Long View Forest

What Long View Forest does

Long View Forest is an employee-owned forestry services company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Hartland, Vermont, with a 40-person staff managing 35,000 acres of private forestland across the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. The company delivers an integrated stack of services covering forest management planning and consulting (inventories, mapping, certification compliance under Vermont Use Value Appraisal, NH Current Use, NRCS, and American Tree Farm), woodland services (invasive plant control, timber stand improvement, tree planting, orchard pruning, trail design and construction), CTL timber harvesting (harvesters and forwarders producing pre-cut log lengths of 8-20 feet for delivery to sawmills and paper mills), road and trail construction, mulching, and land clearing. Beyond services, it operates log yards at Hartland and Westminster, VT — both accessible from Interstate 91 — and actively buys and sells timber as a regional market participant.

Long View Forest monetizes through professional services fees for forestry consulting and contracting work, transactional log sales, and product revenue from Birch Bark Vermont (sustainably harvested white birch bark sold to architects, furniture makers, and artisans) and from LVF Machines. LVF Machines functions as the exclusive US importer and distributor for Rottne Sweden forestry machinery (operating as "Rottne USA"), selling new machines and aftermarket parts and offering service support, with a 2023 warehouse expansion at Hartland; CrossTrac Equipment, also under LVF, serves as a TimberPro, Barko, and Rottne dealer for Wisconsin, Michigan, and the Northeast. The go-to-market is direct and relationship-driven to private landowners and managers, with no disclosed digital marketing or pricing transparency. The business is governed by a four-person management team and shareholder board of directors, with co-founders Jack Bell (General Manager) and Jim Hourdequin (Finance Advisor; Managing Director of Lyme Timber Company) involved, and approximately half of staff holding equity ownership.

Name

Long View Forest

Legal name

Long View Forest

Website

https://longviewforest.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Long View Forest is an employee-owned, Hartland, Vermont-based forestry services company with a 40-person staff managing 35,000 acres across the Connecticut River Valley, providing integrated forest management, CTL timber harvesting, woodland services, log sales, and exclusive US distribution of Rottne forestry equipment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Services

NAICS

Logging (1133), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (11311)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Asset Management & Consulting (AFAMAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timberland & Forest Asset Management (IMAMAJAA), Timberland Asset Management (Institutional/Private) (AFAMAKAA), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE)

Keywords

• Forest management services
• Timber harvesting
• Woodland services
• Forestry equipment distribution
• Log sales brokerage

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Forest Management and Consulting: Assessment, planning and project management services to landowner clients. Includes forest inventory, mapping, assessment, property boundary maintenance, and certification program compliance (Vermont Use Value Appraisal, New Hampshire Current Use, NRCS, American Tree Farm).
2. Timber Harvesting and Contracting Services: CTL logging operations, road and trail construction, mulching services, land clearing, site work for commercial or residential projects.
3. Log Sales: Operates log yards at Westminster and Hartland, VT locations accessible from Interstate 91. Markets forestry products from LVF crews and actively buys/sells timber from all producers. Potential rail spur reconnection at Hartland log yard.
4. LVF Machines - Equipment Distribution: Exclusive US importer and distributor for Rottne Sweden (known as Rottne USA). Sells and supports forestry equipment lines including TimberPro, Barko, Rottne. Offers parts, repair services for obsolete parts, and new machines.
5. Birch Bark Products: Sustainably harvested white birch bark sold to architects, furniture makers, and artisans. Products sourced from locations where timber harvests are already planned.
6. Woodland Services: Invasive plant management, timber stand improvement, field edge clearing, tree planting, orchard pruning and maintenance, trail design and construction.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Long View Forest provides comprehensive forestry services to private forestland owners and managers across the Connecticut River Valley of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, including forest management planning, woodland services (invasive control, tree planting, trail building), CTL timber harvesting, log sales through company-owned yards, and birch bark product sales. The company also operates LVF Machines as the exclusive US importer and distributor of Rottne Swedish forestry equipment and aftermarket parts.

Product overview

Long View Forest is an employee-owned forestry services company founded in 1999, offering a diversified portfolio of interconnected services to private forestland owners and managers. The company operates as an integrated service provider combining Forest Management and Consulting, Woodland Services, Contracting Services (Logging and Other), Log Sales, and Birch Bark products. Additionally, through LVF Machines, the company serves as the exclusive US importer and distributor for Rottne forestry machinery and aftermarket parts. The divisions work collaboratively using an integrated approach that leverages team talents to meet client needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LVF Machines: US importer and distributor for Rottne forestry equipment, known as Rottne USA
• Birch Bark Vermont

Products and services

• Forest Management and Consulting Professional forestry services including forest management plan preparation, forest inventory and mapping, project planning and administration, and property boundary maintenance for private forestland owners and managers in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
• Woodland Services Forest stewardship services including invasive plant management, timber stand improvement, field edge clearing, tree planting and orchard pruning/maintenance, and trail design, construction and maintenance for private forestland owners.
• Contracting Services — Logging Operations Timber harvesting services using cut-to-length (CTL) methodology, operating harvesters, forwarders, and skidders to fell, process, and extract logs in the forest for delivery to sawmills, paper mills, and other log buyers.
• Contracting Services — Other Services Additional contracting services including mulching, forest road and trail construction, site work, land clearing, and view clearing for commercial and residential projects.
• Log Sales Regional log buying and sales operation with company-owned log yards in Westminster and Hartland, VT, marketing timber products from LVF crews and actively buying and selling timber from all producers, serving sawmills, paper mills, and other log buyers.
• Birch Bark Vermont Sustainably harvested white birch bark sold as raw material to architects, furniture makers, and artisans; bark is sourced from locations where timber harvests are already planned.
• LVF Machines — Rottne USA (Forestry Equipment Distribution) Exclusive US importer, distributor, and service provider for Rottne Sweden forestry machines, selling new machines, aftermarket parts, and providing service and support for Scandinavian cut-to-length forestry equipment throughout the US.
• LVF Machines Aftermarket Parts Aftermarket parts, including used and refurbished parts and repair services for obsolete components, for Scandinavian cut-to-length machines; also authorized dealer for Technion X-Crane products.

Quantifiable outcome

• 35,000 acres of private forestland managed

Named customers7 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rottne SwedencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLVF Machines is the exclusive US importer and distributor for Rottne Sweden forestry machinery and parts. Known as 'Rottne USA', the operation supports Rottne service operations throughout the country. 2023 saw the opening of its new home at the recently completed warehouse at the Hartland location.
• CrossTrac EquipmentcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCrossTrac Equipment is a TimberPro, Barko, and Rottne dealer for Wisconsin, Michigan, and now the Northeast (based in Hartland, VT). Also offers cut-to-length and felling heads from Log Max, SP, JP Skidmore, and Quadco brands. Offers fully serviced used forestry equipment.
• TimberProminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForestry equipment brand sold through CrossTrac Equipment dealer network in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Northeast.
• BarkominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorForestry equipment brand sold through CrossTrac Equipment dealer network in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Northeast.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• LandVest: Forest resource management and timberland brokerage firm operating across the Eastern US; a Long View employee previously worked at LandVest as a staff forester. Directly comparable in forest management consulting and landowner advisory services.
• Wagner Forest Management: Institutional timberland management firm serving large private and institutional landowners in the Eastern US and Canada. Comparable in forest management planning, certification, and timber sale administration at greater scale.
• Steigerwaldt Land Services: Forestry consulting and real estate services firm serving private landowners in the Upper Midwest and East. Comparable in offering management plans, timber inventory, and appraisal alongside consulting services.
• American Forest Management: National forestry consulting and land management firm offering integrated timber management, timberland brokerage, and appraisal services to private landowners. Closest large-scale comparable to Long View's integrated forest management practice.
• Lyme Timber Company: New England timberland investment and management firm whose Managing Director co-founded Long View Forest. Most directly comparable peer given overlapping geography, forestry leadership, and shared personnel.
• NEFCo (New England Forestry Consultants): New England forestry consulting firm. Directly comparable regional peer; a Long View forester previously worked at NEFCo as a Forest Technician.

Others

• Ponsse: Finnish CTL harvester and forwarder manufacturer competing directly with Rottne in the US market. Adjacent competitor to LVF Machines from the equipment customer perspective.
• Rottne Industri AB: Swedish CTL forestry equipment manufacturer whose entire US presence flows through Long View Forest's LVF Machines subsidiary. Strategic supplier and partner, not a competitor.
• Tigercat Industries: Canadian forestry equipment manufacturer with a competing dealer network in the Northeastern US. Adjacent to LVF Machines via equipment distribution and to Long View as a supplier of CTL-compatible machines.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser: Public timberland REIT and forest products company with extensive timberland ownership and timber management operations across the US. Establishes the upper bound on scale within timberland management and sets benchmarks for institutional landowner services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/longviewforest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/long-view-forest-contracting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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