Donald Dean, a native of the hardwood forests of Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains, started a sawmill operation in 1932. Soon to follow was a concentration yard and a wholesale lumber business. By the early 1950's, a building with dry kilns was constructed for the manufacture of wood parts and components. This was the beginning of a company that has spanned 60 years and now uses the knowledge and experience of three generations.

Important to Donald Dean & Sons and its customers is a work force that values skill and attention to detail. To apply their craft, our men and women use machinery we have selected for dependability and sophistication. In daily operation are double-end tenoners, automatic shapers, multi-head mortisers and double-side profile sanders. To oversee their efficient use and to guide future development, our personnel continue to widen their education in wood technology, business management, furniture design, lumber grading and computer programming.