Family-owned since 1966, American Wood Fibers manufactures specialty forestry products including animal bedding, wood flour, fuel pellets and potting materials for consumer, agricultural and industrial markets. Founded as a single mill in Jessup, Maryland, the company now operates 11 manufacturing sites, produces more than 15 million bales of wood shavings annually and helped pioneer small-animal bedding in 1984. Still led by the founding family in its fourth generation, AWF also provides private-label manufacturing, toll processing and wood-fiber recovery services.
NEPCO (Northeastern Products Corp)Founded in Warrensburg, New York, in 1955, NEPCO makes all-natural wood-fiber bedding and litter for pets and small animals, along with hardwood sawdust for meat smoking. The company pioneered wood-fiber animal bedding in the 1960s and now operates manufacturing facilities in New York, Michigan, and Kentucky. Its products use sustainably harvested or recycled biodegradable fibers and are made without harmful chemicals or perfumes.WARRENSBURG, NY
Deer Park Lumber, IncFounded in 1982 by Ron Andrews in Tunkhannock, Deer Park Lumber is a second-generation, family-owned sawmill and forestry services company producing kiln-dried Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber. The company produces approximately 15 million board feet annually and serves domestic and international markets, while its forestry team helps landowners manage timber with long-term regeneration and conservation in mind. Deer Park also puts its sustainability principles into practice by heating its kilns with sawdust and finding uses for nearly all of its wood byproducts.TUNKHANNOCK, PA
JB Mill & Fabricating, IncFounded by Jeff Bloise in 1986 as a one-man pallet-and-crate shop, JB Mill & Fabricating now turns locally harvested timber into hardwood lumber, custom industrial wood products and landscape materials in western Pennsylvania. Still family-owned and operated, the company has grown to 35 acres and more than 100 employees, while its hardwood lumber supplies local furniture makers and its products reach customers across more than 20 states. Its foresters also work directly with landowners on customized timber-management plans, connecting forest stewardship with the mill’s production.NEW WILMINGTON, PA
CollinsFamily-owned since T.D. Collins began timber operations in 1855, Collins is a forest company whose work joins long-term stewardship with manufacturing. The company manages more than 370,000 acres of FSC-certified forestland across three regions and turns sustainably grown timber into wood products at mills in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.WILSONVILLE, OR