Masonite Beams
Masonite Beams is a Swedish manufacturer of customized wood-based I-beams and the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB) for floors, walls, and roofs in residential, multi-family, public, and industrial buildings, serving contractors, house factories, and developers through direct sales and major Swedish building material retailers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1974
- HeadquartersRundvik, Sweden
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Masonite Beams does
Masonite Beams AB is a Swedish manufacturer of wood-based I-beams (lättbalk) for structural applications in walls, floors, and roofs. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Rundvik, Västerbotten, the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Norwegian industrial conglomerate Byggma ASA and operates from a single precision manufacturing facility in northern Sweden. Its core product consists of machine-sorted timber flanges with OSB/3 or moisture-resistant particle board (P5) webs, machined to 0.2mm accuracy and customizable to project drawings (drilling, angled cuts, reinforcements, web insulation, roof caps, end blocks) with item-numbered packaging. The company also offers the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB), a proprietary building system enabling residential, multi-family (up to 8 stories), institutional, and industrial construction, co-developed through the MFB Academy partner network.
Masonite Beams generates revenue primarily through one-time product sales of customized I-beams, supplemented by in-house engineering services (dimensioning, 3D modeling, technical support) typically bundled into project quotations. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific; there is no publicly disclosed list pricing. The go-to-market combines a direct technical sales team for larger contractors, house factories, and project developers with distribution through all major Swedish building material retailers (Beijer, Bygma, XL-bygg, Bolist, Optimera, K-rauta, Bauhaus, Karl Hedin, Woody). The company markets through digital channels (YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram), industry events (Nordbygg), and a content library of technical guides, and pursues demand generation through the collaborative MFB Academy.
The company serves residential builders, multi-family housing developers, retrofit/extension projects, industrial/commercial construction, public/institutional buildings (notably passive-house certified schools), and house factories and prefabricators integrating lättbalk into panelized or volumetric construction. Multiple third-party certifications (CE, ETA, FSC C126567, PEFC, Breeam, BASTA, Sundahus, Byggvarubedömningen) and an IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute LCA study underpin its positioning on resource efficiency and lowest climate impact. With approximately 50 employees and recent active hiring, Masonite Beams is a specialized, domestic-focused niche manufacturer competing in Sweden's structural timber components market.
Masonite Beams firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Masonite Beams
- Legal name
- Masonite Beams AB
- Website
- https://masonitebeams.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1974
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Masonite Beams is a Swedish manufacturer of customized wood-based I-beams and the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB) for floors, walls, and roofs in residential, multi-family, public, and industrial buildings, serving contractors, house factories, and developers through direct sales and major Swedish building material retailers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Masonite Beams industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Engineered Wood Products
- NAICS
- Wood Product Manufacturing (321)
- SIC
- Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)
Keywords
Where Masonite Beams is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Rundvik
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Masonite Beams business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- I-beam product sales: Masonite Beams manufactures and sells customized wood-based I-beams (lättbalk) for structural applications in walls, floors, and roofs. Products are sold directly to contractors, house factories, and through building material retailers to end customers. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, with products precision-cut and packaged per building drawings.
- Technical support and engineering services: In-house engineering team provides dimensioning, 3D modeling, and technical support as part of the building system offering, typically included in project quotations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom project-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels5 records
Masonite Beams product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Masonite Beams manufactures customized wood-based I-beams (lättbalk) used as structural components in floors, walls and roofs of residential, multi-family, public and industrial buildings. Products are precision-machined to 0.2 mm accuracy and cut/package-labeled per building drawings, with beam heights from 200 mm to 500 mm. The company also delivers the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB™), an integrated I-beam building system supporting buildings up to 8 stories, supplemented by engineering and technical support services.
Product overview
Masonite Beams is a manufacturer of wooden I-beams (lättbalk) based in Rundvik, Sweden, operating as part of the Byggma Group. The company's portfolio centers on the Masonite Beams Lättbalk (I-balk) — an energy-efficient I-beam product line available in heights from 200mm to 500mm — and the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB), a comprehensive building system using I-beams for floors, walls, and roofs in villas, multi-story buildings (up to 8 floors), additions, schools, and industrial buildings. The offering includes customization services such as hole making, angled cutting, reinforcements, roof caps, web insulation, and object-specific packaging, as well as a complementary range of fittings (beslag). The MFB Academy network further supports system development and knowledge sharing with construction partners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- MFB (Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem): A flexible building system with I-beam as the structural frame, enabling construction of villas, multi-story buildings, additions, schools, and industrial buildings up to 8 stories.
Products and services
- Masonite Beams Lättbalk (I-balk) Energy-efficient wooden I-beam (lättbalk) with an I-profile made from machine-sorted construction timber flanges and OSB/3 or 10mm moisture-resistant particle board webs. Available in beam heights from 200mm to 500mm, used as structural components in floors, walls and roofs of villas, multi-family housing, public and industrial buildings. Manufactured to 0.2mm precision and customizable per building drawing.
- Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB) Complete wooden I-beam building system using Masonite Beams lättbalk as the structural frame for floors, walls and roofs. Enables construction of villas, multi-story buildings up to 8 floors, additions, schools and industrial buildings with long spans, high technical quality for acoustic, energy and fire performance, and bundled dimensioning/3D modeling technical support.
Quantifiable outcome
- 47% less raw material used compared to solid construction timber
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Masonite Beams
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Masonite Beams technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Masonite Beams partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Norrlands TrähuscoreNorrlands Trähus has collaborated with Masonite Beams since 2017 on the MFB building system for projects up to 8 stories. The partnership involves joint technical development, quality assurance of solution details, best practice sharing, and operational project support. Norrlands Trähus delivers prefabricated structural components (walls, floors, roof cassettes) to construction projects.
- QPG ArkitektercoreMember of MFB Academy network for collaborative development of the MFB building system.
- BjerkingcoreStructural engineering consultancy and member of MFB Academy, contributing expertise in construction design and system development.
- Sweco UmeåcoreEngineering consultancy and MFB Academy member contributing technical expertise to building system development.
- BlockarkminorArchitecture firm and MFB Academy member contributing architectural design expertise.
- AcouwoodcoreAcoustic consultancy and MFB Academy member since 2003, providing specialist expertise in sound insulation and acoustic performance solutions for the building system.
- LättelementminorHouse factory and element manufacturer, MFB Academy member.
- Attacus TrähusminorHouse factory and element manufacturer, MFB Academy member.
- ÅtvidabergshusminorElement supplier and MFB Academy member.
- StructorminorConsulting firm and MFB Academy member.
- OF-byggminorConstruction contractor and MFB Academy member.
- Glommen & LindbergminorProperty developer and MFB Academy member contributing expertise in circular and resource-efficient building and property management.
- EkovillaminorMFB Academy member focused on sustainable insulation solutions.
- Svenska Termoträ ABminorMaterial supplier and MFB Academy member.
- ISOCELLminorInsulation material supplier and MFB Academy member.
- EkoelementminorEkoelement uses Masonite Beams lättbalk as material supplier and development partner for prefabricated wood element systems. The collaboration focuses on developing timber-based industrial building solutions where Masonite Beams contributes to both wall and roof construction design.
- SkidstahuscoreSkidstahus (70+ years of house building history) has adopted Masonite Beams lättbalk in their building systems following pilot projects and evaluation. The partnership involves close collaboration on production efficiency, product development, and market positioning.
- IVL Svenska MiljöinstitutetcoreIndependent Swedish environmental research institute that conducted the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) comparing MFB building system with six other building systems, finding MFB had the lowest climate impact. The LCA study serves as a key environmental credibility pillar.
- Beijer ByggmaterialcoreNational building material retailer distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk to trade customers and consumers across Sweden.
- BygmacoreNational building material retailer distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk to trade customers and consumers across Sweden.
- XL-byggcoreNational building material retailer distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk.
- BauhauscoreInternational DIY and building material retailer distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk in Sweden.
- Woody BygghandelcoreNational building material retailer chain distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk.
- OptimeracoreBuilding material retailer distributing Masonite Beams lättbalk.
Scale indicators9 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Masonite Beams competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- STEICO: German manufacturer of wood-fiber insulation boards, I-joists, and LVL for energy-efficient construction. Adjacent peer — overlapping sustainability, energy-efficiency, and timber-frame positioning, with overlapping but not identical core products.
Direct peers
- Binderholz: Austrian family-owned group producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT, and prefabricated wood building components for the European market. Comparable as a vertically integrated engineered-wood manufacturer with comparable product portfolio and multi-story construction focus.
- Metsä Wood: Finnish manufacturer of engineered wood products (Kerto LVL, glulam, sawn timber) for residential and commercial construction. Directly comparable as a Nordic engineered-wood supplier with similar products (LVL beams, I-joist equivalents) serving prefabricators and construction projects.
- Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian sawmilling and engineered-wood group producing sawn timber, glulam, and structural wood components for European construction. Directly comparable as a Central European engineered-wood manufacturer serving similar residential and commercial construction applications.
- Martinsons: Swedish manufacturer of glulam and engineered wood products (CLT, beams, columns) for the construction sector. Directly comparable as a Nordic-based engineered wood producer serving house manufacturers, contractors, and public-building projects — overlapping customer base and channel structure with Masonite Beams.
- Hasslacher Norica Timber: Austrian manufacturer of sawn timber, glulam, CLT, and engineered wood structural components for European construction. Comparable as a European peer producing engineered wood structural elements for residential and multi-story timber buildings.
Broad incumbents
- Södra: Swedish forestry cooperative producing sawn timber, CLT (Martinsons-adjacent portfolio), and interior wood products. Comparable as a large Swedish forest-products incumbent supplying the Swedish construction market, though with a broader portfolio than Masonite Beams.
- Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish forest-products major with a broad engineered-wood portfolio including CLT, glulam, LVL, and wood components for construction. Comparable as a large Nordic incumbent offering overlapping structural-timber products, though not specialized in wood I-joists.
Regional players
- Boise Cascade: US-based manufacturer of engineered wood products including I-joists (BCI and BCI joists) and laminated veneer lumber for North American residential construction. Comparable as a dedicated I-joist and engineered wood structural-component manufacturer, but operates in North America rather than the Nordic market.
Emerging players
- XLam Dolmen: New Zealand-based CLT (cross-laminated timber) manufacturer producing prefabricated structural panels for residential and commercial buildings. Comparable as an emerging engineered-wood specialist focused on multi-story timber construction, though operating in a different geographic market.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Masonite Beams social profiles
Digital presenceMasonite Beams compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance9 records
Masonite Beams financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Masonite Beams leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles5 records
Masonite Beams funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Masonite Beams M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Masonite Beams
What does Masonite Beams do?
Masonite Beams manufactures customized wood-based I-beams (lättbalk) used as structural components in floors, walls and roofs of residential, multi-family, public and industrial buildings. Products are precision-machined to 0.2 mm accuracy and cut/package-labeled per building drawings, with beam heights from 200 mm to 500 mm. The company also delivers the Masonite Flexibla Byggsystem (MFB™), an integrated I-beam building system supporting buildings up to 8 stories, supplemented by engineering and technical support services.
Is Masonite Beams a public or private company?
Masonite Beams is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Masonite Beams founded?
Masonite Beams was founded in 1974. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Masonite Beams based?
Masonite Beams is headquartered in Rundvik, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Masonite Beams make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. I-beam product sales are the primary driver. The others are technical support and engineering services.
Who are Masonite Beams's main competitors?
STEICO is listed as an others. Direct peers are Binderholz, Metsä Wood, Mayr-Melnhof Holz, Martinsons and Hasslacher Norica Timber. Broad incumbents are Södra and Stora Enso. Boise Cascade is listed as a regional player. XLam Dolmen is listed as an emerging player.
Does Masonite Beams have an API?
No public API is recorded for Masonite Beams.
What industry is Masonite Beams in?
Masonite Beams's product category is Engineered Wood Products. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMADADAD, Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components. Its NAICS code is 321 and its SIC code is 2430.