From its Bellingham, Washington plant in the coastal Douglas fir region, Brooks Manufacturing makes wood distribution crossarms and transmission framing components for electric utilities. The Brooks family-owned company has operated for more than 75 years and is a certified woman-owned business enterprise. Its integrated facility controls the lumber process from grading and seasoning through treatment, while its distinctive BROOKS Machine Rated testing prestresses each distribution crossarm to identify hidden defects.
Certified Woman Business Enterprise (WBE)
ASTM A36
ASTM A153
UL 94 Horizontal Burn Test
Compliance program
Lake Country WoodworkersSince opening in Naples in 1976, Lake Country Woodworkers has made precision wood components, equipment and custom furnishings for other manufacturers. The women-owned enterprise, now spanning two generations of the Wood and Carlson families, operates from a 45,000-square-foot facility and is known for tailoring production to each customer. Its shop occupies the former Maxfield Grape House, a surviving 19th-century wine-cellar building in Naples’ historic district.NAPLES, NY
3B Timber Company Inc3B Timber Company Inc. is a family-owned wood processing and manufacturing business in Boonville, New York, making utility poles and other wood products while purchasing standing timber. Founded in 1987 by brothers Mark and Gary Bourgeois, the company remains family managed and grew from the Bourgeois family’s timber-industry work dating to 1981. It is also known for producing organic mulch and firewood for customers near and beyond its local community.BOONVILLE, NY
Wolverine HardwoodsFounded by Javan Mallery in 1996, Wolverine Hardwoods supplies kiln-dried Northern hardwood lumber and plywood to manufacturers, contractors, woodworkers, and retail customers. The family-owned Allegan operation combines eight high-capacity dry kilns with warehouse space for 1.5 million board feet, while its team includes NHLA inspection school graduates. Wolverine also stands out as the only U.S. less-than-truckload distributor for BreezeDried™ sticks, a specialty lumber-stacking separator designed to improve airflow and reduce drying problems.KANE, PA
Timber IndustriesFor more than 80 years, Timber Industries has designed, built, and supplied wood packaging and other wood products, while also carrying that shop expertise into residential renovations and commercial millwork. Based in Cockeysville, Maryland, the company is a certified woman-owned and minority business whose work includes custom pallet solutions, kitchen cabinetry, and reclaimed-wood installations. Its commercial construction division self-performs project management and finish carpentry on custom, historic, and traditional projects.STILLWATER, NY