Sawmill Business Podcast

Today we’re excited to have Westley Campbell from Campbell Signs and Designs on the show! What started as a hobby sign business has now grown into a multifaceted company with several different specialties. In the shop, there’s a woodworking area, several CNC machines, a laser system for laser etching, and even a vacuum kiln.  Westley says he likes to do a little bit of everything. While sign making was the first step, Campbell Signs and Designs has grown and diversified to accommodate the needs of the customers. Westley notes there are a lot of maple syrup producers in his area so he’s also branched out to doing laser work on glass bottles.  Engineer by Day, Woodworker by Night Westley describes himself as a plastics engineer by day and part-time woodworker by night and weekends. Fortunately he works with robotics at his day job which lends well to the CNC capabilities as well as the laser machines.  When Westley started his company he was focusing on small home decor signs that he largely made with