Brunette Machinery Acquires Salem Machinery
Brunette Machinery Co. Inc. announced its asset purchase of Salem Equipment Inc., a longtime leading U.S. manufacturer of sawmill machinery.
According to Brunette Machinery, the acquisition strengthens the company’s North American growth strategy and reinforces its commitment to delivering expert solutions to customers and gives Salem Equipment deep support to continue its 80-year tradition of innovation and quality wood processing machinery.
“We are more than pleased to welcome this established leader in master-crafted sawmill systems into our family,” says Kirk Forbes, president and CEO of Brunette Machinery. “This acquisition is a milestone in our continued growth and strengthens our position as a global leader in wood processing solutions. Salem’s history of innovation, safety, and client value aligns perfectly with our principles. We are very happy with the fit.”
Salem Equipment will operate under the new name, Brunette Salem USA Inc., while delivering the same consistent and trusted service its clients have come to expect, now with the added support of Brunette’s resources and expertise.
The combined strengths of Brunette Machinery and Salem Equipment offer meaningful benefits for both companies and their customers, including:
• Broadened International Reach: Brunette Machinery gains an expanded geographic reach, with a stronger presence in the U.S. and access to correlative markets, offering localized manufacturing and service support.
• Expanded Capabilities For Salem: Salem gains access to Brunette’s diverse product portfolio and technical resources, unlocking new opportunities in the U.S., Canada, and beyond.
• Complementary Expertise: Combining Brunette’s diverse product line, engineering resources and technical support with Salem’s specialized niche market experience will enhance client service, leveraging both companies’ proven track records for safety, efficiency, and reliability and create new value for existing customers while accelerating innovation across markets to attract new clients.
Latest news
Election May Give New Hope For Arizona Biomass
A major reshuffling of candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission may bring new life to a derailed effort that would expand biomass utilization in the state to help facilitate much-needed forest thinning and restoration efforts. A state court judge recently threw multiple candidates off the ballot due to irregularities in signature-gathering, including an incumbent and the commission’s biggest biomass supporter…
Alaska Coal Firm Acquires Pellet Mill
Officials with Alaska-based Usibelli Mines, Inc. recently announced the company has acquired Superior Pellet Fuels of Fairbanks, which produces wood pellets and briquettes for local markets. New Usibelli…
SUNY Cobleskill Gasifier Wins $5.8M Wildfire Grant
A $5.8 million grant from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection was awarded to the State University of New York (SUNY) at Cobleskill for a gasifier project that converts woody biomass into clean burning fuel. The grant project is led by SUNY Cobleskill visiting professor David Waage and uses his patented inclined rotary gasifier, initially funded by…
Enviva Publishes Paper, Hosts Webinar
On May 27, Jennifer Jenkins, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Enviva, and Roger Ballentine, President, Green Strategies, hosted a webinar based on a paper the two published May 6 called Seeing The Forest: Sustainable Wood Bioenergy In The Southeast U.S. The hour and a half long presentation touched on the major topics of the paper, while also including a question and answer portion from participants…
Find Us On Social
Subscribe to Our Newsletter
Wood Bioenergy News Online hits the inboxes of subscribers in the wood-to-energy sectors.
Subscribe/Renew
Wood Bioenergy is published and delivered worldwide 6 times per year. Free to qualified readers in the U.S. Subscribers outside the U.S. are asked to pay a small fee.
Advertise
Complete the online form so we can direct you to the appropriate Sales Representative.