"This really is the best kept secret in Woodstock. Most Woodstonians have no idea what this plant building and 75% of their stuff goes offshore." Former CASS Principal Glen McDonald keeps up with what's going on in manufacturing, and he sees a winner in Timberland Equipment. Timberland offered Woodstock Chamber of Commerce members plant tours today, as part of this year's Manufacturing Breakfast. Timberland is in the midst of a major expansion, evidenced by the steel beams going up on its site on Industrial Ave. VP and General Manager Brad Vollmershausen says, "We have 24,000 square feet of high bay manufacturing facility and that area will also support 50-tonne crane capacities. And then we have 6000-square-feet of office space that we're adding. It essentially doubles the amount of high bay manufacturing area that we have." He couldn't say how many jobs would be added with the expansion. He says employment will rise from its current 130 as new orders come in. Timberland supplies winches, hoists, and tensioning equipment all over the world for offshore oil & gas, mining, large civil construction, and electric utility projects. Sales Manager Jeff Stewart says it is the heaviest of heavy duty equipment. "Truth of the matter is, this stuff gets used in a project and then can get mothballed. And there's still people using the equipment from the 60's and 70's. And he says, sometimes Timberland becomes its own competitor. "It's not uncommon that we're chasing a project and in the end we lose the order because they found some old Timberland Equipment." Timberland Equipment is currently involved in the construction of two US nuclear power plants, and the building of bridges at the Hoover Dam, and the Oakland Bay Bridge. McDonald says it's really a testament to the hard work of a blue collared company. "They haven't lost their old ideals of building it right the first time and here they are expanding. This is what you'd call a low-tech industry that's successful in a high-tech world."
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