What We Offer

AHC Hardwood Group specializes in premium Appalachian hardwoods, architectural-grade softwoods, and imported species such as red grandis and sapele. With two kiln facilities and value-added manufacturing, we offer width-sorting, surfacing, ripping, mouldings, and thermally modified products. Our vertically integrated process ensures quality control from rough green lumber to finished products. Looking for a hardwood species we haven’t mentioned? Call 1-800-476-5393, or scroll to the bottom of the page to find the sales person for your area.

Value-Added Services

AHC Hardwood Group provides value-added services that go beyond basic production, transforming kiln-dried woods into high-quality, specialized components tailored to meet the unique needs of our customers.

Import and Export Capabilities

AHC Hardwood Group ships Appalachian hardwood lumber throughout the world and also imports the finest African and South American hardwoods available. Our fully integrated process allows us to control quality from rough green lumber through sales.

Kiln Drying Yards

AHC operates advanced kiln drying facilities in Clarksville, Tennessee and Cleveland, Georgia. With more than two million board- feet of kiln capacity, our comprehensive kiln drying capabilities ensure that customers receive premium, stable and durable hardwood products tailored to their specific needs.

Our Locations

Cleveland, GA

Offering width sorting, surfacing, straight-line ripping, gang-ripping, cut-to-length defecting, finger-jointing, edge-gluing, face-gluing, mouldings and thermal modification.

New Construction, Cleveland, GA

Lunawood and Atlanta Hardwood Corporation have joined forces as Lunawood LLC. Under this joint venture, Lunawood LLC is building a new production facility at the AHC Hardwood Group plant in Cleveland, Georgia.

Clarksville, TN

Offering width sorting, surfacing, straight-line ripping and gang-ripping.

About Us

After more than 70 years in the lumber business, we are recognized as one of the preeminent lumber companies in the Southeast. We were originally founded as Howard Lumber in 1952. In the 1960s, Atlanta Hardwood became the sales arm for Howard Lumber. Today, our kiln drying yards and production facilities operate as AHC Hardwood Group. We process and distribute more than 30 million board-feet of hardwood lumber worldwide each year.
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Management Team

Zack Rickman

Zack Rickman

General Manager, Cleveland, GA

Telephone: 1 706 865 3166

Mobile: 1 404 323 7380

zrickman@ahchardwood.com
Jon Pace

Jon Pace

Plant Manager, Cleveland, GA

Telephone: 1 706 865 3166

Mobile: 1 706 969 5175

jpace@ahchardwood.com
Sean Tate

Sean Tate

Plant Manager, Clarksville, TN

Telephone: 1 931 472 0389

Mobile: 1 704 918 3622

state@ahchardwood.com
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Sales Team

Brad Bland

Brad Bland

Territory Account Manager
Northeast / Ohio / Michigan / Atlantic Coast

Mobile: 1 704 412 0552

bbland@ahchardwood.com

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Jeff Caldwell

Jeff Caldwell

Territory Account Manager
Nashville

Mobile: 256 655 0789

jcaldwell@ahchardwood.com
Mark Levin

Mark Levin

Territory Account Manager
Texas / Louisiana

Mobile: 1 931 206 4500

mlevin@ahchardwood.com

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Kris Long

Kris Long

Territory Account Manager
Northeast / Ohio / Michigan / Atlantic Coast

Mobile: 1 704 614 1569

klong@ahchardwood.com

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Marty Payne

Marty Payne

Territory Account Manager
Georgia / Florida / Eastern Tennessee / Southern Alabama / Southern Mississippi

Mobile: 1 404 805 0549

mpayne@ahchardwood.com

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Sue VanEss

Sue VanEss

Territory Account Manager
Midwest / Northern Iowa / Northern Illinois / Northern Indiana

Mobile: 931.919.9225

svaness@ahchardwood.com

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Sales Support Team

Stacey Cosmo

Stacey Cosmo

Inside Sales Manager

Mobile: 1 704 315 7899

scosmo@ahchardwood.com

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Jordan Sherrill

Jordan Sherrill

Inside Sales Coordinator

Mobile: 1 706 969 0889

jsherrill@ahchardwood.com

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