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Mickey Rachal, woodlands manager, has been named the recipient of the 2017 RoyOMartin Innovation Award. Mickey and his team have successfully developed methods of forest renewal through opti-stands. Company-wide, our foresters continuously research and develop new forestry tools and techniques to improve the return on investments that we make in our forest-management activities. One of […]

Alexandria, LA – (December 8, 2017) – RoyOMartin is delighted to announce that, effective January 1, 2018, Donna Bailey is being promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. At that time, Donna will assume responsibility for all HR-related activities for RoyOMartin. Donna has worked diligently preparing herself for this role. In addition to her experiential

On October 3, 2017, RoyOMartin held a special ceremony to highlight the efforts of women working in manufacturing-related occupations. Held the week of the national Manufacturing Day, which falls on October 6 this year, RoyOMartin’s Women in Manufacturing Day coincides with the birthday of company chairman Jonathan E. Martin. As part of Women in Manufacturing

Corrigan, TX – (September 26, 2017) – RoyOMartin announced today the first three loads of pine pulpwood were received at the new Corrigan, Texas, oriented strand board (OSB) manufacturing plant of its subsidiary, Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. Alexandria, Louisiana-based RoyOMartin currently owns and operates two wood-products manufacturing facilities in Louisiana: a pine plywood plant in Chopin

On October 3, RoyOMartin will hold a special event to highlight the efforts of women working in manufacturing. To be held the week of National Manufacturing Day, which falls on October 6, RoyOMartin’s Women in Manufacturing Day will offer female high school and post-secondary education students the opportunity to learn about careers in wood-products manufacturing

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 Associate’s Degree through Northwestern State University. Read more HERE.

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

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,

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

Alexandria, LA – (April 28, 2017) – Both of Martco L.L.C.’s Louisiana-based wood-product manufacturing plants have been named safety award winners by APA – The Engineered Wood Association. Results of the 2016 APA Safety & Health Awards Program were announced last week, with 87 APA-member wood-product facilities across the U.S., Canada, and abroad participating. Among