# North Pacific Group

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**North Pacific Group** (NOR PAC), founded in 1948 as *North Pacific Lumber Company*, headquartered in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon), was a major [wholesaler](/source/Wholesaler) and [distributor](/source/Distributor) of [wood products](/source/Wood_product), [building materials](/source/Building_material), steel and agriculture commodities in the United States.

Annual sales exceeded $1.2 billion. The company had 800 employees located in 28 offices and 150 inventory locations in the United States and abroad.

In August 2010, North Pacific announced that it had agreed to sell all of its stock to an unidentified “nationally-recognized [private equity firm](/source/Private_equity_firm).”[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bizjournals_1-0)** ["Receiver appointed for $1B North Pacific Group Inc. - Portland Business Journal"](http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2010/01/18/daily43.html). bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

- ["North Pacific Group, Inc. - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on North Pacific Group, Inc"](http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/94/North-Pacific-Group-Inc.html). referenceforbusiness.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

- ["America's Largest Private Companies: #425 North Pacific Group - Forbes.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090622012742/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/21/privates08_North-Pacific-Group_5365.html). *forbes.com*. Archived from [the original](https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/21/privates08_North-Pacific-Group_5365.html) on June 22, 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

- ["History of North Pacific Group, Inc. – FundingUniverse"](http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/north-pacific-group-inc-history/). fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

- ["Timber & Wood Products Manufacturers and Suppliers - North Pacific Group (NOR PAC)"](http://www.globalwood.org/company/mgodetail.asp?id=4017). globalwood.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.

## External links

- [http://www.northpacific.com](http://www.northpacific.com) home page (defunct)

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