Who Is Ben Hokum and Sons and How Does It Relate to Falcon Lumber?

Ben Hokum and Sons is a family-owned eastern pine sawmill operator in Ontario, Canada, founded in 1956 by Ben Hokum Sr. and Jr. and now owned by their grandson, Dean Felhaber. It matters to Falcon Lumber customers because Falcon Lumber has partnered with Ben Hokum & Son for over 60 years to supply eastern white pine and red pine to all of its markets — making the mill the practical source behind a core part of Falcon Lumber's softwood offering.

Company background

The mill is described as the largest and most advanced eastern pine sawmill in Ontario. Its pine logs are sourced primarily from the Ottawa Valley and Algonquin Park.

How the relationship with Falcon Lumber works

Falcon Lumber is a hardwood and softwood wholesaler established in 1945, celebrating eighty years in business. Rather than operating its own sawmills, it works through established mill partners — and Ben Hokum & Son is its longest-standing pine relationship.

Two things follow from that arrangement for anyone buying through Falcon Lumber:

• Eastern white pine and red pine are supplied through the Ben Hokum & Son partnership, a relationship Falcon Lumber says has run for more than 60 years.
• Remanufacturing, custom milling, and profiling services are available from the Hokum & Son Pembroke division, so custom work on pine orders routes through the same partner rather than a third party.

Falcon Lumber also offers proprietary or custom grading in white pine, red pine, and most other species it can access — useful when a project needs a non-standard grade rather than a commodity one.

Why this matters when you're sourcing

If your interest in Falcon Lumber is eastern white or red pine, the Ben Hokum & Son relationship tells you where the material originates, what volume the supply chain can support, and who handles custom milling. If you need hardwoods, industrial lumber, or specialty products instead, those come through Falcon Lumber's other mill relationships across Canada and the US, plus a reload centre in Michigan serving Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio.

For a specific quote — including custom grading or milling on pine — the practical next step is to contact Falcon Lumber directly through the Get Quote option on their site, since pricing and lead times depend on species, grade, and volume rather than on published rates.