Plywood/EwP Company

Grows By Changing

South Coast Lumber has continued to evolve ever since it was founded by Bill Fallert nearly 50 years ago as the first lumber company in Brookings, Or.

Yet one thing remains constant. "Always looking at the customer's needs and wants while being mindful of its employees and natural resources was and continues to be the top priority for South Coast Lumber," explains Ken Caylor.

In the late 1970s, South Coast bought out sanded and sheathing products manufacturer Brookings Plywood Corp., Brookings. Looking at customer needs and their opportunities in the industry, they upgraded their mix to accommodate plyform products.

Medford Moulding Comprny

Melhommentos de Sao Paulo

Mt. Taylor Millwork, Inc.

New South Inc./Carolina Pine

Nor-Cal Moulding Company

Nose Crcek Forest Products Ltd.

Oregon Fir Millwork, Inc.

Frank Paxton Company

Ponderosa Mouldings

Port-O-Lite Corpomtion

Precision Wood Prod./Tumac Lbr.

Pueblo Millwork, Inc.

Roclgr Mountain Forest Products

Setzer Forest Products, Inc.

Sheridan Wood Mouldings

Sierm Pacilic Ind./ Millwork Div

Smith Millwork,Inc.

Southern Exporl Hardwds &Lbr.

Southwoods Lunrber & Millwork

Sunset Moulding Company, Inc.

Tewa Moulding Corpomtion

Thunderbird Moulding Company

Trinrcmf! Inc.

Walter FI. Weaber Sons,Inc.

Western Moukling Company, Inc.

Wholesrlc Door Company

Woodlands Millwork, Ltd.

Yakima Manufacturing

Yuba River Nloulding & Nlillwork

As South Coast moved into the 1990s, a new engineered wood products plant was built in Brookings, which is now known as Pacific Wood Laminates, Inc. Its focus is on utilizing the inherent attributes of a proprietary laminated veneer lumber (LVL) construction to serve a wide variety of end-users with what is considered one of the stiffest, most dimensionally stable wood core products in North America. The industrial, non-structural product excels where stringent tolerances and very specific end-use requirements are necessary.

"During the last few years, PWL has developed a unique reputation as an industry problem solver," says Tim Beckley. "Looking into the future, this division of South Coast sees its role becoming even more prominent as traditional wood products continue to show problematic symptoms as timber becomes more juvenile in age and coarser in texture."

In 1995, PWL developed the Clear Lam family of products. The company combined the stability of LVL with the durability of a medium density overlay (MDO) to create a lineal trim piece for interior and exterior uses-a product built for longevity in performance and supply. It is used for fascia and trim as a substitute for many traditional trim products.

Anticipating that at its current size it would sell to capacity by 1998, South Coast again turned its emphasis to the plywood plant. In 1996, it began adding MDOs and

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