For 76 years we have been trading lumber. Over the past few decades, one of the biggest problems to contend with was trying to find a product that we could market to our customers with a guarantee of grade consistency and maintain our competitiveness. We have succeeded in establishing a product that offers a solution to this problem, hence, why should you buy Pinnacle Cedar?

• It is the highest grade of STK dimensional cedar that you can purchase in the market. It is graded under a very stringent grade rule. Please refer to mill testimonials.
• It comes from only logs that are a specific grade to ensure quality and knot structure.
• Pinnacle is a specialty product adding value to inventory and sales.
• 2x4, 2x6 and 2x8 have anchor seal on the ends to prevent splitting.
• A protective underlayment is applied to prevent fork lift marks, dirt accumulation and potential metal stain that is indicative to cedar.
• We guarantee satisfaction. If the wood is not to customer satisfaction we have a special arrangement with our mills to pick the wood up and have it replaced.
• It is one of the most durable species available to withstand the extreme Canadian weather conditions (both hot and cold). Cedar is one of the most dimensionally stable species available.
• Visually pleasing to the senses.
• The number one choice for the quality conscious/discriminating buyer.
• 100% renewable resource. Every tree that is taken out is replaced and re-grown.
• Carbon emissions are 15-25 times less than its closest competitor (composites)
• All our cedar production is grown under highly recognized sustainable forest stewardship management programs.
• 100% Canadian grown and produced.

The concept is that Pinnacle grade will remove the need for sorting/grading to remove all the potentially unsellable wood for the retailer. A retailer can sell the product with confidence and not have to worry about returns and the extra cost of picking it up, re-handling, storing and selling it at a discount. Most importantly the retailer’s reputation in protected.

Let’s present a situation with realistic figures given to National Forest Products by its producers. The purchase of a grade less than Pinnacle results in an average of 18% more defects that Pinnacle would not allow at the time of grading, such as checking, wane, manufacturing defects, pitch pocket, punky knots, soft knots, etc…