ABOUT US
A HISTORY OF SOURCING & OFFERING QUALITY AFRICAN TIMBER WORLDWIDE SINCE 1992
Hello!
My name is Osei Poku and I am the owner and manager of Baystate Industries - a USA based sourcer and importer of fine African timber.
My family has been in the African timber business in native Ghana for many years prior to starting Baystate in 1992.
Baystate was formed to leverage the Poku family relationships with African lumber mills and provide North American wholesalers and timber distribution companies the quality African timber products they were demanding.
Since our inception, Baystate has established itself as a reliable supplier of African Timber from Ghana, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, and the Ivory Coast. Today, I continue to work with suppliers I have known for years from various African countries whose quality and integrity is beyond reproach.
Baystate only deals with and represents African timber mills who have genuine government issued concessions. This enables Baystate to stand behind not only the quality of product, but also its sustainable authenticity. In addition, Baystate employs graders in Ghana who inspect all shipments before they are loaded into containers.
No shipment leaves the mills without the head timber grader signing off on the packing list ensuring the quality and the accuracy of the load.
Baystate now fills African timber orders from various customers worldwide, with species like Plantation Spanish Cedar, African Mahogany (Khaya Ivorensis/N’gollon), Sapele, Utile (Sipo), Black Limba (Black Ofram), White Limba, Paduck, Zebrano, Wenge, Afrormosia, Bubinga, Makore, Okoume, Iroko, Obeche (Wawa/Samba/Ayous), Anegre, Tiama Mahogany, African Walnut, and Teak strips and boards.
Please see our current African timber list here.
Baystate’s goal is to continue to deliver the quality demanded by our customers with on time delivery and a competitive price; this has always been Baystate’s hallmark and it will continue as we look forward to the future providing our customers with the quality African Timber they demand.
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I look forward to serving your African timber needs!
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Thank You,
Osei Poku
Owner & Manager
Baystate Industries
