Hamer Pellet Fuel Co. turns sawdust from Appalachian hardwood sawmills into residential heating and grilling pellets in Kenova, West Virginia. Family-owned and the oldest residential pellet manufacturer in the Eastern United States, the company draws on five generations in the timber industry and began making pellets in the late 1980s to put sawmill by-products to use. Its Hamer’s Hot Ones and Hamer’s Smokers are made in the USA from verified sustainable Appalachian hardwood sources.
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Lignetics GroupFor more than 30 years, Lignetics Group has turned wood waste into heating pellets and other sustainable products, operating 27 plants across the United States and Canada. Heating pellets are its flagship offering, made from residual material sourced through wood-industry and responsible forestry partnerships. The company’s pellet brands are distributed through thousands of retailers nationwide.MIFFLINTOWN, PA
Frey Lumber Company IncFounded by Emanuel Lincoln Frey in 1949, Frey Lumber Company turns Appalachian hardwoods from standing timber into lumber and wood products, with its own specialty sawmill and pallet operation. The family business expanded to include Frey Pallet Company in the 1990s and now employs about 30 workers, handling custom pallets, crates and support blocks alongside timber management and harvesting. Its woods crew has worked together for more than 30 years, and the company delivers throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Ohio.SMITHFIELD, PA
Curran Renewable Energy, LLCBorn from a Massena, New York, logging business started by Patrick Curran and his brothers in 1976, Curran Renewable Energy manufactures wood-fuel pellets and other renewable wood products from North Country timber. The family-owned and operated company grew out of its sister logging operation and has more than 100 employees across the group, giving it control over the wood species and feedstock used in its pellets. Established in 2009, its pellet plant was the first biomass facility in North America to earn FSC certification, and its fuel is also PFI premium-grade certified.MASSENA, NY
Bundle of WarmthSouthern Tier Forest Products has been fueling fires since 1983, growing from 8,800 packages in its first year to more than 600,000 annually. Operating under the Bundle of Warmth name, the company serves homeowners and commercial buyers with USDA-certified kiln-dried hardwood products made from Northeastern timber.SHERBURNE, NY