Cooper Lumber acquired Thomasville Lumber Company, Inc., significantly boosting its production capabilities. The acquisition includes the sawmill facility known for producing high-quality 4/4 and 8/4 rough and dressed pine lumber for both domestic and export markets, managed by James Dixon since 2001.
“We are excited to welcome the Thomasville Lumber team into the Cooper family,” said Angus R. Cooper III, President of The Cooper Group, Inc. “The addition of Thomasville Lumber greatly enhances Cooper Lumber’s ability to meet growing customer demand and provide the industry’s highest standard of lumber products and customer service.”
The Thomasville sawmill has a rich history, starting as a small lumber mill under R.R. Bedwell in 1966. It was acquired by Bankhead Hardwoods, Inc. in 1975, then by Coastal Lumber Company in 1979, and converted to a pine mill in 1988. The Cooper Group’s expansion in the lumber industry began with acquiring the Cooper Lumber-Carrollton Sawmill facility in 2018, followed by the McComb Sawmill in 2022, and now the Thomasville facility, raising its annual pine lumber production to over 57 million board feet.
“Cooper Lumber welcomes the Thomasville Lumber team to The Cooper Group,” said Jason W. Anderson, Managing Director of Cooper Timberlands Corp. “The added quality lumber production and close proximity of the Cooper Lumber-Thomasville facility to our other sawmill locations will play a vital role as we continue to diversify the Cooper Lumber brand to meet the demands that our growing customer base has come to expect.”
Cooper Lumber’s sawmills in Carrollton, AL, and McComb, MS, produce 1” rough-cut and 1” S4S boards, respectively, for both domestic and export markets. Cooper Timberlands operates across the southeastern United States with sawmills, a chip mill, woodyard operations, and land management.
