France Bois Impegnes

What France Bois Impegnes does

France Bois Imprégnés is a French industrial manufacturer specializing in the pressure-impregnation treatment of wood for outdoor applications. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Boisset-lès-Montrond, Loire, the company operates ten autoclaves on a 15.5-hectare industrial site, transforming approximately 30,000 m³ of wood annually. Its core offering comprises pressure-treated wooden poles for electricity and telecommunication line infrastructure, where it self-describes as the first French producer. The product portfolio extends under the DÉCOVERT sub-brand to include cladding boards, terrace boards, fencing, structural timber, mountain barriers, roadway/street furniture, and deck chairs. Services span custom wood planing (rabotage), pressure impregnation, and a prescription consultation service for architectural projects.

The company serves a strictly B2B customer base of utilities, telecoms, professional contractors, and construction professionals across France. Its go-to-market is sales-led with direct national coverage and no intermediary distribution. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Moulinvest, an industrial group operating sister companies across sawmilling (Scierie Moulin, Scierie Sainte-Agathe), wood energy (Moulin Bois Energie), and sustainable wood construction (TechnicBois Moulin), providing vertical integration benefits on both feedstock and downstream demand.

France Bois Imprégnés generates revenue through one-time sales of treated wood products under negotiated B2B contracts, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Its market position is reinforced by PEFC sustainable forestry certification, CTBB technical certification, Bois de France origin labeling, and an ADEME environmental partnership, all of which function as procurement prerequisites in regulated French infrastructure tenders. The company employs between 40 and 70 people and operates exclusively in France.

Name

France Bois Impegnes

Legal name

France Bois Imprégnés

Website

https://www.franceboisimpregnes.fr/

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pressure-treated wood products

NAICS

Wood Preservation (321114), Sawmills and Wood Preservation (3211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Preservation & Pressure Treatment (IMAMABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Treated Wood & Preserved Timber Products (IMADADAE), Wood Treatment & Specialty Preservatives (IMAEABAO)

Keywords

• Pressure-treated wood
• Wood impregnation
• Wooden utility poles
• Outdoor timber products
• Autoclave wood treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Boisset-lès-montrond

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, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Treated Wood Products Sales: Sale of pressure-treated wood products for outdoor applications including electricity/telecommunication poles, cladding, decking, fencing, structural timber, and infrastructure products. Products sold under the DÉCOVERT brand for outdoor amenities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

France Bois Imprégnés specializes in the pressure impregnation and manufacture of treated wood products for outdoor applications. The company operates ten autoclaves processing 30,000 m³ of wood annually to produce electricity and telecommunication line poles, cladding, terrace boards, fencing, structural timber, and outdoor amenities sold under the DÉCOVERT brand. Its core activity is wood preservation treatment for professional B2B buyers across France.

Product overview

France Bois Imprégnés is a single-product company specializing in pressure-treated wood for outdoor applications. The company operates ten autoclaves for high-quality wood impregnation, processing 30,000 m³ of wood annually at its facility in Boisset-lès-Montrond, Loire, France. The product portfolio centers on treated wood solutions under the DÉCOVERT sub-brand, encompassing cladding boards (lames de bardages), terrace boards (lames de terrasses), wood fences (clôtures bois), round wood (bois ronds), structural wood (bois de structure), mountain barriers (barrière de montagne), and street furniture (voirie). The company also produces pressure-impregnated wooden line poles for electricity and telecommunications infrastructure, positioning it as France's leading producer in this category. Services include custom wood planing (rabotage), pressure impregnation (imprégnation), and architectural prescription support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DÉCOVERT: Outdoor amenities brand offering a wide range of exterior wood products and fittings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transforms 30,000 m³ of wood annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

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No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MoulinvestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company of France Bois Imprégnés. Moulinvest is an industrial group specializing in wood processing, including sawmill operations, wood energy, and construction. France Bois Imprégnés operates as a subsidiary within this group.
• Scierie MoulincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the Moulinvest group. Sawmill operation providing wood transformation services that complement France Bois Imprégnés' treatment operations.
• Moulin Bois EnergieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Moulinvest group focused on wood energy and bioenergy production. Part of the group's integrated wood processing ecosystem.
• TechnicBois MoulinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within Moulinvest group offering sustainable wood construction solutions. Provides complementary construction services using treated wood from France Bois Imprégnés.
• Scierie Sainte-AgatheminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister sawmill company within Moulinvest group, part of the integrated wood processing and treatment network.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stella-Jones Corporation: Canadian-based, publicly listed producer of pressure-treated wood products with a leading North American position in utility poles, railway ties, and outdoor lumber — directly comparable business model and end-market exposure to France Bois Imprégnés' pole and treated-wood portfolio.
• Koppers Holdings Inc. US-based global provider of wood preservation technologies and treated-wood products for utility poles, rail, and construction — a closely aligned competitor in pressure-impregnation chemistry and utility/telecom pole supply.
• Charlois Group: French oak specialist and timber supplier serving construction, cooperage, and outdoor applications. A direct domestic peer with comparable product overlap (treated/specialty timber) and the same French customer base.
• Rougier: French timber importer and wood-products manufacturer operating in sawn timber, panels, and outdoor wood applications — overlapping with France Bois Imprégnés on French treated-wood and outdoor construction markets.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish global forest-products major producing sawn timber, engineered wood, and wood-based building solutions. Operates broadly in the same treated/engineered wood category but at far greater scale and across multiple geographies.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest-products group with significant sawn timber, plywood, and engineered wood operations across Europe — overlapping in wood products for construction and outdoor use but as part of a much larger diversified portfolio.
• Metsä Wood: Finnish producer of engineered wood products (Kerto LVL, plywood, sawn timber) serving European construction — comparable in serving construction-grade wood demand but specializing in engineered rather than pressure-treated products.
• Holmen: Swedish forest-products group producing sawn timber and wood-based panels for European construction and outdoor use — operates in the same broad wood-products space as a larger, geographically broader incumbent.
• SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget): Swedish forest owner and wood-products producer with a large European sawn-timber business serving construction and industrial customers — a broad incumbent in the same wood-materials value chain.

Others

• Moulinvest: Parent industrial group of France Bois Imprégnés, integrating sawmilling (Scierie Moulin, Scierie Sainte-Agathe), wood energy (Moulin Bois Energie), and wood construction (TechnicBois Moulin) — the strategic and operational ecosystem within which France Bois Imprégnés operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Investors

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