Wood supply in our sawmill
Quality wood purchases and controlled forestry operations
1 – Quality wood purchases
A controlled local supply chain
Our sawmill manages by itself the totality of its log supplies which contain 90% oak and 10% diverse hardwoods such as ash, beech, chestnut, lime-tree, cherry-tree, nannyberry, maple, acacia and alder.
Our forestry service produces around 20,000 m3 of logs coming from the forests nearby every year. We purchase wood in a 130 km radius around our sawmill, mainly in Champagne, Burgundy, Ile de France and Centre.
About 90% of the wood purchased is bought standing through auction sales to producers’ groups, owners associations, forestry experts, ONF or directly to producers.
2 – Wood business
Logs and sawn timber
Our sawmill offers logs of sliced quality hardwoods, wood staves, beams, and other cuts of diverse hardwood species. Our logs are showcased in an arranged 40,000 m² yard, which makes reception easier.
3 – Logging in our wood lots
Since we buy standing trees, we master logging and skidding work operations. These operations are handled by entrepreneurs who signed our PEFC requirement agreement.
We cut trees during the waning moon and, most of the time, when trees are leafless in order to enhance wood preservation. Transportation is handled by our own logging truck, and the lots not intended for immediate sawing are stored and watered for optimal conservation.
Mastering purchasing, forestry and transportation ensures the origin and the quality of our logs and rough sawn timber. This way we can answer all our customers’ requirements in a timely manner.
