Grant Forest Products Inc.

When Peter Grant Sr. formed Grant Forest Products Inc. in 1980, he created a family business out of what had long been the family industry. At the time, four generations of Grants had worked in the forest products sector, beginning in the late 1800s. In forming his own company, Mr. Grant—who had been plant manager of the Elk Lake Planing Mill since 1968—built one of the industry’s first oriented strand board (OSB) mills. Located in Englehart, Ontario, this plant remains the largest producing structural panel board mill in the world. In 1998, Grant purchased a second OSB mill in Timmins, Ontario. A third mill, a joint venture in Alberta, started production in October 2000.

Grant (Ontario) obtains wood from more than 25 management units, and is a partner on several Sustainable Forest Licenses.

Grant Forest Products Inc. — Englehart OSB Mill

Volume of wood used: 1,200,000 cubic metres annually

Species: Trembling aspen

Products: OSB, rimboard, webstock

Number of employees: 250

Grant Forest Products Inc. — Timmins OSB Mill

Volume of wood used: 850,000 cubic metres annually

Species: Trembling aspen, white birch

Products: OSB

Number of employees:150

For more information, please contact:

Grant Forest Products Inc.
Hwy. 11, Box 960
Englehart, ON
P0J 1H0

Tel: (705) 544-8428