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First Students Begin AMT Program

[rs-image img_url=”https://royomartin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AMT-Program.jpeg” link=”” alt=”” width=”” height=”” class=”” type=”primary” border=”default” new_win=”no” margin=”” pos=”pull-left” wrap=”no”/] RoyOMartin is a proud sponsor of the Advanced Manufacturing Technician (AMT) program in which students attend formal college classes, combined with work-based learning, to obtain the knowledge and skills needed for manufacturing careers. Upon completion of course work, the students earn an …

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Perforex Forest Services Apprentices Graduate From Training

Alexandria, LA – (February 24, 2016) – In a ceremony this morning at RoyOMartin’s corporate office, six individuals were honored for successfully completing the Perforex Apprenticeship Program in a partnership between Perforex Forest Services, L.L.C. and Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC). Through their training, funded in part by a Workforce Opportunity Grant from The …

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WoodWorks Program Marks 10th Anniversary

Alexandria, LA – (May 18, 2017) – Louisiana school board representatives, instructors, and other stakeholders gathered at RoyOMartin’s corporate office in Alexandria to celebrate 10 years of the WoodWorks certificate program. Currently offered in 15 central Louisiana and 4 east Texas high schools, WoodWorks is a custom-designed curriculum that covers topics such as applied mathematics, …

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National Workplace Success Exemplar

Martco L.L.C. (dba RoyOMartin) has been named National Workplace Success Exemplar for the 2017 ACT College and Career Readiness Campaign. Scott Montgomery, senior vice president of public affairs at ACT, recognized Martco and national winners from three other categories “for advancing college and career readiness for all, while embodying valuable principles of perseverance, ingenuity, problem-solving, and …

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Natalie Monroe Receives STEP Ahead Award

[rs-image img_url=”http://royomartin.projectwp.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/STEP-award_Darryl-Nat-JEM.jpg” link=”” alt=”” width=”” height=”” class=”” type=”img-rounded” border=”default” new_win=”no” margin=”” pos=”pull-right” wrap=”yes”/] Alexandria, Louisiana – (March 1, 2017) – The Manufacturing Institute announced they will award Natalie Martin Monroe, RoyOMartin’s corporate environmental manager, with the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award. The STEP Ahead Awards honor women who have …

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RoyOMartin OSB 10th Anniversary

RoyOMartin’s Oakdale, Louisiana, Plant Celebrates 10 Years of Operations

Oakdale, Louisiana – (January 31, 2017) – Today, RoyOMartin’s oriented strand board (OSB)-manufacturing plant in Oakdale, Louisiana, celebrated its tenth anniversary of operations. Construction began in 2005 on the Allen Parish OSB facility, which continues to be one of the largest of its kind in North America. Its first southern yellow pine OSB panel was …

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Natalie Martin Monroe Named Among Top “20 Under 40”

Congratulations to Natalie Martin Monroe, RoyOMartin corporate environmental manager, who was named among Central Louisiana’s 20 Under 40 by The Town Talk and Young Professionals Group. Natalie has been employed at RoyOMartin since 2003. In her role with the company, she oversees all environmental work at our manufacturing and forestry sites. A Martin family member, …

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