Woodbois

What Woodbois does

Woodbois produces and wholesale-distributes sustainable African hardwood timber and veneer from vertically integrated operations centered on a state-of-the-art sawmill and veneer factory in Gabon. The company manages natural forest concessions in Gabon under a selective harvesting regime (no more than six trees per hectare removed) and an afforestation program that plants trees at a rate exceeding removal. Its core product portfolio comprises three lines: sawn timber spanning more than 50 African hardwood species for construction, railway sleepers, furniture, and interior design; lightweight Okoume and Ilomba veneers produced on Italian Cremona peeling machinery at thicknesses from 0.5mm to 10mm for plywood, boat building, furniture, and motorhome interiors; and a Carbon Credits service offering for offsetting and project-based climate compliance. SPOTT ranks the company 8th globally for tropical forest governance transparency.

The company operates a sales-led B2B wholesale go-to-market, with a global sales team based in London managing direct relationships with enterprise customers across construction, infrastructure, furniture manufacturing, marine, and motorhome industries. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time wholesale transactions on timber and veneer, supplemented by transaction fees from carbon credit sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are negotiated via direct sales contact. The registered office is in St Peter Port, Guernsey, while production sits in Gabon and sales coverage spans global markets.

Founded in 2004 and previously listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market, Woodbois secured a USD 5 million trade finance facility from a Dubai family office in June 2024 (9.5% interest, repayable by 2027) and an additional ~USD 1.3 million from Axis Capital Markets in October 2024. The company was delisted from AIM in January 2026 after failing to publish consolidated audited accounts, with the company attributing the failure to significant mismanagement, weak financial discipline, and inadequate internal controls during the 2022–2024 financial years under previous leadership. The current board has stated it is focused on stabilizing operations and restructuring the business as a private company.

Name

Woodbois

Legal name

Woodbois Ltd

Website

https://woodbois.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Woodbois produces and wholesale-distributes sustainable African hardwood timber (50+ species) and Okoume/Ilomba veneer from Gabon-based sawmill operations, serving global B2B customers in construction, furniture, boat building, and motorhome manufacturing, with an emerging carbon credits service line.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable African Hardwood

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212), Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321211), Timber Tract Operations (11311)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Flooring & Wood Veneer Products (IMADADAI), Timberland Leasing & Contract Administration (Hunting, Grazing, Recreation) (AFAMAKAD), Veneer & Specialty Wood Products Trading (IMAMAIAL)

Keywords

• Sustainable hardwood lumber
• Timber and veneer supply
• Tropical forestry products
• Carbon credit services
• African hardwood export

Headquarters

HQ city

Mayfair

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber and Lumber Sales: Production and wholesale distribution of sustainably sourced African lumber across 50+ species. Products include sawn lumber used for house-building, railway sleepers, furniture, and interior design.
2. Veneer Sales: Production and sale of Okoume and Ilomba veneers for plywood, boat building, furniture design, and motorhome interiors.
3. Carbon Credits: Carbon offsetting and project services for sustainable impact and compliance with climate goals.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Woodbois manages natural forest concessions in Africa and produces wholesale sustainably sourced African hardwood products. Its core offering consists of sawn timber across 50+ species for construction, railway sleepers, furniture and interior design, lightweight Okoume and Ilomba veneers produced on Italian Cremona peeling machinery for plywood, boat building, and motorhome interiors, and carbon credit offsetting and project services. Production is centered on a state-of-the-art sawmill and veneer factory in Gabon with distribution managed by a London-based global sales team.

Product overview

Woodbois is a global producer and supplier of sustainable African hardwood operating as a single unified product and service portfolio. The company manages natural forest assets in Africa and produces three main offerings: Timber (over 50 species of sustainably sourced lumber for construction, furniture, and interior design), Veneer (Okoume and Ilomba veneers for plywood production used in boat building, furniture, and motorhome interiors), and Carbon Credits (offsetting and project services for sustainable impact). The company operates forest concessions in Africa, with significant investments in Gabon including a state-of-the-art sawmill and veneer factory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Timber

Quantifiable outcome

• Selective harvesting maintains no more than 6 trees per hectare
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Precious Woods: Swiss-listed sustainable tropical timber producer operating concessions in Africa and South America with integrated sawmills. Comparable vertically integrated model producing FSC-certified tropical hardwood lumber for global wholesale markets.
• Danzer Group: European hardwood specialist producing sliced veneer, lumber, and engineered wood products from sustainably managed tropical and temperate forests. Direct overlap with Woodbois' Okoume/Ilomba veneer and sawn lumber product lines.
• Interholco: Africa-based FSC-certified tropical hardwood producer (CIFOR subsidiary) supplying European markets with sawn lumber and veneer from Congo Basin concessions. Closest peer on African tropical hardwood concessions and EU-compliant sustainable sourcing.
• Compagnie Equatoriale des Bois (CEB): Gabon-based sustainable tropical hardwood concession holder producing FSC-certified sawn lumber for European export. Direct peer on Gabon concessions and African hardwood wholesale.

Regional players

• Groupe Isocel: Gabonese timber and veneer producer operating sawmills and concessions in Gabon. Same country operations and tropical hardwood product portfolio, making it a direct local competitor.
• Olam Palm Gabon / Olam Timber: Major Gabon-based forestry operator with concessions and processing infrastructure for tropical timber products. Comparable geographic footprint and scale of forest asset base in Gabon.

Broad incumbents

• Weyerhaeuser: Large US-listed timber REIT managing millions of acres of timberland and operating wood products mills. Comparable business model of concession management plus sawmill/panel manufacturing, though focused on temperate rather than tropical species.
• PotlatchDeltic: US timber REIT with integrated timberland, sawmill, and panel operations. Comparable vertically integrated timberland-to-mill business model at much larger scale in temperate markets.

Others

• Verra (carbon credit registry ecosystem players): Standards body and ecosystem infrastructure for voluntary carbon credits. Relevant adjacency as Woodbois monetizes its sustainable forestry concessions through carbon credit issuance and project services.

Emerging players

• Forest Finance (now part of various reforestation groups): Carbon-credit focused forestry investment platform combining sustainable forest management with carbon credit sales. Adjacent peer showing how small forestry operators can monetize forest assets via carbon markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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