Edward Hines Lumber Company | Introduction
Introduction
1000 Corporate Grove Drive
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
U.S.A.
Telephone (847) 353-7700
Fax: (847) 353-7891
Web site: http://www.edwardhineslumber.com
Private Company
Founded: 1892
Employees: 100
Sales: $73 million (2003 est.)
NAIC: 321113 Sawmills
Edward Hines Lumber Company is a private company owned by the Hines family and based in the Chicago suburb of Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The company has deep ties to the lumber industry in the United States; its founder, a true pioneer in the field, was responsible for a number of innovations taken for granted today. While the company once owned forests in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Mississippi, along with the railroads that served these regions and interests in coal and natural gas, Hines is now focused on its lumberyard operation. The company is one of the largest building materials suppliers in the Chicago area, operating 13 full-service yards. It also maintains six specialty centers for precision components, precision staining, cabinets, millworking, woodworking, and windows. The president and chief executive of the company is Edward Hines, grandson of the founder.