Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd.
Nicholson Manufacturing Ltd are leading manufacturers of
primary log processing equipment for sawmills, board mills and
pulp mills. They have designed and built a complete range of
mechanical ring debarkers, cut off saws for log merchandizing or
bulk cutting, chippers for whole logs, short ends and trims,
sawmill residuals, plywood veneer and composer trims, pedestal
mounted log loaders and other log feeding equipment.
The Nicholson Series A5B and A7 debarkers are high speed
machines offered in 5 ring sizes to process logs as small as 2'
(5 cm) to 33' (84 cm)diameters at very high speeds. Over 600 of
the Model A5B machines and 50 of the Model A7 have been built
and installed.
Nicholson also offers the Series A1, A2 and A6 floating ring
machines to operate at lower speeds at lower capital cost in the
above range of sizes. This type of machine with larger ring
sizes can also be used to debark larger diameter logs with the
largest model being capable of processing up to 170 cm.
Nicholson's line of chippers includes a range of whole log and
wastewood disc chippers, straight knife drum chippers, veneer
chippers, rotodrum rechippers and short log rotodrum chippers in
a wide range of sizes.
The Nicholson Full Flow chip screen features higher chip
screening efficiency and ease of maintenance.
The Nicholson SuperSaw is a high speed lineal cut off saw
designed to compliment automated log bucking systems using
electronic scanning to optimize the value received from the logs.
Company Details
Year Established:
1953
Total Sales ($CDN):
$10,000,000 - $25,000,000
Number of Employees:
225
Company Information
Carl Wong
Title:
Controller
Area of Responsibility:
Finance/Accounting
Telephone:
(250) 656-3131
Fax:
(250) 656-3111
Email:
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Michael Smothers
Title:
Manufacturing Manager
Area of Responsibility:
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Telephone:
(250) 656-3131
Fax:
(250) 656-3111
Scott Howell
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(206) 682-2752
Email:
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Douglas Jeffrey
Title:
Vice President
Area of Responsibility:
Management Executive
Telephone:
(250) 656-3131
Fax:
(250) 656-3111
Email:
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Products
Debarkers, Sawmill
Chippers
Nicholson offers a wide range of disc and drum chippers in
various configurations to process wood fibre into pulp quality
chips from whole logs, saw mill residuals, screened oversized
chips and waste veneer.
Machines are typically robust and reliable with many features to
enhance performance with respect to product quality.
Debarkers, Mechanical Ring
Mechanical Ring debarkers are very suitable for hard to debark
species including frozen wood without thawing.
Chipper, Pulp Mill
High performance, heavy duty whole log disc chippers in either
horizontal or drop feed configurations. Disc sizes up to 160'
(4064 mm) capable of chipping logs of 46' (1168 mm).
Chip Screens
Nicholson Chip Screens offer a full range of gyratory screens
with single, double, tripple and double/single deck
configurations with optional support stands, punched plate
decks, ball decks, central greasing and various configurations
of discharge chutes. SS decks and contact surfaces available.
Nicholson screens offer greater screening efficiency, easier
maintenance and screen access.
High Speed Lineal Cut Off Saw
High Speed Cut Off Saw suitable for integrating in automated
Bucking lines with electronic scanning and optimization.
Services