Unlike commonly found man-made building materials such as metal, cement, stucco and plastic that must be mined or manufactured from non-renewable resources, Coastal Western Red Cedar from British Columbia is harvested and reforested in a sustainable manner. As well, the environmental impacts of responsibly producing Western Red Cedar products are significantly less than those of manufactured building products.

As a leading producer of Coastal Western Red Cedar, Western Forest Products Inc. is a logging and lumber manufacturing company which includes eight sawmills, two remanufacturing plants and harvesting operations spanning Vancouver Island and the coast of British Columbia, Canada.  Western Red Cedar, like many of Western Forest Products offerings has one of the lowest carbon footprints of all commercial building materials. Not only is Western Red Cedar beautiful and functional, it’s also the ideal choice for the environment. Western Red Cedar is a renewable resource and WFP’s operations include extensive reforestation projects throughout its timberlands.

With a rich history which stretches back more than one hundred years, Western Forest Products, manages vast crown timberlands which are more than just a resource – they are the heritage and future of the company. Responsible forest stewardship is essential to the survival and success of the company and WFP is committed to sustainable development of forest lands.

One of the five species that WFP harvests and manufactures is Western Red Cedar, and one of the hundreds of finished goods that are manufactured on an annual basis by WFP is exceptional Prestige 5/4 x 6 Kiln Dried STK Decking.

Due to the unique temperate climate on coastal British Columbia, it provides for ideal growing conditions and is well known for producing slower growing tight grain heavy to heart wood Western Red Cedar. Regions that provide the world’s best vertical grain Western Red Cedar also provide incredible tight grain, tight knot cedar.  This type of WRC is highly coveted due to its longevity and stability which yields little to no splitting or checking once milled and installed. The outstanding qualities of coastal Western Red Cedar prove to be more decay resistant and stable compared to cedar that have much faster growing properties.

After nature has provided the optimum cedar fibre, Western Forest Products takes the best tight knot raw material and manufactures through its state-of-the-art dry kilns and planer process a decking product that is unsurpassed in a “Real Cedar” decking. Once the manufacturing processes are completed, “Prestige” Western Red Cedar decking is expertly packaged and shipped by railcar directly to Boston Cedar for exclusive distribution rights in the Northeast United States.

When you are ready to purchase western red cedar, look for a quality manufacturer like Western Forest Products who is a proud member of the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association. Real Cedar is an attractive choice for people who desire a real wood deck yet are often surprised when they find the real western red cedar price is lower than many other woods or man-made imitations.

A clean load of Prestige Decking as it arrives to Boston Cedar directly from Western Forest Products.