Operations

Located in Central West Virginia, the Beckley sawmill was purchased in 2014. The Beckley sawmill produces upwards of 28 million board feet per year. Four loader operators and one log scaler receive approximately 29 loads of logs per day. Log yard capacity is 2 million board feet (Doyle scale). Sawmill by-products include 600 loads of sawdust, 625 loads of bark, and 1,100 loads of chips annually. Our office houses all administrative employees and our forestry staff for the Beckley location.

Located in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, the Smoot sawmill was purchased in 2014. The sawmill produces upwards of 20 million board feet per year. Three loader operators and three log scalers receive approximately 15 loads of logs per day. Log yard capacity is 900,000 board feet (Doyle scale). Sawmill by-products can include 800 loads of sawdust, 400 loads of bark, and 1000 loads of chips annually. Our office houses all administrative employees and our forestry staff for the Smoot location.

Located in Preston County, West Virginia, the Kingwood sawmill was purchased in 1992. The sawmill runs two shifts and produces upwards of 44 million board feet per year. Five loader operators and two log scalers receive approximately 35 loads of logs per day. Log yard capacity is 2 million board feet (Doyle scale). Sawmill by-products include 1040 loads of sawdust, 720 loads of bark, and 1560 loads of chips annually, which are transferred to Appalachian Wood Pellets to be made into hardwood pellets.

Located in Northern Preston County, West Virginia, the Hazelton Dry Kiln facility was acquired in 1992.  Two dehumidification kilns and twelve steam kilns have a total capacity of 880,000 board feet, the Hazelton facility has annual kiln dried production in excess of 22 million board feet.  Red Oak, Poplar, Hard Maple, Soft Maple, White Oak, and Cherry are the main species dried at Hazelton.  All lumber is re-inspected after kiln dried and measured on Vision Tally equipment.

Located in Raleigh County, West Virginia, the Beckley Dry Kiln facility was purchased in 2014. Eight Dry Kilns with a total capacity of 480,000 board feet, the Beckley facility produces in excess of 14 million board feet of kiln dried lumber annually.  Approximately 5000 tons of green sawdust from the AWP Beckley sawmill provides fuel for the wood waste boiler system supplying heat to the kilns.  All lumber is re-inspected after drying and measured on state of the art Vision Tally Equipment.  Poplar, Cherry, and Soft Maple are the main species dried at the Beckley facility.

Purchased in 2004, the Princeton Dry Kiln is located in Mercer County, West Virginia and the facility sits alongside the AWP Princeton sawmill.  Dry kilns are heated by a wood waste boiler system using 10,000 tons of green sawdust annually from the Princeton sawmill.  Pre-dryer capacity is 1 million board feet.  Nine dry kilns have a total capacity of 660,000 board feet producing over 19 million board feet of kiln dried lumber annually.  All lumber is re-inspected after kiln dried and measured on state of the art technology, Vision Tally equipment. Red Oak, White Oak, and  Poplar are species dried at the Princeton Facility.  The entire Princeton facility (both sawmill and dry kiln) are OSHA VPP Certified signifying AWP’s commitment to safety.