Collins

What Collins does

Collins Pine Company, Inc. (operating as Collins) is a family-owned, building materials manufacturer founded in 1855 and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon. The company produces FSC-certified hardwood lumber, softwood lumber, and Builders Supply products from sawmill and manufacturing facilities in Chester, California; Lakeview, Oregon; and Kane, Pennsylvania. It manages over 370,000 acres of FSC-certified forestland across California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania (Collins Lakeview Forest, Collins Almanor Forest, and Collins Pennsylvania Forest), practicing sustainable forestry that emphasizes total ecosystem health, resilience, and carbon sequestration. Collins has historically also produced engineered wood products under the TruWood, Collins Pine FreeForm, and Collins Pine Particleboard brands, including formaldehyde-free and CARB-exempt particleboard lines, though in August 2025 it sold its particleboard and engineered wood siding manufacturing facilities in Klamath Falls, Oregon to Swiss Krono Group and retained its timberland and lumber operations.

Collins serves primarily the U.S. construction and building materials market, selling through a hybrid go-to-market of direct sales representatives to enterprise builders and contractors and the Do it Best retail hardware and building materials network for the Builders Supply line. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across softwood, hardwood, and builder supply lines, with forestland management supporting sustained, renewable harvest cycles and ancillary involvement in environmental and carbon markets via partnerships such as RenewWest, the Fremont-Winema National Forest restoration agreement, and Climate Trust-funded ERAS reforestation awards. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The leadership team comprises President and CEO Tom Insko (appointed 2022), COO Larry Broadfoot (2022), General Counsel Frank Torresy (2023), and CFO Brad Blickle (2025), and the company remains privately held under family ownership with no disclosed institutional investors.

Name

Collins

Legal name

Collins Pine Company, Inc.

Website

https://collinsco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Collins is a family-owned, FSC-certified wood products manufacturer founded in 1855, producing hardwood, softwood, and builders supply products from three U.S. sawmill facilities and over 370,000 acres of certified forestland for construction, contractor, and retail building-materials customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lumber and Wood Products

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Timber Tract Operations (11311), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hardwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAB), Timber Tract Operations & Forest Ownership (Timberland) (IMAMAAAA)

Keywords

• Sustainable forestry
• FSC-certified lumber
• Hardwood products
• Softwood lumber
• Building materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Softwood Products: Softwood lumber production from company-owned FSC-certified forests in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania.
2. Hardwood Products: Hardwood lumber production from company-managed forestlands.
3. Builder Supply: Building materials distribution through Do it Best retail network and direct sales to builders.
4. Forestland Management: The company manages over 370,000 acres of FSC-certified forestlands, with forest treatments utilizing timber and forest material on a sustained, renewable basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Collins manufactures and distributes FSC-certified hardwood lumber, softwood lumber, and builders supply building materials from company-owned sawmill facilities in Chester, California; Lakeview, Oregon; and Kane, Pennsylvania. The company also produces specialized lines including formaldehyde-free FreeForm particleboard, CARB-exempt particleboard, TruWood Designer Trim, and Old Mill Shingle Siding for residential and commercial construction customers, distributed through direct sales and the Do it Best retail network.

Product overview

Collins is a family-owned sustainable wood products company founded in 1855. The company operates a multi-product portfolio centered on FSC-certified hardwood and softwood lumber, manufactured at facilities in Chester, California; Lakeview, Oregon; and Kane, Pennsylvania. Their product offerings include Hardwood Products, Softwood Products, and Builders Supply as core product categories. The company also produces specialized products including Collins Pine FreeForm (formaldehyde-free, moisture-resistant particleboard), Collins Pine Particleboard (CARB-exempt), TruWood Designer Trim (beveled and channeled styles), and Old Mill Shingle Siding. Collins manages over 370,000 acres of FSC-certified forestland in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, with their corporate office located in Wilsonville, Oregon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TruWood Designer Trim: Trim and siding product line including beveled and channeled styles
• Collins Pine FreeForm
• Collins Pine Particleboard

Products and services

• Hardwood Products FSC-certified hardwood lumber and wood products sourced from Collins's certified forests in California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, sold to building materials distributors, retail hardware stores, and direct construction buyers.
• Softwood Products FSC-certified softwood lumber and wood products manufactured at Collins's sawmill facilities in Chester, California; Lakeview, Oregon; and Kane, Pennsylvania, sold to building materials distributors and direct construction buyers.
• Builders Supply Building materials and supplies for DIY retail hardware and building materials stores, including Do it Best retailers, providing construction and home improvement products for builders and consumers.
• Collins Pine FreeForm Particleboard Formaldehyde-free particleboard product — the first composite wood product to join the Declare ingredients database — also available in a moisture-resistant formulation, offered to construction and building materials customers seeking low-emission composite wood.
• Collins Pine Particleboard CARB-exempt particleboard product available in formaldehyde-free formulations, supplied to construction and building materials customers requiring compliant low-emission composite wood.
• TruWood Designer Trim Siding and trim product available in beveled and channeled styles, designed for residential construction applications and sold to building materials and construction buyers.
• Old Mill Shingle Siding Siding product featuring a shingle-style appearance for residential building applications, sold to construction and building materials customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 370,000 acres of FSC-certified forestland managed sustainably

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, major and core.

• The Climate TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025The Climate Trust announced $3.8 million in awards to support reforestation and wildfire recovery efforts in Oregon and Montana through its ERAS program. The initiatives aim to improve reforestation outcomes and wildfire resilience with emphasis on public-private partnerships and carbon sequestration.
• Swiss Krono GroupmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 August 2025Swiss Krono Group completed acquisition of Collins Pine Company's particleboard and engineered wood siding manufacturing facilities in Klamath Falls, Oregon, effective August 25, 2025. This acquisition expanded Swiss Krono's North American footprint into the Western United States while supporting Collins Pine's strategic focus on timberlands and lumber manufacturing.
• Fremont-Winema National ForestcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024Collins marked the one-year anniversary of a historic forest restoration agreement with Fremont-Winema National Forest, supporting forest health and wildfire resilience on federal lands.
• RenewWestmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2020Collins and RenewWest announced the largest carbon-focused reforestation project in U.S. history, representing a major strategic partnership in carbon markets and environmental markets.
• WWF Climate SaversmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2012Collins participated in WWF Climate Savers program, which enabled companies to cut 100 million tonnes of greenhouse gases. The program represents a strategic partnership focused on corporate climate action.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private owners of softwood timberland and a major U.S. lumber producer. Weyerhaeuser mirrors Collins's vertically integrated timber-to-lumber model and competes in FSC-certified supply, though at vastly greater scale across 12M+ acres.
• Rayonier: Timberland REIT with significant U.S. softwood and hardwood timberland holdings plus performance fibers business. Shares Collins's timberland management and lumber production orientation across geographic regions.
• Louisiana-Pacific: Public building products manufacturer known for OSB, siding, and engineered wood. Comparable product overlap with the particleboard/siding lines Collins divested, and competes for building materials distribution shelf space through Do it Best and Pro-Dealer channels.
• PotlatchDeltic: A timberland REIT with sawmill operations in the U.S. South and northern regions. Comparable through integrated timberland ownership and lumber manufacturing, though publicly traded and at much larger scale.
• Boise Cascade: Major North American manufacturer and distributor of engineered wood products (plywood, OSB) and building materials. Directly comparable to Collins's recently divested particleboard/siding operations now operating under Swiss Krono.

Direct peers

• Sierra Pacific Industries: Privately held, family-owned California and West Coast lumber and millwork producer with significant owned timberland. Closely parallels Collins's privately held structure, softwood/hardwood lumber focus, and FSC-certified western forestland stewardship.
• Freres Lumber Co. Oregon-based family-owned sawmill and veneer manufacturer with vertically integrated timberland in the Pacific Northwest. Closely parallels Collins's PNW softwood operations, family-ownership model, and engineered wood products history.
• Humboldt Redwood Company: Northern California FSC-certified timberland owner and lumber producer focused on sustainable redwood and Douglas-fir forestry. Directly parallels Collins's FSC-certified California timberland business at Collins Almanor Forest.
• Swanson Group: Family-owned Oregon-based forest products company operating sawmills and manufacturing engineered wood and mass timber products. Closely parallels Collins's family-owned, PNW-anchored softwood operations and downstream value-added wood products.

Others

• Do it Best Corp. U.S. hardware and building materials cooperative that is Collins's named distribution partner through its Builders Supply channel; included as a key channel/economic counterpart rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/collinswood1855
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-collins-companies

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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