Cummings Lumber

What Cummings Lumber does

Cummings Lumber Company, Inc. is a four-generation, family-owned hardwood sawmill headquartered in Troy, Pennsylvania, founded in 1929 by Lee William Cummings. The company purchases logs and standing timber from regional forest landowners and manufactures Northern Appalachian hardwood species — Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, and Cherry — into grade lumber (4/4 through 8/4 thickness), pallet lumber, finished pallets, hardwood logs, unfinished hardwood flooring (via affiliated Barefoot Flooring), Double Ground Bark Mulch, and Sunfire Heating Blocks (via affiliated Barefoot Pellet Company). Manufacturing infrastructure comprises saw mill and band resaw lines, planing, optimized ripping, 690,000 board feet of dry kiln capacity, and 1,000,000 board feet of dry storage, with export packaging and container loading for international shipments.

The business operates a multi-channel B2B and direct-to-customer go-to-market model. Domestic sales flow through direct relationships to lumber distributors and brokers, flooring manufacturers, and pallet manufacturers, while international buyers are served via AHEC-aligned export channels. Local landscaping customers purchase Double Ground Bark Mulch at $25.00 per yard with regional delivery. Pricing for lumber and logs is not publicly disclosed. The company maintains memberships in NHLA, AHEC, PFPA, NWFA, HMA, and FSC, among others, and partners with Penn State Extension on SFI Qualified Logging Professional training. Affiliated Barefoot Flooring (est. 2001) and Barefoot Pellet Company (est. 2005) extend vertical integration into finished flooring and wood energy, capturing value from sawmill byproducts. In June 2024 a fire damaged the main sawmill; the company retained employees for cleanup and has been rebuilding since, with active hiring of Lumber Handlers documented in July 2026.

Name

Cummings Lumber

Legal name

Cummings Lumber Company, Inc.

Website

https://clc1.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1929

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Cummings Lumber Company is a four-generation family-owned hardwood sawmill in Troy, Pennsylvania, manufacturing Northern Appalachian hardwood lumber, pallets, flooring, mulch, and heating products for domestic and international B2B customers since 1929.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hardwood Lumber Manufacturing

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing (32192)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hardwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAB), Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ), Timber Procurement & Wood Dealer/Timber Buying Services (IMAMAAAF)

Keywords

• Hardwood lumber manufacturing
• Sawmill operations
• Pallet production
• Sustainable forestry
• Timber management

Headquarters

HQ city

Troy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Lumber Sales: Manufacturing and selling grade lumber (4/4 - 8/4 thickness) from Northern Appalachian hardwood species including Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, and Cherry. Products sold domestically and internationally with export packaging and container loading services.
2. Log and Standing Timber Purchasing: Buying logs and standing timber from forest landowners as raw material input for manufacturing operations
3. Pallet and Wood Product Sales: Manufacturing and selling pallet lumber, pallets, and other wood products derived from hardwood processing
4. Landscape Products: Selling Double Ground Bark Mulch and other landscape materials, available for pickup or delivery
5. Barefoot Flooring Products: Unfinished hardwood flooring manufactured through affiliated company Barefoot Flooring, sold to flooring distributors and contractors
6. Heating Products: Sunfire Heating Blocks produced from wood byproduct, sold through affiliated Barefoot Pellet Company

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Cummings Lumber is a family-owned sawmill that purchases hardwood logs and standing timber from forest landowners and processes Northern Appalachian hardwood species (Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, Cherry) into 4/4 through 8/4 grade dimensional lumber. The company also manufactures pallet lumber, finished pallets, unfinished hardwood flooring (via affiliated Barefoot Flooring), double ground bark mulch, and Sunfire Heating Blocks (via affiliated Barefoot Pellet Company), shipping products both domestically and globally.

Product overview

Cummings Lumber Company is a four-generation family-owned sawmill that manufactures Northern Appalachian hardwood trees into high-quality lumber and related wood products. The company operates with saw mill and band resaw capabilities, 690,000 square feet of dry kiln capacity, and 1,000,000 square feet of dry storage. The product portfolio centers on hardwood lumber (4/4-8/4 grade), hardwood logs, pallet lumber, pallets, unfinished hardwood flooring, double ground bark mulch, and Sunfire Heating Blocks. Specializing in Hard Maple, Soft Maple, Red Oak, White Oak, and Cherry, the company also maintains related ventures including Barefoot Flooring (established 2001) for hardwood flooring and Barefoot Pellet Company (established 2005) for heating pellets and BBQ pellets. The company operates with a commitment to sustainable forestry practices, shipping lumber and logs both domestically and globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Barefoot Flooring: Unfinished hardwood flooring products manufactured by a related company established by Roy Cummings Jr. in 2001.
• Barefoot Pellet Company

Products and services

• Hardwood Lumber (4/4 - 8/4 Grade)

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Appalachian HardwoodminorOthersIndustry association membership providing networking, advocacy, and market development for Appalachian hardwood producers.
• National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA)coreOthersPrimary hardwood lumber industry association providing grading standards, networking, and professional development. Cummings Lumber maintains active membership.
• Pennsylvania Forest Products AssociationcoreOthersState-level industry association for Pennsylvania forest products companies. Active participation in legislative advocacy and industry events.
• American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC)coreOthersExport market development organization promoting American hardwoods internationally. Supports international sales and market access.
• Real American HardwoodminorOthersMarketing association promoting American hardwood products to consumers and builders.
• Hardwood Manufacturers Association (HMA)minorOthersNational trade association representing hardwood manufacturers with advocacy and market development programs.
• National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)minorOthersIndustry association for wood flooring professionals. Cummings Lumber participates in annual EXPO events. Affiliated Barefoot Flooring maintains booth presence.
• North American Timberland Association / FSCminorOthersTimberland ownership and management association with sustainable forestry certification support.
• Barefoot Pellet CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company established by Roy Cummings Jr. in 2005. Converts sawmill byproducts (sawdust) into heating pellets. Located at Barefoot Pellet facility; hosts Troy Chamber of Commerce events. Complete cycle utilization of wood waste.
• Barefoot Hardwood FlooringcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated company established by Roy Cummings Jr. in 2001. Processes Cummings Lumber lumber into unfinished hardwood flooring. Complete vertical integration from log to finished flooring product. Active in NWFA and attends trade shows.
• Sunfire Heating BlocksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate brand producing heating blocks from wood byproduct. Sold through sawmill operations. Part of complete wood utilization strategy.
• Pellet Fuels InstitutecoreOthersIndustry association for wood pellet manufacturers. President Scott Cummings represents the organization in Washington DC on industry policy issues.
• SFI Implementation Committee (Pennsylvania)coreOthersSustainable Forestry Initiative implementation committee. Cummings Lumber hosts annual SFI Qualified Logging Professional training sessions at their facility, supporting industry education and certification.
• Penn State ExtensionminorOthersEducational partner providing forestry extension services. Scott Weikert, Forest Resources Educator, leads SFI Qualified Logging Professional training sessions hosted at Cummings Lumber.
• Progress AuthorityminorOthersLocal economic development authority for Bradford County. Guest speaker Matt Williams provides updates on regional developments at Troy Chamber of Commerce meetings hosted at Barefoot Pellet.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pike Lumber Company: Hardwood sawmill located in northwestern Pennsylvania producing kiln-dried Appalachian hardwood lumber for domestic and export markets, with comparable product grades and customer segments.
• Baillie Lumber Co. Family-owned hardwood sawmill and lumber distributor operating across multiple U.S. facilities with international export capabilities, directly comparable in product mix (Hard Maple, Oak, Cherry) and B2B customer segments to Cummings Lumber.
• Allegheny Wood Products: Appalachian-region hardwood sawmill specializing in Red Oak, White Oak, Poplar, Maple, and Cherry lumber with global export reach, mirroring Cummings Lumber's species focus, geography, and AHEC-style export orientation.
• Cole Hardwood: Six-generation family-owned hardwood lumber producer in Pennsylvania operating a sawmill, kilns, and export operations — a near-perfect functional and geographic analogue to Cummings Lumber.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser: Large publicly traded timberland owner and wood products manufacturer; competes broadly for hardwood supply and lumber customers but operates at a vastly larger scale and as a portfolio business, not a regional hardwood specialist.
• Mohawk Industries: Largest U.S. flooring manufacturer and a major buyer of unfinished hardwood lumber — a critical downstream customer segment for Cummings Lumber's flooring-grade output via its affiliated Barefoot Flooring brand.
• Boise Cascade: Major wood products manufacturer with engineered wood, plywood, and lumber operations; a broad incumbent in building materials distribution overlapping with Cummings' wholesale customer base but not a hardwood specialist.
• Woodgrain Millwork: Vertically integrated millwork and wood products manufacturer with door, moulding, and lumber operations; comparable in downstream wood-product orientation though broader and more processed-product focused than Cummings.

Emerging players

• PalletOne: Large U.S. pallet and wooden packaging manufacturer that purchases pallet-grade hardwood lumber — a key customer segment for Cummings Lumber and a downstream indicator of demand for pallet lumber output.

Regional players

• Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Co. Regional Appalachian hardwood lumber producer with similar product grades and customer mix; geographically overlapping with Cummings Lumber's Northern Pennsylvania sourcing region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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