Chris Baumgarten is the Midwest sales manager for Hancock Lumber, located in Casco, ME.
Selling 120 million board feet annually, Hancock Lumber has 4 Eastern White Pine mills in Maine and New Hampshire, with 90 percent of its sales in North America and 10 percent of its sales from exporting. They sell the Eastern White Pine in thicknesses of 4/4 and 5/4 in widths of 2-inch to 12-inch and in multiple grades and patterns.
Among the unique services that the company has to offer are specific proprietary grades and tallies, molded pattern stock, textured faces, shrink wrap, proprietary packaging, and a finishing line with stain and priming.
In addition, they also offer 12 percent MC, S4S, S1S2E, end matching, bevel siding and several different available textures.Baumgarten is a new hire at Hancock Lumber, but he has been in the forest products industry for 34 years, beginning his career in Monroe, LA, purchasing, drying and selling Southern hardwood lumber. His experience ranges from Monroe Quality Hardwood, C. Baumgarten & Son and Midwest Hardwood. He graduated high school from Duluth Cathedral and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gustavus Adolphus College.
His hobbies include hunting, fishing, sailing and tennis. He has been married to Kristin Baumgarten for 25 years and they have two sons.
Hancock Lumber is a member of the Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association, the Forest Stewardship Council, the Wood Products Manufacturers Association, the Professional Logging Contractors and the Maine Forest Products Council.
Visit www.hancocklumber.com, email cbaumgarten@hancocklumber.com or call 207 705-4488 for more information.
Deb Johnson is sales and customer support for Biolube, located in Fort Wayne, IN. Biolube is a U.S.A. based company that distributes their products nationwide by distributors who know the woodworking industry and works with their customers to improve their mill’s efficiency. The company has an established network of stocking partner distributors throughout the United States and Canada that allows them to provide products to their customers, along with technical assistance.
Biolube offers their Lubie® Spray System for resin and pitch buildup with a range of Lubie lubricants that offer their customers higher yield times and have less downtime changing and replacing saw blades. The company offers a variety of Lubie lubricants engineered for a variety of applications and species of wood along with grinding coolants, pitch cleaners and other specialty products. The company’s products are engineered for user safety, fluid longevity and recyclability.
Johnson has been with Biolube for three years. She graduated high school from Columbia City High School in Columbia City, IN and went on to earn a degree from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN.
In her free time, Johnson enjoys hiking, biking, pickleball, golfing and spending time with her family at the lake.
Johnson has been married to Kelly Johnson for seven years, and they enjoy living near a lake when they aren’t traveling to visit customers and attending industry shows and meetings. Johnson has two sons and two daughters.
Biolube is a member of Southern Saw Filers Educational Association, Midwest Saw Filers Association, National Hardwood Lumber Association, Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association, Missouri Forest Products Association, Lake States Saw Filers Association, Western Saw Filers, Real American Hardwood, and Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Inc.
For more information, call 260-414-9633, email deb@biolube1.com or visit www.biolube1.com.
Jason Faulkner is the vice president of mill sales for Humboldt Sawmill Company, located in Scotia, CA. Joining the company in the fall of 2023, Faulkner manages a staff of four sales professionals covering the entire U.S. and Canada. Faulkner’s office location is in Ukiah, CA.
Humboldt Sawmill Company produces 400 million board feet of Redwood and Douglas-Fir lumber products annually. Redwood products produced include decking, timbers and uppers. Douglas-Fir products produced include timbers, posts and beams.
The company is a member of the Black Bart Hoo Hoo Club, Western Wood Products Association and North American Wholesale Lumber Association and is certified to Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C013133) standards for its timberlands, manufacturing and distribution operations.
Faulkner began his forest products career 37 years ago as a chain puller. His experience includes seven years of remanufacturing management and 25 years in sales with experience selling more than 10 softwood species.
Faulkner is an avid snow skier, wakeboarder, water skier and mountain biker. He also enjoys camping and exploring the great outdoors. He is a father to two daughters, aged 23 and 28.
For more information, call 707-463-5114, email jfaulkner@mendoco.com or visit www.getredwood.com.
Jim Olson is the sales manager for LaSalle/Bienville Lumber Co. LLC. LaSalle Bienville is a 50/50 partnership between Hunt Forest Products, based in Ruston, LA, and Tolko, based in Vernon, BC. The LaSalle sawmill is located in Urania, LA, and the Bienville sawmill is located in Taylor, LA.
Both sawmills produce Southern Yellow Pine dimension lumber, while the LaSalle sawmill produces dimensions of 2×4-2×8 and the Bienville sawmill produces dimensions of 2×4-2×10, both producing to 20-foot lengths. The LaSalle mill has an annual production rate of 300 million-plus board feet and the Bienville mill has an annual production rate of 425 million-plus board feet.
Olson has been in the forest products industry for 42 years and has been with LaSalle/Bienville for five years.
In his free time, Olson enjoys traveling with his wife, Kim, as well as cooking and grilling.
LaSalle/Bienville is a member of the Lumbermen’s Association of Texas, Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association, North American Wholesale Lumber Association and Southern Forest Products Association. LaSalle/Bienville is certified by the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau.
For more information, visit www.lasallelumber.com or www.bienvillelumber.com.
