Opportunities to Start a Business
Wood products in Huntingdon County are widely available, which allows for an immense amount of business opportunities in this area. Furniture manufacturing, building products, lumbering and lumber mills are just some of many opportunity areas in the wood products industry. These three categories are listed below with a brief description. There are many other wood products market segments to consider and we can help you find them!
Manufacturers of Wood Consumer Products
Furniture, Crafts, and Toys, Cabinets, Mill-Work
Consumer products represent great opportunities since the products can be sold nationally and worldwide. Huntingdon County has several successful businesses already that make outdoor furniture, cabintry, crafts, and fine office furniture.
Manufacturers of Commercial Products
Paper Products, Pallets, Fencing, By-Products
Commercial products in the wood industry can include raw components used in building structures such as offices, homes, and sheds. Other products can include areas aligned with wood by-products; wood pellets used in wood stoves, paper, cardboard boxes, and fiber board.
Manufacturers of Machinery and Equipment
Saw and Blades, Kilns, Logging and Milling Equipment
Logging is a huge business in Huntingdon County due to the thousands of acres of state lands available for logging contracts. Along with logging is the milling business where logs are prepped for other uses. Many residents still heat with wood so the wood stove business has been growing steadily for several years.
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