Timber Harvesting magazine Contributing Editor Connie Ness visits Forest Energies LLC in Jasper, Alabama. Based in Jasper, Ala., Forest Energies LLC is anything but a traditional timber company. It is not a family entity with deep roots. Founded only three years ago, it is a vertically integrated company that buys standing timber in lump sum contracts and then harvests and hauls the wood to market. This wasn’t how the company first operated when CEO Lenn Morris and president Ricky Freeman launched the business. They bought timber and subcontracted harvesting and hauling. “But to do the volumes to have the return on investment we wanted to see, we needed to be a true supply chain partner to our markets,” Morris relates. Forest Energies became an end-to-end supplier also out of necessity when reliable harvesting and hauling sources were hard to find.

Featured Story: “Forest Energies Surges Forward”

Written By: Connie Ness
Company: Forest Energies LLC
Location: Jasper, Alabama
TH Issue: July/August 2015

Check out other featured articles in the July/August 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine.
The July/August 2015 issue of Timber Harvesting magazine features Jasper, Alabama’s Forest Energies LLC and their reliance on data and process controls. Also featured is Flagstaff, Arizona’s Wirta Logging, Inc. and their work on Arizona’s 4FRI project. A special section highlights the latest in cut-to-length machines, attachments, and technology. Also highlighted is the recent InWoodsExpo, held June 18-20 near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Our new Forest Family Series features southeastern Arkansas’ ‘House Of Wilson’. Other articles cover the latest industry news and new products.