Fibois 69

What Fibois 69 does

Fibois 69 is a French non-profit association (association) headquartered in Villefranche sur Saône, Rhône, that operates as the coordinating body for the forestry and wood (forêt-bois) sector in the Rhône department. Founded circa 2017 as part of the Fibois Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (Fibois AuRA) regional network, it serves forestry enterprises, sawmills, wood-construction firms, wood-energy businesses, and local authorities, while running educational programs for primary and secondary schools. Its core products and services are programmatic rather than technical: territorial strategies (notably the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais 2021-2026 covering five intermunicipal communities with 75 partners), member and collectivity support services, a suite of sector-resource portals (Forêt-Travaux Forestiers, Bois Energie, Transport du bois, Construction Bois et Formations, Métiers, Aide/Subvention), the annual Grande Fête de la Forêt et du Bois festival, and the Programme Pédagogique for schools in Beaujolais and Ouest Lyonnais.

The association operates with a lean team of six staff, including a chargé de mission (Andréa MACRET) focused on the Charte Forestière du Beaujolais and an animateur (Loïc COLOMBERO) running the Beaujolais Forest-Wood Strategy. Its underlying technology stack is minimal: a public-facing website and newsletter maintained by an external provider (Mighty Productions), with no proprietary software, APIs, or data platform disclosed. Its value proposition rests on institutional convening power and proximity to public decision-makers rather than on technology differentiation.

Fibois 69's business model is a hybrid of recurring membership fees (cotisations) from sector enterprises and grant-based funding from public counterparties including the Département du Rhône, Métropole Grand Lyon, Région Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, and the European FEADER program. It has 6 employees, no disclosed revenue, no venture or parent-company backing, and operates entirely within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.

Name

Fibois 69

Legal name

Fibois 69

Website

https://fibois69.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fibois 69 is a French non-profit association coordinating the forestry and wood sector in the Rhône department, serving forest enterprises, sawmills, local authorities, and schools across the Beaujolais and Ouest Lyonnais territories through territorial strategy, education, and member-support programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry and wood-industry association services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Forestry sector association
• Wood industry network
• Timber sector coordination
• Forest management support
• Regional forestry services

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Cotisations): Fibois 69 operates as a membership-based association, collecting annual fees from member companies and organizations in the forest-wood sector.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fibois 69 is a French non-profit association that coordinates, represents, and supports the forestry-wood sector across the Rhône department. Its core activity is convening forestry operators, wood-industry companies, local authorities, and educational institutions through membership services, training programs, territorial strategy work, and sector-promotion events. It acts as the local chapter of the regional Fibois AuRA federation and contributes to national Fibois France initiatives.

Product overview

Fibois 69 operates as a professional network organization for the forestry-wood sector in the Rhône department, part of the Fibois Auvergne Rhône-Alpes (AuRA) regional network. The organization provides a unified platform of sector development services rather than a single product, encompassing multiple interconnected tools and programs including: forest management tools (Forêt-Travaux Forestiers), wood energy resources (Bois Energie), wood transportation logistics, wood construction training, career information (Métiers), and financial aid guidance (Aide/Subvention). These tools are complemented by strategic programs such as the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais, pedagogical programs for schools, and event organization including the annual Grande Fête de la Forêt et du Bois festival. The organization also provides business and local government support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Membership services for forestry and wood-industry professionals Annual membership program giving forestry operators and wood-industry companies access to sector representation, training, networking, and visibility through Fibois 69 events. Targeted at professionals and businesses active in the Rhône department.
• Bois PEFC educational program for schools Structured educational program on certified wood and sustainable forestry delivered in primary and secondary schools across the Rhône department. Designed for teachers and head teachers seeking credible external expertise on the wood sector.
• Grande Fête de la Forêt et du Bois (annual flagship event) Annual flagship event organized by Fibois 69 to promote the forestry-wood sector, convene members and partners, and provide visibility for local operators. Open to members, sponsors, and the public.
• Territorial strategy and project support for local authorities Technical assistance, data, and structured dialogue provided to local authorities in the Rhône department on wood-related territorial projects (forest management, wood in construction, wood energy).
• Professional training programs for the wood sector Training programs delivered to wood-sector professionals and member companies on technical, regulatory, and certification topics relevant to forestry and wood-industry operations.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Département du RhônecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental authority supporting local development initiatives and forest-wood sector projects in the Rhône department.
• Métropole Grand LyoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMetropolitan authority for the Lyon area, supporting urban and peri-urban forest-wood initiatives.
• Région Auvergne Rhône AlpescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional council providing funding and strategic support for regional forest-wood sector development through the Fibois AuRA network.
• Union Européenne (FEADER)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Union funding through FEADER (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development) supporting rural and forestry development projects.
• Syndicat Mixte du BeaujolaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint authority for the Beaujolais territory, co-portfolio holder of the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Communauté de Communes de Charlieu-BelmontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermunicipal community in Loire department, co-portfolio holder of the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Communauté d'Agglomération de l'Ouest Rhodanien (COR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomeration community covered by the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Communauté de Communes Saône-Beaujolais (CCSB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermunicipal community covered by the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Communauté de Communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées (CCBPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermunicipal community covered by the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Communauté d'Agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais-Saône (CAVBS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomeration community covered by the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Charlieu-Belmont Communauté (CBC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgglomeration community covered by the Stratégie Forêt Bois du Beaujolais.
• Fibois AuRA (Réseau Fibois Auvergne Rhône-Alpes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network coordinating forest-wood sector organizations across Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, including Fibois 01, 07-26, 38, 42, 69, and 73-74.
• ARDEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation Rhodanienne des Entreprises Forestières - forest enterprise association that co-organizes events including the Grande Fête de la Forêt et du Bois.
• Syndicat de l'Ouest LyonnaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion of western Lyon municipalities partnering on forest-wood sector initiatives.
• Geoparc BeaujolaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO Global Geopark in Beaujolais, partnering on territorial development initiatives.
• Monts du LyonnaisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity of municipalities in the Monts du Lyonnais region, partner in local initiatives.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• ARBOCENTRE: Regional forestry-wood association in Centre-Val de Loire, operating a near-identical interprofessional model with enterprises, local authorities, and educational programs. Functions as a regional peer demonstrating the same template in a different French territory.

Broad incumbents

• France Bois Forêt: National interprofessional organization for the French forest-wood sector, funded via the CVO (Contribution Volontaire Obligatoire). Operates at national scale with overlapping mandate in sector coordination, R&D funding, and promotion — a broader incumbent to Fibois 69's local coordination role.
• Office National des Forêts (ONF): State-owned forest manager handling public forests and supporting private forest management in France. Functions as a broad incumbent with overlapping mission in sustainable forestry, though as a state operator rather than a sector association.
• Fédération Nationale du Bois (FNB): National trade federation representing wood-sector enterprises (sawmills, timber trade, wood construction). Overlaps with Fibois 69 in representing the wood-industry value chain, though at the national commercial-trade level rather than local coordination.
• Centre National de la Propriété Forestière (CNPF): National public body supporting private forest owners in France, with regional delegations (CRPF) that operate at a comparable territorial level to Fibois 69. Overlaps in forest-management advisory and territorial strategy development.

Direct peers

• Fibois 01: Departmental Fibois association covering Ain, operating under the same interprofessional forestry-wood coordination charter as Fibois 69 — directly comparable membership association in an adjacent department.
• Fransylva: National federation of private forest-owner syndicates in France, coordinating forest-owner interests at the national and regional level. Directly comparable as a membership-based forest-sector association advocating for owner and sector interests.
• Fibois Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: The regional umbrella network of which Fibois 69 is a member departmental branch. Coordinates forest-wood sector policy, funding, and advocacy across six departmental Fibois entities, with directly overlapping mission, members, and public funders.
• Fibois 42: Departmental Fibois association covering Loire, applying the same membership-based network model for the forest-wood sector — a direct functional peer within the Fibois AuRA regional system.
• Fibois 38: Sister departmental Fibois association covering Isère, operating the same forestry-wood sector coordination model with enterprises, local authorities, and educational programs — directly comparable mission and structure to Fibois 69.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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