About Austin Lumber
Company
Austin Lumber Company, Inc. is a family owned business that
has been located at 2415 East 5th Street in Austin, Texas
since 1929. Currently owned and operated by Laura Willhoite
Culin.
Starting out as a retail lumberyard owned by Bernie O
Willhoite, it was eventually expanded to include paint,
chain-link fencing and hardware, primarily serving East
Austin.
During the 1970’s, under the ownership of Laura’s father,
Donald E. Willhoite the company adjusted it’s profile to
concentrate on millwork to keep up with the times and needs
of his customers.
Again in recognition of the changes around them Laura
Willhoite Culin still has custom millwork capabilities, but
has grown to include Sustainable Green Building products.
She opened the new office on 08-08-08 after rebuilding from
a devastating fire with a whole line of environmentally
friendly products. She and her friendly staff cater to the
local walk in trade as well as large commercial contracts,
no matter how big or small you are welcome you to come by
and see their showroom.
Coming Soon
Biographies on all of the Austin Lumber Company Staff
MANAGEMENT
Laura Culin
President and Operations Manager, Laura Culin, has over 20
years work experience in the construction industry. At
Bauder College in Arlington, Texas, she studied marketing,
business math and retail buying. From there she moved on to
Austin Community College where she studied Detail Drawing.
From 1982 to 1984 she was employed by
Austin Drafting Services doing contract work for
Southwestern Bell, providing detail drawings of El Paso and
San Antonio underground cable routes. From 1984 to 1985 she
was Vice President of Between the Lines Designs, a
Dallas-based interior design company, in charge of the
Austin office and design team.
In 1985 she joined Austin Lumber Company, Inc, serving in
sales and as a manager from then until 1995 when she became
company president. In her various capacities at Austin
Lumber she has been responsible for personnel, accounting,
inventory control, budgeting, estimating, purchasing, job
costing; as well as hands-on operation of mill equipment,
from setting up machines to final cut.
Laura Culin was a founder of the East Austin Business Owners
Association in 1995, a committee chair for the Building
Industrial Trade Alliance, and a former regional (Texas and
Oklahoma) director of the National Association of Women in
Construction.
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