Norwood Portable Sawmills Awards Prizes to 2014 Photo and Video Challenge Winners

Norwood Sawmills has announced the winners of its 7th annual customer photo and video challenge and has awarded valuable prizes to the successful entrants.

BUFFALO, NY, Dec. 15, 2014 /CNW/ - Norwood Sawmills, a leading global manufacturer of premium portable sawmills, is pleased to announce the winning entries from its annual customer photo and video challenge. Every year, Norwood sawmill owners around the world are invited to submit photos and videos of their sawmilling operations and the unique wood and woodworking projects they have built using lumber cut with their mobile sawmills. Norwood has awarded thousands of dollars in prizes every year to winners since the contest's inception in 2008.

"As sawyers, we are people who live outdoors or, at least, live for the outdoors. For us at Norwood's headquarters, a particular highlight each year is our Annual Sawmill Photo & Video Challenge. Seeing so many dedicated Norwood owners using their sawmills to build so many remarkable projects charges our batteries." says Norwood President, Ashlynne Dale, "It energizes us to develop even more indispensable tools Norwood owners can use to build their families' futures."

Project photos and videos are divided into five categories, with 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd place prizes of $500, $300 and $100 in "Norwood Cash" merchandise credits awarded to each winner respectively:

Furniture, Cabinets & Fine Woodworking Project Photos

• Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings – Exterior Photos
• Homes, Cabins & Outbuildings – Interior Photos
• Norwood Sawmill & Operation in Action - Photos
• Norwood Portable Sawmill & Operation in Action - Videos

Prize winners can use their prizes towards new bandsaw mill or forestry equipment orders from Norwood.

All 2014 winning submissions can be found on Norwood's website at http://www.NorwoodSawmills.com/norwoods-2014-photo-video-challenge-results.

"This year has proven to be the strongest turnout for the Norwood Challenge; the largest-ever number of entries were submitted by Norwood sawmill owners." continues Dale, "Interestingly, the photos and videos also highlighted the growing trend for Norwood sawmill owners to add production-boosting attachments to their machines."

Norwood wants to remind Norwood sawmill owners they qualify to participate for a chance to win. They are encouraged to take photos and videos of their operation and projects throughout the year and submit their entries to [email protected] with the subject line: "Photo / Video Challenge".

Full contest rules and submission details for those interested in entering next year can be found at http://www.NorwoodSawmills.com/enter-challenge. 

About Norwood Sawmills

Norwood Sawmills has been designing and building premium portable sawmills for over 20 years. Norwood sawmills are hard at work in over 100 countries worldwide cutting millions of valuable board feet of lumber each year.  With 50+ patents, more than all the other sawmill companies in the world combined, Norwood is the clear global leader in mobile sawmill technology. And every Norwood sawmill, quality-made in the U.S.A. and Canada with cutting-edge fabrication technologies, is built rugged for years of accurate, reliable, profitable, worry-free milling.

SOURCE Norwood Sawmills