Jerry Sapp, a former logger, is now making a name for himself in the chipping business in Northwest Florida. Chipley shares, “I worked with him[his father] for seven years before starting my own business. I operated both of my companies for more than 20 years, but in 2000 we decided to cut back and focus on land clearing rather than logging.” Sapp’s company, SLE, is a family company that runs three chipping crews, two producing pellet chips and one making fuel chips. SLE has been a company that has adapted throughout the years in order to meet their partner, Green Circle Bio Energy, Inc.’s needs. Sapp sees a bright future for SLE, “There’s a lot of land like that within the 40-mile radius we work, so I can see us being busy for quite a while.”

Featured Story: “Good Alignment”

Written By: Tigercat & Morbark
Company: Sapp’s Land & Excavating
Location: Chipley, Florida
SLT Issue: January 2015

Check out other featured articles in the January 2015 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
The January edition of Southern’ Loggin’ Times focuses on the future of logging and the hopes for a prosperous 2015 for loggers. As we close the 2014 chapter, our editors get some insight as to how loggers in our region predict what 2015 will bring.  This edition also covers mills and companies that have expanded, adapted and have made some additions in order to ensure success for years to come. We also pay tribute to one of Alabama’s largest and best known logging and wood products manufacturing companies—W.T. Smith Lumber Company.