Crosby History

In 1933, following the great depression, Joe H. Crosby started building sawmill machinery for the lumber industry in the south. Under Mr. Crosby's leadership, Crosby Sawmill Machines developed a complete line of edgers, gang saws, trimmers and other sawmill equipment. His philosophy was "Sawmills want sturdy and dependable equipment." The last 70 years have proven his philosophy to be correct. Crosby has machines in 27 states and has built over 7,000 machines making Crosby one of the largest providers of sawmill equipment in the world. In the tradition of the founder, Crosby still builds sturdy and dependable equipment utilizing today's technology and yesterday's experience. Traditionally, Crosby Sawmill Machinery was manufactured in Shreveport, Louisiana. However for the past several years WPS Industries Group in Simsboro, Louisiana has been manufacturing the machinery and recently, a merger took place between the two companies. Crosby Sawmill Machinery is now located in Simsboro, Louisiana. Though new technology and greater resources are now available at Crosby, the traditional philosophy will be the same: Crosby machines will always be designed to perform and built to last.