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Corporate Information
Britton Lumber Company, Inc. is a forest products and building materials business, founded in 1946. It is comprised of two divisions, wholesale and manufacturing, both located in Fairlee, Vermont, with a satellite distribution yard in Gray, Maine.
Quick Facts on BLCo
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The company was founded in 1946 in Hartland, Vermont.
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Operated both portable and stationary sawmills out of several locations including Hartland, Norwich, West Fairlee & Ely, Vermont in the 1940s through the 1960s.
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We have been in our current location in Fairlee since 1971.
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A satellite distribution yard in Gray, Maine was added in January 2012
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We have approximately sixty employees company wide.
Wholesale Division
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Started in the early 1970s selling lumber and building materials to retailers in Vermont and New Hampshire.
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We currently serve over two hundred retail customers in five northeast states.
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We offer a wide variety of lumber, roofing and other building material products.
Manufacturing Division
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Sawmill production is approximately 10 million board feet of Eastern White Pine (medium size mill by New England standards for Pine mills). The planermill processes around 11 million board feet a year.
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All production is sawn into 1" boards, graded rough, kiln dried, planed & graded again to Northeastern Lumber Manufacturer’s Association specifications.
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Markets for our lumber include, retailers in New England, and wholesalers and secondary manufacturers throughout the country. Around 40% of our production goes outside New England.
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Products and uses include siding, paneling, shelving, trim, millwork, furniture, crafts, sheathing & crating.
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By-products from our manufacturing operation include bark (landscaping), chips (pulp & paper mills), sawdust (boiler fuel & cattle bedding) & shavings (horse & cattle bedding)
Mission Statement
To manufacture and distribute high quality products; develop and maintain strong customer and vendor relationships based on mutual respect and common goals; create a positive work environment where our employees can be a part of a successful team and have the opportunity to achieve their financial and career goals; and be a good corporate citizen, aware of our obligations to the community and the environment.
