Our History
Since the beginning as a small pallet manufacturer, Edwards Wood Products has strived to enhance our products by performing various upgrades and replacements in all of our facilities. The results have been not only improved manufacturing processes, but also less waste, improved safety, efficiency and overall improved products for our customers. We are dedicated to providing the best quality products possible in the safest, most efficient methods available.
North Carolina Forest Facts
- Total Acres in North Carolina: 31 million acres
- Acres in Forestland: 18.8 million acres (61% of State)
- Timber Species Across State
- Hardwoods: 38%
- Softwood (pines): 31%
- Mixed Stands: 13%
- Acres Lost to Development since 1990: 1.6 million acres
- Acres Gained from Agricultural Land: 600,000 acres
- Net loss of Forestland in acres: Public: 1.9 million
- National Forest: 1.2 million
- Other Public: 700,000
- Private: 15.7 million
- Forest Industry: 1.7 million
- Non-industrial Private: 13.9 million
- Estimated # of Private Landowners: >600,000
- Acres Harvested/Year and Retained in Timberland: 247,000 acres/year
- Annual Reforestation: 315,000 acres/year (67% natural)