We love seeing our boilers end up in places where they truly make sense—and the recent project at Charpentes Montmorency is a great example of that.

At the beginning of 2026, this Quebec‑based manufacturer of wood structures made the switch from natural gas to biomass heating, choosing a Heizomat boiler to heat their plants and offices in Saint‑Raymond. Instead of relying on fossil fuels, they now use the wood waste residues left over from their daily operations, to generate heat. Simple idea, powerful impact.

As Charpentes Montmorency continues to grow, so does the volume of wood chips created during manufacturing. For them, hauling those residues away for disposal never felt right—especially for a company so deeply connected to wood and sustainability. Biomass heating offered a way to turn a growing challenge into a local, renewable energy solution.

With guidance from Jean-Pierre Naud, CEO of the Provincial Centre of Expertise in Biomass Energy and Sales and Installation support from BT Energie, Charpentes Montmorency went ahead with a 500kW woodchip boiler and HM 6-300 PTO driven chipper by Heizomat.

The boiler is fully automated.   The waste wood material produced on site is chipped to a uniform size using the screened biomass chipper.  They are then loaded into the bunker (fuel store) where an automated and robust auger system pulls them into the boiler’s fire chamber on demand.  The boiler supplies heat through a glycol‑based radiant underfloor heating system, warming two factories, office spaces, and even outdoor slabs. In total, about 30,000 square feet are currently heated—and the system is already sized to handle future expansions without needing a major upgrade.