Glen Oak Builds New Moulding Mill and Plans Additional Improvements

Montello, Wisconsin • October 18, 2004: Glen Oak Lumber & Milling is putting the finishing touches on a new facility at its corporate headquarters in central Wisconsin. Montello's Mill 3 is designed for the exclusive production of high-quality mouldings made from premium hardwoods, including oak and maple interior trim and solid basswood shutter components. Sized at 29,000 square feet, this facility also provides room to explore new product line possibilities.

An industry leader in pioneering new products, Glen Oak is best known for its Wisconsin-made Acorn Oak mouldings, boards and jambs and its paint-primed finger-jointed Prime Poplar products produced in Kentucky-where the manufacturer recently invested $2 million in a dedicated paint-priming facility, a third prime line and a proprietary stain-blocking, anti-fungal primer.

In Wisconsin, Glen Oak has invested in excess of $1 million in the new moulding plant, where three high-speed moulders can average up to 1 million lineal feet of product per month, per shift. A rough mill, Auto-CAD and knife grinding departments, profile sander, and fine shavings dust collection system round out the new facility's comprehensive features. "The set-up in Mill 3 gives us complete control over the cut stock -- from the rough board to the finished moulding," says Glen Oak Moulding Manager Randy Peterson, "The increased efficiencies will improve our turnaround time."

Benefits will also be realized in Montello Mill 2, which previously housed Glen Oak's Midwest moulding operation in addition to a rough mill and other departments. Relocating the moulding unit to the new facility frees up 12,000 square feet in Mill 2 for future improvements in production, finishing and warehousing of boards, dimension lumber, cabinet parts and glued panels. True to its philosophy of continuous improvement, Glen Oak already has Mill 2 enhancements in motion; new state-of-the-art equipment has been ordered to further hone the "Glen Oak edge" in manufacturing efficiency and product quality.

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