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The Collins Companies

August 21, 2023

"Collins Wood" redirects here. For the Australian community, see Collinswood, South Australia.

Collins is a family-owned American forest products company that began in operations July 28, 1855. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Collins was the first privately owned forest products company in the United States to have all of its hardwood and softwood forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). In addition to its forests and sawmills, Collins also manufactures siding and trim, particleboard, hardwood, and softwood lumber, and operates retail hardware and lumber yards in northern California. Divisions include: Collins Pine Company, Kane Hardwood, Collins Hardwood LLC, Collins Products LLC, Collins Builders Supply, and the Almanor Railroad.

Collins
TypePrivate
IndustryForest products
Founded1855
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon, USA
Key people
Eric Schooler, President;
Cherida Collins Smith, Chair of the Board
Number of employees
appx. 647 (2017)
Websitewww.CollinsWood.com

History

19th century

Truman Doud (TD) Collins began what was later known as the Collins Companies in 1855 at Turkey Run near Whig Hill, Pennsylvania. He and five others, including his brother, Joseph Van Halen (JV) Collins, bought a steam mill and timber from John Alexander. By 1864, TD Collins bought out the remaining partners including his brother.

20th century

Before TD Collins died in 1914, he owned, along with others, a large number of sawmills in the Tionesta Valley of Pennsylvania, over 60,000 acres (240 km2) of timberland, the Tionesta Manufacturing Company, the Nebraska Box Mill, the Mayburg Chemical Plant, plus over 100 miles (160 km) of logging railroad, 41 miles (66 km) of main line, 25 locomotives, several oil companies, and a bank.

Married to Mary Stanton Collins, they had one son, Everell (ES) Stanton Collins. Following TD's death, Everell took over the company. He moved the company westward, purchasing forestlands in northern California, Washington, and Oregon. By the time he died in 1940, ES Collins would oversee the operations of 15 timber, logging, railroad, and pulp & paper companies in four states, in addition to moving the company headquarters from Pennsylvania to Portland, Oregon.

Following his father, Truman W. Collins became president. During his years in the timber business he began implementing sustainable forest management practices. These practices contributed to the Collins Companies becoming the first privately owned forest products company in the United States to become certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. Truman Collins continued the family's charitable works including founding, among others, the Collins Foundation, the Collins Medical Trust, and the Collins/McDonald Trust.

Following Truman's death in 1963, Truman's brother-in-law, Elmer Goudy took over the presidency, followed by his son, Alan Collins Goudy. Truman's wife, Maribeth Wilson Collins, also became involved in the company, serving first as president of The Collins Foundation and later as Chair of the Board of The Collins Companies.

21st century

In 2005, Maribeth Collins stepped down and her daughter, Cherida Collins Smith, became Chair of the Board of The Collins Companies; Maribeth's son, Truman W. Collins, Jr., became president of the Collins Foundation; and her son, Terry Collins, a forester with the company, became president of the Collins Timber Company.

Environmental commitment

Collins has committed to being responsible partners in land and resource management with a policy of change through leadership. Collins asserts that third-party, independent certification of forest lands is the best way to ensure the viability of the total forest ecosystem.[1] The company is also a member of Forest Stewardship Council.

In 1997 Collins began integrating the principles of The Natural Step, an international organization dedicated to assisting organizations around the world use a systems-based approach to sustainable practices.[2] By adopting The Natural Step principles, Collins is working towards bringing sustainability to all their business operations.[1]

As a commitment to land and resource stewardship, Collins joined Climate Leaders, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency partnership to develop climate change strategies. Collins has committed to reducing greenhouse gases by 18% by 2010.[3]

Sawmill locations

FSC-certified forest locations

Retail locations

Closed locations

See also

Further reading

  • Collins Pine: Lessons From a Pioneer ISBN 1-55963-621-1, Island Press, 1999-06-01.
  • The Collins Story, ISBN 0-9766777-0-9, ISBN 0-9766777-1-7, 0-97667-772-5, 2005
  • Zuckerman, Seth. "Old forestry", Sierra. Vol. 77, No. 2, (March/April 1992): p. 44

Notes

  1. ^ a b "The Company - Collins". www.collinsco.com.
  2. ^ The Natural Step:The Collins Companies' profile retrieved 6/29/2009
  3. ^ Climate Leaders:The Collins Companies' profile retrieved 6/29/2009
  4. ^ "Collins Almanor Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Collins Lakeview Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Collins Pennsylvania Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS" (PDF).
  7. ^ Giegerich, Andy. "Collins closes Boardman plant, lays off 67 workers". American City Business Journals. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

External links

  • The Collins Company Website
  • Scientific Certification Systems
  • The Collins Foundation
  • The Collins Medical Trust
  • Winderemere Books

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Collins Builders Supply and the Almanor Railroad CollinsTypePrivateIndustryForest productsFounded1855HeadquartersPortland Oregon USAKey peopleEric Schooler President Cherida Collins Smith Chair of the BoardNumber of employeesappx 647 2017 Websitewww CollinsWood com Contents 1 History 1 1 19th century 1 2 20th century 1 3 21st century 2 Environmental commitment 3 Sawmill locations 4 FSC certified forest locations 5 Retail locations 6 Closed locations 7 See also 8 Further reading 9 Notes 10 External linksHistory Edit19th century Edit Truman Doud TD Collins began what was later known as the Collins Companies in 1855 at Turkey Run near Whig Hill Pennsylvania He and five others including his brother Joseph Van Halen JV Collins bought a steam mill and timber from John Alexander By 1864 TD Collins bought out the remaining partners including his brother 20th century Edit Before TD Collins died in 1914 he owned along with others a large number of sawmills in the Tionesta Valley of Pennsylvania over 60 000 acres 240 km2 of timberland the Tionesta Manufacturing Company the Nebraska Box Mill the Mayburg Chemical Plant plus over 100 miles 160 km of logging railroad 41 miles 66 km of main line 25 locomotives several oil companies and a bank Married to Mary Stanton Collins they had one son Everell ES Stanton Collins Following TD s death Everell took over the company He moved the company westward purchasing forestlands in northern California Washington and Oregon By the time he died in 1940 ES Collins would oversee the operations of 15 timber logging railroad and pulp amp paper companies in four states in addition to moving the company headquarters from Pennsylvania to Portland Oregon Following his father Truman W Collins became president During his years in the timber business he began implementing sustainable forest management practices These practices contributed to the Collins Companies becoming the first privately owned forest products company in the United States to become certified by the Forest Stewardship Council Truman Collins continued the family s charitable works including founding among others the Collins Foundation the Collins Medical Trust and the Collins McDonald Trust Following Truman s death in 1963 Truman s brother in law Elmer Goudy took over the presidency followed by his son Alan Collins Goudy Truman s wife Maribeth Wilson Collins also became involved in the company serving first as president of The Collins Foundation and later as Chair of the Board of The Collins Companies 21st century Edit In 2005 Maribeth Collins stepped down and her daughter Cherida Collins Smith became Chair of the Board of The Collins Companies Maribeth s son Truman W Collins Jr became president of the Collins Foundation and her son Terry Collins a forester with the company became president of the Collins Timber Company Environmental commitment EditCollins has committed to being responsible partners in land and resource management with a policy of change through leadership Collins asserts that third party independent certification of forest lands is the best way to ensure the viability of the total forest ecosystem 1 The company is also a member of Forest Stewardship Council In 1997 Collins began integrating the principles of The Natural Step an international organization dedicated to assisting organizations around the world use a systems based approach to sustainable practices 2 By adopting The Natural Step principles Collins is working towards bringing sustainability to all their business operations 1 As a commitment to land and resource stewardship Collins joined Climate Leaders a U S Environmental Protection Agency partnership to develop climate change strategies Collins has committed to reducing greenhouse gases by 18 by 2010 3 Sawmill locations EditCollins Hardwood Kane Pennsylvania Richwood West Virginia Collins Softwood Chester California Lakeview Oregon Collins Pine Particleboard Klamath Falls Oregon TruWood Siding amp Trim Klamath Falls OregonFSC certified forest locations EditCollins Almanor Forest softwood Chester California 4 Collins Lakeview Forest softwood Lakeview Oregon 5 Collins Pennsylvania Forest hardwood Kane Pennsylvania 6 Retail locations EditCollins Builders Supply Chester California Oroville California Paradise California Chico CaliforniaClosed locations EditCollins Pacific Albus Tree Farm hardwood Boardman Oregon Closes September 2016 7 See also EditList of companies based in OregonFurther reading EditCollins Pine Lessons From a Pioneer ISBN 1 55963 621 1 Island Press 1999 06 01 The Collins Story ISBN 0 9766777 0 9 ISBN 0 9766777 1 7 0 97667 772 5 2005 Zuckerman Seth Old forestry Sierra Vol 77 No 2 March April 1992 p 44Notes Edit a b The Company Collins www collinsco com The Natural Step The Collins Companies profile retrieved 6 29 2009 Climate Leaders The Collins Companies profile retrieved 6 29 2009 Collins Almanor Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS PDF Collins Lakeview Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS PDF Collins Pennsylvania Forest Chain of Custody Certification by SCS PDF Giegerich Andy Collins closes Boardman plant lays off 67 workers American City Business Journals Retrieved 23 July 2016 External links EditThe Collins Company Website Scientific Certification Systems The Collins Foundation The Collins Medical Trust Winderemere Books Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Collins Companies amp oldid 1080139930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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