1956
François Lareau establishes Frank Lareau Inc.; purchases first truck and trailer.

1963
Bagged wood shavings are produced on-site in sawmills. A bag of wood chips crosses the border from Canada into the US for the first time.

1963-1989
Frank Lareau Inc. introduces peat moss bagging machines into Quebec sawmills to package wood shavings; the truck fleet expands; the list of clients gets longer; the number of wood chips bags increases every year.

1980
Creation of Litbec Inc., a transport division of Frank Lareau Inc.

1989
Purchase of the Berthier-Sur-Mer site, near Quebec City, where bulk wood shavings are delivered, processed and bagged.

1989-2003
The pictures tell the story.

1997
Founder François Lareau passes away.

2003
Annual production exceeds three-million bags; demand for Top-Bedding products keeps growing.

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