UFP Industries is one of the world’s manufacturing giants, standing behind three companies that specialize in retail, construction and packaging. Whether it’s goods that get delivered on time, new construction in communities nationwide, or homes in neighborhoods from coast-to-coast, UFP Industries supplies tens of thousands of products that support the world’s physical infrastructure, keep markets moving and make everyday life possible.
In addition to its vast scope of domestic business (it’s the nation’s largest solid-sawn softwood lumber converter from North America’s primary lumber mills), UFP is a leader in the global timber industry and is reinventing trading activities on a global stage through its international trading arm, TimberBase™. With suppliers in more than 60 countries and customers in more than 75, TimberBase is the go-to source for trusted and reliable global transactions. Buyers can request quotes and receive customized offers and package deals to meet their needs related to OEM wood components and packaging raw materials, as well as access to a wide range of lumber and building materials. Areas of focus include softwood lumber, plywood, hardwood lumber and tropical hardwood decking. Sellers and mills can post offers to the large network of customers that are qualified TimberBase users. Both buyers and sellers enjoy complete transparency in the process, while minimizing delays and surprises with real-time order tracking. TimberBase’s easy-to-use application incorporates automation and creates efficiencies throughout, confidently modernizing the timber industry and paving the path for TimberBase to be the leading B2B online marketplace for buying and selling lumber and building materials globally.
And that’s just part of the UFP story: through its approximately 220 affiliates, it’s the largest supplier of preservative treated lumber in the nation and, at various times, has been the largest supplier of trusses, pallets and fencing. Additionally, many UFP affiliates make products from plastics, corrugated, metals—reinforcing the idea that drives its business. No mission statement; just people on a mission. ™
Founded in 1955 as Universal Forest Products to supply lumber products to the manufactured housing industry, UFP Industries today is a multibillion-dollar public company (Nasdaq: UFPI) powered by more than 15,000 people at 220 affiliated operations, all bound by a drive to succeed and to do what’s right for its customers, teammates and the future.
For more information, email hello@timberbase.com or visit www.timberbase.com.
