WHITE PIGEON, Mich.,
July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/
-- Banks Hardwoods, a premier supplier to the hardwood lumber
industry, announces the release of a new educational short film for
training, outreach, and promotion. The nine-minute film is a
documentary about how hardwood lumber is manufactured in a modern
sawmill. Initially produced for its internal Banks School, which
educates new employees and Banks' visiting customers, the film has
recently been released on YouTube and is available to the public to
help educate and promote the industry.
"This film was made to help the industry," said Jim Clarke, President of Banks Hardwoods.
Footage for the film was shot at three different sawmills
throughout Michigan and
Indiana, including Maple Rapids
Sawmill, Devereaux Sawmill, and Loggers, Inc. The film production
studio, ruef Design, also visited several working forests to
capture footage of the selection and harvesting process.
"This film was made to help the industry," said Jim Clarke, President of Banks Hardwoods. "We
wanted to provide a better understanding and appreciation for what
goes into manufacturing high quality hardwood lumber and that the
sawmill industry can provide a fun, safe, and rewarding
career."
Other contributors in the production of this film were
Criswell Davis, founder of Mighty
Oaks Consulting and the Timber & Forestry Foundation, and
Richard Keeso of J.H. Keeso &
Sons Ltd.
To watch the short film on YouTube, visit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3-1C_aksJQ. For more information
about Banks Hardwoods, visit www.BanksHardwoods.com.
About Banks Hardwoods
Banks Hardwoods, founded in 1985, is headquartered in
White Pigeon, MI. The firm has
kiln facilities in Michigan and
Wisconsin and is a supplier of
high quality Northern and Appalachian hardwood lumber and gang
ripped blanks.
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