Langley, BC—As of the deadline for this publication, San Group, headquartered here, had a new remanufacturing plant in Port Alberni, BC that was tentatively scheduled to open February 15.
According to the company, San Forest Products (a division of San Group) will house the latest wood-processing equipment from the most renowned European manufacturers: Brunner Hildebrand from Germany, Golden Eye scanner from Italy, automatic stacking and sorting System TM from Denmark, six Weinig moulders from Germany, one Waco Dominant from Sweden and more. This machinery will enable San Forest Products to process under-utilized fiber that is currently left in the bush and burned.
All value-added operations, such as planing, finger-jointing, gluing, laminating, staining, veneering, moulding and drying will be performed in the new 300,000 square foot buildings. The drying chambers’ capacity is 3 million board feet per month. Lumber storage and vehicle travel areas are blacktopped, for the safety of employees and elimination of dust.
San Forest Products will provide high quality products to demanding world markets utilizing the latest, cutting-edge technology, the company reports.
For more information, go to www.sangroupinc.com.
