Promark’s Tennessee sawmill burned down in 2014, which led the company to innovate new manufacturing processes during the rebuild. In addition to developing new machinery that sorts out the strongest wooden dowels possible, Promark began experimenting with fire-hardening hickory sticks to increase durability.

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