Brugère

Name

Brugère

Legal name

Société Ets Fernand Brugère

Website

https://brugere.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood veneer and plywood manufacturing

NAICS

Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321211), Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing (321212)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardwood Plywood & Decorative Panels Manufacturing (IMAMACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Veneer & Specialty Wood Products Trading (IMAMAIAL), Softwood Plywood Manufacturing (IMAMACAA), Wood Flooring & Wood Veneer Products (IMADADAI)

Keywords

• Wood veneer manufacturing
• Plywood panel production
• Rotary-cut veneers
• Beech plywood panels
• Poplar wood veneers

Headquarters

HQ city

Châtillon-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Wood Veneer Sales: Sale of rolled wood veneers (placages déroulés) manufactured from French beech and poplar timber to professionals in agencement, construction, and furniture-making industries.
2. Plywood Panel Sales: Manufacturing and sale of plywood panels (TWIN, COMBI, tout hêtre, tout peuplier) to professional tradespeople in interior fitting, construction, and furniture manufacturing sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Brugère manufactures rotary-cut wood veneers (placages déroulés) and plywood panels (contreplaqués) from French beech and poplar timber. The product portfolio spans beech veneers, poplar veneers, and plywood panels offered in branded configurations including TWIN, COMBI, all-beech (tout hêtre), and all-poplar (tout peuplier). Products are sold to professionals in agencement (interior fitting/furnishing), construction, and furniture-making trades.

Product overview

Brugère (ETS FERNAND BRUGERE) is a French manufacturer of rotary-cut veneers and plywood panels. The product portfolio consists of two core product families: beech and poplar veneers (placages), and plywood panels available in three branded variants (TWIN, COMBI, tout hêtre, tout peuplier). Products serve professionals in furniture making, interior design, and construction industries. The company operates a simple e-commerce and contact inquiry model through its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Placages de hêtre (Beech Veneers) Rotary-cut veneer sheets made from French beech wood, intended for furniture manufacturing, interior design, and construction applications. Sold to professional tradespeople via direct inquiry.
• Placages de peuplier (Poplar Veneers) Rotary-cut veneer sheets made from French poplar wood, intended for furniture manufacturing, interior design, and construction applications. Sold to professional tradespeople via direct inquiry.
• Panneaux de contreplaqué TWIN Specialized plywood panels branded as TWIN, designed for woodworking, interior fitting (agencement), and furniture manufacturing. Sold to professional tradespeople.
• Panneaux de contreplaqué COMBI Specialized plywood panels branded as COMBI, designed for woodworking, interior fitting (agencement), and furniture manufacturing. Sold to professional tradespeople.
• Panneaux tout hêtre (All-Beech Plywood Panels) All-beech plywood panels made entirely from beech wood, intended for professional woodworking applications across interior fitting and furniture manufacturing.
• Panneaux tout peuplier (All-Poplar Plywood Panels) All-poplar plywood panels made entirely from poplar wood, intended for professional woodworking applications across interior fitting and furniture manufacturing.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Koskisen: Koskisen is a Finnish family-owned manufacturer of birch plywood, chipboard and sawn timber for furniture, construction and transport industries. Comparable on European hardwood plywood manufacturing serving furniture and construction customers, though larger and broader in scale.
• Latvijas Finieris: Latvijas Finieris is a Latvian manufacturer of birch plywood and laminated veneer products, supplying furniture, construction, transport and packaging markets across Europe. Directly comparable on rotary-cut hardwood plywood manufacturing and veneer production technology.
• SVEZA: SVEZA is one of the world's largest producers of birch plywood, supplying furniture, construction and interior fit-out markets globally. Comparable on rotary-cut hardwood veneer and plywood technology; differs in scale, geographic reach and product standardization.
• Metsä Wood: Metsä Wood (part of Metsä Group) produces birch plywood, veneer-based engineered wood, and related panel products for construction and furniture customers in Europe. Directly comparable as a European hardwood-plywood manufacturer with branded engineered wood panel offerings serving overlapping end-use applications.
• Garnica Plywood: Garnica is a Spanish-headquartered manufacturer of hardwood plywood panels (poplar, eucalyptus, birch) for construction, furniture and interior fit-out. Closely comparable to Brugère on product mix (rotary-cut hardwood plywood) and end-markets, though operating at significantly larger scale across multiple European plants.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Stora Enso is a major European forest products group with a building solutions and wood products division covering plywood, LVL and sawn timber. Comparable at the level of veneer/plywood category, but operates at significantly greater scale and broader portfolio breadth than Brugère.
• UPM Plywood: UPM is a Finnish forest products company with a WISA plywood and veneer product range serving construction, transport, and furniture end-uses. Overlaps with Brugère on plywood product technology and European B2B customer base, but offers a substantially wider portfolio.
• Boise Cascade: Boise Cascade is a US-based manufacturer of plywood, engineered wood products and building materials distribution. Comparable at the category level for plywood manufacturing, though geographically focused on North America and operating at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Ducerf Group: Ducerf is a French specialist in hardwood sawn timber, veneers and engineered wood products serving furniture, joinery and interior fit-out markets. Highly comparable to Brugère on French geographic footprint, hardwood (especially oak and beech) focus, and B2B customer segments in agencement and furniture.
• Rougier Group: Rougier is a French forest products company involved in timber importation, processing and distribution of African and European hardwoods for furniture, construction and industrial markets. Comparable to Brugère on French geographic presence and hardwood wood products focus, though Rougier has a more diversified import-and-trade model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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