A century of innovation and operational excellence
Comact is celebrating Comact’s century of excellence in the wood processing industry, commemorating the brand’s rich legacy built on steadfast commitment, exceptional performance, and relentless innovation.
Join us in celebrating Comact’s 100 years as we continue to pioneer the future of wood processing with cutting-edge solutions that take our customers’ operational efficiency and business results to a whole new level.
Discover Comact’s journey from humble beginnings to our global leadership of today, with our promise to empower customers permeating every product and service. Experience the Comact difference, where our history is just the beginning.
Where we come from
Where we’re at
Where we’re going
Our humble roots began in 1924 with Comact, a leader in wood processing products from Saint-Éphrem, Quebec. Over the years, the company carved an enviable worldwide reputation as the manufacturer of cutting-edge equipment for both hardwood and softwood mills.
Founded in 1983, Bid Group, based in Prince George, BC, recognized the tremendous market potential of joining forces with Comact. The two industry pioneers merged in 2013 with one unwavering goal: to leverage their legacy of operational lifecycle excellence.
Today, Comact continues to be at the forefront of the wood processing industry, consistently driving productivity and empowering customers to achieve the very highest operational and business performance.
With multiple key locations to serve our global customer base, we provide top-quartile wood processing plants with complete, turnkey, vertically integrated and connected solutions to edge out their competitors—from engineering, project management, equipment, software, installation, start-up, and after-market parts and service.
As we look ahead, Comact is poised to reach new heights, fuelled by our ambition and clear vision for the future. Exciting times are on the horizon as Comact prepares ambitious plans to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to ensure our customers’ operations are future-ready.
We are also gearing up to deploy a comprehensive and progressive sustainability strategy that will set new benchmarks in the industry. The expertise and ingenuity of our teams will propel all of these earnest goals for the decades to come.
The journey toward Comact’s next 100 years looks very bright indeed.
Let the future begin today!
Comact’s logo evolution
See how the Comact logo has transformed over the years—but always stayed close to its roots.
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Learn even more!
To give this centennial all the importance it deserves, a book is dedicated to Comact’s captivating story. Discover the amazing transformation of a “small miracle” from Beauce that has turned into an innovation-oriented world-class leader.
Check out the bookHow we’re celebrating
January
Official launch
January 24, 2024
May
Customer event
(golf tournament)
May 23, 2024
Opelika, AL
June
Family event
June 1, 2024
Customer event
(golf tournament)
June 13, 2024
Quebec City
September
Special event
(TP&EE show)
September 25-27, 2024
Portland, OR
Our values
Performance
• Innovation
• Commitment