December 2004
Carter Lumber Adds Panel Plant
Contractor service is a priority for Carter Lumber which the company proved again by opening a wall-panel plant in Salem, Ohio. This is the third Woodcraft Center for Carter Lumber and it will specialize in constructing pre-fabricated wall-panel units.
Designed on state-of-the-art CAD systems and built to blueprint specifications, wall panels are pre-fabricated wall segments that are delivered to job-sites saving time, money and labor. Carter Woodcraft Salem wall panels are built of highest quality lumber and adhere to IBC codes.
The CAD design system provides builders with a color-coded three-dimensional layout which further speeds assembly and reduces errors on construction sites. At a recent comparison demonstration of wall-panel versus stick-built construction, wall-panel systems saved more than 50 percent in total construction man-hours.
"Builders are looking for ways to reduce man-hours and capital investment. By adding this new panel plant, Carter Lumber has increased our capability to better serve contractors while helping them to increase the profitability of their businesses," David McCafferty, vice president of marketing for Carter Lumber said.
Carter Lumber’s Dale Webber, plant manager, who has more than 30 years of experience in the building components industry, added, "With the addition of the Carter Lumber panel plant, we can handle any project from a garage to a multi-unit complex."
McCafferty continued, "This addition of the Carter Lumber panel plant is another of the many contractor services that the Carter Lumber company offers to its customers."
Carter Woodcraft Salem provides professionally built wall panels in 17-foot and 20-foot lengths at a maximum 10 foot 3 inch height. The company also has the capability to provide custom-built sizes.
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Carter Lumber is one of the nation’s top building materials retailers with over 240 stores in ten states and employs more than 3,500 people. Carter Lumber stores offer customers top quality grade-stamped lumber and carry brand names in roofing, siding, windows & doors, insulation, plumbing, heating, and electric products from leading manufacturers. Additionally, each location provides design capabilities in new home, pole barn, backyard barn, garage, deck and kitchen projects. Established in 1932, Carter Lumber maintains its headquarters in Kent, Ohio.