What Ingarps Trävaror does

Ingarps Trävaror AB is a privately held, family-owned Swedish sawmill founded in 1947 and headquartered in Eksjö, southern Sweden. The company produces approximately 150,000 cubic metres of timber annually, operating three planing lines, an electronically controlled band saw line (the first of its kind globally when introduced in 1965), and a finger-joint line capable of producing structural timber lengths up to 15 metres (the first such line in Europe, introduced in the 1970s). Its product range spans raw sawn timber, planed and dressed timber, finger-jointed and strength-graded structural timber, CE-marked construction components, pressure-impregnated and fire-protected timber, industrially painted exterior cladding (the latter categories delivered through a strategic collaboration with Vida Ingarp), and by-products including wood chips, shavings, and bark sold to paper mills, pellet producers, and heating plants.

The company runs a build-to-order sales-led go-to-market under a "You order – we produce" model, supported by an owned fleet of delivery vehicles, a network of freight forwarders for export, and seven regional forest-buyer offices covering Småland, Östergötland, and Närke that source raw material from approximately 800 forest owners. It also provides full-service forestry offerings — planting, clearing, thinning, felling, soil preparation, road construction, and management planning — to its forest-owner suppliers.

Customer segments centre on Swedish wooden-house manufacturers clustered in the Småland region (primary), with secondary demand from packaging producers, local planing mills, the Swedish building products trade, and export customers in Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and North Africa. Ingarps holds PEFC, FSC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, CE marking (RISE 0402-CPR-137404), KD 56°C/30 min, and ISPM 15 certifications, which are required for export and certified-construction buyers. The company is owned by the Gerhardsson family; Anders Wiberg serves as CEO (VD) and Nicklas Gerhardsson as Chairman and owner.

Name

Ingarps Trävaror

Legal name

Ingarps Trävaror AB

Website

https://ingarp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ingarps Trävaror AB is a family-owned Swedish sawmill in Eksjö producing ~150,000 m³/year of sawn, planed, and custom-processed timber, primarily serving Småland wooden-house manufacturers with exports to Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and North Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sawmill and timber manufacturing

NAICS

Forestry and Logging (113), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Timber Tract Operations (11311)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom/Contract Sawing & Portable Sawmilling (IMAMABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forest Management & Silviculture Services (Cruising, Planning, Compliance) (IMAMAAAD), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE), Log Skidding, Forwarding & In-Forest Haulage (Primary Transport) (AFAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Sawmill timber products
• Sawn and planed wood
• Construction timber supply
• Forestry and logging services
• Wooden house materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Eksjö

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber Products Sales: Sale of sawn, planed, and processed timber products including construction timber, decking, lathing, panels, and treated wood. Production capacity of approximately 150,000 cubic metres per year. Products go directly to customers' production lines.
2. Forest Services: Full-service offerings to forest owners including planting, clearing, thinning, felling, chipping, soil preparation, and forest road construction. Revenue generated through timber purchases from managed forests.
3. By-products: Planing shavings sold as litter for agriculture, bark used as fuel, chips and shavings pressed into pellets or sold to paper mills for paper and cardboard production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ingarps Trävaror is a Swedish sawmill that produces sawn, planed, and processed timber at an annual capacity of approximately 150,000 cubic metres, including construction timber, structural timber, decking, lathing, panels, finger-jointed timber, and treated wood products. The company also delivers full-service forestry to forest owners, covering planting, thinning, felling, soil preparation, and forest road construction, and operates an in-house fleet for direct delivery to customers.

Product overview

Ingarps Trävaror is a sawmill company producing approximately 150,000 cubic meters of timber annually. The core product portfolio consists of sawn, planed, and processed timber products at various refinement levels, from raw sawn timber to custom-processed components for direct customer integration. The company operates three planing lines and offers finger-jointed structural timber with lengths up to 15 meters. Treated products (pressure-impregnated, fire-protected, and surface-coated) are delivered through partnership with Vida Ingarp. The product range includes structural timber, exterior cladding, decking, lathing, and studding, typically sold in mixed orders of 15-20 products. By-products including wood chips, shavings, and bark are sold to paper mills and heating plants. The company also provides full-service forestry offerings including thinning, planting, clearing, forest road construction, and management planning for approximately 800 forest owners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sawn Timber (Sågat virke) Raw sawn timber produced from Swedish forests, the foundational product of the sawmill with annual production of approximately 150,000 cubic metres. Used as input for further processing at planing mills and packaging producers, and as construction timber for house manufacturers.
• Planed Timber (Hyvlat virke) Planed and dressed timber processed through three planing lines with tongue-and-groove capability, end jointing, automatic bundling and quarter packing. Sold to construction, packaging and house manufacturing customers.
• Custom-processed timber (Bearbetat virke) Custom-processed timber products cut to exact specifications for direct integration into customer production lines, with the capability to handle mixed orders of 15-20 different products in a single delivery.
• Pressure-treated timber (Tryckimpregnerat virke) Pressure-treated timber in NTR A (ground/freshwater contact) and NTR AB (above-ground exposure) classifications, supplied through the partnership with Vida Ingarp for outdoor construction applications.
• Fire-protected timber (Brandskyddat virke) Fire-protected building materials offered through the long-term collaboration with Vida Ingarp, complementing Ingarps' sawn timber range.
• Surface-treated timber (Ytbehandlat virke) Industrially painted and surface-treated timber for exteriors, applied under controlled temperature and reportedly providing up to 30% longer durability than site-painted panels according to SP Trätek research.
• Finger-jointed structural timber (Fingerskarvat konstruktionsvirke) CE-marked finger-jointed structural timber enabling extra-cut lengths up to 15 metres for construction applications, with continuity of performance certified by RISE (0402-CPR-SC0496-15).
• Strength-graded structural timber Machine and visually strength-graded structural timber including T-virke, GS/SS-virke and machine-graded construction timber with CE performance declarations for use in load-bearing construction.
• Sawn and profiled timber panels (Träpaneler) Sawn, planed or profiled wood panels with or without tongue-and-groove connections, CE marked for construction applications.
• Studding (Regelvirke) Framing timber products for construction, part of the mixed order capability handling 15–20 product combinations.
• Lathing (Läkt) Lath products for construction, included in mixed delivery orders.
• Decking timber (Trallvirke) Decking timber products sold as part of the standard product mix.
• Exterior cladding panels (Yttre paneler) Painted exterior cladding panels for buildings, offered as part of the treated timber range.
• Wood chips and shavings Wood chips and shavings from production, pressed into pellets or sold to paper mills for paper and cardboard production.
• Planing shavings (Hyvelspån) Planing shavings repurposed as litter for agricultural use.
• Bark fuel (Bark) Bark used in the company's own fuel plant or as fuel in other heating plants.
• Forest management services (Skogstjänster) Full-service forestry offerings to forest owners including soil preparation, planting, clearing, thinning, and pest control services for approximately 800 forest owners in Småland and Östergötland.
• Forest road construction Construction of new forest roads and turning areas, or graveling of existing roads, for forest properties.
• Forest management planning Development of forest management plans to simplify forest care and increase property value for forest owners.
• Thinning services (Gallringstjänster) Professional thinning services using strip road harvesters, handling first to final thinning with nature conservation considerations for forest owners.
• Industrial painting services Industrial wood coating services delivered through the partnership with Vida Ingarp, offering multiple paint facilities for flexible application of different colour systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% longer durability for industrially painted panels compared to site-painted panels (according to SP Trätek research)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vida IngarpcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration for fire-protected building materials, pressure impregnated timber products, and industrial surface coating. Vida Ingarp provides additional manufacturing capabilities including multiple paint facilities for flexible application of different color systems. Collaboration guarantees quality of timber and secure deliveries.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Global forest-products major with Nordic sawmilling, engineered wood and construction solutions. Overlaps with Ingarps in sawn timber for European construction and certified fibre, though it operates at vastly larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Moelven Industrier: Norwegian/Swedish sawmill and wood-products group serving construction and packaging across the Nordics. Comparable in product mix (sawn, planed, structural timber) but operates at substantially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• SCA: Swedish forest owner with timber sales and sawmill operations alongside its pulp, paper and wood-based chemicals businesses. Comparable on raw-material sourcing from northern forests but operates at a much larger, more diversified scale.
• Holmen AB: Swedish forest-industry group active in forestry, sawn timber (including via Martinsons), packaging boards and paper. Overlaps with Ingarps in the supply of sawn wood and engineered timber for the Swedish construction sector but operates on a much larger, more diversified base.

Direct peers

• Setra Group: Swedish sawmill operator owned by Mellanskog and Bergvik Skog, producing sawn and processed timber for construction and joinery. Directly comparable to Ingarps in product mix and customer segments, with broader export reach across Europe and Asia.
• Vida AB: Sweden's largest privately owned sawmill group and Ingarps' strategic partner through Vida Ingarp for treated products. Comparable on sawn and processed timber, with overlapping customers in construction and packaging but materially larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Bergkvist-Insjön: Swedish sawmill group producing sawn, planed and finger-jointed timber, with similar end-customers in house manufacturing and packaging. Closely comparable mid-scale Nordic sawmill with comparable customisation capabilities and European export focus.
• Martinsons (Holmen): Swedish supplier of sawn timber, glulam and engineered wood for construction, now part of Holmen. Closely comparable to Ingarps on structural and engineered timber for Swedish house manufacturers and on CE-marked construction products.
• Siljan Timber: Swedish sawmill producing sawn and planed timber for the construction, packaging and joinery industries. Directly comparable to Ingarps in customer base (Swedish house builders, packaging, planing mills) and in Nordic timber sourcing.
• Derome Group: Swedish timber and house-manufacturing group combining sawmilling with prefab wooden house production. Highly comparable to Ingarps' downstream customer base and overlaps on structural timber, treated products and certified sustainable supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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