Industry News

HUNTSVILLE, AL, - Thomasson Company, a leading supplier of poles and wood products to utility companies and other industries, recently marked the first year of production at its Macon Treating Company. The $3 million plant opened 4Q/2008 and represented Thomasson's ongoing commitment to providing quality wood utility poles, piling, crane mats and other pressure treated industrial wood products to companies in the U.S. and abroad.

Pat Thomasson, CEO of Thomasson Company, said Macon Treating Company experienced a successful first year. "We have been very pleased with the response to this facility and its treatment capabilities," she said.

Ms. Thomasson said Macon Treating Company is poised to expand production capacity to meet increasing demand for pressure treated utility poles and industrial wood products - especially in response to ice storms and other emergency situations.

Thomasson president Brent Gray said renovation of the Macon Treating pole yard was completed in 2009. Additional facility improvements are currently underway at Thomasson's neighboring East Mississippi Pole Company that will further expand Thomasson's inventory capacity and its ability to respond rapidly to customer needs.