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Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1st, 2024 — We are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis McDonald as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Comact.

Travis brings a unique blend of skills and experience, making him the ideal leader for this critical role. With over 30 years of expertise in engineering and strategic capital investments within the wood processing industry, and having successfully led Comact’s Project Services teams since 2018, he has been instrumental in driving Comact’s growth and delivering some of the most productive sawmills in North America.

In his new position, Travis will oversee the development of new business opportunities and growth initiatives across all verticals of the sawmill business, while also expanding into new geographical markets. He will continue to lead our efforts with Smith Sawmill Service, expanding our footprint in cutting tool solutions across North America, and guide CORE Integrators into new markets where our automation expertise can create significant value. Additionally, Travis will be responsible for building and maintaining key supplier relationships, fostering partnerships that will help us continually elevate the standards of products and services in the market.

“Travis’s leadership, deep industry knowledge, and customer focus will play a vital role in driving Comact’s continued growth,” said Simon Potvin, President and CEO of Comact. “His ability to build strategic partnerships and lead high-impact initiatives will help us strengthen our market position and deliver advanced, customer-centric solutions across all our business units.”

As part of this transition, the US Project Services teams —including safety, engineering, construction, procurement and sales —will be integrated into their respective role teams to centralize functions, maximize efficiency, and ensure standardization of our offerings.

We are confident that under Travis’ leadership, Comact will continue to innovate and strengthen its position as a leading supplier of OEM high-performance technologies in the wood processing industry. Committed to excellence and driven by innovation, we will continue delivering advanced solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.

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USNR is supplying Rosboro Company in Springfield, OR, with a brand-new planer mill, complete with a Hydraulic Continuous Tilt Hoist, a 4200 planer, a Multi-Saw Clamshell Trimmer, Low-Profile Stacker, and Sorter Top with 36 bins.

The project also includes converting four of their dry kilns to USNR’s Uniflow Dry Kiln design with KilnBoss controls. All these new product installations are designed to support Rosboro’s new glulam production facility with higher output and higher-quality results.

USNR’s 4200 planer offers unmatched high speed performance. This maintenance-friendly modular design puts feed roll changes on the operator’s side, thus reducing change-out time.

The Uniflow Dry Kilns being installed at Rosboro are the first of their kind on the West Coast, meeting the most stringent emissions restrictions. The system is designed to achieve even higher throughput using an existing heat source with no loss of lumber quality.

USNR is honoured to be part of this significant undertaking and looks forward to the next phases of the project.

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