About Us

MAKING MASS TIMBER ACCESSIBLE

Our company was founded in 1949 and continues to operate according to the Sterling family values to this day. Because we are always innovating and adapting to our customers’ needs, we were one of the first companies to start manufacturing cross-laminated timber and offer the unique benefits of that product to the site access market. Today, Sterling is still America’s largest CLT manufacturer, with the capacity to produce 1,000 panels a day at our plants in Lufkin, Texas and Phoenix, Illinois. We now bring our exceptional operational capacity and wealth of experience to the building construction market, with PRG 320 certified panels available at competitive price points and timelines.

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MAKING MASS TIMBER ACCESSIBLE

Our company was founded in 1949 and continues to operate according to the Sterling family values to this day. Because we are always innovating and adapting to our customers’ needs, we were one of the first companies to start manufacturing cross-laminated timber and offer the unique benefits of that product to the site access market. Today, Sterling is still America’s largest CLT manufacturer, with the capacity to produce 1,000 panels a day at our plants in Lufkin, Texas and Phoenix, Illinois. We now bring our exceptional operational capacity and wealth of experience to the building construction market, with PRG 320 certified panels available at competitive price points and timelines.

Meet The Team

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Kaye Ceille Headshot

Kaye Ceille

Chief Executive Officer
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Kevin Hsu

Vice President of Innovation
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Michaela Harms

Senior Director of Mass Timber
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Marc Rivard

Director of Engineering
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Jeff Peters

Mass Timber Specialist
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Archie Landreman

Mass Timber Specialist
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Jacob Pincura

Project Manager
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Sidney Filippis

Director of Design
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Tom Gauthier

Structural Operations Manager
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Candace Kao

BIM and Design Lead
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Thomas Badger

CNC Lead
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Ryan King

Mass Timber Designer
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Mark Dickson

Fabrication Designer
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Mike Gonzalez

Project Coordinator
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Kyle Teal

Technical Project Manager
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Priscila Tammaro Novaes

Senior Marketing Lead
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Our Locations

Sterling Structural leads North America in cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing for the building industry. Our TerraLam® CLT panels are an innovative structural solution for construction projects of all shapes and sizes. With state-of-the-art facilities producing a panel every 65 seconds and a robust distribution network, we’re making mass timber accessible and cost-effective. Sterling’s standardized approach ensures quality and efficiency, revolutionizing sustainable building products for commercial and residential applications.

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PHOENIX, IL

Sterling’s flagship factory and headquarters is located just south of Chicago, Illinois in Phoenix — a village with a rich history connected to the railroads and industrial manufacturing. Sterling repurposed this facility to become a thriving center of industry and a steady and growing source of employment for members of the community.

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LUFKIN, TX

Sterling opened its second cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufacturing facility in Lufkin in 2019. Sterling leadership chose this location because of its proximity to our customers in Texas and the southern region as well as its proximity to raw materials, specifically the southern yellow pine used to build TerraLam. It is home to a 350,000-square-foot manufacturing facility with the capacity to produce 200,000 TerraLam mats per year. It also serves as a distribution center, branch office, and the Texas office of Sterling Access Solutions.

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DOWNERS GROVE, IL

After only six years in our corporate headquarters, we ran out of office space – but we aren’t done growing. Our current satellite office in Downers Grove houses members of Sterling’s Marketing, IT and Accounting teams.