Background
After their father's death in 1992, ownership and responsibility for the Irving companies were divided as follows:
- James K. — Brunswick News (publishing) and J.D. Irving Limited, the conglomerate with interests in forestry, paper, kraft, tissue, wallboard, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and shipbuilding and several other interests. The company was started by his grandfather, hence the name.
- Arthur — Irving Oil, its retail stores, oil refinery, oil tankers and distribution terminals and facilities.
- Jack — Died in July 2010.
Companies within the Irving conglomerate are vertically integrated, meaning, where possible, they purchase products and services from other firms within the Irving Group.
In 1957, J.K pioneered the company’s reforestation and tree improvement programs and expanded the forest products’ business. Over the past 50 years the company planted over 850 million trees – a national record in Canada. Trees, being nature’s air filters, absorb carbon dioxide to combat global warming. Today, continual reforestation is sustaining jobs and value-added operations that J.K. and his sons have grown over the years.
In 1996, J.K. was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2008 he was made a Member of the Order of New Brunswick, as well as a member of the Canadian Business Hall of Fame. He is occasionally involved in efforts to preserve the Atlantic Salmon in northeastern North America. Irving also started the PALS (Parters assisting local schools) program for school children locally in Saint John N.B. Irving is known for his humble attitude and is very passionate for the advancement of his home province of New Brunswick.
List of J.D Irving Subsidiaries Irving Forest Products & Services Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd. Irving Paper Ltd. Irving Tissue Co. Ltd. Lake Utopia Paper Irving Sawmill Division Irving Woodlands Division Irving Transportation Services New Brunswick Railway Co. Ltd. New Brunswick Southern Railway Co. Ltd. Eastern Maine Railway Co. Ltd. Maine Northern Railway Co. Ltd. Midland Transport Midland Courier RST Industries Sunbury Transport Atlantic Towing Kent Line JDI Logistics Harbour Development Irving Shipbuilding & Fabrication Services Saint John Shipbuilding Halifax Shipyard East Isle Shipyard Shelburne Ship Repair Woodside Industries Fleetway Services Irving Retail & Distribution Services Chandler Kent Building Supplies Kent Homes Universal Truck & Trailer Shamrock Truss Cavendish Agri Services Irving Consumer Products Irving Tissue (Royale, Majesta, Scotties, private labels) Irving Personal Care (diapers, training pants) Cavendish Produce (fresh vegetables) Cavendish Farms (frozen potato processing) Indian River Farms Riverdale Foods Master Packaging Industrial Equipment & Construction Atlantic Wallboard Irving Wallboard Gulf Operators Irving Equipment (crane rental, heavy lifting, specialized transportation, pile driving and project management services) Specialty Printing Plasticraft Personnel Services Protrans Personnel Services Inc. Security Services Industrial Security Inc. Professional Sports Moncton Wildcats Brunswick News Telegraph-Journal (Saint John NB Times & Transcript (Moncton NB) The Daily Gleaner (Fredericton NB) The Tribune (Campbellton NB La Voix du Restigouche (Campbellton NB) The Bugle-Observer (Woodstock NB) Le Journal Madawaska (Edmundston NB) L'Étoile (various editions) Édition provinciale Édition La Cataracte (Grand Falls NB) Édition Chaleur (Bathurst NB) Édition Dieppe (Dieppe NB) Édition Kent (Bouctouche NB) Édition Péninsule (Shippagan NB) Édition République (Edmundston NB) Édition Restigouche (Campbellton NB) Édition Shédiac (Shediac NB) Kings County Record (Sussex NB) Miramichi Leader (Miramichi NB) The Northern Light (Bathurst NB) Here (Saint John NB, Moncton NB, Fredericton NB) Former subsidiaries Acadian Lines Ltd SMT (Eastern) Ltd. Bus Lines Xwave Hawk Communications Steel and Engine Products Ltd
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