Carbotech Group has acquired Sawquip, a manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of sawmill equipment for the primary and secondary breakdown of logs into lumber.
This acquisition allows Carbotech Group to add a new field of expertise, providing customers with innovative new solutions for lumber production. Sawquip’s products include log turners and optimized log infeeds, chipping canters, twin and quad circular saw modules, as well as optimized gangs for controlled shape sawing, among others.
To standardize procedures and presentation, Sawquip equipment will now be part of the Carbotech brand.
Uniting Sawquip’s knowledge and products with our own will strengthen our expertise and allow us to expand our log solutions, said Luc Houde, executive vice president of the Carbotech Group.
High-Quality Expertise
Sawquip has 35 years of experience and is a North American pioneer in the manufacture of curve sawing equipment, having been among the first to offer this sawing technique. Its equipment will now be manufactured at Carbotech’s facilities in Plessisville, Quebec.
To ensure the continuity of this expertise, Carbotech Group has appointed Pierre Lafond, Carbotech’s vice president of operations, to lead the transition and integration. Lafond has experience in manufacturing equipment similar to that produced by Sawquip.
After-sales service and support will also be provided by Carbotech’s dedicated team.
‘We are delighted to have concluded this transaction, which will undoubtedly result in a winning synergy that will drive Carbotech Group’s continued growth, said Pascal Labranche, president of the former Sawquip and owner of quipements Cardinal Inc. On our end, this sale will allow us to devote 100% of our resources to Cardinal’s development and activities.
Carbotech Group, an associate member of the Southern Forest Products Association, was born of Carbotech’s acquisition of Autolog. Along with their new plant in the southern United States, the two specialists in their fields boast more than 70 years of experience in comprehensive sawmill solutions for the wood industry.