J.D. Irving Limited (JDI) traces its roots to a sawmill operated in Bouctouche, New Brunswick by its namesake, James Dergavel Irving.[1] J.D. Irving's operations were entrusted to his children, one of whom, Kenneth Colin Irving, assumed majority ownership and used JDI as a springboard for expanding into pulp and paper and other forestry-related businesses between the 1920s and 1940s.
In the post-war years, JDI took control of pulp mills in Saint John and upstate New York, as well as sawmills throughout New Brunswick. During the 1950s, JDI took control of a shipyard in Saint John and started several trucking companies and heavy industry companies like Irving Equipment to satisfy the growing needs of the company.
From the 1960s-2000s, JDI expanded to become the largest forestry company in the Maritimes and northern Maine and the region's largest industrial player, with extensive land holdings, tree nurseries, pulp mills (plants producing kraft pulp, supercalendered paper, tissue products, and corrugated medium), sawmills, a retail chain of home improvement stores (Kent Building Supplies), modular home construction (Kent Homes), industrial construction, wallboard manufacturing, marine towing and dredging (Atlantic Towing), prefabricated concrete (StresCon), steel fabrication (Ocean Steel), frozen food production (Cavendish Farms), fertilizer and agri-services (Cavendish Agri-Services), railways (New Brunswick Southern Railway), and manufacturing of personal care products including tissue and paper towels (Majesta and Royale) as well as diapers (Irving Personal Care).
In the 1970s and 1980s, JDI expanded into trucking with its Scot Truck subsidiary based in Debert, NS. Now called Midland Transport and based in Dieppe, NB, it is joined by sister companies Midland Courier (Dieppe), Sunbury Transport (Fredericton) and RST Industries (Saint John).
As a large regional industrial conglomerate, J.D. Irving Ltd. subsidiaries have been the focus of several notable incidents:
In 1970 an oil barge named Irving Whale sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence causing periodic oil spills until it was raised by the federal government in 1996.
In 2007 the Irving Pulp & Paper Ltd. mill at Reversing Falls accidentally released 680,000 litres of green liquid into the Saint John River; pleading guilty, the company received a fine of $50,000. In November 2008 Environment Canada investigators exercised a search warrant at Irving Pulp & Paper's head office to seek more information on this accidental spill.
In November 2008 JDI Logistics and Atlantic Towing made the news over an accident involving the transport of 2 new turbines from Saint John Harbour to the nearby Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station. The JDI subsidiaries had been sub-contracted by Siemens AG, Turbine Replacement sub-contractor for the facility's owner NB Power. The 2 turbines were manufactured by Siemens AG in Scotland and were shipped to Saint John on a road transport vehicle aboard a cargo ship. The cargo was off-loaded from the ship onto a barge owned by Atlantic Towing Ltd., however the cargo shifted and the barge tipped, sending the turbines and the road transport vehicle into Saint John Harbour.
In late November 2008 the Atlantic Towing Ltd. dredging barge Shovel Master was being towed by the company's tugboat Atlantic Larch from Saint John to Halifax for a refit when it foundered in heavy seas 20 nmi (37 km) west of Yarmouth, NS. The barge crew of 3 was rescued by a CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter before the barge capsized. Several ATL tugboats and commercial divers responded and a tow line was secured to the capsized, yet floating, barge by the tugboat Atlantic Oak. The barge was towed 45 nmi (83 km) south of Yarmouth however it sank in 150 m (490 ft), carrying 70,000 L (18,000 US gal) of diesel fuel, as well as 1,000 L (260 US gal) of hydraulic fluid and 5,000 L (1,300 US gal) of waste oil.
Controversies
J.D. Irving’s ownership of most major media outlets in New Brunswick has led to ongoing concern regarding control of the media. A report from the Canadian Senate in 2006 on media control in Canada singled out New Brunswick because of the Irving companies' ownership of all English-language daily newspapers in the province, including the Telegraph-Journal. Senator Joan Fraser, author of the Senate report, stated, "We didn't find anywhere else in the developed world a situation like the situation in New Brunswick."[5] The report went further, stating, "the Irvings' corporate interests form an industrial-media complex that dominates the province" to a degree "unique in developed countries." At the Senate hearing, journalists and academics cited Irving newspapers' lack of critical reporting on the family's influential businesses.[6]
Divisions
The following is a list of divisions of J.D. Irving, Ltd.
East Isle Shipyard is a shipbuilding facility in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island and owned by Irving.[7] The small shipyard is located on Water Street with single slipway along Georgetown Harbour. It is the sole shipbuilding facility in the province.
It was founded as Bathurst Marine in Bathurst, New Brunswick in 1961[8] before moving to Georgetown in 1965.[9] The facility has operated in various names but with current name since the 1990s.[9]
The yard built trawlers in the 1960s, the diversified in the 1970s before it began to specialize in tugs in the 1990s.[9]
In 2010 the shipyard laid off staff due to lack of orders.[10]
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Ratchford, Sarah; Anderson, Peter S.; Yusufali, Sasha (January 14, 2020) [August 6, 2009]. Irving Group of Companies. Retrieved December 30, 2022.
External links
Official website
J.D. Irving, Equipment Division
January 29, 2023
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This article is about the multigenerational conglomerate For the parent company see Irving Group of Companies For the company founder see James Dergavel Irving For the current owner see James K Irving For pulp and paper see Irving Pulp and Paper This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources J D Irving news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message J D Irving Limited JDI is a privately owned conglomerate company headquartered in Saint John New Brunswick Canada It is a subsidiary of the parent company Irving Group of Companies along with Irving Oil Refinery Canaport Irving Tissue Irving Equipment Kent Building Supplies New Brunswick Railway New Brunswick Southern Railway Eastern Maine Railway Maine Northern Railway Brunswick News Acadia Broadcasting Irving Shipbuilding Cavendish Farms 4 It is involved in many industries including forestry forestry products agriculture food processing transportation and shipbuilding JDI company forms with Irving Oil Ocean Capital Investments and Brunswick News the bulk of the Irving Group of Companies which groups the interests of the Irving family J D Irving LimitedTypePrivateIndustryForestryTransportationShipbuildingConsumer ProductsFoundedBouctouche New Brunswick Canada 1882 1882 FounderJames Dergavel IrvingHeadquartersSaint John New Brunswick CanadaArea servedWorldwide with operations throughout North America Key peopleJim Irving co CEO Robert Irving co CEO OwnerJames K IrvingNumber of employees20 000ParentIrving Group of CompaniesDivisionsIrving Forest Products amp ServicesIrving Transportation ServicesIrving Shipbuilding amp Industrial FabricationIrving Retail amp Distribution ServicesIrving Consumer ProductsIrving Industrial Equipment amp ConstructionIrving Specialty PrintingIrving TissueWebsitewww wbr jdirving wbr comFootnotes references 1 2 3 Pulp and Paper Mill owned by JDI in Saint John New Brunswick Contents 1 History 2 Incidents 3 Controversies 4 Divisions 4 1 Irving Forest Products amp Services 4 2 Irving Transportation Services 4 3 Irving Shipbuilding amp Fabrication Services 4 4 East Isle Shipyard 4 5 Irving Retail amp Distribution Services 4 6 Irving Consumer Products 4 7 Construction amp Equipment Division 4 8 Specialty Printing 4 9 Personnel Services 4 10 Security Services 4 11 Amateur Sports 4 12 Brunswick News 4 13 A selection of former subsidiaries 5 Citations 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditJ D Irving Limited JDI traces its roots to a sawmill operated in Bouctouche New Brunswick by its namesake James Dergavel Irving 1 J D Irving s operations were entrusted to his children one of whom Kenneth Colin Irving assumed majority ownership and used JDI as a springboard for expanding into pulp and paper and other forestry related businesses between the 1920s and 1940s In the post war years JDI took control of pulp mills in Saint John and upstate New York as well as sawmills throughout New Brunswick During the 1950s JDI took control of a shipyard in Saint John and started several trucking companies and heavy industry companies like Irving Equipment to satisfy the growing needs of the company A Kent store in Halifax Nova Scotia From the 1960s 2000s JDI expanded to become the largest forestry company in the Maritimes and northern Maine and the region s largest industrial player with extensive land holdings tree nurseries pulp mills plants producing kraft pulp supercalendered paper tissue products and corrugated medium sawmills a retail chain of home improvement stores Kent Building Supplies modular home construction Kent Homes industrial construction wallboard manufacturing marine towing and dredging Atlantic Towing prefabricated concrete StresCon steel fabrication Ocean Steel frozen food production Cavendish Farms fertilizer and agri services Cavendish Agri Services railways New Brunswick Southern Railway and manufacturing of personal care products including tissue and paper towels Majesta and Royale as well as diapers Irving Personal Care In the 1970s and 1980s JDI expanded into trucking with its Scot Truck subsidiary based in Debert NS Now called Midland Transport and based in Dieppe NB it is joined by sister companies Midland Courier Dieppe Sunbury Transport Fredericton and RST Industries Saint John JDI is also the largest shipbuilder in Canada with ownership of shipyards in Halifax Liverpool Shelburne and Georgetown Incidents EditAs a large regional industrial conglomerate J D Irving Ltd subsidiaries have been the focus of several notable incidents In 1970 an oil barge named Irving Whale sank in the Gulf of St Lawrence causing periodic oil spills until it was raised by the federal government in 1996 In 2007 the Irving Pulp amp Paper Ltd mill at Reversing Falls accidentally released 680 000 litres of green liquid into the Saint John River pleading guilty the company received a fine of 50 000 In November 2008 Environment Canada investigators exercised a search warrant at Irving Pulp amp Paper s head office to seek more information on this accidental spill In November 2008 JDI Logistics and Atlantic Towing made the news over an accident involving the transport of 2 new turbines from Saint John Harbour to the nearby Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station The JDI subsidiaries had been sub contracted by Siemens AG Turbine Replacement sub contractor for the facility s owner NB Power The 2 turbines were manufactured by Siemens AG in Scotland and were shipped to Saint John on a road transport vehicle aboard a cargo ship The cargo was off loaded from the ship onto a barge owned by Atlantic Towing Ltd however the cargo shifted and the barge tipped sending the turbines and the road transport vehicle into Saint John Harbour In late November 2008 the Atlantic Towing Ltd dredging barge Shovel Master was being towed by the company s tugboat Atlantic Larch from Saint John to Halifax for a refit when it foundered in heavy seas 20 nmi 37 km west of Yarmouth NS The barge crew of 3 was rescued by a CH 149 Cormorant search and rescue helicopter before the barge capsized Several ATL tugboats and commercial divers responded and a tow line was secured to the capsized yet floating barge by the tugboat Atlantic Oak The barge was towed 45 nmi 83 km south of Yarmouth however it sank in 150 m 490 ft carrying 70 000 L 18 000 US gal of diesel fuel as well as 1 000 L 260 US gal of hydraulic fluid and 5 000 L 1 300 US gal of waste oil Controversies EditJ D Irving s ownership of most major media outlets in New Brunswick has led to ongoing concern regarding control of the media A report from the Canadian Senate in 2006 on media control in Canada singled out New Brunswick because of the Irving companies ownership of all English language daily newspapers in the province including the Telegraph Journal Senator Joan Fraser author of the Senate report stated We didn t find anywhere else in the developed world a situation like the situation in New Brunswick 5 The report went further stating the Irvings corporate interests form an industrial media complex that dominates the province to a degree unique in developed countries At the Senate hearing journalists and academics cited Irving newspapers lack of critical reporting on the family s influential businesses 6 Divisions EditThe following is a list of divisions of J D Irving Ltd Irving Forest Products amp Services Edit Irving Pulp amp Paper Ltd Irving Paper Ltd Irving Tissue Co Ltd Lake Utopia Paper Irving Sawmill Division Irving Woodlands DivisionIrving Transportation Services Edit 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 DevelopmentIrving Shipbuilding amp Fabrication Services Edit Saint John Shipbuilding Halifax Shipyard Shelburne Ship Repair Woodside Industries Fleetway Inc Oceanic Consulting CorporationEast Isle Shipyard Edit East Isle Shipyard is a shipbuilding facility in Georgetown Prince Edward Island and owned by Irving 7 The small shipyard is located on Water Street with single slipway along Georgetown Harbour It is the sole shipbuilding facility in the province It was founded as Bathurst Marine in Bathurst New Brunswick in 1961 8 before moving to Georgetown in 1965 9 The facility has operated in various names but with current name since the 1990s 9 The yard built trawlers in the 1960s the diversified in the 1970s before it began to specialize in tugs in the 1990s 9 In 2010 the shipyard laid off staff due to lack of orders 10 Notable ships built here include Atlantic Spruce fireboat tug 1995 Atlantic Oak tugboat 2004 Royal Canadian Navy s Glen class tugs CFAV Glenevis YTB 642 1976 CFAV Glenbrook YTB 643 1976 CFAV Glenside YTB 644 1977 Irving Retail amp Distribution Services Edit Chandler Kent Building Supplies Universal Truck amp Trailer Shamrock Truss Atlas Structural Systems Cavendish Agri ServicesIrving Consumer Products Edit Irving Tissue Royale Scotties private labels Irving Personal Care diapers training pants Cavendish Produce fresh vegetables Cavendish Farms frozen potato processing Indian River Farms Riverdale FoodsConstruction amp Equipment Division Edit Irving Wallboard Gulf Operators Irving Equipment crane rental heavy lifting specialized transportation pile driving and project management services CFM Kent Homes PumpsPlus LtdSpecialty Printing Edit PlasticraftPersonnel Services Edit Protrans Personnel Services Inc Security Services Edit Industrial Security LimitedAmateur Sports Edit Moncton WildcatsBrunswick News Edit Telegraph Journal Saint John NB Times amp 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 Victoria Star Grand Falls NB L Etoile various editions Edition provinciale Edition La Cataracte Grand Falls NB Edition Chaleur Bathurst NB Edition Dieppe Dieppe NB Edition Kent Bouctouche NB Edition Peninsule Shippagan NB Edition Republique Edmundston NB Edition Restigouche Campbellton NB Edition Shediac Shediac NB Kings County Record Sussex NB Miramichi Leader Miramichi NB The Northern Light Bathurst NB Here Saint John NB Moncton NB Fredericton NB Money Saver St Stephen NB A selection of former subsidiaries Edit Acadian Lines Ltd SMT Eastern Ltd Bus Lines Saint John City Transit Hawk Communications Steel and Engine Products Ltd Pictou Shipyard Commercial Equipment Limited Maritime Tire MITI AKA XWAVE Barrington Industrial Lexitech Irving Industrial RentalsCitations Edit a b History J D Irving Limited Archived from the original on 13 March 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2014 About Us J D Irving Limited Archived from the original on 17 August 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2014 J D Irving Limited Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying of Canada Archived from the original on 13 March 2014 Retrieved 27 July 2014 Canadian Encyclopedia 2020 CBC Feds must examine Irving media empire 2007 10 12 Retrieved 2016 03 24 The Star Hot scoop burns reporter at Irving paper 2009 06 17 Retrieved 2016 03 24 Irving Shipbuilding Home Canada Business Listing a b c East Isle Shipyard Georgetown PEI Layoffs at East Isle Shipyard CBC News References EditRatchford Sarah Anderson Peter S Yusufali Sasha January 14 2020 August 6 2009 Irving Group of Companies Retrieved December 30 2022 External links EditOfficial website J D Irving Equipment Division Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J D Irving amp oldid 1133489684, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
