Plessisville (Quebec), Canada, December 20th, 2024. – Carbotech Group is proud to announce a major strategic step: the unification of Carbotech and Autolog, acquired in 2021, under a single operational entity, Carbotech. This initiative strengthens the company’s identity, consolidates its market position and optimizes its operations. By simplifying its structure and pooling its strengths, Carbotech aims to maximize synergies between its teams and offer its customers a smoother, more consistent experience.

Reorganization of senior management

This evolution is accompanied by a restructuring of the management team to prepare the succession and support the company’s strategic vision. Among these changes, we would like to highlight the appointment of Luc Houde to the position of Chief Executive Officer, having previously held the position of Executive Vice President. Patrick Leblanc, who held the position of Vice President of Optimization and Automation until recently, will succeed Mr. Houde as Executive Vice President and will take on the responsibility for the group’s overall operational strategy.

“We are convinced that this unification reflects our dynamism and our commitment to anticipating and responding to emerging market needs,” emphasizes Luc Houde, Chief Executive Officer at Carbotech.

A forward-looking vision for the benefit of customers and partners

With this new, unified entity, Carbotech reaffirms its ambition to innovate, progress and excel in its field of expertise, while maintaining the standards of quality and excellence for which it is renowned.

This transition, designed to be seamless, guarantees our customers, partners and employees continued access to current products and services, now grouped under the single Carbotech banner.

About Carbotech

Carbotech is a manufacturing company that offers innovative solutions for the wood processing industry. For over 35 years, its vision has focused on these four main segments: expertise, speed, precision, and durability.

For further information, please contact :
Eric Michaud
Vice-President, Sales and Marketing
Carbotech
941-313-1296
eric.michaud@carbotech.ca carbotech.ca

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Plessisville, Quebec, Canada, February 01, 2024 – Carbotech Group is proud to announce the acquisition of Sawquip, a manufacturing company specializing in the design and manufacture of sawmill equipment for the primary and secondary breakdown of logs into lumber. By integrating Sawquip’s products and services into its own, Carbotech Group is pursuing its expansion and broadening the range of products it offers its customers.

An enhanced product range

This acquisition allows Carbotech Group to add on a new field of expertise, providing customers with innovative new solutions for lumber production. Sawquip’s innovative products include log turners and optimized log infeeds, chipping canters, twin and quad circular saw modules, as well as positive cant turners to allow for controlled curve 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,” says 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 to the industry. Its equipment will now be manufactured at Carbotech’s facilities in Plessisville, Quebec. To ensure the continuity of this proven expertise, Carbotech Group has also appointed Pierre Lafond, Carbotech’s Vice President, Operations, to lead the transition and integration. Mr. Lafond already has extensive 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. On our end, this sale will allow us to devote 100% of our resources to Cardinal’s development and activities,” mentions Pascal Labranche, President of former Sawquip owner Équipements Cardinal Inc.

Carbotech Group

Carbotech Group 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 over 70 years of experience in comprehensive sawmill solutions for the wood industry.

Carbotech Group continues to expand in the United States with the acquisition of a plant in South Carolina

Plessisville, Quebec, Canada, December 20, 2023 – Carbotech Group is proud to announce the acquisition of a 14,000 sq. ft. plant in Roebuck, South Carolina, marking a major milestone in its American expansion. In perfect synergy with its growth strategy, the company plans to start operations at its new facilities as early as mid-January 2024, primarily to serve customers in the southern United States.

Better serving the United States

With this acquisition, Carbotech Group is strengthening its ability to quickly meet the needs of its American customers. A new local team of mechanical and automation technicians will also be created. Together with the plant, this will improve the manufacturing of Carbotech equipment and enable the storage of spare parts for Autolog and Carbotech equipment.

The plant is strategically located in the heart of the American South. It will also be home to a training centre to develop expertise on Carbotech and Autolog equipment so that it can reach its fullest potential.

Strong management

We would like to take this opportunity to announce the appointment of Jon Comber as Managing Director of U.S. Operations. His extensive knowledge of Carbotech and Autolog products, as well as his impressive professional background in the sawmilling industry (including experience as a plant manager), make him the ideal person for the role.

Carbotech Group

Carbotech Group was born of Carbotech’s acquisition of Autolog. Together, the two specialists in their fields boast over 70 years of experience in comprehensive sawmill solutions for the wood industry.

Éric Michaud
VP Sales and Marketing, Carbotech Group
eric.michaud@carbotech.ca
Phone: 941-313-1296
carbotech.ca
autolog.com

October 4-6, 2023

We will be in Louisville, Kentucky celebrating NHLA 125 years and look forward to seeing you!

September 20-22, 2023 – Rockport, Maine

It is with great pleasure that Carbotech and Autolog will be presents again as part of the 90th anniversary of the NELMA and look forward to meeting you!

Hi all, the Nashville sawmill equipment show is coming up quickly. Come see us if you’re in the area from August 23rd to 25th for a business trip or for pleasure! For the first time, Carbotech and Autolog will be exhibiting at the same booth to discuss sawmill technologies and new products with you. Among other things, on site, we will have the new Accu-Gate positioning system from Carbotech (next generation) as well as the Prograder from Autolog equipped with artificial intelligence and other great new stuff to present to you for logs and for lumber. Please stop by our booth #1109.   See you soon!

Again we will be there! Looking forward to see you at this great convention!

Our team of experts is there. We look forward to meeting you!

Interested in improving your profitability?

Come see us at LIGNA Hall 025, Stand # B06 from May 15th to 19th, our expert team will be waiting for you!

We look forward to meeting you at the Montreal Wood Convention in Quebec to discuss our recent projects and innovations.

See you there!