VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Sept. 6, 2016) –
NOT FOR RELEASE OR DISSEMINATION INTO THE UNITED STATES
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd. (“CanWel” or the “Company”) (TSX:CWX)(TSX:CWX.DB) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the business of Total Forest Industries (“TFI”), a lumber pressure treating plant in Hagersville, Ontario (the “Acquisition”).
The Acquisition solidifies CanWel’s presence in Ontario, complementing its treating facilities in Cambridge and Combermere. TFI’s manufacturing operations are housed on a 40,000 sq. ft. site with a fully automated process control system, where finished wood products are stored in a 15-acre compound and available for direct shipment. TFI has been in operation since 1988 and will deepen CanWel’s reach and capacity to service its customers. CanWel now owns ten treating plants in North America. CanWel’s assets also include several post and pole peeling facilities, two planer facilities and 16 distribution centres strategically located across Canada, as well as near San Francisco, California. In addition, CanWel owns approximately 136,000 acres of private timberlands in Western Canada, anchoring the CanWel footprint.
About CanWel Building Materials
Founded in 1989, CanWel is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia and trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CWX and is Canada’s only fully integrated national distributor in the building materials and related products sector. CanWel operates multiple treating plant and planing facilities in Canada and the United States, and operates distribution centres coast to coast in all major cities and strategic locations across Canada and near San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. CanWel distributes a wide range of building materials, lumber and renovation products. In addition, through its Jemi Fibre division, CanWel operates a vertically-integrated forest products company based in Western Canada, operating from British Columbia to Saskatchewan, also servicing the US Pacific Northwest. CanWel owns approximately 136,000 acres of private timberlands, strategic Crown licenses and tenures, log harvesting and trucking operations, several post and pole peeling facilities and two pressure-treated specialty wood production plants.
Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release may constitute “forward-looking” statements including statements regarding CanWel’s proposed acquisition of the Plant (and the anticipated terms and benefits thereof). The following statements are or may constitute forward-looking statements (1) statements proceeded by, followed by, or that included words like “may”, “will”, “would”, “should”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”, “intend”, “anticipate”, “predict”, “remain”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “potential”, “continue”, “plan”, “could”, “might”, “project”, “targeting”, “future” and other similar terminology, and (2) other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts. The matters addressed in these statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including, but not limited to, the risk that the Acquisition will not be completed in the manner contemplated in this press release or at all; the risk that the Acquisition will not be integrated successfully into CanWel’s existing business; the risk that cost savings and synergies expected to result from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; disruption from the transaction or Acquisition making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; the effect of general economic conditions, including market demand for CanWel’s products, and prices for such products; the availability, cost and other terms of capital; the efficiency and consequences of operations improvement initiatives; the effect of environmental and other governmental regulations; and the risk of losses from fires, floods and other natural disasters. There is a risk that some or all of these assumptions may prove to be incorrect.
These and other factors could cause or contribute to actual results differing materially from those contemplated by forward-looking statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements or information. There are numerous risks associated with an investment in the Debentures or Common Shares, which are also further described in the “Risk Factors” sections of the Company’s annual information form dated March 30, 2016 and final short form prospectus dated August 26, 2016, as well as its other public filings on SEDAR. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. We caution that the foregoing factors that may affect future results are not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to the Company, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by applicable securities laws, the Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update or revise any forward looking information, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
Amar Doman
Chairman and CEO
(604) 608 6600
CanWel Building Materials Group Ltd.
Ali Mahdavi
Investor Relations
416-962-3300
[email protected]
