ST. THOMAS, ONT. – Element5 is strengthening its presence in Ontario by recently celebrating the grand opening of its $107 million plant expansion in St. Thomas.
This expansion more than doubles the plant’s size from 130,000 square feet to over 350,000 square feet. As a result, the facility’s production capacity increases from 50,000 cubic metres per year to 100,000 cubic metres per year of cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glued-laminated timber (Glulam) products.
The company’s growth is supported by a strategic investment from its parent company, the HASSLACHER group, as well as funding from the Government of Ontario, which contributed $8 million through the Invest Ontario Fund to help support this initiative.
“This expansion represents a bold step forward for Element5, our partners and the mass timber industry in Canada,” said Chris Latour, president of Element5, in a statement. “We are proud to provide innovative, sustainable building solutions that help address Canada’s urgent need for affordable, climate-friendly housing and infrastructure. With our expanded operations, we are even better positioned to support communities across Ontario and North America.”
ELEMENT5 – The new facility will feature a glue-laminated and cross-laminated timber production line that will allow the company to enhance the domestic supply of sustainable building materials while meeting an increasing demand for modular housing.
Founded in 2015, Element5 sources lumber from Ontario and specializes in designing, fabricating and assembling timber structures for commercial, industrial, residential and municipal projects. When the St. Thomas facility first opened in 2020 on a greenfield site with just 15 employees; now less than five years later it has grown its workforce to 175 skilled professionals. The release notes that support from Invest Ontario will create an additional 150 jobs bringing the total workforce up to over 325 employees.
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