Millar Western buys Spruceland Millwork

Edmonton-based Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. announced Tuesday it has bought wood manufacturer Spruceland Millworks Inc. 
Spruceland, started in 1982 by chief executive Ben Sawatzky, has operations that include a 12,000-square-metre plant in Acheson, where it employs about 100 people making such dimensional-lumber products as decking, studs, and industrial access mats.
The company also runs a 1,700-square-metre sawmill in Fort Assiniboine.
Millar Western operates a pulp mill and sawmi