About Wood-Mizer Canada

Wood-Mizer Canada History
Did you ever wonder why all Wood-Mizer portable sawmill models begin with the letters "LT"? It may seem obvious to those who know the history of Wood-Mizer, but for those who don't, "LT" are the initials for the two inventors - Don Laskowski and Dan Tekulve.

With great vision, these men invented a variety of products that they successfully manufactured and marketed paving the way for their pinnacle product - a portable sawmill. With this invention the partners made converting logs to lumber a safe, one-person job. Now the company has earned the reputation as the world's largest manufacturer of portable band sawmills having sold more than 40,000 units worldwide.

Just five years after Wood-Mizer introduced the first portable sawmill, the company founded Wood-Mizer Canada. In short order, the Canadian headquarters for Wood-Mizer was established in Manilla, Ontario and the first four mills were delivered. That was in November 1987 and by 1988 Wood-Mizer Canada was incorporated and growing at a steady pace.

Today, Wood-Mizer Canada headquarters continues to be full service and customer focused. The team at Wood-Mizer Canada family goes beyond just meeting customer needs to making sure customers have the tools to succeed.

Every Wood-Mizer location keeps the tradition of Wood-Mizer Canada the same: our customer is always first," says Dorian Lavallee, Canadian Sales Manager. In addition to serving customers and providing sawyers a closer place to see mill demonstrations and receive new mill training, the branches also stock common DoubleHard blades as well, common sawmill parts for emergency service.

Wood-Mizer Difference
Dedicated to providing equipment that makes a positive difference in people's lives, Wood-Mizer is proud to help customers "Make Dreams Come True".

From the beginning, Wood-Mizer has been a family-oriented company putting customers, compassion and faith at the forefront of the operation. Wood-Mizer has a solid reputation for manufacturing quality products with dependable after sales support.

That support comes from the Wood-Mizer Customer Service team - a group of seasoned technicians who take great pride in helping Wood-Mizer owners. From the minute you contact Wood-Mizer about a mill to the time you make the last cut; you can count on our customer service representatives. These technicians are willing to spend as much time as it takes to address questions about routine maintenance, specific cuts, retrofits upgrades and more.

Wood-Mizer believes that each and every mill owner is an extension of the corporate family - a philosophy that makes customers feel right at home.

Major Products
Wood-Mizer sawmills are designed to meet diverse customer demands from lower horsepower manual mills to high horsepower hydraulic mills (portable and stationary). From hobbyist to corporate business, Wood-Mizer's narrow band sawmills respond to customer needs.

The company also manufactures narrow band, thin kerf blades making them the only sawmill maker to also manufacture blades. These blades feature high quality steel and withstand rigorous testing to ensure quality and durability.

To add value to sawn boards, Wood-Mizer offers a twin blade edger, a basic line of wood drying kilns and a four, five and six head Moulder. Wood-Mizer is focused on serving customers with " Forest to Final Form" needs.

The Canadian Head Office includes:

Secretary Treasurer - Mary Lou Mitchell
Marylou has been with Wood-Mizer since March, 1992. In her role she oversees all financial aspects of the Canadian operation for Wood-Mizer Canada.

Canadian Sales Manager - Dorian Lavallee
Dorian joined Wood-Mizer Canada in November 2006, with more than 20 years of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service experience and knows the value of being customer-focused; making it his number one goal. Dorian oversees all Sales and Marketing initiatives for Wood-Mizer Canada and all Branches across Canada.

Sales/Marketing/Public Relations - Michele Ryall
Michele joined Wood-Mizer Canada in March 2007 and also brings more than 17 years of Sales and Marketing experience to the team. Michele assists Dorian in the day to day operations as well, oversees public relations for Canada.

Sales Representative - Dave Cheel
Dave joined Wood-Mizer Canada in May, 1994 and worked in Customer Service for more than 12 years doing service on mills, shipping parts, making deliveries, training customers and sawing at countless shows across Canada. Dave now enjoys his sales position and because of his invaluable knowledge and dedication he is a huge part of the success of Wood-Mizer Canada.

Technical Sales & Service - Brian Andersen
Brian joined Wood-Mizer Canada in June 2006 as the Service Technician/Customer Service rep. Brian brings well over 17 years of Technical Sales/Customer Service experience to Wood-Mizer Canada. Brian ensures our customers are thoroughly trained on their new Sawmills as well, he takes numerous calls on a daily basis from sawyers who are having technical problems; Brian always finds a way to solve their problem.

Office Assistant - Dale Carpenter
Dale joined us in February, 2008; she oversees the day to day administration duties for the office, in Dale’s role she assists in supporting all branches across Canada as well, assists Mary Lou in the day to day operations of Wood-Mizer Canada.

Shipper/Receiver - Jeff Little
Jeff joined the Wood-Mizer team in May, 2008 to take on the daily Shipping/Receiving duties. The need for this position has grown immensely and Jeff has done a great job keeping up with the demands of all Canadian Branches needs as well, he takes parts calls from our sawyers and ensures they receive their parts in a timely manner.

Wood-Mizer Canada had a vision to establish branches across Canada to shorten the road for customers. Wood-Mizer Canada now has five other locations from coast to coast: