Nov 24, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. Linden Lumber laid off the majority of its workforce, sending 125 workers home, Demopolis Times reported. “This layoff is an emergency reaction due to an unforeseen drastic reduction in orders of hardwood lumber and hardwood flooring,” a press release from Linden Lumber said. “Reduced worldwide demand of the company’s traditional product mix is forcing the company to restructure its entire product line.” The company was a leading manufacturer of southern hardwoods including red oak, white oak and ash with vertically-integrated operations in procurement, sawmills, kiln-drying and logistical support. Founded in 1955, the company supplies products for custom cabinetry, furniture, molding, and flooring applications under the “Red Crown” brand. With excess of 3 million board-feet of kiln capacity and over 80 million board-feet of production capacity, it is one of the largest hardwood sawmill facilities in the southern U.S. “This is a very unfortunate and sad situation, however, when worldwide shipments of our products came to a halt recently, it left us with no choice,” Hugh Overmyer, Vice President of the Company explained. “We are hopeful we will see an increase in orders during the 1Q 2009 and be in a position to recall some or all of these displaced employees. In the meantime, the Company is restructuring itself by focusing on products which are currently selling well in the domestic market.” Linden Lumber has been the largest employer in the Linden area.