Irving Forest Products Acquires Mill Services Inc.’s Value-Added Facility in Cobleskill, NY

Irving Forest Products (IFP), which operates sawmill facilities in Ashland and Dixfield, Maine, recently announced that it has acquired Mill Services, Inc.’s value-added operation in Cobleskill, New York.

The Cobleskill mill is a 100,000 square foot facility with warehouses to protect products from the weather. Over the past 20 years, Mill Services, Inc. has worked with low-grade pine lumber and offered quality products with the help of The Home Depot to homeowners and contractors throughout the Northeast.

Cobleskill Value-Added transforms low-grade pine into several products, including primed finger joints for use in interior and exterior applications, bevel siding (primed and unprimed), barnwood siding, and other niche products. These value-added products come in a variety of paint finish options from latex to oil base.

The facility currently employs 65 people, with an intention to grow the workforce in the coming years. IFP will also be investigating opportunities to maximize mill capacity and eventually expand.

IFP said it looks forward to growing its relationship with the new team in Cobleskill and strengthening the current relationship with The Home Depot.

In remarks accompanying the announcement, Leonard Lilly, Mill Manger of Cobleskill Value-Added, said:

“The acquisition by Irving Forest Products not only provides our current employees with a fantastic opportunity to join a world-class organization but also ensures that the facility here on MacArthur Ave will continue to be a partner of the local community for years to come.”