Stella-Jones acquires Bois KMS and Northern Pressure Treated Wood

On December 21, 2016, Stella-Jones Inc. completed the acquisition of substantially all of the operating assets employed in the businesses of Bois KMS (GMI) Ltée. and Northern Pressure Treated Wood (N.P.T.W.) Ltd. Bois KMS and NPTW manufacture treated wood utility poles at their facilities located in Rivière-Rouge, Québec and Kirkland Lake, Ontario, respectively.

Stella-Jones is a leading producer and marketer of pressure treated wood products, supplying North America’s railroad operators with railway ties and timbers, and the continent’s electrical utilities and telecommunication companies with utility poles. Stella-Jones also manufactures and distributes residential lumber and accessories to retailers for outdoor applications, as well as industrial products for construction and marine applications. Stella-Jones’ common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Fasken represented Stella-Jones Inc. with a team that included Jean Michel Lapierre, Guillaume Saliah, Sean S. Stevens and Justine Connors (corporate/M&A), Lise Rochette, Maria Holder and Caleigh Caplan (real estate), Pierre-Olivier Charlebois and Rosalind H. Cooper (environment), Louise Béchamp and Karen Sargeant (labour) and Paul Cabana (tax).