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Wellons Canada regularly attends industry trade shows and events. Please consult our schedule below for our latest schedules.

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Recent Highlights

Lumber Dry Kiln Projects

Recent Highlights

Biomass Energy Projects

Recent Highlights

Gas-Fired Energy Projects

New President & CEO

April 25, 2024 – Wellons is pleased to announce affective May 1st 2024, Pat Thornton, the current President of Wellons Canada, will assume the role of President / CEO of the Wellons Group. Pat will be replacing Martin Nye, the majority shareholder, whom has been the President / CEO for more than 30 years.

For over 50 years, Wellons has been a leader in providing biomass-fired energy systems, lumber dry kilns, and related products and services to the forest products and industrial power industries. We provide our customers with complete services in design, engineering, and manufacturing, as well as installation services and technical assistance. Martin has built up a successful and financially sound, customer focus business and will remain helping in a reduced capacity providing support to Pat where needed through this transition.

Wellons Canada Acquires Sechoir MEC

We are excited to announce that Wellons Canada has acquired Séchoir MEC.

This acquisition provides the opportunity to become the foremost expert and supplier of lumber drying kilns in North America. By combining our strengths and resources, we aim to create a stronger, more innovative and competitive presence in the marketplace.

MEC DRY KILN, located in Victoriaville, QC, offers 31 years of drying expertise to its customers in Eastern Canada and in Maine, with customers from all areas of the wood industry.

With over 300 installations, MEC Dry Kiln is an industry leader in design, manufacture, installation and repair of wood drying equipment in Eastern Canada. The acquisition solidifies Wellons position as an industry leader providing track and package batch kilns with additional manufacturing capacity in Eastern Canada.

For more information on what they do, please check out their website at:

sechoirmec.com

Hiring Announcement

February 22, 2022 – It is our pleasure to announce that Stéphane Laurin is joining Wellons Canada Sales Team in Eastern Canada as a Capital Sales Representative primarily focusing on the sale of Energy Systems.

Stéphane, whom is a Professional Engineer, brings a strong background in boiler and energy system sales and applications. Most recently being part of Novatherm,

Stéphane brings a wealth of knowledge and experience regarding biomass combustion, thermal energy and steam applications. Stéphane spent almost 10 years in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, working for Coen Canada in Quebec as an application Engineer and then Sale Manager. Stéphane is fluent in both English and French.

Stéphane will be located at our Saint-Julie, QC office forming an even stronger sales team in Eastern Canada.

Timber Processing and Energy Expo

Portland, OR USA

Portland, OR

2024
Booth TBA

Dalhousie University

Truro, Nova Scotia

20 MM Btu/hr (6 MW)

Biomass-Fired Thermal Oil Heater

1 MW ORC Unit

Provides hot water (via the ORC condenser) to heat 22 campus buildings.

Scope:

Fuel storage, step grate combustor, thermal oil heater, and emissions control equipment.

Supply and installation services provided

Operational in 2018

Forex

Amos, Quebec​

Total Capacity 145 MMBtw

2 (two) Systems

85 MM Btu/hr

Biomass-fired hot gas generator

60 MM Btu/hr

Biomass-fired hot gas generator

Hot Gas (1800° F)

Diluted to 900° F into the dryers

Combustor

Wellons proprietary reciprocating step grate fuel combustor

Hot gases to two rotary dryers

Project completed in 2018

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, British Columbia

46 MM Btu/hr (13.5 MW)

Biomass-Fired Thermal Oil Heater

Thermal Oil to Water Heat Exchange

Provides hot water for district heating

Scope:

Fuel storage, step grate combustor, thermal oil heater, and emissions control equipment.

Scheduled for completion in 2020

Interfor Corporation

Adams Lake, British Columbia

90 MM Btu/hr

Biomass-Fired Thermal Fluid System

Thermal oil heat energy

Powers five lumber dry kilns and plant heat loop

Scope:

Reciprocating step-grate, automatic ash removal system, and electrostatic precipitator.

Operational since 2007

Eacom Timber Corp.

Timmins, Ontario

Continuous Counterflow Kiln (CDK)

36/60/36

Design Drying Capacity

83 mmbf/year

Heat Source

Direct-Fired Natural Gas

Installation services provided

Completed in 2017

Canfor

Prince George, British Columbia

Continuous Counterflow Kiln (CDK)

60/100/60

Design Drying Capacity

129 mmbf/year

Heat Source

Thermal Oil

Installation services provided

Completed in 2018

Tolko Industries Ltd.

High Level, Alberta

Continuous Counterflow Kiln (CDK)

86/150/86

Design Drying Capacity

183 mmbf/year

Heat Source

Direct-Fired Natural Gas

Installation services provided

Completed in 2019

Tolko Industries Ltd.

Lavington, British Columbia

Continuous Counterflow Kiln (CDK)

65/135/65

Design Drying Capacity

235 mmbf/year

Heat Source

Direct-Fired Natural Gas

Installation services provided

Completed in 2017

EnCana Horn River Gas Plant #2

Fort Nelson, British Columbia

4 x 60 MMBtu/hr

Gas-Fired Glycol Heaters

1 x 25 MMBtu/hr

Gas-Fired Glycol Heater

Nine (9) Skid Section Pump Room

Pembina Gas Services

Duvernay, Alberta

12 MM Btu/hr

Gas-Fired Glycol Heater

MEG Energy

Christina Lake, Alberta

2 x 47 MM Btu/hr

Gas-Fired Glycol Heater

Spectra Transmission

Dawson Creek, British Columbia

2 x 11 MM Btu/hr

Gas-Fired Glycol Heater