UTC PhilosophyAt UTC Hardwoods we believe personal attention and relationships are an integral part of business. Personal attention to each order allows us to best match price and quality for each customer and situation. We are dedicated to offering the best hardwoods grown in the United States. Although each hardwood board shares the characteristic of its species every board displays a uniqueness all its own. The beauty, inherent in natural hardwood, can be brought together by blending grains and colors to provide a consistent look or by personally selecting certain unique pieces to create a personality all its own. At a time when so much of what we own is mass-produced and intended to be used and disposed of, solid hardwoods have stood the test of time often being passed on from generation to generation. Solid hardwood furniture and woodwork offers the potential for many generations of hard use and lasting value. In addition to the natural beauty of hardwoods, hardwoods are environmentally friendly and a renewable resource. They don’t trap dust, dirt and other allergens. And according to the US Forest Service, the total forest area over the last 100 years has been relatively stable, while the U.S. population has nearly tripled. Additionally, the volume of American hardwoods is 90 percent larger than it was just 50 years ago and nearly twice as much hardwood grows as is harvested every year. Hardwoods are deciduous trees that have broad leaves, produce a fruit or nut and generally go dormant in the winter. At 139 million acres, oak-hickory is the largest single forest cover type. It constitutes more than 19 percent of all forest land in the Nation and nearly half of all broadleaf forests. Covering 54 million acres, maple beech-birch forests, are also dominant in the Eastern United States. Combined, these two upland forest types constitute nearly two-thirds of all broadleaf forests and have increased 25 and 39 percent, respectively, since 1977. By mirroring natural occurrences, hardwood forestry practices support natural regeneration. Utilizing hardwoods tends to be more energy efficient since it takes less energy to make products from wood than other materials. Making products from aluminum, glass, plastic, cement or brick can require as much as 126 times more energy than making them from wood. At UTC Hardwoods we strive to buy the best quality hardwoods directly from the saw mills who produce them, a savings we pass on to our customers. We have over 30 years experience in the wholesale wood industry managing timber harvests and producing over 10,000,000 board feet of hardwood lumber annually. Our extensive industry knowledge, relationships and experience gives us access to some of the finest domestic hardwoods available at very competitive prices. While recognizing the importance of price it’s equally important to buy the right specie from the right region in order to obtain a consistent quality product. Generally, the forest areas of the United States are identified as: The Northern or Eastern Forest covers much of the northeast. The northern part of the forest is primarily evergreens along with birch, beech and maple. In the mountains, oak, hickory, ash, and northern species at higher elevations dominate the forests. Within the Northern Forest is the Appalachian Region between Pennsylvania and Georgia. This area is known for oak, hard maple, yellow poplar, ash, cherry, basswood and many other kinds of trees. The Southern Forest covers much of the southeastern states extending up the Atlantic Coast to Maryland, up the Mississippi River to Illinois, and west into Texas. This area is known for southern yellow pine and cypress evergreen trees, and oak, gum, cottonwood, hickory, pecan, and willow hardwood trees. The Central Hardwood Forest is sandwiched between the Northern and Southern Forests. It extends through the central part of the country as far west as the Great Plains, east to the foothills of the mountains, north to the Lake States and south into Tennessee. It lies generally in the flat river bottoms, and rolling hills of the Middle West. Hardwoods make up the main type of trees in this area including are oak, sugar maple, yellow poplar, white ash, basswood and walnut. The Rocky Mountain Forest covers the slopes of the Rocky Mountains and extends from Canada to Mexico. The most important trees are ponderosa pine, douglas fir, western white pine, lodgepole pine and western larch.
The Pacific Coast Forest lies west of the Rocky Mountains, and extends from Canada to Mexico. Trees found in this area are the Douglas fir, sugar pine, western cedar, western hemlock, the true fir and the giant sequoia and redwood trees.
At UTC, we are committed to achieving business success, client satisfaction and social responsibility. As we said at the outset, we approach every sale with a commitment to create and maintain lasting relationships based on mutual trust. It’s a winning formula that has served UTC and its customers well for over 30 years. It’s a winning formula that can serve your needs, too. Contact us today. For more information see: http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/categories/view/4 http://www.appalachianwood.org/forestry.htm
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