The story of G. L. Wood Products’ evolution is that of a company built on hard work, attention to customer service, value-added products and strong family values.

G. L. Wood Products began as G. L. Sawmill Ltd. 1985. It was a “Mom and Pop” operation for woodsman Gaston LeBlanc and his wife, Marita LeBlanc. Gaston managed the operations, while Marita was bookkeeper and office manager.

GL had its humble beginnings in Haute-Aboujagane, New Brunswick Canada, a picturesque small town located about 15 kilometres east of Moncton and 30 kilometres west of the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island.

In this scenic area, just six kilometres away from his front door, Gaston acquired a 15-acre site and set up a little warehouse in which he and five employees started to make wooden boxes for the smoked herring to be shipped from a nearby Cap Pele fishpacker to foreign countries, primarily the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

Gaston’s original decision on where to locate the firm turned out to be sound. With the passing of time and growth of the region, the business is now next to the major highway and close to Moncton, an excellent central location in Canada’s Maritime Provinces.

Throughout the years, new re-manufacturing facilities have been added and the company now sprawls over most of its acreage. Today the family firm is managed by Gaston’s son-in-law, Guy Donelle. The company now employs over 35 trained workers.

Its line of products has been greatly expanded to include primarily wood packaging components. Products include food grade wooden boxes, pallets, pallet components, kiln stickers, laths, dunnage and even kindling wood packages.