![]() ![]() On average, they will have nine to 12 trucks on the road. With three active sides, keeping the logs moving is a recurring issue. Joe Graham oversees the Olympia log yard and is one of the company’s original employees, or as he describes himself jokingly, “senior experienced guy here.” Morey estimates that their inventory rotates out within four to six weeks, and six million board feet fits on a ship. They also operate Merrill Ring’s log yard in Tacoma. Since 2005, PLS International, a division of Port Blakely, has contracted with Holbrook Inc. apart from other logging outfits is they also operate log sorting yards. “Big Dale” Gustafson stands next to the company's maintenance truck. Their clients include the well-known forestland owners in the region: Port Blakely, Olympic Resource Management Group, and Merrill & Ring. Holbrook had active operations northwest in Quinault, south in Morton, and northeast in Electron, which is located in unincorporated Pierce County five miles south of Orting. Morey described their job sites as “scattered,” and this past spring (during this interview) was an excellent example of the scattered nature of their locations. Usually, they have three logging sides running at sites that are typically within a two to three-hour drive from their Olympia headquarters. Morey says they expect to get into cable logging by the end of the year and are putting together a yoder setup. Shovel logging is Holbrook Inc.’s focus, and the work is primarily clearcutting, although they have taken on thinning jobs for the state. “It just seems like yesterday I was the youngest,” he says. He joined the company soon after graduating from Centralia Community College nearly 30 years ago. Shad Morey is Holbrook’s operations forester who oversees all the logging operations and handles the timber sale bidding. A handful of the original employees such as Big Jim are still with the company, and a number of those who joined later as the company matured can also count their years in decades. in 1987, and the company was incorporated in 1989. Jerry and Penny Holbrook started Holbrook Inc. Then there’s Jon Gordon who began working in the log yards but is now operating log shovels, and Dale “Big Dale” Gustafson who keeps all of the logging and sorting yard equipment in good working order.įor Holbrook Inc., success has come from the sum of its employees who have kept the company harvesting and moving logs for more than 30 years. Step onto a Holbrook operation and you’ll see Jim “Big Jim” Filmore who started with the company as a chaser and is the go-to guy on tough logging sites. It’s the Employees Holbrook Inc., Olympia, Washington Dano Ward wipes down windshield of Ponsse Buffalo forwarder while awaiting log truck arrival. ![]()
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