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Heinrich Cooperage Earns SFI® Chain of Custody Certification

Cooperages 1912 Australia announced recently that Heinrich Cooperage, located in Tanunda, South Australia, has achieved certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) Chain of Custody Standard.
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ISC Domestic Cooperages Achieve Food Safety Management Certification

We are proud to announce that our domestic cooperages- Missouri Cooperage, Kentucky Cooperage and Commonwealth Cooperage- have all secured certification in food safety management (ISO 22000).
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Brown-Forman Announces Sale of Cooperage in Alabama

Brown-Forman Corporation (NYSE:BFA,BFB) announced the sale of its cooperage in Trinity, Alabama, to Independent Stave Company (ISCO). The cooperage will continue to make barrels for the Jack Daniel Distillery as part of a strategic relationship between the companies. ISCO will rename the cooperage from the Jack Daniel Cooperage to the Alabama Cooperage upon closing, expected by May 1, 2024.
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Independent Stave Company to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Overton County Tennessee

 Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and Independent Stave Company officials announced today the company will invest $30 million to establish new manufacturing operations through its subsidiary American Stave Company in Rickman, Tennessee.
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Independent Stave Company Purchases Clifton, Tennessee Stave Mill from Brown-Forman

Independent Stave Company (ISCO) has agreed to purchase Brown-Forman Corporation’s stave mill facility located in Clifton, Tennessee. The acquisition is expected to be finalized by July 31, 2023. The property covers 82 acres of land, and includes a stave mill, log yard and stave yard.
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Independent Stave Company Agrees to Purchase Stave Mill Facilities from Brown-Forman

Independent Stave Company (ISCO) has agreed to purchase two stave mill facilities from Brown-Forman Corporation. The acquisition is expected to be finalized by November 1, 2022. The stave mills are located in Stevenson, AL and Jackson, OH.from Independent Stave Company and Coil Construction were on hand for the groundbreaking.
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Coil breaks ground for new Independent Stave Company mill

Coil Construction broke ground today to make way for a new mill for Independent Stave Company to produce staves for bourbon and wine barrels. Community members, members of the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and representatives from Independent Stave Company and Coil Construction were on hand for the groundbreaking.
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Independent Stave Company to Open New American Oak Stave Mill in Independence County

Independent Stave Company, a manufacturer of high-quality oak barrels and cooperage products, announced they will construct a state-of-the-art mill in Batesville to produce staves for bourbon and wine barrels.
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TW Boswell and World Cooperage Earn Certification to Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standards

On February 25, 2022, Cooperages 1912’s domestic stave mills and cooperage achieved certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI). Now, all TW Boswell and World Cooperage American oak barrels will be certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Fiber Sourcing Standard.
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Independent Stave Company Earns Certification to Sustainable Forestry Initiative Standards

On February 25, 2022, Independent Stave Company’s domestic stave mills and cooperages achieved certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI). Moving forward, all American oak barrels manufactured domestically will be certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Fiber Sourcing Standard.
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Kentucky Cooperage to Invest $4.1 Million, Create 20 Jobs to Boost Used Barrel Production Capacity in Lebanon

Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced barrel producer Kentucky Cooperage LP Ltd. will expand its existing used barrel operation in Marion County with a more-than-$4.1 million investment that will create up to 20 full-time jobs.
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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Prepares to Expand Operations into Ireland

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, is expanding operations with the opening of a cooperage facility in Ireland. The company will begin doing business under the name Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ireland on September 1, 2021. The facility is located near the town of Newbridge, in County Kildare, about an hour west of Dublin.
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Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Receives ISO 9001 Certification

Kentucky Bourbon Barrel, a subsidiary of Independent Stave Company, is proud to announce they have received the ISO 9001 certification. The ISO 9001 certification is an international standard that requires companies to develop and document a quality management system that outlines how they operate.
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ISCO Partners on Kentucky Apprentice Program

MCTC, Independent Stave, KY FAME Unite for Good Jobs Originally posted on the Maysville The Ledger Independent Online 6.25.2020Can you imagine earning a two-year college degree at virtually no cost with a part-time job included and the likely guarantee of a good-paying job at graduation with one of the world’s top manufacturers? That is exactly the opportunity that awaits five
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Independent Stave Company Breaks Ground on Commonwealth Cooperage in Morehead, KY

On June 4, 2019 Independent Stave Company (ISCO) broke ground on construction of Commonwealth Cooperage, a new state-of-the art cooperage facility in Morehead, KY.
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ISCO Supervisors & CEO Receive Patriot Award

ISCO Supervisors & CEO Receive Patriot Awards On Monday, February 4, 2019 three Independent Stave Company employees were honored to receive the Patriot Award by Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR). The presentation was held at Missouri Cooperage. The Patriot Award reflects the efforts made to support citizen warriors through a wide-range of measures including flexible schedules, time
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Kentucky Cooperage Named 2018 Best Manufacturer in Marion County

Thank you for voting Kentucky Cooperage Best Manufacturer in Marion County.
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Morehead Wood Products Supports Teachers through Classroom Wish Program

For the past two years, Morehead Wood Products has been funding grants for classroom teachers through its program called ISCO Cares, a charitable giving program established by Independent Stave Company.
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Missouri Cooperage Receives President’s Award from Chamber

Independent Stave Company’s Missouri Cooperage was honored to receive the 2018 President’s Award from the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce in Lebanon, MO.
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Missouri Cooperage Supports the Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies – GO CAPS with $10,000 Donation

Missouri Cooperage is excited to support Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies – GO CAPS GOCAPS Lake Region is a unique, yearlong learning experience that allows high school juniors and seniors to test drive future career options. Students develop real world professional skills as they are embedded in partner businesses.
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Missouri Cooperage Donates $4,000 to Local Back to School Fair

A big thank you to our Missouri Cooperage employees who donated $4,000 to the 2018 Back to School Fair hosted by The Free Store Ministry. This event provides free haircuts, school supplies, vision screenings, books to over 1,200 kids in Laclede County.
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Independent Stave Company Announces Plans to Expand Domestic Cooperage Operations

Independent Stave Company (ISCO), has announced plans to expand cooperage operations in the United States to increase production of high-quality barrels for the spirits industry. Plans include the construction of a new cooperage in Morehead, KY as well as the expansion and modernization of current cooperages in Missouri and Kentucky.
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Independent Stave to Build New $66.5 Million Cooperage in Morehead

Gov. Matt Bevin today announced barrel manufacturer Independent Stave Co. will create 220 jobs for Kentuckians with a new $66.5 million cooperage in Morehead.
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Benton Wood Products Becomes Operational as the Company’s Sixth American Oak Stave Mill

Independent Stave Company (ISCO) is pleased to announce the completion of its sixth American oak stave mill. Benton Wood Products (BWP) is fully operational and processing high-quality staves and heading for the company’s cooperages in Kentucky and Missouri. The commissioning of BWP paves the way for the expansion and modernization of ISCO’s cooperage operations.
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Tonnellerie Tremeaux Builds a New Atelier in Beaune

Tonnellerie Tremeaux is pleased to announce construction of a custom atelier designed to honor artisanal tradition and create an aspirational environment for skilled craftsmen. Once complete, Tonnellerie Tremeaux will move its barrel production from the current site to the new cooperage, still nestled in the heart of Beaune.
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Independent Stave Company Begins Synergistic New Partnership with Kentucky Bourbon Barrel

Independent Stave Company and Kentucky Bourbon Barrel are pleased to announce a new partnership to further serve their respective customers. Following an investment, Independent Stave Company is now co-owner of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel and plans to work alongside the company’s founder Tim Ratliff to continue building on the company’s success.
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Oak Species for Cooperage

Oak is an excellent choice for crafting spirits barrels. Why? It contributes a wide variety of desirable flavors, it is ring porous allowing the oak extractives to be more accessible, and oak is liquid tight when quartersawn (American oak) or split along the grain (French/European oak).
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White Oak Sustainabiltiy

At Independent Stave Company, we take sustainability and growth of our white oak resource seriously. Our efforts, and those of countless loggers, landowners, and the forestry departments are paying off. Currently, the supply of harvestable white oak is growing.
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Tonnellerie du Monde Invests in Burgundian Cooperage Tonnellerie Tremeaux

BORDEAUX, France (March, 2016) – Tonnellerie du Monde, owner of the Bordeaux-based cooperage Tonnellerie Quintessence, is pleased to announce its new partnership with an artisan Burgundian cooperage, Tonnellerie Tremeaux. As an investor and co-owner, Tonnellerie du Monde plans to honor the Tremeaux brand and carefully build its presence in France and international wine markets alongside founder Ludovic Tremeaux.
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Independent Stave Company Continues Expansion: Morehead Wood Products Becomes Operational

MOREHEAD, Ky. (Sept.16, 2015) – Independent Stave Company is pleased to announce its fifth American oak stave mill has come online and is now fully operational. Transformed from an empty 58-acre field to a state of the art stave mill in just two years, Morehead Wood Products began operating in September and is now supplying high quality staves and heading to the company’s Kentucky Cooperage based in Lebanon, Ky.
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Independent Stave Company Purchases Land in Western Kentucky for Future Stave Mill

MOREHEAD, Ky. (April 4, 2016) – American Stave Company, a division of Independent Stave Company (ISC), is pleased to announce the acceptance of its offer to purchase 48 acres of land in Marshall County, Ky., where the company plans to build a state of the art stave mill.

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