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Goodfellow and Group Lebel Merge Seven Treated Wood Plants Into New Firm
By Bill Esler
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DELSON, QUEBEC - Goodfellow Inc. (TSX:GDL) signed a letter of intent to form a treated wood manufacturing company with Groupe Lebel Cambium.
 
The company, which will consist of seven wood treating plants  - Group Lebel Cambium's four plants in Bancroft and Caledon, Ontario; and those of Dégelis and St-Joseph, Quebec will be combined with Goodfellow's three plants in Delson, Qc Elmsdale, NS and Deer Lake, Newfoundland.
 
The new company immediately becomes one of the largest producers of treated wood in Eastern Canada.
 
 
 Goodfellow supplied the pressure-treated wood used in the construction of The Monster ride at La Ronde amusement park in Montreal. Thirty years later, it remains one of the main attractions of La Ronde. Inaugurated in 1985, The Monster required close to 100,000 pieces of pressure-treated wood, the equivalent of over 20 wagons of Douglas fir from Western Canada.
 
Goodfellow Inc. receives exclusive  market and distribution rights to the entire production of the company. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter 2015. Groupe Lebel Inc is privately-owned, and operates sawmills and value-added wood products fabrication. Groupe Lebel's plants are mainly located in Eastern Quebec, in Dégelis, Squatec, Price ant St-Just de Bretenières. www.groupelebel.com
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Bill Esler | ConfSenior Editor

Bill wrote for WoodworkingNetwork.com, FDMC and Closets & Organized Storage magazines. 

Bill's background includes more than 10 years in print manufacturing management, followed by more than 30 years in business reporting on industrial manufacturing in the forest products industries, including printing and packaging at American Printer (Features Editor) and Graphic Arts Monthly (Editor in Chief) magazines; and in secondary wood manufacturing for WoodworkingNetwork.com.

Bill was deeply involved with the launches of the Woodworking Network Leadership Forum, and the 40 Under 40 Awards programs. He currently reports on technology and business trends and develops conference programs.

In addition to his work as a journalist, Bill supports efforts to expand and improve educational opportunities in the manufacturing sectors, including 10 years on the Print & Graphics Scholarship Foundation; six years with the U.S. WoodLinks; and currently on the Woodwork Career Alliance Education Committee. He is also supports the Greater West Town Training Partnership Woodworking Program, which has trained more than 950 adults for industrial wood manufacturing careers. 

Bill volunteers for Foinse Research Station, a biological field station staddling the border of Ireland and Northern Ireland, one of more than 200 members of the Organization of Biological Field Stations.

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