A local success story with deep roots in our community

Hefler Quality Lumber has been locally owned and operated since 1866. From the very beginning, Hefler has strongly believed in the value of being a sustainable and environmentally friendly company.

1866 : Started Hefler Lumber Company by Erastus Hefler with an Up-down mill
1934 : Royce Hefler joined his father Harry Hefler at age 12
1934 : The family moved to a rotary mill powered by water wheel
1934 : The mills main business was the manufacturing of barrel hoops and staves
1945 : Royce Hefler took over the business from his father Harry
1950 : Royce started to work on producing long lumber for construction
1950 : The mill moved to its present location, which was the site of the Thomas mill
1950 : Royce Hefler operated both mills for a time then built an electrically powered oxford mill
1952 : Installed the first  Yates matcher planner in Nova Scotia
1965 : Installed a debarker and chipper to extend their business
1978 : Mill was rebuild after extensive fire damage and updated to produce 5 million board feet of                    lumber per year
1981 : After a second fire, the mill was rebuilt this time capable of producing 8 million board feet per               year
1989 : Hefler Lumber joins with Mobile Concrete to form Sackville Concrete
1990 : A new kiln was installed allowing the mill to dry up to 50,000/bf a day
2014 : Hefler Forest Products has been rebranded as Hefler Quality Lumber