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The Probyn Group is a privately owned and integrated forest company headquartered in New Westminster, B.C., founded in 1969 by Ed Probyn.

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PPG is a pioneering force in the machine applied coatings industry, with more than 80 years of experience and commitment to research and development. It constantly strives to earn the title of the most trusted name in the industry.

The Probyn Group's export division recently provided western red cedar to the Velodrome at the summer Olympics in London.

"The games were a remarkable opportunity for the entire world to view our sustainable products and has been very exciting for our company," president Peter Fograscher says. "It was a privilege to represent the province by providing western red cedar to the Olympics."

The group's manufacturing operations, based in Washington state and British Columbia, produce more than 225 million bd. ft. of western red cedar per annum. Company divisions include Probyn Log, TMI Forest Products, AJ Forest Products, Probyn Export, Raintree Specialties, West Coast Moulding, and several other joint venture partnerships.

TMI is the largest volume coastal western red cedar facility in the world, and the only fence producer that exclusively markets the product in the U.S.A.

AJ Forest Products is a specialty western red cedar timber mill, known for procuring and merchandising the finest logs to manufacture timbers for America's premium luxury homes.

Probyn Export is a leading exporter of lumber and wood-related building products to buyers in most major markets around the world.