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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

CHOPIN, La. – (December 16, 2022) – Martco, LLC, the parent company of the third-generation, family-owned timber sourcing and manufacturing company RoyOMartin, announced it will invest $9.5 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Natchitoches Parish lumber mill. The RoyOMartin plywood manufacturing facility in Chopin is one of the parish’s largest employers, and

Alexandria, La. – (December 8, 2022) – The APA – The Engineered Wood Association visited RoyOMartin-Plywood and Oakdale-OSB on November 29, 2022, and honored the facilities with 2021 awards. RoyOMartin-Plywood received the 2021 3-Year Safety Award in the Division I Plywood category. The award recognizes the truly world-class safety culture at the mill. Of the

Ruston, La. – (November 4, 2022) – Alumni, Applied and Natural Sciences, General News, Partnerships, Research, Tech Family Timber-industry leader Martin Sustainable Resources LLC in Alexandria has committed $2 million as the leadership gift toward the construction of Louisiana Tech University’s new Forest Products Innovation Center. The State of Louisiana will soon select the architect

Alexandria, La. – (November 8, 2022) – 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

Alexandria, La. – (October 28, 2022) – RoyOMartin hosted its Sixth Annual RoyOMartin Women in Manufacturing Day on October 28, 2022. Celebrated annually each October, RoyOMartin Women in Manufacturing Day is designed for young women in grades 7-12 to gain an awareness of the career opportunities available in our manufacturing industry. The event was held

Pineville, La. – (September 15, 2022) – Louisiana Christian University formally dedicated its Jonathan E. Martin Master of Business Administration program Thursday to a packed Granberry Conference Center. It was clear by the outpouring of support from the business, academic and civic community that Martin was a universally admired business leader and man. Martin, who

Alexandria, La. – (August 15, 2022) – The 2022 RoyOMartin University Leadership Essentials cohort concluded their program with a final presentation to supervisors and the Strategic Action Leadership Team (SALT) and a graduation ceremony on August 12. The program began in February and included coursework at each manufacturing facility, the home office in Alexandria, Louisiana

Alexandria, La. – (August 5, 2022) – Our WoodWorks Apprenticeship team members recently completed their on-the-job training at Central Louisiana Technical Community College (CLTCC). During the course, they learned the basics of manufacturing as they transition into their roles at the three RoyOMartin manufacturing facilities. CLTCC instructors Nub Parker and Willie Ray Jackson taught about