Great Southern Wood Preserving Employee Directory
Wholesale Building MaterialsAlabama, United States501-1000 Employees
Great Southern Wood Preserving operates in the wholesale building materials industry, producing and distributing pressure-treated pine under the YellaWood brand. Its customer base includes DIY retail home centers, professional dealers, and other retailers served from fourteen facilities with distribution spanning from the Florida Keys to Canada, covering parts of 27 states and the District of Columbia. Based in Abbeville, Alabama, the company offers outdoor building products such as fence components, deck-related items, columns, and kiln-dried after-treatment options, along with a broader line of treated lumber for homeowners, farms, industrial and commercial use, and saltwater applications. Beyond its own brand, the company distributes several premium products, including TimberTech, Fiberon, Aeratis porch flooring, and Fortress railing components, as well as FastenMaster fasteners. The business was founded in 1970 and operates as a producer and distributor within wholesale building materials, with a focus on outdoor building solutions and treated lumber. In 2023, the company announced plans to develop a lumber-treating facility on a 150-acre site in Tyler, Texas, as part of capacity expansion.