Bamboo Firm on Inc. 5000 List

Poulsbo, WA, Sept. 10, 2008--Bamboo flooring company Higuera Hardwoods has ranked No. 623 by Inc. Magazine in its list of the Inc. 5000.

Since Higuera Hardwood’s formation in 2001, the company has grown 530 percent. Total revenue for 2004 was nearly $340,000 and now it has sales of $2.1 million.

Higuera Hardwoods stocks and sells bamboo products including flooring, plywood, stair parts and moulding. The company has also recently opened a new manufacturing plant in China that will specialize in bamboo products.

Higuera said its bamboo product lines and distribution system have also been Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) approved and is one of the first companies in the nation to offer a certified bamboo product line.