Ferwood
Ferwood is a family-owned Italian industrial group founded in 1980 that buys, reconditions, and resells used woodworking machinery for furniture, panel, door, window, and flooring manufacturers worldwide through subsidiaries in Italy, the US, UK, and France.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1980
- HeadquartersCuneo, Italy
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Ferwood does
Ferwood is a family-owned Italian industrial group founded in 1980 by Luigi Rossi, specializing in the sourcing, reconditioning, and resale of used, secondhand, and refurbished woodworking machinery for the furniture, panel processing, door/window, and flooring manufacturing industries. Its proprietary "Ferwood Approved" program applies a standardized 10-step reconditioning process — cleaning, painting, replacement, checks, inspection, customization, preparation, testing, delivery and installation — that brings machines back to as-new operational condition under a certified warranty, addressing the primary risk in the secondary machinery market. The product portfolio spans 15 categories including edgebanding machines, CNC machining centers and routers, panel saws, full production lines, automation equipment, pressing and laminating, sanding, painting, and dust extraction, drawing on inventory from major OEMs such as Homag, Biesse, Holzma, SCM, and Weeke.
Ferwood operates as a hybrid buyer and seller of used industrial equipment, purchasing surplus or decommissioned machines from manufacturers and reselling them — often with installation, on-site training, and after-sales support — to industrial buyers. It also provides a personalized decommissioning, packing, and insured removal service that can be coordinated with the arrival of replacement equipment, capturing service revenue beyond the hardware spread. Distribution is direct-to-buyer through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Italy (Pollenzo HQ), the United States (Ferwood USA Corporation, Charlotte NC plus Grand Rapids MI), the United Kingdom (Ferwood UK, Leeds), and France (Ferwood France SARL, Lyon), with marketing conducted through the company website, an Instagram presence, FW Magazine, virtual showroom tours, and live demos. Pricing is transaction-based and quoted on request; revenue, funding, and ownership details are not publicly disclosed.
Ferwood firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Ferwood
- Legal name
- Ferwood S.p.A.
- Website
- https://ferwoodgroup.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1980
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Ferwood is a family-owned Italian industrial group founded in 1980 that buys, reconditions, and resells used woodworking machinery for furniture, panel, door, window, and flooring manufacturers worldwide through subsidiaries in Italy, the US, UK, and France.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Ferwood industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Woodworking Machinery
- NAICS
- Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance (8113), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies (5080), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wood Grading, Testing & Certification Services (IMAMABAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)
Keywords
Where Ferwood is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cuneo
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Ferwood business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Used Woodworking Machinery Sales: Ferwood buys used, surplus woodworking machinery from companies and sells them to other businesses after inspection and reconditioning. The company acts as an intermediary in the secondary market for panel processing and woodworking equipment.
- Machinery Removal Services: The company provides decommissioning, packing, and safe removal services for machinery, with all work fully insured and compliant with current safety documentation. They coordinate with new machine arrivals and can remove equipment quickly when space is needed.
- Ferwood Approved Certification Services: Machines that undergo the Ferwood Approved 10-step process carry a certified warranty, providing additional value and recurring service opportunities including installation, testing, on-site training, after-sales support, and transport.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Ferwood product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Ferwood buys, inspects, reconditions, and resells used, secondhand, and surplus industrial woodworking machinery. The company also provides machinery decommissioning, removal, transport, installation, and after-sales support services. Its flagship Ferwood Approved certification restores machines to as-new operational condition through a 10-step reconditioning process backed by warranty.
Product overview
Ferwood is a second-hand and reconditioned woodworking machinery company founded in 1980, specializing in buying, selling, and overhauling used industrial woodworking equipment for the furniture and panel processing industries. The core offering is Ferwood Approved — a quality certification program where machines undergo a comprehensive 10-step reconditioning process (Cleaning, Painting, Replacement, Checks, Inspection, Customization, Preparation, Testing, Delivery, Installation) to restore them to as-new operational condition with warranty. The product portfolio spans 15 machine categories including Edgebanding Machines (single/double sided edgebanders), CNC Machine Centres and Routers (5-axis, nesting tables, pod & rail systems), Panel Saws, Production Lines, Automation Equipment, Drilling/Inserting Machines, Pressing and Laminating, Sanding Machines, Squaring Machines, Painting, Assembly/Packaging, Door and Window Machining, Dust Extraction, and Traditional machines. Ferwood operates in the USA and Canada, serving furniture manufacturers with machinery procurement, disassembly, transport, installation, and after-sales support services.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Used Woodworking Machinery (General Inventory) Inventory of used, secondhand, and refurbished industrial woodworking machinery from brands such as Homag, Biesse, Holzma, SCM, and Weeke, sold to manufacturers in the USA and Canada.
- Ferwood Approved Certified Reconditioning
Companies that use Ferwood
Customer profileSegments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Ferwood technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Ferwood partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Ferwood UKcoreIntra-group subsidiary company operating in the UK market from Unit 5B Helios, 47 3 Isabella Road, Garforth Leeds.
- Ferwood France SARLcoreIntra-group subsidiary operating in the French market from Lyon, 2bis Tete d'Or location.
- Ferwood US Corp.coreIntra-group US subsidiary with locations in Charlotte, NC (headquarters) and Grand Rapids, MI, serving the USA and Canada markets.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Ferwood competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- HOMAG Group: World's largest manufacturer of new woodworking machinery, including many of the brands Ferwood reconditions (Homag, Weeke, Holzma). A potential threat as OEM certified pre-owned and financing programs expand, and a key source of Ferwood's trade-in supply.
- SCM Group: Italian industrial group manufacturing woodworking machinery (SCM, Cefla, Morbidelli brands). Comparable as both a major source of Ferwood's inventory and an indirect competitor as its new and used machinery offerings converge.
- Biesse Group: Major Italian OEM of woodworking machinery whose machines frequently appear in Ferwood's inventory. Competes indirectly via new-equipment sales and increasingly via certified pre-owned offerings targeting the same furniture-manufacturer customers.
- Weinig Group: German manufacturer of solid wood and panel processing machinery, overlapping with Ferwood's squaring, moulding, and panel processing categories. Comparable as an OEM whose equipment flows into the secondary market.
Direct peers
- Machinery Network: Used industrial machinery dealer with woodworking category exposure, operating a listing-based sales model. Comparable in customer segment and inventory approach, with a more digital/listing-led GTM than Ferwood.
- 1st Machinery: Used industrial machinery dealer with a meaningful woodworking category, serving buyers seeking second-hand production equipment. Comparable in trade-in and resale workflow, though broader in scope across industrial verticals.
- Bimatec: Italian-based buyer and seller of used woodworking machinery, operating a similar sourcing-reconditioning-resale model with international reach. Closely comparable in product categories, customer base, and circular-economy positioning.
- Surplex: European used industrial machinery auction house and dealer covering woodworking, metalworking, and plastics. Comparable as a competitor in the secondary-market for used machinery, though its primary channel is auction-based versus Ferwood's direct sales.
Emerging players
- Laguna Tools: Woodworking machinery seller that has expanded into refurbished and used equipment alongside new machinery sales. Comparable at the intersection of new and used machinery, with growing service-layer offerings similar to Ferwood Approved.
Regional players
- RT Machine: Used woodworking machinery dealer primarily serving the North American market. Comparable in product categories and customer base, with direct overlap in Ferwood's US/Canada territory.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Ferwood social profiles
Digital presenceFerwood compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Ferwood financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Ferwood leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Ferwood subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Ferwood funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Ferwood M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Ferwood
What does Ferwood do?
Ferwood buys, inspects, reconditions, and resells used, secondhand, and surplus industrial woodworking machinery. The company also provides machinery decommissioning, removal, transport, installation, and after-sales support services. Its flagship Ferwood Approved certification restores machines to as-new operational condition through a 10-step reconditioning process backed by warranty.
Is Ferwood a public or private company?
Ferwood is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Ferwood founded?
Ferwood was founded in 1980. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Ferwood based?
Ferwood is headquartered in Cuneo, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Ferwood make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Used Woodworking Machinery Sales are the primary driver. The others are machinery Removal Services and ferwood Approved Certification Services.
Who are Ferwood's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are HOMAG Group, SCM Group, Biesse Group and Weinig Group. Direct peers are Machinery Network, 1st Machinery, Bimatec and Surplex. Laguna Tools is listed as an emerging player. RT Machine is listed as a regional player.
Does Ferwood have an API?
No public API is recorded for Ferwood.
What industry is Ferwood in?
Ferwood's product category is Industrial Woodworking Machinery. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAMABAK, Wood Grading, Testing & Certification Services, with a secondary code of IMAMABAI, Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock). Its NAICS code is 333243 and its SIC code is 5080.