Building upon the success of its existing Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) plant and related engineering team in Quebec, mass timber manufacturer Element5 will open a second, much larger facility in St. Thomas, Ont. in December of 2020.  The new 125,000 sq. ft., $50M facility will house a technologically advanced, fully automated CLT and glulam production line, produce up to 45,000 cubic metres of CLT and glulam annually, and employ 50 full-time staff. It is expected that an additional 240 new jobs in related manufacturing, sawmill, transportation and logging sectors will be result from the operation ...