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April 16, 2025 – (Alexandria, LA) Our community partners, Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC) and the Rapides Parish School System, recently announced the creation of a new dual-enrollment initiative for industrial maintenance technicians. The program will utilize an industry-based credential, NCCER Millwright, and equip students with the skills needed to succeed in industrial maintenance […]

April 14, 2025 – (Alexandria, LA) The RoyOMartin Land and Timber Department presents its annual awards for safety and innovation:

April 10, 2025 – (Alexandria, LA) At RoyOMartin, we grow trees and people! Our RoyOMartin University (ROMU) program identifies emerging leaders within our organization and develops their potential to ensure that we have a pipeline of leaders prepared to take the next step in their careers. ROMU-Management is the second level of the program, designed

April 4, 2025 – (Alexandria, LA) RoyOMartin was the presenting sponsor for the 2025 Relay For Life of Central La! Many thanks to everyone who took part in making this year’s campaign a huge success! For the fifth consecutive year, RoyOMartin was the region’s top fundraising team, collecting more than $115,000 company-wide! This year’s theme

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

March 13, 2025 – (Alexandria, LA) Two high school students were recognized at the Rapides Parish School Board meeting. Josiah Gypin from Tioga High School and Erijah Green from Northwood High School have started their careers at RoyOMartin through the school board’s student workforce initiative. Josiah and Erijah have worked part-time on the spray line

March 4, 2025 – RoyOMartin’s mascot Otis the Black Bear and Talent and Engagement Manager Melanie Chapman were special guests at Fairview High School’s Louisiana Day, where students celebrated the state’s rich culture and heritage through a variety of unique activities. Otis and Melanie visited with 4th and 5th grade students and teachers Candace Morrow,

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.

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