Scotch & Gulf Lumber history

With the purchase of Huntting-Merritt in 1948, which together with Stave Lake Cedar, makes the company the largest red cedar shingle and shake producer.

The Wall, Sledge, Singleton, and Campbell families all joined together with their diverse backgrounds in the forest products business to build a sawmill near Conway, SC in 1957.

The company expands into the northern British Columbia interior in 1963, purchasing several sawmills and planer mills in the Peace River District including the timber rights and mills of the Fort St John Lumber Company.

Canfor acquires a majority interest in Westcoast Cellufibre Industries Ltd., a supplier of chips to Howe Sound Pulp mill, in 1973.

On June 27, 1983 Canfor Corporation becomes a public company.

Howe Sound Pulp and Paper Limited incorporates on March 29, 1988 as a 50/50 joint venture company between Canfor Corporation and Oji Paper Co., Ltd. of Japan.

In 1999 Canfor acquires all of the shares of Northwood Inc., which includes the Northwood Pulp Mill, Prince George Sawmill, North Central Plywoods, Rustad, Houston and Upper Fraser operations and the Kyahwood Forest Products joint venture and J.D. Little Forest Centre.

In March, 2001, Victor and Bryant Beadles purchase controlling interest in Balfour Lumber Company of Thomasville, Georgia where Bryant serves as President/Co-Owner.

Canfor announces that it will be permanently closing its Clear Lake sawmill effective January, 2011.

On August 1, 2014 Canfor announced the purchase of Beadles and Balfour Lumber’s facilities in Moultrie and Thomasville, Georgia.