J. D. Irving
Canadian privately-owned multigenerational conglomerate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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J.D. Irving Limited (JDI) is a privately owned conglomerate company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a part of the Irving Group of Companies and consists of various subsidiaries such as Irving Tissue, Irving Equipment, Kent Building Supplies, New Brunswick Railway, New Brunswick Southern Railway, Eastern Maine Railway, Maine Northern Railway, Brunswick News, Acadia Broadcasting, Irving Shipbuilding, Cavendish Farms, among others.[4] It is involved in many industries including forestry, forestry products, agriculture, food processing, transportation, and shipbuilding. JDI along with Irving Oil, Ocean Capital Investments and Brunswick News, forms the bulk of the Irving Group of Companies, which groups the interests of the Irving family.
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Company type | Private |
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Founded | 1882; 142 years ago (1882), in Bouctouche, New Brunswick, Canada |
Founder | James Dergavel Irving |
Headquarters | , Canada |
Area served | Worldwide with operations throughout North America. |
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Owner | James K. Irving |
Number of employees | 20,000 |
Parent | Irving Group of Companies |
Divisions | Irving Forest Products & Services Irving Transportation Services Irving Shipbuilding & Industrial Fabrication Irving Retail & Distribution Services Irving Consumer Products Irving Industrial Equipment & Construction Irving Specialty Printing Irving Tissue |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1][2][3] |