Power Equipment Trade magazine Senior Associate Editor David Abbott travels to Butler, Alabama to visit Rolison Saw Company, LLC. Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans, or so John Lennon sang. The former Beatle wrote the oft-quoted lyric in his song “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”, composed for his son Sean as part of his 1980 album Double Fantasy, but Lennon didn’t come up with it. It originated in a 1957 Reader’s Digest article attributed to Allen Saunders. Whoever said it, Wade Rolison can attest to its truth. The owner of Rolison Saw Co., LLC, in Butler, Ala., never set out to be the owner of Rolison Saw Co., LLC. That was never part of the plan. Rolison is a logger—that’s his first career and his passion. His company, Bar Forest, started in 2008, includes both timber harvesting and trucking concerns.

Featured Story: “The Little Saw Shop That Could”

Written By: David Abbott
Company: Rolison Saw Company, LLC
Location: Butler, Alabama
PET Issue: December 2015

Check out other articles in the December 2015 issue of Power Equipment Trade magazine.
Power Equipment Trade magazine’s December 2015 issue features the 2016 Trimmer & Accessories Preview. Also featured is Butler, Alabama’s Rolison Saw Company and it’s roots in the logging industry. A special section highlights the 2015 GIE+EXPO, held in October in Louisville, Kentucky, and the winners of the annual PET Dealers Choice Awards. Other articles cover the latest industry news, new products, and business tips.