$225 million investment will create at least 125 new jobs
Hampton Lumber, a producer of sustainable building materials, announced it selects Allendale County to establish the company’s first sawmill on the East Coast. The company’s $225 million investment will create at least 125 new jobs.
Headquartered in Oregon, Hampton Lumber is a fourth-generation, family-owned producer of high-quality wood products sourced from sustainable managed forest resources.
Operating nine sawmills in Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada, the company markets and sells building materials worldwide.
Hampton Lumber will construct a state-of-the-art, 375,000-square-foot lumber mill located at Highway 321 and Barker Mill Pond Road in Fairfax.
The new operation will specialize in producing quality Southern Yellow Pine framing lumber.
Operations are expected to be online in 2027.
Individuals interested in joining the Hampton Lumber team can learn more about employment opportunities on the company’s careers page.
The Coordinating Council for Economic Development approved job development credits related to the project.
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“The enthusiastic, heartfelt support from the state and local community helped us come to the conclusion that this is the right location for us. We’re happy to join the healthy wood products industry already present in the region, and we look forward to building partnerships in the area and supporting the communities in and around Allendale County. We are extremely grateful to the state of South Carolina, and the county and community partners who helped make this project possible.” – Hampton Lumber CEO Randy Schillinger
“Hampton Lumber’s new operation in Allendale County will be a notable addition to our state’s forestry industry, while also providing opportunities for our people and contributing to the local economy. We are proud the company recognized South Carolina as the ideal home for its first East Coast mill and look forward to supporting its success in our state.” – Gov. Henry McMaster
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