Triage forestier

What Triage forestier does

Ecoforêt, historically branded "Triage forestier Nendaz-Isérables," is a communal forestry service established in 1983 by the municipality of Nendaz in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, with Isérables joining as a partner commune in 1992. The organization manages 2,800 hectares of productive forest with 5,000 m3 of exploitable annual timber volume, and serves the populations of Nendaz, Isérables and Veysonnaz. Its mandate is delegated by municipal authorities, making it a public-sector forestry operator rather than a privately held company.

The entity operates across three business lines: (i) traditional silviculture and harvesting services for communal and third-party forest owners, (ii) wood-energy production and direct distribution of firewood, wood pellets and wood chips for residential and commercial heating, and (iii) complementary services including a mobile chipping offering, wood-construction work, and tree-care for third parties. A branded firewood sack ("Sachet Ecoforêt") extends the wood-energy offering into packaged retail. The customer base combines long-duration municipal stewardship contracts with transactional wood-product sales to private individuals and professionals.

Revenue mechanics are split across inter-communal mandates, fee-for-service forestry contracts, and direct sales of wood-energy products. There is no disclosed private investment, external funding round, or capital-markets activity; the structure is that of a self-funded municipal service. The commercial footprint is bounded by the assigned territory, with growth contingent on additional communal mandates or organic demand for wood-energy and adjacent services in the Valais market.

Name

Triage forestier

Legal name

Ecoforêt Nendaz-Isérables

Website

https://ecoforet.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ecoforêt (Triage forestier Nendaz-Isérables) is a communal forestry service managing 2,800 ha of forest in Valais, Switzerland. It delivers silviculture, harvesting, wood-energy products (firewood, pellets, chips) and ancillary tree and construction services to the communes of Nendaz, Isérables and Veysonnaz.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Forestry and Logging (113), Timber Tract Operations (1131)

SIC

Forestry (800), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAMAJAC

Silviculture & Reforestation Services (Nurseries, Planting, Tending)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYIMAMAJAN

Forest Residues & Biomass Feedstock Management (Thinning, Slash, Collection)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forest Management, Reforestation & Carbon Forestry Services

SECONDARYIMAMAAAE

Reforestation & Afforestation Services (Planting, Site Prep, Regeneration)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Forestry & Logging

Keywords

• Forestry services
• Wood energy products
• Firewood sales
• Forest management
• Pellet distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Haute-Nendaz

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Firewood sales: Sale of hardwood and softwood firewood (larch/spruce), cut and split, sold in big bags, cartons, or bags. Firewood is stored approximately 2 years in 1-meter bales before sale.
2. Pellet sales: Sale of pellets available year-round, sold by 15kg bags or pallets of 66 bags. Home delivery available.
3. Wood chip sales: Wood chips sold as energy source for large boilers or for soil mulching by landscapers and private individuals.
4. Forestry services: Professional forestry work including tree felling, logging, forest engineering (avalanche barriers, slope stabilization), forest maintenance, and wood chipping services provided to third parties.
5. Wood construction services: Construction services using natural wood including garden sheds, carports, protective barriers, retaining walls, playgrounds, and terraces for third parties.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Ecoforêt is a communal forest service managing approximately 2,800 hectares of forest across the municipalities of Nendaz and Isérables in Valais, Switzerland. The company provides professional forestry operations (timber harvesting, skidding via tractor or helicopter, forest engineering for slope stabilization), third-party contracting services (tree cutting, garden/outdoor wooden construction), and sells wood energy products (firewood in spruce, larch, and hardwood varieties, wood chips, and pellets) through an online shop with crane delivery.

Product overview

Ecoforêt is a Swiss forestry company offering integrated forestry management and wood energy products. The core offering consists of forestry work services (travaux forestiers) including timber harvesting, helicopter/tractor skidding, and forest engineering, combined with third-party contracting services (travaux pour tiers) for tree work and wooden construction. The wood energy division provides a complete range of heating products including firewood (Bois de feu) in spruce, larch, and hardwood varieties, wood chips (Bois déchiquetés), and pellets sold in bags or pallets. Accessory products include firewood boxes, firelighters, and branded wood transport bags. Products are sold through an online shop with delivery and crane unloading services available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travaux forestiers (Forestry work)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bourgeoisie de NendazcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Forest land owners and founding partners in the Ecoforêt structure. Bourgeoisie de Nendaz owns forest lands managed by Ecoforêt alongside the municipality.
• Bourgeoisie d'IsérablescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Forest land owners and founding partners in the Ecoforêt structure. Bourgeoisie d'Isérables owns forest lands managed by Ecoforêt.
• Commune d'IsérablescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Neighboring municipality that joined the Ecoforêt structure in 1992 with signing of management convention. Expands forest management area and timber volume.
• Commune de NendazcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1983Original founding municipality that established the forestry service in 1983. Communal administration that manages 1900 ha of forest lands and created Ecoforêt as a sustainable forest management entity.
• FSC (Forest Stewardship Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational forest certification organization referenced on Ecoforêt website indicating adherence to responsible forest management standards.
• Forêt ValaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal forestry organization of Valais, Switzerland, linked as a partner resource for forestry information.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Wuhrkorporation Sarnen: Traditional communal forestry corporation in Obwalden managing forest heritage and operating a wood-energy business. Operates the same Swiss-German communal forest model as Ecoforêt but in a different geographic region.

Direct peers

• Service des forêts de la Ville de Neuchâtel: Neuchâtel's communal forestry service combining forest stewardship with sales of firewood, wood chips, and pellets to local residents. Highly comparable operating model and Swiss-French bilingual context.
• Service des forêts de la Ville de Lausanne: Communal forestry service of Lausanne that similarly manages public forest heritage, runs a commercial wood-energy offering, and provides third-party forestry contracting within its canton. Closest structural analogue to Ecoforêt at larger urban scale.
• Service des forêts de la Ville de Fribourg: Communal forestry service of Fribourg managing public forests, providing firewood and wood-energy products, and executing third-party tree-care and construction work. Same Swiss municipal forest service model as Ecoforêt.
• Forstbetrieb Stadt Winterthur: Municipal forestry operation of Winterthur offering sustainable forest management, timber harvesting, and commercial wood-energy product sales. Comparable Swiss communal forest service scope and product mix.
• Forstbetrieb Stadt Bern: Bern municipal forest operation covering sustainable forest management, timber harvesting, firewood and wood-energy sales, and third-party forestry services. Directly comparable mandate and revenue mix to Ecoforêt.

Others

• Forêt Valais: Cantonal forestry association of Valais already listed as a partner on Ecoforêt's site. Provides industry coordination, training, and certification context that directly shapes Ecoforêt's operating environment.
• Scierie de la Dent: Local sawmill in Valais explicitly linked from Ecoforêt's website as a downstream partner. Represents the next link in the wood value chain and a natural commercial adjacency for Ecoforêt's timber output.
• Pelletpreis.ch: Swiss pellet price-comparison and distribution platform. Adjacent ecosystem participant that channels pellet demand; relevant for understanding Ecoforêt's competitive positioning in the Swiss pellet market.

Broad incumbents

• Wyssen Forsttechnik: Swiss manufacturer of cable crane systems and specialised forestry equipment. Comparable only insofar as both operate in mountain forest engineering; Wyssen is a supplier of the kind of technology Ecoforêt deploys.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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