March 31, 2025 – (Woodworth, LA) RoyOMartin held its third annual Girls Can Too! celebration event, marking the successful completion of the program by young women in three central Louisiana schools. Girls Can Too! mentoring program is a partnership between the company and local schools, designed to foster meaningful connections by sending accomplished women from […]
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As housing prices soar, a new trend is reshaping the industry: the shift toward smaller homes on smaller lots. Driven by affordability and sustainability, this movement influences housing design, community planning, and environmental management. This post explores why this trend is growing and what it could mean for the future. Why Builders Are Embracing Smaller
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December 4, 2024 – (Chopin, LA) The APA – The Engineered Wood Association visited RoyOMartin-Plywood and honored the company with two awards for its safety program. The organization announced the winners of its 2023 Safety and Health Awards – the premier safety award program for North America’s engineered wood products industry – earlier this year.
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November 19, 2024 – (Chopin, LA) In November 2014, the first truckload of timbers rolled out of RoyOMartin-Plywood’s new solid wood timbers mill in Chopin, Louisiana. This facility, an extension of the existing plywood plant’s log-merchandiser department, manufactures landscape, 4×4, 5×5, and 6×6 timbers, and boards in various lengths. The company celebrated 10 years of
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October 30, 2024 – (Corrigan, Texas) RoyOMartin celebrated the grand opening of the expansion of Corrigan OSB, L.L.C., our Texas subsidiary. This enlargement makes our oriented strand board manufacturing facility the largest of its kind in North America. The ceremony drew more than 200 attendees, including company partners, community leaders, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
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October 22, 2024 – RoyOMartin celebrated its 8th Annual RoyOMartin Women in Manufacturing event at LSU Alexandria. Six inspirational RoyOMartin women in manufacturing roles were honored for their contributions to our organization, and company leaders shared information on the variety of career opportunities in our industry — from production to administration and beyond. Young ladies
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October 15, 2024 – APA – The Engineered Wood Association Board of Trustees welcomes Scott Poole as its newest member. Scott Poole is the president and chief operating officer for Martin Sustainable Resources L.L.C. He joined Martin Companies in December 1986 as a member of the forestry team and has since held various roles in
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Home building is a local industry but with benefits and setbacks stemming from outside variables across different parts of the country. The RoyOMartin Board Brief lays out the stats for our customers in key areas, namely the southwest region, so you can better understand the many factors affecting your local market. To view the latest
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RoyOMartin’s overcoming many challenges over the last century causes us to pause and reflect on the many different market situations that we have endured. As we move forward, we’re not just looking back at our history but also forward to our future goals and commitments. What is RoyOMartin’s vision for the next 100 years? Looking
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July 22, 2024 (Alexandria, LA) — Chairman and CEO Roy O. Martin III announced that Jennifer Forest has been elected by the Martin Sustainable Resources (MSR) Board of Directors as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of MSR and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Martco L.L.C. and Martin Timberlands L.L.C. Martin has also appointed Forest to the organization’s
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