-About us-
1967 - Vanport Manufacturing, Inc. is formed with the purpose of manufacturing domestic lumber and exporting logs to Japan.
1975 - Vanport's small log sawmill is remodeled to produce metric size lumber for the Japanese market from bigger logs.
1982 - A Japanese model home (Teahouse) is built next to the Boring office to showcase all products produced at our mills.
1982 - Vanport is named "International Marketing Firm of the Year" by the Governor of Oregon.
1988 - Vanport becomes the 1st sawmill outside of Japan to receive the JAS (Japan Agricultural Standards) stamp of approval from the Japanese government.
1988 - Vanport starts marketing lumber for export to Japan from other US, Canadian and European sawmills, providing guidance in manufacturing, grading and marketing.
1994 - Vanport International is formed to better serve all of our partner mills with dedicated quality control, production, and marketing personnel.
1994 - Vanport establishes a presence in Russia, producing and marketing Red Pine Lumber directly into Asian markets.
1995 to 2003 - Vanport assists the Yakama Indian Nation to build a sawmill and train millworkers and management staff in the operation of the mill and marketing the lumber.
1997 - Vanport Canada is established to directly access logs and lumber for our Japanese customers.
2000 - Representation in China.
2008 - Warm Springs Forest Products becomes part of the Vanport Group.
-Since 1990 Vanport has worked with Native American Sawmills-
Vanport's ability to market our Douglas Fir, Hem-Fir and Pine products has allowed us to remain operational in the worst lumber market in decades.”
Vanport is staffed with talented professionals with outstanding customer relationships, exceptional product knowledge, and tremendous logistic expertise. In all of our dealings with Vanport, from the top of the company, to front line personnel, they have executed beyond our expectations. Idaho Forest Group does not consider Vanport a customer—Vanport is a true “Business Partner”.
