Tree, Pulpwood, Log, Wood, & Timber Buyers: Canal Wood LLC History

History: Canal Wood

Eight Decades as a Leading Timber Brokerage

Canal Wood was originally established on September 17, 1937 by E. Craig Wall, Sr. and R. H. Gibson. Headquartered in Conway, South Carolina, Canal Wood began as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canal Industries, founded to supply pulpwood to the newly-formed International Paper pulpwood mill located in Georgetown, South Carolina.

In the company’s early years, Canal Wood was a focused provider of timber brokerage, raw wood fiber procurement, and reforestation services. Over the coming decades, Canal Wood carefully expanded its operating capabilities and geographic presence with the goal of becoming a regional industry leader. By the year 2000, Canal Wood was specializing in raw wood fiber procurement and reforestation services in eleven states across the Southeast, servicing over 400 manufacturing facilities annually.

2000 to Today!

In the year 2000, Canal Acquisitions, LLC was organized for the purpose of acquiring Canal Wood from Canal Industries through its Lumberton, North Carolina, Dillon, South Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia operations. After a successful acquisition, the new company was renamed Canal Wood, LLC and began operating on December 18, 2000.

Currently, Canal Wood, LLC operates in seven states throughout the Southeast, remaining the largest wood procurement company in the region. Canal Wood, LLC now boasts a team of over 100 procurement foresters and support staff, distributed across over three dozen offices throughout the Southeast, who are dedicated to serving landowners, mills, and other customers with top-tier services and support.