Who We Are

Our Mission

At DVC, we serve wholesale distributors, fine furniture manufacturers, kitchen cabinet manufacturers, architectural millwork manufacturers, boat manufacturers, and other OEM firms.

We’re dedicated to consistently providing a high-quality product and dependable customer service—as only a company that’s been around 100 years can. DVC blends our rich knowledge based on a century of production and engineering experience with modern manufacturing techniques and a commitment to sustainability, which results in a superior product.

History

DARLINGTON VENEER COMPANY

For more than a century, we have built a reputation as a leader in the wood products industry. This is a company built on hard work, sustainable sourcing, innovation, and an unwavering commitment to producing quality Permawood® Hardwood Plywood products.

It all started with a vision in 1918, when Sherman Ramsey founded Darlington Veneer Company in Darlington, South Carolina. Now the third generation of family ownership oversees the operation on the exact same site. Darlington Veneer Company has grown on the shoulders of hardworking men and women who dedicate their lives to a practice and service that have, for long, distinguished DVC: setting the standard for high-quality hardwood plywood and excellent customer service.

We now provide a wide variety of our signature Permawood® Hardwood Plywood products, including most domestic and many imported species of wood veneers with a range of cores in a choice of thicknesses and in lengths of six to 12 feet. Wholesale distributors, cabinet manufacturers, furniture plants, and millwork fabricators across the country have come to rely on DVC.

Timeline

DVC Today

Sherman Ramsey opens Darlington Veneer Company as a single-ply veneer mill with 15 employees. He purchases logs from local farmers and converts them on a rotary lathe. One of the first customers is Radio Corp of America/Victor Talking Machines.

1918

Quality improves thanks to mechanical advancements; Ford Motor Company selects Darlington Veneer Company to do its vehicle detailing.

1923

Business increases as veneer furniture becomes more popular. Darlington Veneer Company provides lids for cigar boxes for America Tobacco Company and begins to create stock panels for the building trade.

1930

Darlington Veneer Company joins the war effort. Plywood is shipped by carload for the next several years to aid the building of Liberty ships.

1943

After World War II, with machinery available again, complete modernization of the plant takes place. Building trades flourish.

1946

• Darlington Veneer Company acquires the tradename Permawood®.

• “V” groove paneling begins as millions of homeowners choose this style.

1950

• Modernization continues. Prefinished panels and country-wide shipping boost sales for Darlington Veneer Company, which has by this time grown to 200 employees.

• Purchasing of timberland begins and new species acquired.

• Darlington Veneer Company emerges as a premier supplier for builders, architects, and craftsmen across the nation.

1955

Additional pressing and sanding capacity added.

1965

New sawing and sanding equipment added.

1990

Darlington Veneer Company celebrates 100th anniversary and ushers in a new chapter of innovation built on a tradition of hard work and dedication.

2018

DVC Today

LONG-STANDING LEADER

Formerly known as Darlington Veneer Company, we adopted the moniker DVC in 2018 to better reflect our global reach and focus, which extends beyond veneer products. We are one of the oldest and most successful manufacturers of quality hardwood plywood products in the United States, and we have established DVC as a leader in environmental safety and conservation. Lifetimes of dedication—some employees have spent more than 40 years in service—have gone into the creation of outstanding products.