Energy Magazine July 2014 | Page 176

Beasley Forest Products
Beasley forest Products started as a small logging company in the 1960s with only two employees , and since its establishment , the company has grown drastically . Grant Beasley , Vice-President of Operations , explains that the company really began to grow in the 1990s when the company saw opportunity in the sawmill business and decided to switch gears from a logging company to the sawmill business . Now , Beasley Forest Products is known to be the largest sawmill in the United States . The company currently has four locations , the original mill being the largest sawmill in North America . Beasley graduated from Charlestown Southern University with a degree in finance and got an MBA from the University of Georgia and following in the family footsteps , he started working for Beasley Forest Products straight out of college , running the crane mat division .
Strategic Investments So how does Beasley Forest Products stay ahead of the competition ? The company strives to stay modern and embraces new technology as it becomes available .
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