About
A forestry company that stands out
Bois d’oeuvre Cedrico has been established in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region since 1977. It is one of the major forestry companies in Québec. A powerful economic lever, our family business processes more than 210 million board feet per year. It also provides more than 200 direct jobs and economic spinoffs valued at several million dollars.
But our real driving force remains our team, comprised of men and women who form one large family. We all work together, in an atmosphere of trust and solidarity, to deliver quality lumber every day - and we’re proud of it!
A word about Cedrico
Innovation
We’re constantly optimizing our performance by adopting the latest technologies and reinvesting a significant portion of our profits into the company’s growth.
Team work
Laborers, operators, supervisors, engineers and management work in partnership with our suppliers, our customers and the community. Why? Because we are a large family of more than 200 employees who take our collective success to heart.
Community involvement
Deeply-rooted in its community, Bois d'oeuvre Cedrico generates much more than direct and indirect jobs in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. We strongly support many causes and community projects.
Our leadership team
Denis Bérubé
President and CEO
Réal Pigeon
Director of Projects and Special Assignments
Nancy Bérubé
Human Resources Consultant
Jean-François Desbiens
Director of Forestry
Cédric Bérubé
Causapscal Mill Manager
Éric Robichaud
Finance Director
Samuel Bérubé
Price Mill Manager
Harold Bérubé
Director of Operations and Workforce Development
Yes, we did it!
- A workplace accident-free year at the Price mill in 1991.
- First prize in the SME Workforce Development category at the Gala de l’entreprise de la Chambre de commerce de Rimouski in 1994.
- Prix Jules-A. Brillant, business of the year, and production company award, large business category, in 1995.
- Man of the Year awarded to Gilles Bérubé by the Canadian Timber Industry Association in 1996.
- One of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies in 1996.
- Prix Adalbert-Landry, Personality of the Year, awarded to Gilles Bérubé in 1997.
- Among Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies from 1997 to 1999.
- Among the 500 largest companies in Québec in 2002.
- The Hommage aux grands bâtisseurs prize awarded by Québec’s Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks to the Bérubé family in 2015.
- Donations to the Rimouski, Mont-Joli and Amqui hospital foundations
- Major donation for the construction of a wooden footbridge in Causapscal.
- Major donation to Moisson Vallée de La Matapédia
- Contribution in cash and non-perishable food items to the Bureau hanté, organized by Moisson Mitis during Halloween.
A family business for 3 generations
The birth and growth of a business is very much like an obstacle course. We’ve overcome fire, environmental problems, a lack of raw materials, labour disputes, etc., but Gilles Bérubé's family business has coped with it brilliantly.
Bois d'oeuvre Cedrico still remains a local business, and is ultramodern, profitable and competitive in addition to operating its own transport company. In recent years, the third generation of the Bérubé family has even taken over the company’s reins. Here are some highlights from our history.
1977
Gilles Bérubé and Camilla Malenfant acquire a small cedar shingle factory in Price, in Bas-Saint-Laurent. Under the name of Cèdrico Inc., they begin the adventure of operating the largest sawmill in Eastern Québec.
1978-1981
Cedrico Inc. expands with the construction of a sawmill in Price equipped with a saw line.
1981-1983
In August, disaster strikes: a fire destroys all of Cèdrico Inc.’s facilities. In the fall of the same year, the shingle factory was rebuilt, and production resumed in February 1982. The sawmill opened in 1983.
1986-1992
Gilles Bérubé buys the Bois Lacroix sawmill in Causapscal, in the Matapédia Valley, which becomes Scierie Causap Inc. After major modifications to the production line and the purchase of specialized equipment, the new Scierie Causap Inc. shows excellent performance. In 1992, a kiln was constructed.
1987
Gilles Bérubé continues on and purchases Marcel Benoît's lumber sawmill in Sainte-Florence, also in the Matapédia Valley. Operating under the name of Bois Cépédia Inc., it undergoes major transformations, in particular with the addition of a sorting table and a debarking drum to sell wood unsuitable for sawing in the form of chips. Production lines are also modified to increase efficiency.
1994
A new sawmill and a kiln are built in Lac-au-Saumon, also in the Matapédia Valley. It bears the name of Usine Bois Saumon Inc. That same year, a kiln was built on the Price site, in La Mitis.
1996-1997
In March 1996, a sawmill operated by Les Produits Forestiers LMC Inc. is acquired in La Martre in Gaspésie. In 1997, with an investment of $4.5 million, the construction and start-up of a secondary processing mill began in Price.
2003-2012
In January 2003, Bois d'oeuvre Cedrico acquired Scierie Pékan Inc. of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in Gaspésie. The forestry crisis leads to the closure of some mills and a global reorganization of the company. Thanks to sound management by the team in place, all business activities restarted in the fall of 2012. It was at this time that Gilles Bérubé and Camilla Malenfant passed the torch to their son Denis, who became president and CEO of the company.
2017
Cedrico celebrates its 40th anniversary with its employees and the community.
2018
On November 19, 2018, the company announced a $26 million investment in its Price and Causapscal mills, including the redevelopment of the planing division and the modernization of the sawing line. These strategic investments make it possible to increase the quality of optimization and improve production efficiency. They help to improve Cedrico's positioning in primary and secondary lumber processing, stimulating the regional economy, consolidating 550 direct and indirect jobs and providing employees with more attractive work on an annual basis.
2021
Cedrico unveils its new brand image and its new website, which highlight its expertise, its team, its sense of innovation and its deep care for the environment.