The Collins Companies: News & PR

Collins Pine FreeForm™ receives Top-10 Green Product Award
(Press Release)
December, 2007
Klamath Falls, Oregon — Collins Product’s new line of particleboard — Collins Pine FreeForm™ — has just been chosen as one of the “Top-10 Green Building Products” at the sixth annual U.S. Green Building Council’s Conference in Chicago.

BuildingGreen Announces 2007 Top-10 Green Building Products
(Press Release)
November 8, 2007
Chicago, IL – BuildingGreen, Inc., publisher of the GreenSpec® Directory and Environmental Building News™, today announced the 2007 Top-10 Green Building Products.

Sierra Business Council Celebrates Regional Leaders at 2007 Vision 2020 Awards
(Press Release)
October 19, 2007
Jay Francis of Collins Pine Company is being recognized for his outstanding sustainable forestry management and leadership.

Power company plans tree-fueled plant
January 11, 2007
A California energy company is going ahead with plans to build a plant in Lakeview that will burn small trees from surrounding forests to produce electricity.

Collins makes Inc.com “Green 50” list
November 2006
Green 50 is a collection of entrepreneurial companies that are showing what it means to run good businesses, attack the most pressing problems of our time--and make serious cash along the way.

Collins Lowers Formaldehyde Emissions
(Press Release)
November 1, 2006
Klamath Falls, OREGON– Collins Products has recently been approved and accepted into the Composite Panel Association’s (CPA) Environmentally Preferable Product specification 2-06 program on their industrial particleboard production.

Collins Pine Company to Register Forests with California Registry
(Press Release)
September 12, 2006
Portland, OREGON– As a member, Collins Pine Company will work with the Registry to annually track, report and certify the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from its operations.

Collins products now offers TruWood® Trim (Press Release)
May, 2004
Portland, OREGON– Collins Products will now sell TruWood® Trim to complement its TruWood® Siding line.

Oregon non-profit purchases carbon dioxide offsets from first
forest products company (Press Release)
2003
Portland, OREGON– The Climate Trust of Portland, Ore. is helping The Collins Companies reduce their carbon dioxide emissions, the gas largely responsible for global warming, by partially funding the installation of a cogeneration facility at the Collins Lakeview facility.

Pacific Crest Trail Association Honors Timber Company with
Partnership Award (Press Release)
March 3, 2003
Sacramento, CALIFORNIA– At its recent Annual Meeting, the Sacramento-based Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) honored the Collins Pine Company (headquartered in Portland, Ore.) with its Partnership Award.

Collins has unveiled their new state-of-the-art mill in Chester (Press Release)
November 7, 2002
CHESTER, CALIFORNIA– On March 31, 1943 the first log was cut at the then new Collins Pine Company mill in Chester, California. Annual capacity in 1943 was 50 mmbf and then later increased to 75 mmbf. The new mill, at full production in 2003, will more than double the original capacity to 120 mmbf.

Gov. Schweiker honors PA businesses and organizations for outstanding environmental protection (Press Release)
September 25, 2002
HARRISBURG– Gov. Mark Schweiker today honored 41 Pennsylvania companies and organizations from 28 counties for their outstanding achievements in environmental protection at the annual Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence ceremony.

The Collins Companies to Cut CO2 Emissions and Save Money under
New Climate Savers Agreement (Press Release)
November 16, 2001
WASHINGTON – "The Collins Companies have been a leader in Oregon’s effort towards building a sustainable future," said Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber.