Why North Cal?
Why North Cal? | Biographies

Pride, Quality, and Trust
For over 25 years North Cal Wood Products has prided itself in manufacturing the highest quality Redwood Lumber & Garden Products available on the market. Specializing in Reclaimed Redwood and Douglas Fir timbers up to 50’ in length.

At our mill in Ukiah, CA we manufacture a wide variety of quality Lattice Panels, Siding, Fencing and Pre-Assembled Fence Panels to Bender Board, Stairs, Decking, Planters, Gazebos, Adirondack chairs and picnic tables up to 20’ in length, made of reclaimed Redwood and Doug Fir. Visit our Online Store to see pictures and additional products.

Over the past 25 years, we have developed a presence in the lumber industry that has surpassed all the competition and positioned us as a trusted leader in the industry. Quality products are a result of knowledge and experience in the field and when teamed up with integrity and reliability the end result is 100% satisfaction. This approach has given us the edge in a competitive market and has also established healthy relationships between ourselves and our suppliers in the redwood log mill industry.

Environmental Responsibility
These relationships spawned the opportunity for North Cal Wood Products to deconstruct an out dated “turn of the century” milling facility in Northern California because we have proven ourselves as an environmentally responsible manufacturer.

Deconstructing this massive saw mill in a manner that wouldn’t interrupt the natural ecology of the forests surrounding it, was not an easy task. Beginning in 2004 we carefully removed Mill B at the Pacific Lumber Company in Scotia, California. Over the next 20 months we successfully dismantled the Worlds Oldest and Largest Steam Driven Redwood Log Mill and recycled every inch of the 3 acre facility.

This is when our “Recycled Products Division” was born. Since then we’ve been involved with many deconstruction projects all over the United States. We are also involved in an underwater logging operation in Brazil. These projects have yielded the most incredible old growth timber available anywhere in the world. Please help us to preserve our environment by building responsibly and considering the use of reclaimed/recycled materials in your project.

Philosophy
We believe in the idea that form can meet function and we strive to maintain that philosophy in everything we do today. To put it simply, manufacturing redwood products is our life and we’re honored to be a part of it, whether it be adding value to the downfall of today’s lumber mills or reclaiming the buildings of our ancestors for restoration.

To browse our ready-made products available for online purchase, please click here.

Frank VanVranken Sr.
AKA: “Senior”
CEO, President
Loves Golf, Las Vegas, snow boarding and raising his beautiful daughters.
Unmarried, but very serious with his sweetheart, Vikki.

Frank VanVranken Jr.
AKA: “Frankie”
Vice President/ Production Manager
Absolute Stud! Loves running production, working out, Texas Hold-Em, and his wife and 3 daughters (like father like son)

Nikki Bird
AKA: “Nick”
Business Manager/Office Supervisor
Sorry guy’s she’s MARRIED! Loves her daughters, shopping, and of course, Texas Hold-Em!!

Vikki Sanchez
AKA: “Vick”
Reception/Order Desk
Same here, except she’s the bosses girl!! Loves bowling, Disney World, shopping and of course, Frank Sr.

Tony Fernandez
International Sales, Operations & Development
Loves his wife and kids, European cars, golf, and reclaiming wood.

Doug Ware
Seattle Green Division
Single, Single, Single, Golf, Golf, Golf!!

Mark Riggs
Human Resource/Safety Supervisor
Single, Loves physics, steak, and beer after 5PM.