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The RoyOMartin University – Leadership Essentials program kicked off in November with a group of 11 new leaders across the organization and concluded this week with final presentations and a graduation ceremony. This curriculum provided the basic principles of effective leadership, an overview of the company facilities and departments, the basic responsibilities of leadership at […]

Eleven of our team members successfully completed their first year of employment through the RoyOMartin WoodWorks Apprentice Program. Following their high school graduations last May, these WoodWorks students signed on to be apprentices at our manufacturing mills in Chopin, La., Oakdale, La., and Corrigan, Tx. The group first completed training courses at Central Louisiana Technical

RoyOMartin celebrated 11 recent high school graduates who successfully completed our WoodWorks certification program.  In June, a signing event was held at our corporate office in Alexandria, La., as they were officially hired as part of our team! Currently offered in 16 central Louisiana and 5 east Texas high schools, RoyOMartin’s WoodWorks program is a custom-designed

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. View Board Brief

Student Success Center, an innovative space that will serve as the centerpiece for students at every step of their collegiate journey. Roy O. Martin III, President, CEO, and CFO of RoyOMartin, expressed his family’s heartfelt commitment to elevating the educational level of citizens across the state through scholarships and capital projects like the Martin Family

Alexandria, La. – (April 17, 2023) – 2022 was memorable for the company in many ways, so we compiled a look back, highlighting the significant events that make RoyOMartin a world-class organization. To view the 2022 Year in Review, click here.

Baton Rouge, LA – (March 13-16, 2023) – Powered by RoyOMartin, the inaugural Scholarship First bus tour took LSU President William F. Tate IV, joined by a few special guests along the way, on a 1,000-mile winding route around Louisiana, with the goal of learning more about some of the state’s key industries, listening to

Alexandria, La. – (February 14, 2023) – 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

RoyOMartin announced the winner and nominees for its 2022 Innovation Award. Allan Patterson from our plywood manufacturing facility was named the recipient of the top prize for his route-and-fill defect detection project. By programming the system to monitor the patching of plywood panels, Allan’s design resulted in a reduction in downfall on siding and patch

Alexandria, LA – (February 7, 2023) – This year, RoyOMartin celebrates the founding of Roy O. Martin Lumber Company, which was legally organized and incorporated in Alexandria, Louisiana, in 1923. Led by Indiana native Roy O. Martin, Sr., the company was borne after the entrepreneur’s purchase of an older sawmill and began without a single