NEWS

August 1, 2022

BID COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF SMITH SAWMILL SERVICE

Vancouver, BC, August 1, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce it has completed the purchase of Smith Sawmill Service further to the Company’s press release dated June 15, 2022. “We are very excited to welcome our friends at Smith’s facilities in Timpson, TX, Shreveport, LA, and Polkton, NC to the BID team,” said […]

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July 29, 2022

BID Group to launch its Global Learning Center and Equipment Fundamental Series, leading the learning revolution in the industry

St. George, SC, July 28, 2022 – BID Group, a global leader in transformational wood processing technologies and integrated solutions, announces the launch of its Global Learning Center. With its expertly crafted and specially designed courses, BID aims to reduce the knowledge gap in the sawmills by growing employees’ technical excellence, allowing high-value customers to […]

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June 15, 2022

BID to Acquire Smith Sawmill Service

Vancouver, BC, June 15, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement to acquire Smith Sawmill Service. The transaction brings together two customer-focused organizations and further expands BID’s industry-leading operational life cycle product and service offerings to include the essential recurring saw and tooling capabilities required to support modern […]

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June 7, 2022

BID to Partner with PotlatchDeltic to Modernize Waldo, AR Lumber Complex

St. George, South Carolina, June 7, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce it has received an order from PotlatchDeltic to deliver a plant-wide modernization project at its Waldo, AR operation. The investment will include upgrades to the log yard and planer, a new sawline, and a new continuous dual path dry kiln. Through […]

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May 27, 2022

BID to Invest $5 Million in the Modernization and Expansion of its St-Ephrem, Quebec Facility

St-Georges, QC, May 27, 2022 – BID Group, the North American leader in sawmill equipment manufacturing, automation, installation, and life cycle service, is pleased to announce its plans for a $5 million strategic capital investment to expand its St.-Ephrem, Quebec facility. The facility will grow by 18,000 square feet, representing a 35% increase in manufacturing […]

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May 5, 2022

BID to Partner with Dunkley Lumber for its Edgewood Facility Modernization

Prince George, BC May 5, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce it has received an order from Dunkley Lumber to deliver a sawmill modernization project for its Edgewood Forest Products operation in Saskatchewan. Through its industry-leading wood processing technologies and integrated solutions offering, BID will manage, design, build, equip, install, and provide start-up […]

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May 3, 2022

BID Investing $10.6 Million to Expand South Carolina Operations

St. George, South Carolina, May 3, 2022 – BID Group, the North American leader in sawmill equipment automation, manufacturing, installation, and life cycle service, is pleased to announce the expansion and automation of its St. George, SC operations. The $10.6 million strategic capital investment is targeted at increasing capacity through both productivity gains and facility […]

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May 2, 2022

BID to Partner with Canfor for its Urbana Facility Modernization

St. George, South Carolina, May 2, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce the continued partnership with Canfor to deliver a sawmill modernization project for its Urbana, Arkansas operation. Through its industry-leading wood processing technologies and integrated solutions offering, BID will manage, design, build, equip, install, and provide start-up services for the project. “We […]

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April 28, 2022

BID to Deliver a New State-of-the-Art Turnkey Facility for Claw Forestry Services

St. George, South Carolina, April 28, 2022 – BID Group is pleased to announce it has received an order from Claw Forestry Services to deliver its first greenfield sawmill complex project in the southern United States. Through its industry-leading wood processing technologies and integrated solutions offering, BID will manage, design, build, equip, and provide full […]

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April 5, 2022

BID Partners with Westervelt to Modernize Moundville, AL Planermill Featuring the New Artificial Intelligence Enabled Robotic Trim Block System

BID Group is pleased to announce it has received a new turnkey order from Westervelt Lumber to modernize their existing planer mill in Moundville, Alabama. Through its industry-leading wood processing technologies and integrated solutions offering, BID will manage, design, build, equip, install, and provide full start-up services for the project. The new operation will incorporate […]

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