Introduction:
Welcome to Hoffmeyer's
Mill
Below you may read some general information about our unique
operation. To cut to the chase on the left side of your screen
you will see links of the various catagories which will lead you
to infomation on the different types of millwork we offer. If
you do not see these links please click:
The website is open for your viewing
24 hours, 7 days a week. Sit back, get warm, and relax and stay
a while. Our website is full of images of work we have completed.
If you go through the entire site it should take you about an
hour. Feel free to email us with any questions or comments or
requests for quotation.
Please include your location so we can
quote delivered prices. We look after each email in order, ASAP!
The Mill as pictured July 2004 here in Sebringville with plenty
of sunshine! Please sit back, relax, and read onward taking the
time for the many images on this site to load.
**Watch CMT Televison or click the
following links to see our men and mill featured in the hit music
video "A Good Man" by Emerson Drive currently climbing the up charts
and playing on the airwaves**
7/14/2006 the song
sits at #1 on the Chevy Top 20
A recent shot from inside the Mill showing our original
fully operational main line shaft which dates back to the 1870's:
STORY
Hoffmeyer's Mill was established in
1906 by Henry Hoffmeyer. It was previously a wooden well-pump
factory. The original mainline-shaft dates back to the 1870's.
Additional equipment has been added over the years to manufacture
wooden sash/storm windows along with retail lumber and building
materials. When Henry died in 1926 his son Lorne took over the
business. Lorne retired in 1945, selling the mill to his nephews/employees
Carl and Otto Stoskopf. In 1974 Carl and Otto sold the business
to John and Sharon Ogilvie effectively making them the second
family to run the business. Otto and longtime employee Stan Schellenberger
continued to work with John since he only had business sense and
knew little about carpentry and lumber. Carl and son Steve Strasser
also came onboard during the 70's. John and Sharon's son Reg began
working in the mill fulltime in 1987.Then 10 years later, Reg
made the next major step in placing the Mill online in June of
1997 with steady growth ever since. January 2005 son Reg and wife
Ruth Ann purchased the mill from John and Sharon after they achieved
more than 30 years of operation of this business. Skeptics have
long since silenced, for now we are in our 35th year and have
entered the 21s century... still working on 19th century technology!
We now help support 7 local families with the employment of our
staff.
shots of the mill from the early
1970's
Then most all the lumber was
kept under a roof! We now store all our lumber under a roof.
This building, and truck are
no longer present.
New Building erected in 1979
has much more space. All lumber is stored under a roof!
An older photo of the main line
shaft.
Watch our TV
commercial online in the Media link!
