Irving Forest Products, which operates sawmills in Ashland and Dixfield, Maine, announces the acquisition of Mill Services, Inc's value-added operation in Cobleskill, New York.

The mill boasts a 100,000 square foot facility on a 15-acre plot, with warehouses to protect products from the elements. For the past 20 years, Mill Services, Inc. has worked with low-grade pine lumber and offered quality products with the help of The Home Depot to homeowners and contractors throughout the Northeast.

Cobleskill Value-Added transforms low-grade pine into several products, including primed finger joints for use in interior and exterior applications, bevel siding (primed and unprimed), barnwood siding, and other niche products. These value-added products come in a variety of paint finish options from latex to oil base.

Cobleskill Value-Added currently employs 65 people, with an intention to grow the workforce in the coming years. Irving Forest Products will also be investigating opportunities to maximize mill capacity and eventually expand.