Idaho Timber

What Idaho Timber does

Idaho Timber Company is a privately held lumber manufacturer and mill-direct distributor headquartered in Meridian, Idaho, operating as an affiliate of Hampton Resources, Inc. (the parent entity that also operates Hampton Lumber). The company runs nine production facilities spread across six U.S. states — Idaho (Boise, Troy, Weiser), Florida (Lake City), New Mexico (Albuquerque), North Carolina (Chadbourn, Henderson), and Texas (Fort Worth) — with a combined stated shipping capacity of 65 million board feet of lumber per month. Products span dimensional lumber (2x4 through 2x12, 8' to 24'), studs, home-center appearance boards, common boards, pattern products, specialty cedar split-rail fencing, and industrial and pallet stock, drawn from multiple species including SPF, Southern Yellow Pine (SYP), European Spruce, Cedar, and Cypress.

The business model is B2B mill-direct sales with pricing negotiated facility-by-facility through on-site General Managers, supplemented by a full-line wholesale distribution channel operated as Sagebrush Sales in Albuquerque (75 MMBF of distribution capacity). The company serves three primary horizontal segments: home-center retailers (appearance-grade boards, common boards, pattern products), commercial and residential construction (studs, dimension lumber, framing materials), and fencing/landscape (Idaho Cedar Sales specialty products). Specialty sub-brands Idaho Cedar Sales (genuine hydraulic-split cedar fencing with a money-back guarantee) and Sagebrush Sales (building materials distribution) extend the company beyond pure commodity dimension lumber. Customers reach the company via direct contact through General Managers at each facility, coordinated nationally from the Meridian headquarters.

The competitive position rests on three pillars: (1) a strategically dispersed manufacturing footprint that enables just-in-time delivery to regional construction and retail markets across the U.S.; (2) scale derived from 65 MMBF monthly capacity and multi-species sourcing flexibility; and (3) long-tenured leadership under CEO Ted Ellis (since 2005) and CFO Ash Cockcroft (since 2022). The company is privately held with no disclosed venture or private-equity backing, sitting within the broader Hampton Resources corporate umbrella. No revenue, ARR, or financial performance figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Idaho Timber

Legal name

Idaho Timber Company

Website

https://idahotimber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Idaho Timber is a privately held, mill-direct lumber manufacturer operating nine production facilities across six U.S. states with 65 million board feet of monthly shipping capacity, producing studs, dimension lumber, appearance boards, and specialty cedar products for home center retailers, construction, and fencing markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lumber Manufacturing

NAICS

Sawmills (321113)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Custom/Contract Sawing & Portable Sawmilling (IMAMABAC)

Keywords

• Lumber manufacturing
• Dimensional lumber
• Cedar fencing products
• Building materials distribution
• Wood products

Headquarters

HQ city

Meridian

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Lumber Products Sales: Sale of manufactured lumber products including studs, dimension lumber, boards, and pattern products. The company ships 65 million board feet of lumber products each month across all locations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Idaho Timber is a nationally recognized lumber manufacturing and sales company operating multiple production facilities across the United States. It produces and sells studs, dimension lumber, boards, pattern products, and specialty cedar split-rail fencing products through mill-direct just-in-time delivery. The company coordinates nationwide sales from its Meridian, Idaho headquarters and ships approximately 65 million board feet of lumber products each month.

Product overview

Idaho Timber is a national timber company operating as a unified manufacturing and distribution platform with facilities across the United States. The company consists of a main lumber manufacturing and sales operation (Idaho Timber) and a specialized sub-brand (Idaho Cedar Sales) focused on cedar split rail fencing products. Idaho Timber's facilities produce dimensional lumber, studs, boards, and pattern products in various sizes (1×4 to 2×12, ranging from 2′ to 24′), with a combined monthly shipping capacity of 65 million board feet across all locations in Idaho, Florida, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Idaho Cedar Sales: Cedar split rail fencing, gates and hardware products manufactured in Troy, Idaho
• Sagebrush Sales

Products and services

• Idaho Timber Lumber Products Quality lumber manufacturing and mill-direct sales offering exceptional manufacturing, just-in-time delivery, and prompt professional service. Plants are capable of shipping 65 million board feet of lumber products each month, including studs, dimension lumber, boards, and pattern products for home centers, lumber yards, and construction companies.
• Idaho Cedar Sales Specialized division offering genuine red cedar split rail fencing, gates, and hardware. Products feature natural split texture through hydraulic splitting equipment, durability without chemical preservatives, and a money-back guarantee. Annual capacity of 350 truckloads from the Troy, Idaho facility.
• Sagebrush Sales Building Materials Distribution Full-line distributor of a wide assortment of building materials, lumber, and panels operating from the Albuquerque, New Mexico facility. Manufacturing capacity of 25 million board feet and distribution capacity of 75 million board feet.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hampton LumbercoreOthersIdaho Timber is an affiliate of Hampton Resources, Inc. (Hampton Lumber). Hampton Lumber is identified in the privacy policy as the parent company and operator of multiple lumber-related websites including idahotimber.com. Idaho Timber operates under the Hampton corporate umbrella and uses shared privacy policies and data protection frameworks.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Interfor: Canadian-headquartered lumber producer with growing U.S. South footprint. Comparable because of pure-play lumber focus, exposure to SPF and SYP product mix, and shared customer base of home center and industrial buyers.
• Boise Cascade: Major U.S. manufacturer of engineered wood products, lumber, and building materials with significant sawmill operations. Directly comparable product portfolio and home center / builder customer base, with publicly disclosed scale benchmarks against which Idaho Timber can be measured.
• Hampton Lumber: Parent affiliate that also operates sawmills producing softwood lumber in the Pacific Northwest. Most directly comparable because of shared ownership, similar softwood product mix, and overlapping customer base in home center and construction channels.

Broad incumbents

• Georgia-Pacific: Major U.S. building products manufacturer (owned by Koch Industries) producing lumber, panels, gypsum, and related products. Comparable as a broad incumbent selling into home center and builder channels; broader product mix and greater scale than Idaho Timber.
• Louisiana-Pacific: Manufacturer of building products including oriented strand board, siding, and engineered lumber. Comparable as a major U.S. wood products manufacturer serving home center and builder customers, though focused more on panels and engineered products than commodity dimension lumber.
• Weyerhaeuser: Largest U.S. timberland owner and one of the largest softwood lumber producers. Comparable on lumber product mix but operates at far greater scale with captive timberland, giving it structural cost advantages Idaho Timber does not have.
• Sierra Pacific Industries: Privately held, vertically integrated forest products company operating sawmills, millwork, and window/door manufacturing. Comparable on multi-state U.S. sawmill footprint and integrated downstream strategy, though larger and more diversified.
• PotlatchDeltic: U.S. timberland real estate investment trust (REIT) with wood products manufacturing operations. Comparable as a timberland-owning lumber manufacturer serving construction channels, though smaller in pure sawmill capacity than Idaho Timber.
• West Fraser Timber: North American lumber, panels, and engineered wood producer with significant U.S. South and Southeast capacity (including the South Carolina, Alabama, and Florida regions). Comparable because of geographic overlap with Idaho Timber's Florida and Carolinas facilities and similar SPF/SYP product mix.

Regional players

• Canfor: Canadian lumber producer with U.S. operations and prior presence in Idaho Timber's management pipeline (CEO Ted Ellis previously held a senior role at Canfor USA). Comparable on softwood lumber product mix; geographic overlap is partial.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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