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The History of Granite State Forest Product

As is often the case, entrepreneurs travel several roads before deciding on the one to stay with. The following is a brief history of how Granite State Forest Products came to be.

In the mid 1970’s a log home business was created to satisfy the up and coming interest in both traditional and contemporary log buildings. It wasn’t long before the new "Log Forms" had flourished and outgrown its rented facility and a move to a larger more permanent place was needed. Land was purchased on the Old Concord Road in Henniker, which provided ample space for future plans. It was here that the planer mill was constructed and thus began a bright and promising future.

On the same site in 1979 a softwood division of one of the leading hardwood manufacturers was established. In 1985, the then softwood division cut the cord from the mother company and became an entity all its own. With some encouragement from a fish processing plant in New Bedford, Massachusetts, "Granite State Forest Products" expanded to include a box shop. The boxes produced are used all over the country, in stores displaying a diverse selection of products.

The year 1993 saw the marriage of Granite State Forest Products (including the box shop) to Log Forms. The birth of the chop shop was announced in 1994, satisfying a market for window components. The chop shop has since become the pallet shop, producing custom built softwood pallets.

During the second half of the 1990’s dry kilns were added to the ever-growing facility. Highly advanced computers control the kilns. This enables us to provide consistent quality dried lumber, timbers, and specialty products to our customers.

As we enter the next century, our goals remain the same: to produce a quality product for our customers; provide a good working environment for our employees and do our part to enhance the community we live in.