What CIFC ARBOIS does

CIFC ARBOIS (Charpente Industrielle de Franche Comté) is a privately-held French wood construction manufacturer headquartered in Arbois, Jura. Operating for over a century from an 85,000 m² facility, the company produces a full portfolio of structural timber products: industrial trusses (fermette), traditional carpentry, glued-laminated timber (lamellé-collé), cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, and wood-frame building systems (ossature bois). It also operates an in-house engineering design office (bureau d'études) supported by MD MAT and CADWORK software for technical drawing and structural calculation.

The company serves five distinct customer segments: individual homeowners (particuliers), professional residential builders (constructeurs), architects, commercial and public-sector entities (including schools, retirement homes, and hotels), and subcontracting carpenters. Its primary geographic footprint covers the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions, with a dedicated direct sales force assigned to French departments 01, 38, 42, 69, 73, and 74.

Revenue is generated through one-time project-based sales under a quote-driven pricing model with two-month quote validity and free estimates. CIFC sources timber exclusively from PEFC-certified suppliers and reports 2,800 completed projects in 2021 with a 62-person qualified team. The business is family-controlled under President Arnaud CLEMENT, with no disclosed external investment, parent company, or M&A activity.

Name

CIFC ARBOIS

Legal name

C.I.F.C.

Website

https://cifc.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CIFC ARBOIS is a French wood construction manufacturer producing industrial trusses, traditional carpentry, glulam, CLT panels, and wood-frame buildings for residential, commercial, agricultural, and public-sector clients across eastern France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineered Timber Construction Products

NAICS

Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Hardwood Plywood & Decorative Panels Manufacturing (IMAMACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineered Wood Flooring Substrates & Panels (IMAMACAL)

Keywords

• Timber construction
• Wood framing systems
• Glulam beam manufacturing
• CLT structural panels
• Engineered wood products

Headquarters

HQ city

Arbois

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Wood Construction Projects: Custom-built wood construction and carpentry solutions provided through project-based quotes. Products include industrial trusses, traditional carpentry, glued laminated timber, CLT panels, and wood frame construction for various building types.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CIFC is a wood construction manufacturer that designs, fabricates, and supplies engineered timber structural components from its 85,000 m² facility in Arbois, France. Its product range includes industrial timber trusses (fermetta), traditional carpentry, glued laminated timber (lamellé-collé), cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels, and wood-frame building systems. The company also provides in-house engineering design services for residential, commercial, agricultural, and public building projects, sourcing wood exclusively from PEFC-certified suppliers.

Product overview

CIFC (Charentes Industrielles de Franche-Comté) is a timber construction company offering a comprehensive portfolio of wood-based structural products and services. The company provides five core product lines: industrial trusses (fermetta), traditional carpentry, glued laminated timber (lamellé-collé), cross-laminated timber panels (CLT), and wood-frame buildings (ossature bois). These products serve diverse construction needs including individual homes, collective housing, industrial/commercial/agricultural buildings, public facilities, and hotel structures. The company also provides engineering design services through its bureau d'études and operates a 62-person highly qualified team across an 85,000 m² facility in Arbois, Jura.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Charpente Industrielle (fermette) / Industrial timber trusses Industrial timber truss system (fermette) providing structural support for residential and commercial building roofs. Offered as part of CIFC's engineered wood construction product range, manufactured at the Arbois facility from PEFC-certified wood.
• Charpente Traditionnelle / Traditional timber-frame carpentry Traditional carpentry (timber-frame) solutions for heritage, custom, and artisanal construction projects, manufactured by CIFC at its Arbois facility.
• Lamellé-collé et Contre-collé / Glued laminated timber (glulam) Glued laminated timber (glulam) and cross-grain laminated timber products for structural beams and custom architectural elements, produced by CIFC using PEFC-certified wood.
• CLT - Panneau Contre-Collé / Cross-Laminated Timber panels Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) engineered panels used in wall, floor, and roof construction systems, fabricated by CIFC for residential, commercial, and public building projects.
• Bâtiments Ossature Bois / Wood-frame building systems Complete timber-frame building systems for individual houses, collective/multi-unit housing, and commercial structures, manufactured and supplied by CIFC from PEFC-certified wood.
• Bureau d'études - Engineering studies and timber project design Engineering and design services for timber construction projects, including structural calculations and technical planning using MD MAT and CADWORK software. Provided as a standalone service to support customer projects before and during manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,800 projects completed in 2021

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arbonis (Saint-Gobain): Major French wood solutions provider owned by Saint-Gobain, offering timber frame structures, CLT, and modular wood buildings. Significantly larger scale but directly comparable product portfolio and target market for engineered wood construction projects in France.
• Binderholz: Austrian mass timber manufacturer producing CLT, glulam, and sawn timber at industrial scale with multiple European facilities. A larger incumbent in the broader mass timber space whose products are increasingly relevant to CIFC's specification-level French construction projects.
• Stora Enso (Wood Products division): Global renewable materials company with major CLT operations (Sylva CLT in Europe). Larger, publicly-listed incumbent shaping European mass timber procurement. Provides competitive pressure on French engineered wood suppliers like CIFC.
• Hasslacher Nordica Timber: European sawmill and engineered wood producer including glulam, CLT, and structural timber. Comparable product mix at industrial scale, active across European construction markets competing for similar specification opportunities.
• KLH Massivholz GmbH: Austrian CLT manufacturer with European-wide distribution. Comparable CLT product range to CIFC's CLT panel offering and active in French commercial and residential markets as a competitive reference point.

Direct peers

• Piveteau Bois: French engineered wood panel manufacturer including CLT and glulam products for construction. Comparable product range in engineered wood panels and direct overlap on CLT/lamellé-collé offerings for residential and commercial projects.
• Simonin SAS: French manufacturer of glulam (lamellé-collé) beams, timber framing, and wood-frame buildings, headquartered in Franche-Comté region. Directly comparable product portfolio (glulam, trusses, wood-frame) and serves the same French construction market with PEFC-certified sustainable sourcing.
• Egoin (Grupo Egoin): European CLT and glulam manufacturer with comparable products (Cross-Laminated Timber panels, glulam beams, wood-frame systems). Comparable engineering approach and target segments in residential and commercial mass timber construction.
• Mathis SAS: French engineered wood construction company based in Alsace, manufacturing trusses, glulam, and wood-frame buildings. Closely comparable product mix and target customer segments (individual homes, multi-unit housing, agricultural and commercial buildings) in eastern France.

Regional players

• Cosylva (Groupe Cosylva): French cooperative group producing trusses, glulam, and wood-frame buildings, primarily serving central and southwestern France. Comparable product portfolio with a different geographic footprint, suggesting scalability of CIFC's model across regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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