Belco Forest Products - Armor Coat Manufacturing

Armor Coat Fiber Sourcing & Manufacturing

Fiber Sourcing -

Belco maintains a strong presence and years of experience in the fiber procurement arena.

• We possess a comprehensive understanding of the soft wood lumber market

• Expert lumber traders since 1978 - Located in the heart of the NW timber industry

• Our experts source Stable Fiber in Premium Tallies

• Slow-growing
• High Altitude
• Fine Grained
• Tight Knot

Proprietary Hand Sort -

Belco utilizes a proprietary hand sorted fiber selection process

We employ expert visual graders
Our graders are trained to maximize fiber defect location and length evaluation

Fiber Quality Maximization -

Non-fascia grade material is funneled into sellable grades and re-introduced into the market through a symbiotic relationship between our Shelton Specialties mill and our distribution capabilities.

To see an example of Belco's proprietary hand sort process click here

In House Sorting Value Proposition -

Assured Multi-Level Quality Saturation:

Proprietary hand sort ensures grade consistency through the entire Shelton Specialties product line.
• Allows for thorough knot location and integrity inspection
• Produces a virtually wane free product in every stick

Assured Maximum Fiber Value Optimization

• Integrated manufacturing assures that appropriate values are assigned to each grade.
• Allows for flexibility in fiber procurement

Belco's Custom Sawmilling & Proprietary Sort Programs Maximize Value to the End-User

Assured Multi-Level Quality Saturation:

The Strata-Line Custom Sawmilling & Proprietary Sort Program is the ultimate example of our Shelton Specialties manufacturing & distribution capabilities...

Assured Multi-Level Quality Saturation:
The Strata-Line Custom Sawmilling & Proprietary Sort Program is the ultimate example of our Shelton Specialties manufacturing & distribution capabilities...