Volume 19 No 3
3e trimestre
2003
Third Quarter
Volume 19 No 3
3e trimestre • 2003 • Third Quarter
COMMUNIQUÉS
Du nouveau chez Les
bois Maron Ltée
C’est avec plaisir que Monsieur Marcel Raiche de Bois Maron annonçait
l’ajout des essences BC Fir, Cèdre de l’Ouest et Acajou-Santoo-Mahogany,
aux bois en stock.
On peut rejoindre M. Raiche en téléphonant au 450-623-6430
ou par fax au 450-623-6429.
New
company positioned as global leader in wood products industry
Carmanah acquires assets of CAE Wood Products
CARMANAH Design and Manufacturing Inc. (“CARMANAH”) announced
that it has acquired the assets of CAE Wood Products (CWP), a division
of CAE Inc.’s former Forestry Systems business unit. CARMANAH is
a world leader in the design and manufacture of production equipment for
the engineered wood panel industry.
SWP’s former management team and TD Capital Canadian Private Equity
Partners (“CPEP”) recently formed CARMANAH to facilitate a management
buy-out of CWP.
“We are very excited to be part of this dynamic industry”, said
Jim Best, CARMANAH’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “By
purchasing CWP’s assets, our management team will continue to operate
the business which holds the leading position in the design and supply
of equipment and services for the wood products industry. We look forward
to using our expertise to serve the needs of a strong and well established
group of customers that we have worked with for many years.”
Steve Dent, Managing Director of CPEP said : “Our decision to invest
in CARMANAH was based on the company’s strong management team, dominant
market position, and attractive growth prospects. With a committed capital
pool of $635 million, CPEP will continue to actively invest in middle-market
Canadian companies in both the Vancouver area and Western Canada.”
All of CWP’s 115 employees have agreed to join CARMANAH, which will
continue to operate out of CWP’s former location in Vancouver.
For Further information: Jim Best, President and CEO, CARMANAH, (604)
299-3431.
About CARMANAH Design and Manufacturing Inc.
CARMANAH is a recognized world leader in the design, manufacture and supply
of equipment used in the production of oriented strand board (OSB), an
engineered wood panel product used primarily for home construction. CARMANAH
is also a leading supplier of advanced technology debarking equipment
and provides repair/refurbishing services to the pulp and paper industry.
About TD Capital Canadian Private Equity partners
TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners is an investment group of
TD Capital, the private equity arm of TD Bank Financial Group. Established
more than 35 years ago, TD Capital has approximately $3 billion of capital
under management through its offices located in Canada and the United
States. In 2000, CPEP raised the largest bank-sponsored private equity
partnership in Canada, with $635 million of commitments. CPEP has 14 investment
professionals located in its Toronto office. For more information on TD
Capital and its investment groups, go to www.tdcapital.com.
IWF 2004 will be more
than just woodworking
IWF 2004 will be about more than just woodworking as customers from a
variety of industries come to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta
to see and explore the very latest technology available. “Many companies
that don’t consider themselves in the ‘woodworking’ business
come to IWF for machinery, tooling, hardware, supplies and services,”
commented David Rothwell, IWF 2004 Chairman and Executive Vice President
of Stiles Machinery Inc., based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
“Customers in other industries such as plastics, windows, doors,
flooring, upholstery, store fixtures, wood composite industries come to
IWF because they know the Fair has the technology that can help them make
their companies more efficient, more productive and – best of all
– more competitive in the global marketplace. Whether it’s a
new type of adhesive they’ve heard about or a new production system
to improve turn-around and reduce costs – they know IWF is the place
to see it in person.”
IWF 2004 will take place August 26-29, 2004 at the Georgia World Congress
Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and is owned and sponsored by American Furniture
Manufacturers Association (AFMA), Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America
(WMMA), Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA).
As the largest trade show of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, IWF brings
together the most advanced technology available to the marketplace and
hosts buying teams from around the world.
IWF 2004 will include a Technical Conference Program, a New Product Showcase,
the Challengers Award® and Design Emphasis competitions among other
features.
For more information about the International Woodworking Machinery and
Furniture Supply Fair – U.S.A. ®, e-mail info@iwfatlanta.com,
go online to www.iwf2004.com , or call 770-246-0608.
Du nouveau pour la division
Goodfellow à Québec
Goodfellow possède maintenant à Québec un nouvel
entrepôt de 125 pieds par 240 pieds, soit 30 000 p2, qui s’ajoute
à leur entrepôt déjà existant de 48 000 p2,
dont une surface de 30 000 p2 est chauffée. Elle a également
des abris extérieurs pour l’entreposage du contreplaqué
et de la laine isolante (approx. 14 000 p2).
Son équipe est maintenant composée de 32 employés
qui se retrouvent dans les divisions de matériaux de construction;
ébénisterie et industrielle, couvre-plancher et vente de
bois franc. Ces gens lui ont permis d’atteindre un chiffre d’affaires
de 50 millions de dollars dans la dernière année.
Goodfellow et son équipe sont et resteront pour leur clientèle
« les spécialistes du bois ». Pour le reportage photo
: téléchargez
la version Acrobat .pdf
Construction d’une
nouvelle bâtisse chez Bois Francs Wickham
Depuis quatre ans, les Planchers de Bois Francs Wickham connaissent une
croissance sans précédent. Son chiffre d’affaires est
passé de cinq à quinze millions de dollars. Pour soutenir
la croissance de son chiffre d’affaires, les propriétaires,
Madame Angèle Sarrazin Morin et Monsieur Gilles Morin, sont heureux
d’annoncer la construction d’une nouvelle bâtisse de 21
000 pieds carrés qui abritera un deuxième plan de vernissage
et de nouveaux espaces d’entreposage. Cet agrandissement nécessitera
un investissement de un million de dollars.
Grâce à cet investissement, les Planchers de Bois Francs
Wickham seront un des seuls manufacturiers de bois francs du Québec
à intégrer à 100 % le procédé de transformation.
Ce qui veut dire que le billot qui arrive à la compagnie suit le
procédé de transformation intégré pour se
retrouver en bois francs préverni que vous pourrez trouver dans
les grands magasins sous l’appellation « Signature ».
Cette intégration leur permettra d’être plus flexible,
concurrentiel et avant-gardiste et ce, dans uns secteur d’activités
où la compétition est très féroce.
La construction de cette nouvelle bâtisse leur permettra également
d’entreposer leur produits finis. De plus, à moyen terme,
ils prévoient même y annexer des bureaux car l’espace
actuel est de plus en plus restreint. De plus, l’équipe actuelle
de 70 employés sera complétée par l’ajout de
25 nouveaux employés.
Créé en 1989, Planchers de Bois Francs Wickham a toujours
su s‘adapter et progresser dans un marché des plus concurrentiels.
La philosophie et la vision d’entreprise de ces dirigeants ainsi
que les efforts soutenus de ses employés ont permis aux Planchers
Bois Francs Wickham de connaître une croissance incomparable et
d’annoncer aujourd’hui un tel projet.
Construction of a new building
Since 1999, Wickham Hardwood Flooring has known an incredible growth.
Its turnover went from five to fifteen millions dollars. To be able to
cope with the increasing turnover, the owners, Mrs. Angèle Sarrazin
Morin and Mr. Gilles Morin, are glad to announce the construction of a
new 21,000 sq ft building which will include a second varnishing plant
and bigger warehouse. Total amount of this investment is one million dollars.
As a result of this investment, Wickham Hardwood Flooring will be one
of the only wood manufacturers in Quebec controlling 100% of the transformation
process of the wood which means that when the logs come to the mill they
will go out ready to be purchased as hardwood flooring in any of the big
stores by the customers under the brand name of “Signature”.
Of course, this investment will allow more flexibility and prices of their
products which will stay competitive in a field where competition cannot
be neglected.
This new building will provide more space for storage of finished products
and also everything has been organized to add some more offices considering
that their staff will count 25 new employees.
Wickham Hardwood Flooring was founded in 1989 and since that time has
always tried to progress in the hardwood market. By their vision of their
enterprise and the efforts of their employees, Wickham Hardwood Flooring
is proud do announce their one million dollars project.
Cooper + Horton emménage dans un nouvel édifice
Depuis fin juin, l’ensemble de l’équipe Cooper
+ Horton du Québec se retrouve à Beloeil dans de nouveaux
locaux au 2025, Pierre-Louis-Le-Tourneux. Veuillez noter que l’entreprise
a de nouveaux numéros de téléphone et fax : tél.
(450) 446-0665, fax (450) 446-7458.
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