The company began as Launstein Sawmills back in 1956 when Don Launstein, just out of high school, leased a single portable sawmill that he hauled from woodlot to woodlot. Shortly there after, he went into partnership with his father, who supervised the pallet division while Don continued to run the sawmill operation. Launstein Hardwoods, as the business became known, now covers a 27 acre complex just outside of Mason, Michigan, and includes a wholesale Plank hardwood Floor distribution yard and retail store.