfless, credible, competent
Steadfast, no need for formalities to follow through on commitments
Driven to Win:
Committed to continuous growth and success
Competitive team player
Innovative and strategic
OUR TIMBERLANDS
We own and cultivate over 630,000 acres of sustainably-managed timberlands. The ability to rely on our own forests as our primary source of logs gives us the flexibility to match our resources to our product mix. Our timberland ownership also gives us stability in price and supply of logs. From forest, to plant, to delivery, we take exceptional care of our products and our customers.
LOCATIONS
Roseburg has facilities all over the US
Corporate Office: Dillard, Ore.
Regional Business Office: Atlanta, Ga.
Particleboard & Specialty Panels:
Dillard, Ore.
Missoula, Mont.
Simsboro, La.
Taylorsville, Miss.
Engineered Wood: Riddle, Ore.
Lumber: Dillard, Ore.
Softwood Plywood:
Coquille, Ore.
Dillard, Ore.
Riddle, Ore.
Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF): Medford, Ore.
Softwood Veneer: Weed, Ca.
Softwood Chip Export: North Bend, Ore.
Wood Pellet Fuel: Dillard, Ore.
Company History
WOOD IS A BUSINESS
Roseburg was founded in 1936, which means we’ve been around for more than 75 years. That may seem like plenty of time in human years, but at that age, a tree is just coming into its own. We like to think that as a company we’re doing the same.
CLOSELY-HELD
Our company founder Kenneth Ford was a pioneer in the forest products industry. In 1946, he blazed a trail by purchasing 15,000 acres of timberland: Today, Roseburg owns over 600,000 acres of viable timberlands, ensuring consistent forest products for the future. We started designing a plywood facility in 1950, and soon began producing wood products as well as lumber. In 1997, Allyn Ford, Kenneth’s son, assumed ownership, meaning that Roseburg has been closely-held for 75 years. It’s been a good start.