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The Benefits and Importance of Mass Timber in Sustainable Construction

We are excited to be at the International Mass Timber Conference this week! We’re ready to share our passion...

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Under the Hood of Our Steam Turbine: How Power is Made

It’s often said that many people don’t know what it takes to make the food that ends up in...

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Market Report: Housing Starts and the Engineered Wood Market

It has been largely anticipated that housing starts would weaken significantly as interest rates increased. This prediction, which is...

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Mass Ply Panels Shape the Near-Complete PDX Airport Roof

Four hundred thousand square feet of our Mass Ply Panels (MPP) were used on the nine-acre mass timber roof...

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Jobs in the Santiam Canyon: Why Work at Freres?

Like many other employers, we have struggled to recruit, hire and retain employees — which is essential to the...

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Market Report: Mass Ply Market Robust, Plywood Improves

The Mass Ply facility is booked for the next several months at our current production levels. This is extremely...

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The Labor Shortage and a Freres Solution

Labor shortages have been acute since COVID, and have directly affected two essential metrics for a manufacturing facility like...

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New Year, New Trucks and Better Tech

2022 brought the end of COVID-19 restrictions to our personal liberties and allowed our lives to return to a...

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Market Report: The 2023 Wood Products Market

2023 began with a negative tone in wood products markets. Interest rate increases in early 2022 and the subsequent...

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