Timberlines - Tue, 12/15/2009 - 17:39 By WoodChuck

I received this Christmas Greeting image in an e-mail from Cumberland Pencil Company today and thought it was a creati

Timberlines - Wed, 12/02/2009 - 21:31 By WoodChuck

A nice clear, cool day in the Collins A

Timberlines - Sun, 11/29/2009 - 12:18 By WoodChuck

I've always had an interest in understanding how di

Timberlines - Fri, 11/13/2009 - 11:22 By WoodChuck

In prior posts I’ve focused on many developments affecting the Pencil industry and how companies have reacted in their business operations and strategies to these external influences.

Timberlines - Fri, 02/06/2009 - 08:08 By WoodChuck

Frankfurt Paperworld 2009 is a few days behind me, though I still have quite a follow-up list from my meetings with customers and suppliers.

Timberlines - Sat, 12/06/2008 - 08:28 By WoodChuck

Recently Newell-Rubbermaid (a.ka. Sanford Brands when it comes to writing instruments) announced the planned closure of it's Lewisburg, TN pencil manufacturing facility.

Timberlines - Thu, 08/07/2008 - 13:51 By WoodChuck

The trend of pencil industry consolidation continues and this time it’s a notable first from my perspective.

German pencil manufacturer Johann Froescheis Lyra Bleistift Fabrik GmbH (LYRA), a company remaining independently owned for just over 200 years has sold to the Italian Based FILA Group several generations younger at just around 80 years. While I could not find any posts yet on either company’s website I have posted an excerpt from the supplier announcement letter received today from Lyra on the Indutry News page of our Pencils.com site. A phone call to FILA owners today confirms the transaction closed on July 27, 2008.

Timberlines - Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:41 By WoodChuck

I have just completed a new post in the Pencils.com Collectors Corner Resources page that discusses an interesting point about country of origin m

Timberlines - Wed, 04/30/2008 - 14:18 By WoodChuck

Timberlines - Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:02 By WoodChuck

It's been awhile since I've posted much related to forestry and the timebr business here. Last night this segment appeared on NBC Nightly News. It features the sustainable forestry efforts of Collins Pine Company which has had a long relationship with our company.