Southern Loggin’ Times magazine Associate Editor Jay Donnell travels to Leesville, South Carolina to visit South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc. One thing that South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc. learned from the recession is to have an operation that can adjust quickly to market opportunities. As the recession unfolded, the company quickly (and unfortunately) learned it was a good barometer of the construction industry. Sales started dropping immediately in the summer of 2007 and continued to decline. Their response, instead of sticking solely with their traditional production of large white poles, was to start exporting pine logs, hardwood logs, and getting more into the small piling industry. They also became more particular with their pole sizes, finding special sizes they could move since the whole range of sizes was not moving.

Featured Story: “Logs Into Poles”

Written By: Jay Donnell
Company: South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc.
Location: Leesville, South Carolina
SLT Issue: October 2015

Check out other featured articles in the October 2015 issue of Southern Loggin’ Times magazine.
Southern Loggin’ Times magazine’s October 2015 issue features Florence, South Carolina’s Anderson Logging, Branford, Florida’s T.W. Byrd and Sons Logging, and Leesville, South Carolina’s South Carolina Pole and Piling, Inc. A special article provides a look into the cork harvesting business in Portugal, and another details Morbark’s recent Demo Days. Also highlighted is the recent Mid-Atlantic Logging & Biomass Expo, held September 18-19 near Selma/Smithfield, North Carolina. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products and equipment, and logging business tips.