About Us
At Viking Forest Products we strive to maintain long-term partnerships by providing our customers a reliable supply of the right product, delivered on time, at a fair price. As a customer or
supplier of Viking Forest Products, you can count on two things:
1. We Live By Our Word. We do what we say we’re going to do. Relying on good, solid Midwestern values, we work hard and take pride in being dependable.
We hire good down-to-earth people – and give them the training and tools they need to help their customers succeed.
2. We Add Value.
We help your business produce better
margins by supplementing the commodity with knowledge.
Two-thirds of our traders have more than 10 years of industry experience. We know the products. We understand market dynamics. And, because our traders stay in touch with mills regarding all products on a minute-to-minute basis, we’re poised to act when the market turns. In addition, state-of-the-art information technology puts essential details at the fingertips of every trader.
Testimonial:
“I do business with Viking because they are honest, give timely market info, are not a bunch of
used car salesmen, know what they are doing, and stay on top of the market, not behind it. The traders tell it like it is, and they ship on time.”
Arizona Customer
Testimonial:
“I like doing business with Viking Forest Products for their ‘can do’ attitude, and their integrity is second to none.”
Arizona Customer
Our History
We trace our roots in forest products to 1910 and the founding of the Emmer Brothers Company. In 1982, Emmer Brothers evolved into Viking Forest Products.
From our base in Minneapolis, Viking grew into one of the industry’s largest wholesale distributor in the Upper Midwest. Our
mill and customer base now
stretches from coast to coast, and from Canada to Mexico.
Viking Forest Products is proud to be a subsidiary of
Forest City Trading Group. One of the largest wholesalers of forest products in the United States, Forest City Trading Group reported annual sales
of $3 billion in 2000, representing 8 billion board feet of softwood lumber and panels shipped on 105,000 trucks and 56,000 railcars.
