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Hoidq Forest Producls

Haida Forest Products became a separate and distinct operating company during a planned re-structuring in September 1989. Previous to that date, the company had operated as the remanufacturing division of Mill & Timber Products Ltd., which started in 1951.

Its manufacturing operation is located on five acres of land in Burnaby, B.C. The plant is 20 minutes from Vancouver International Airport and 25 minutes from downtown Vancouver. The site contains offices, warehouses, dry kilns, manufacturing equipment, and storage.

For 6l years, the company has operated from the same location, specializing in "Haida" brand western red cedar sidings, panellings, and specialty products.

Haida Forest Products has made significant contributions to the development and demand for western red cedar over the years, and also to its subsequent increased value.

It was one of the first companies to

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kiln-dry knotty grades of cedar siding and to develop hot-melt glue technology to permi-fuse knotty grades. The company has continuously upgraded its equipment and facilities, and today employs the latest in moulding technology.

The firm produces more than 100 specialty and architectural products. It also produces decking, outdoor products, and specialty timbers-as well as Haida Skirl wavy edge siding.

Haida is committed to producing the highest quality western red cedar products. Critical to this goal are the people who work at Haida. Over 5OVo of our manufacturing crew have 25 years or more with the company. Over 807o of our salaried staff have more than 30 years of seniority.

One-hundred percent of Haida's employees have a total commitment to producing the finest products available in the cedar industry.

Hampton Affiliates is a family-owned forest products business employing 1,300 people, primarily in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.

The company owns 90,000 acres of U.S. timberland and manages 120,000 hectares (296,526 acres) of public timberland in British Columbia. These timberlands supply only a portion of the raw materials processed at Hampton's eight sawmills, so the company relies on public and private timber purchases for the remaining log volume.

Hampton's sawmills have normal production capacity of 2.3 billion bd. ft. of green and dry Doug fir, hem-fir and SPF dimension lumber and stud products. Advanced machinery and equipment are controlled from computeroperated machine centers, ensuring the most productive use of each log.

Staying competitive also means training and retaining a skilled and highly motivated work force. Hampton's company culture is focused on doing business in a safe and sustainable manner, so all capital improvement projects address safety, energy efficiency, and environmental concerns.

Hampton's Portland, Or.- and Vancouver, B.C.-based sales team market Hampton mill production, plus another 2.0 BBF of outside lumber and panels globally. Hampton, with its ongoing customer service focus, has its own transportation department to provide truck and rail service from its mills to its customers and/or reloads. The nature of the business makes Pacific Northwest timber availability a constant concern to Hampton. Despite numerous studies showing standing timber inventories growing year after year, environmental activists continue to promote a "no harvest" agenda. Oregonians are seeing the social and financial effects on rural counties from the lockdown of public forests, since these forests make up 60Vo of Oregon's land base.

President Theodore Roosevelt created the National Forests to be used sustainably to create jobs and build the homes required by our nation. Instead, these forests have become unhealthy due to lack of active management, with mortality from fires and insect damage exceedine harvest volumes.