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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:
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.
- Events & Trade Shows
Timber Processing and Energy Expo
Portland, OR USA
Portland, OR
2022
Booth TBA
- Biomass Energy Projects
Dalhousie University
Truro, Nova Scotia
20 MM Btu/hr (6 MW)
Biomass-Fired Thermal Oil Heater
1 MW ORC Unit providing 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 MMBtu
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 Exchanger to provide 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 for five lumber dry kilns and plant heat loop
Scope: Reciprocating step-grate, automatic ash removal system, and electrostatic precipitator.
Operational since 2007
- Lumber Dry Kiln Projects
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
- Gas-Fired Projects
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
