Van Voorst Lumber Company is a 110 year old family operated company specializing in industrial lumber products for commercial applications. The company grew out of a retail hardware store started in the 1890s by George Van Voorst. That business was developed through the 1950s by his son Gilbert Van Voorst.
Then in the 1960s, Gilbert's son, Hugh, began transforming the business into an Industrial Lumber Company specializing in industrial skids, crates and wood products. Today, the company provides a wide variety industrial lumber products and services to many great companies in the northern and central Illinois area.
Then in the 1960s, Gilbert's son, Hugh, began transforming the business into an Industrial Lumber Company specializing in industrial skids, crates and wood products. Today, the company provides a wide variety industrial lumber products and services to many great companies in the northern and central Illinois area.
