Typically, we offer #1 Common & Better, plain sawn (rough cut), green or air dried lumber, although we also accept and cut custom orders and we do have access to a wood fired Kiln Drier - the best facility in Belize – should a buyer require a kiln dried product.

Our timber product is carefully selected by our foresters who have over 15 years of experience in the lumber industry.

In order to help ensure the sustainability of our resource for generations, we offer the following mixed grades:

a.) No. 1 Common & Better

b.) Millrun; No. 2 Common & Better (no splits, holes, or voids allowed; minimum length is set at 6ft)

The upper grades, which will include FAS, FAS-One-Face (FAS/1F) and Selects are most suitable for long clear moldings, joinery products such as door frames, architectural interiors; and furniture applications, which require a heavy percentage of long wide cuttings.

The Common grades, primarily Number 1 Common (No. 1C) and Number 2A Common (No. 2AC), are likely to be most suitable for the kitchen cabinet industry, most furniture parts, and plank and strip flooring. Worth noting is the fact that once re-sawn, the cuttings obtained from the Common grades will be the same clear wood as the upper grades but in smaller (shorter and/or narrower) cuttings. The grade name simply designates the percentage of clear wood in the board, not the overall appearance.

So, as you can see, our grading system closely reflects the rules and regulations set out by the National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), however wood is a natural material and by its very nature contains different characteristics and defects that need to be understood and allowed for in any given application.

For the exotic hardwood species we offer, the NHLA grading rules provide us and our buyers and a consistent language to use in specifying hardwood lumber transactions. Although the NHLA grading rules are targeted for the US marketplace, we understand that a reasonable knowledge is essential for us as exporters to attain our buyers’ expected degree of quality.

Our grades are based on the percentage of clear wood in the board, however the rich figure that is in many of the beautiful, natural characteristics found in our hardwoods are not considered in calculating the clear yield.

Following the NHLA system, we are based on an imperial measurement system using inches and feet. Grade rules apply to lumber of random width and length. Any selection for particular specifications should be discussed prior to ordering.

We measure in Board Foot (BF): a board foot is the standard unit of measurement for hardwood lumber. A board foot is 1 foot long x 1 foot wide x 1 inch thick. (1 foot = 0.305 meters, 1 inch = 25.4mm)

The formula for determining board feet in a board is: (Width in inches x length in feet x thickness in inches) divided by 12. The percentages of clear wood required for each grade are based on this 12' unit of measure.

Please contact us directly for pricing according to grade.