Komatsu America Corp. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire TimberPro Inc.
The acquisition is expected to close on April 1, subject to completion of closing conditions.
“Acquiring TimberPro will strengthen the company’s position in the full-tree-length market and enables us to offer a highly competitive range of products for professional logging,” said Rod Schrader, CEO of Komatsu America Corp.
Established in 2002, TimberPro is a Shawano, Wisconsin-based manufacturer of purpose-built forest machines and attachments, including tracked feller bunchers and harvesters, forwarders, wheeled harvesters and felling heads.
In Canada, TimberPro machines are carried by eight dealers throughout British Columbia, Alberta Ontario and Quebec.
Komatsu America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary of Komatsu Ltd., the world’s second largest manufacturer and supplier of earth-moving equipment
About a year ago, Komatsu acquired the Quebec-based forestry brands Quadco and Southstar attachment operations from Prenbec.
