Mission Statement Botkin Lumber Company is committed to building partnerships that provide customized forest products, competitive prices and proven solutions to ensure the continued growth of our companies and employees. Our History, Our Purpose, Our Future The Botkin Family settled in the Missouri Ozark Mountains in the 1800’s, where they started sawing hardwood logs to support their families. Moses Botkin was the beginning of what would eventually become Botkin Lumber Company. Six generations later, Botkin Lumber Company is still a thriving business that has experienced exponential growth. The Company, Botkin Lumber, was started as a small hardwood sawmill by four brothers after World War II in Centerville, Missouri, and moved to Farmington, Missouri in 1951. On January 1, 1978, the company ownership was purchased from the retiring company founders by the next generation. Our purpose became providing lumber for industrial customers. We started utilizing Southern Yellow Pine to produce crates, pallets, and boxes that would support products as they were shipped around this country and overseas. In 1986 a new manufacturing and assembly location was opened in Taylorville, Illinois to service customers in that area. In 1997 a new building was completed in Taylorville. In 1998 we established a plant in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. With more property, a larger lumber storage area and many buildings, we were able to expand our capabilities to include producing Agency Grade Stamped SYP Dimension Lumber. Our Sales and Purchasing teams were created as the capacity to produce more lumber was realized. In 2003 we added a Sales and Purchasing Office in Bend, Oregon. In 2004, Dublin, Georgia became the latest expansion site for Botkin Lumber Company when we purchased a 40-acre, 400,000 S.F. facility, allowing us to expand our capacity once more. Our most recent update was to expand the Corporate offices and the lumber storage capacity of the Farmington, Missouri plant, which was completed in 2005. Click on “Our Locations” to see pictures of our plants. We are proud of our history and our growth throughout the years. Botkin Lumber Company remains a family-owned business with the 6th generation of the family working in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.