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This year, founder Johan Jonasson began saw production, as well as the construction of log sleds and åkryssar, a few kilometers from the current location.
This year, the saw was moved to the current location, when the railway was completed in Bäckebron.
The steam engine was replaced by electric motors.
Arvid Andersson and Olle Stridsberg became new owners.
Bernt Svensson was hired as site manager, 18 years old, and the first planning mill was built.
A grading mill was built.
The first forklift was purchased.
An oil-fired timber dryer was erected on top of the saw.
This year, the first timber sorter was installed, as well as the first loading machine.
A new bio-fuel boiler of 1.8 Mw + 2 new Utec chamber dryers. This investment replaced the oil-fired duct dryer.
Finished the construction of 2 drying chambers from Utec.
A new planer was built with a Waco planer and band saw.
New grading mill from Smedbolaget in Skövde was installed.
The timber sorting was rebuilt and modernized.
The boiler was replaced with a larger one from 1.8 to 2.4 Mw.
A new saw line was built with a new HewSaw R200. This means that Bäckebrons Sågverk was going from cutting normal timber on a frame saw line to cutting small logs. With this investment, production is simultaneously raised from 20 000 to 30 000 m3.
This year, the planning mill was being rebuilt to further increase capacity.
Grums Industrireparationer AB became the new owner. Bernt Svensson steps down as CEO after 43 years as site manager.
A new TDS timber dryer was built.
A double-chamber dryer purchased by Valutec was built.
20 employees and also a new pellet plant, with a production of 5000 tons/year. The pellet plant ran until 2018, then discontinued.
Production reached to 33 000 m3. This year the decision was made that the saw production should increase to 50 000 m3 until 2018.
On April 16, the grading mill was destroyed in a major fire. A few weeks later, the decision was made that an adjustment plant in Skellefteå should be purchased and reinstalled in Bäckebron. During this time, all timber was taken to Fiskarheden’s Sawmill to be adjusted and packaged.
In February, the grading mill was upgraded with a FinScan camera sorter and a new full trimmer from CGV. Construction was completed at Bäckebron. Additionally, a double chamber dryer was installed later this year. Unfortunately, on December 1, the saw experienced another serious fire, this time at the old saw house. As a result, all the chip- and sawdust handling equipment was destroyed.
Production reached 45 000 m3.
In May, new chip and sawdust handling equipment from Ing.firma Hedlunds was inaugurated, alongside the introduction of the company’s new owners, Profura.
This year, a new sprinkler tank was constructed, and all facilities were fully sprinkled.
The company’s production capacity continued to increase, reaching 80,000 m3 this year. To support this growth, AKJ from Karlstad built a new biofuel plant with an output of 8 MW. This was necessary due to the age of the old plant and the need to dry the ever-increasing production.
This year, the company’s production capacity reached 80,000 m3, and a new duct dryer was built to support ongoing production increases. The Ziegler Group was also introduced as the new owners. Significant investments were made in improving logistics, including groundwork.
41 employees and a new production permit for 180,000 m3. Production capacity reached 100,000 m3. In support of this growth, a new timber intake from IPAB and saw line from HewSaw were established.
Plans for the company included a production goal of 120,000 m3 and an increased degree of utilization of raw materials.
We are located in the heart of Fryksdalen, approximately 5 miles northwest of Karlstad and just over 2 miles south of Sunne along European route 45. We have good communications in the form of 5 miles to the nearest port, 4 miles to the airport and a direct connection to the railway, Fryksdalsbanan.
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