The Jones’ involvement in the British Columbia (BC) Forest Industry traces back from the present owners to their great-great-grandfather, who, in the 1860s, pursued a logging career on BC’s West Coast.
The entrepreneurial spirit embedded throughout The Teal-Jones Group of companies started more than 70 years ago when Jack Jones, founder of the original company, established a one-man cedar roofing mill after his return from World War II.
SIGNIFICANT DATES IN COMPANY HISTORY:
- 1969 –Dick and Tom Jones buy control of their father’s operation, Teal Cedar, a small Surrey business employing 11 people.
- 1979 – 1980 –Created Stag Timber Ltd. – a recovery sawmill, built on the Surrey site, designed to extract lumber values from low grade pulp logs.
Start of a new ERA.
October 30, 2026 – Company acquired by Gillfor Manufacturing from Court Ordered sale.