Located on Route 31 (also known as Sawmill Road) in Greenfield, N.H., New England Forest Products was established in 1993.  The mill was formerly the site known as M.E. Smith’s mill.  Dave Buxton, owner of the mill, is a licensed professional Forester

(LPF#180) for the state of New Hampshire.  After graduating from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in forestry, Buxton worked as county forester for Hillsborough and Coos counties, where he worked with many local landowners.  Eventually, he earned the position of Marketing and Utilization Specialist for the University of New Hampshire.  He left the University system and began to work in the private sector.  In 1993, he purchased the current business site located on Route 31.
Over the years, he had established relationships with landowners interested in good forest management, as well as local loggers.  These relationships are an integral part of the success of New England Forest Products.  Dave expanded the business - upgrading the equipment to increase efficiency and productivity of the mill.
In 1997, the was a setback.  On July 3, a freak tornado whipped through the area – leaving the newly renovated mill a pile of rubble.  With the help of NEFP’s neighbor across the street, American Steel; a local builder, Norm Shephard, as well as many friends, the mill was up and running again within 6 weeks.  This was no easy task and the fact that the mill was up and running again in six weeks – employees never having lost a day of work, and all markets intact – was a testament to what it takes to survive and succeed – commitment and community!!
New England Forest Products works with several logging and trucking subcontractors. 
New England Forest Products buys more than 5 million feet of wood annually.  The majority of it is hardwood – red oak, soft maple, white ash and birch.  It is purchased from private landowners as well as from independent loggers in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont and New York.  The milled wood is made into architectural millwork such as, custom flooring, stair treads, and cabinets to name a few products.  By-products from the mill are processed into sawdust which is then made into wood pellets, and bark mulch.  Lumber is also available for retail sales.  People come in and purchase lumber for various projects including raised garden beds, truck and trailer decking, sideboards for trucks, blocking, sheds and barns.
Dave Buxton works with private and municipal landowners who are interested in forestry services.   Buxton is the town Forester in Greenfield. 
“We like to think of this company as one that is involved with the practice of forestry involving many different aspects – from educating and working with landowners who share our mission of conscientious management of a sustainable and important resource, to the manufacturing of a product actually made here in the United States.
There are many changes happening in the industry.  More products are being manufactured outside of this country.  The term “exotic woods” sometimes translates to “endangered species and illegal logging”.  The product we manufacture here is being produced as part of good forestry, and we are proud of that fact.  By practicing good forestry and good business, we are hopefully leaving a better world for the future!”