Peak North America Acquires Endurance Equipment

Peak North America is acquiring Endurance Equipment of Irvington, Ala., known for it log cranes, drum debarkers and log merchandising systems, and plans to invest $24 million at Irvington, near Mobile, to provide equipment and services to various production segments in the wood products industry.

The project will create 175 jobs over the next four years, according to an announcement by the Mobile Chamber.

“By being strategically located in the Southern United States, we will offer state-of-the-art manufacturing and fabrication services related to the forest products sector, while gaining a geographical competitive advantage for our clients,” Peak North America CEO Brian Fehr says.

“We will create a culture of safety, efficiency, enthusiasm, and inclusivity for all our employees, with the intention of growing operations beyond projected forecasts, and we will use the local workforce and community to do so.”

Fehr, a co-founder and former owner of BID Group, also oversees affiliate company, Peak Renewables, which announced last year it is building a wood pellet mill in Dothan, Ala.

The purchase of Endurance continues to expand Peak North America’s fabrication footprint in the Southern U.S. Peak acquired Advanced Sawmill Machinery of Holt, Fla. at the end of 2021.

Endurance Equipment reports several recent wood yard projects on its web site, including at the new Mission Forest Products sawmill in Corinth, Miss. Endurance was formed in 2009 by past principals of PSI.

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