Page 58 Advertorial Wholesale/Wholesale Distributor Special Buying Issue FILLER KING® Continues To WEST BAY FOREST PRODUCTS— Serve As An Industry Leader PREFERRED CEDAR MANUFACTURER Homedale, Idaho—Since 1988, FILLER tions. Selling both grades enables us to KING®, located here, has built a sterling give builders exactly what they need in reputation as a manufacturer of custom, every design and cost situation instead of stock and I-Joist Compatible (IJC) glulam trying to do two very different jobs with one beams and laminated roof decking, as well product,” she added. as a provider of high quality customer serv- According to Vitek, the defining differ- ences in usage between Framing Grade and Appearance Grade are as follows: Framing Grade: These applications will be hidden from view West Bay Forest Products maintain a 6-acre property stocking up to 4 million feet of Cedar and 74,000 square when the structure is feet of completely indoor manufacturing. completed and the company follows indus- “PREFERRED CEDAR Brand” Cedar The plant also operates with 100 per- try standard with strong cent plastic chains to minimize any 3-1/2-inch and 5-1/2- products celebrates its 1st year anniversary this year at the annual occurrence of iron stain. According to inch framing grade company President Don Dorazio; “We products. “When itʼs NAWLA conference. Since its launch going to be covered up in Las Vegas, the “PREFERRED offer finishing that is second to none so appearance doesnʼt CEDAR Brand” has enjoyed excep- with extensive packaging and value- matter, builders should- tional penetration into all North added options that provide customers nʼt pay a cent more American Cedar markets. Focusing on with the best in Western Red Cedar,” than for basic framing thorough grading, manufacturing stan- he explained. “Keeping in mind the grade,” noted Vitek. changes occurring in the marketing of ® dards, and extensive packaging, PRE- FILLER KING /Boise Cascade curved glulam beams and laminated wood roof Appearance Grade: Cedar products, we have an operation decking help beautify the Talking Sticks Casino in Phoenix, Ariz. Vitek said when it truly FERRED CEDAR provides the end user with a recognizable quality brand. that is flexible enough to handle larg- needs to be appear- er runs, but also handle small runs of ice. Such high standards did not go unno- ance grade, “our product is always true to Based in Langley, B.C.—West Bay ticed by Boise Cascade Wood Products, its name. The industry standard 3-1/8-inch specified products, plus L.L.C., which purchased FILLER KING® and 5-1/8-inch dimensions enable us to be able to ship less than just last year. truckload lots and be The result of this acquisition is all posi- able to manufacture a tive, said Amy Vitek, FILLER KING® sales multitude of items, all manager. “Our product line is now the with the goal of being industryʼs most complete line of laminat- completely customer ed beams – stock, custom, curves/arch- focused.” es – and whatever else architects and designers can come up with,” she said. Western Red Cedar At FILLER KING®, various wood species products offered by are available, including Douglas West Bay include, in Fir/Larch and the durable species of clear and knotty: Alaska Yellow Cedar and Port Orford •1”x 2” through Cedar. FILLER KING® also offers lami- 1”x12” nated wood roof decking and solid •S1S2E Cedar Trim tongue and groove roof decking. Boards All products are being marketed under •5/4” x 3” through the FILLER KING® and Boise Cascade Engineered Wood Products (BCEWP) •5/4”x12” S1S2E names, and dealers will typically carry Nationally Branded PREFERRED CEDAR is graded as NO HOLE, NO WANE, Fascia one or the other of the two brands. NO ROT, NO IRON STAIN •2”x 3” through At FILLER KING®, the ability to provide 2”x12” S1S2E Fascia customers an expanded product line will Forest Products & Manufacturing Ltd., •2”x 3” through 2”x12” S4S certainly please the companyʼs loyal cus- Dimension tomer base. Regardless of the firmʼs pur- offers 100 percent Western Red Cedar products including: trim and fascia •2”x 3” through 2”x12” chase by Boise Cascade Wood Rougher-Head Dimension Products, customers will not notice a boards, decking, fencing, siding, tim- change in the customer service provided bers, balusters, patterns and all cus- •5/4” & 2” Decking by FILLER KING®. “The high standard of tom inquiries. •Balusters service to our customers remains the Occupying their current facility for •Fence Pickets same,” Vitek said. approximately 12 years, West Bay •Post & Rail Key personnel at FILLER KING® remain If architects and designers can dream it, FILLER •Pattern Stock KING®/Boise Cascade can build it. Forest Products supplies over 40 mil- the same as well. In addition to Vitek, the lion board feet of Western Red Cedar •Pre-Fabricated fence panels. sales and marketing team is comprised West Bayʼs aim over its 24-year his- of Beth Baldwin Bonner, Tom Shew and shave a little deeper to eliminate larger tory has been and continues to be to Vickie Miller. Yet with the acquisition by imperfections that could create serious stay customer focused. The compa- Boise Cascade comes opportunity for new trust issues out on jobs. Customers are our personnel to join the FILLER KING® team lifeblood, and we would never give them ny continues to believe in the two- products that step distribution program, striving to could cause build strong partnerships with distri- them problems bution partners. with their West Bay feels that its employees builder cus- are among its greatest strengths. tomers.” West Bay Forest Products employs a About FILLER total of 65 people. KING®: FILLER KING® is situat- West Bay has a strong sales team, ed on a 20+ which includes Sales Manager Chad acre site that is Findlay, and Sales Representative arranged to Kyle Jones, Darren Barker and Marc handle stock Belzil. “We have assembled a strong beam inventory team from many backgrounds,” and raw materi- Findlay explained. “One key to our al goods. ® success is our people who are proud FILLER KING to wear the West Bay logo.” is a member of Filler King®/Boise Cascade Appearance Grade beams are available with smooth or “West Bay has reached this point by rough-sawn finish. the North American being market driven,” Dorazio said. Wholesale “Changes in our industry, whether in order to expand plant capacity and add Lumber Association. good or bad, always results in oppor- to production personnel. About Boise Cascade: Boise Cascade tunities and our goal is to position FILLER KING® continues to honor its long- Wood Products, L.L.C., headquartered in ourselves to seize these opportuni- standing commitment to adhere to industry Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered ties.” standards in regard to grade width, which wood products, plywood, lumber and parti- West Bay Forest Products and is particularly critical with appearance cleboard and distributes a broad line of grade products. “We sell both 3-1/2-inch building materials including wood products Manufacturing Ltd., is a member of and 5-1/2-inch wide framing grade and 3- manufactured by the companyʼs wood the Western Red Cedar Association 1/8-inch and 5-1/8-inch wide appearance products division. For more information, (WRCLA); North American grade products in order to perfectly match visit the Boise Cascade website at Wholesale Lumber Association the needs of each individual job – particu- www.BCewp.com. West Bay offers the selection of custom package sizes to (NAWLA); and BC Wood. For larly the different product needs in appear- For more information about this company, accommodate distribution. more information visit www.westbay- ance versus framing grade applications,” contact [email protected]. group.com. Vitek explained. annually from a six-acre paved yard “Some firms try to make do with one size and 74,000 square feet of completely • for both framing and appearance jobs, Please Visit Us at indoor manufacturing facility. The which could result in a product that is too firmʼs equipment includes a Stetson Please Visit Us at expensive for framing use, and not good- NAWLA Booth No. 425 Ross 6-12 planer and a 54-inch NAWLA Booth No. 302 looking enough for appearance applica- McDonough re-saw and a multi-rip. October 2012 Advertorial Page 59 DURGIN AND CROWELL: Continuing to Invest In Technology, Personnel To Better Serve Customers Durgin and Crowell Lumber Co., lumber going into the dry kiln, headquartered in New London, N.H., the more uniform it will be com- was founded in 1976. The purpose ing out. These smaller kilns was to create high quality Eastern allow them to custom dry loads White Pine lumber. 35 years later, the to specific customer require- mentality and the business is running ments without under or over stronger than ever. With key employ- drying. ees that have been with the company The Planer Mill stands behind since the beginning and one of the its Weinig/Waco 30XL Moulder most modernized Eastern White Pine along with a Yates-American mills in the country, Durgin and A20-12 Planer. Having the best Crowell has the future well in hand. of both worlds, the moulder is The mill saws up to 32 million board used for all the pattern stock feet per year. Production consists of and high-end lumber. The plan- mostly 4/4 boards, as well as all the er is used to run the custom by-products that generated from the inline band-sawn material, a milling process. Recent certification wonderful change from the all under the Sustainable Forestry too common rougher head. Initiative (SFI®) program has only The latest project at the mill helped to show the dedication was the installation of a new towards the best milling practices.