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Southwestern Ontario's Largest Sawmill & Kiln Drying Operation.

Canadian owned and operated for over 60 years providing quality hardwood locally and globally.

Proudly Canadian Owned and Operated

Retail Local Hardwood

Flooring, trim and more; Quality locally sourced hardwood for your home.

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Forestry Log Procurement

Helping Ontario landowners get the most value for their timber assets with fair prices.

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Industrial Lumber

Shipping over 50 types of certified Canadian quality hardwood for industrial uses globally.

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Integrity is in Our Nature

About Townsend Lumber
  • Over 200,000 sq. ft. of sawmill buildings & warehousing

  • Over 60 years in business and family owned

  • Have responsibly forested thousands of woodlots in Southwestern Ontario

  • All our wood is Canadian sourced and processed within 3 hours of Tillsonburg Ontario

Keeping Kids Safe with Ontario Wood

ParkMat is a refined Engineered Wood Fiber product specifically designed for use as an all-natural, safe ground covering for playgrounds, dog runs, pathways and trails.

Accreditations & Memberships

The NHLA Facility Grade Certification Program is a voluntary quality assurance program and illustrates to customers and potential customers our willingness to openly submit to independent quality checks at our sawmill.

FSC certification logo with trademark symbol. Text reads FSC

The FSC® Certification is an internationally recognized symbol of responsible practices both ethically and environmentally and demonstrates our commitment to provide a higher standard of quality and integrity to our customers and to ensure that our products can be enjoyed for generations to come.

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The Preferred By Nature certification signifies that Townsend Lumber's products originate from forests managed with respect for people, nature and climate.

The image shows the logo of Evo Foods featuring the company name in bold letters with a green leaf symbol to the right. NWFA

The NWFA Engineered Wood Flooring Refinishable Program is a voluntary certification program administered by the National Wood Flooring Association.  The program was designed to identify engineered wood flooring products with wear layer thickness that exceeds industry averages and therefore, are thick enough to be refinished, extending their lifespan in your home.

A grey circular LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) logo with a white leaf design in the center. The text encircling the leaf reads LEED

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design or LEED™ is an internationally recognized rating system that stands for sustainability and green building excellence. LEED certification signifies a building conserves resources, reduces operating costs, prioritizes sustainable practices, lowers carbon, and creates a healthier environment. Using a LEED-certified product, like Townsend Lumber's wood building materials, can help a building project attain LEED certification.

Logo of Entra West with a green stylized leaf on the left side and the company name in gray text. Ontario Wood

Ontario Wood is a program that helps raise awareness of locally grown, locally made wood products, and encourages Ontarians to buy local.

The National Hardwood Lumber Association and its members are committed to the sustainability, education and advocacy of North American hardwoods.

Standing for Forests, Standing for Community.

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Logo featuring a stylized athlete in purple on the left, with the text Big Brothers Big Sisters
Black and white logo featuring a stylized tree and the text Tillsonburg And District Hostorical Society
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the UN Declaration

Townsend Lumber is a knowledgeable and effective steward of Canadian forests...ensuring our local forests remain healthy and productive for years to come.

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