Building a better future with wood.

Finding a better way has been our way for over 100 years. From our products to how we grow and harvest our wood, we’re committed to innovative processes that help us build with tomorrow in mind — for our communities and our forests.

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Materials

Learn why wood is the eco-conscious choice for constructing strong, sustainable building materials.

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Operations

Learn how we’re stewarding every aspect of our business, from forest management to our manufacturing facilities.

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Products

Learn how we put 100% of every log we produce to innovative, energy-saving, carbon-reducing use.

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Innovations

Mass Ply Products: The Wood of the Future

Mass Ply Panel (MPP) is a patented, massive, large scale, structural composite lumber based panel designed as an alternative to Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). Mass timber products have been used in Europe for decades as a substitute for concrete construction, and are rising in popularity in multi-story construction in the United States. Mass Ply products are our contribution towards revolutionizing the construction industry, by providing renewable, engineered, pre-manufactured products for large scale projects.

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Industry Leader

Veneer and Plywood

Long before we manufactured plywood, we focused our energy and expertise to utilize as much a log as we could to produce the highest quality veneer possible. This built a reputation for quality that carried into our plywood products.

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Our Products

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Born Among the Trees

We are certified by the American Tree Farm System (ATFS), a third-party accredited body that ensures that our products originate from sustainably-managed forests.

Our 17,000 acres of timberland are harvested on a sustained yield basis.

We operate a Zero Waste business, using 100% of every log that hits our yard.

We replant more than 350,000 trees annually on private land and timber sale properties.

We abide by the Oregon Forest Practices Act and its environmental standards.

We built a Cogeneration plant in 2007. This plant, Evergreen BioPower, provides enough energy to power approximately 5,000 homes.

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Technical Resources

Whether you’re a contractor, architect, engineer, planner or someone who is just curious about our Mass Ply products, we’ve gathered all the info for you here.

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Mass Ply Faqs
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Careers at Freres

Hard Work Has Its Rewards

We provide living wage jobs and are inclusive to all. If you don’t mind working hard, sweating a bit, and all the benefits that come with that, we have a place for you. We welcome you to build the future with us.

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Take a Look Into Our History Of Innovation

The Latest

The Role of Salvaged Wood in Sustainable Forestry

Forest salvage is the key to true restoration—without it, carbon loss, wildfire risk, and ecological decline are inevitable. It...

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Mass Timber Warehouse Design: A Smarter Way to Build

Those of you who follow our blog are most likely aware that we completed our first all-MPP mass timber...

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2024 Reflections from the Desk of Rob Freres

As I begin this message I am reminded how fragile our lives are. My cousin Rochelle, just 52 years...

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