Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe

What Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe does

Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe is a family-owned French sawmill and planing mill founded in 1965 in the Vosges and now headquartered in Champ-le-Duc, operating under the legal entity Établissements GAIFFE. The company runs a vertically integrated softwood timber business built around three core product lines — construction timber (C18/C24 structural framing, roof trusses, battens, formwork), decorative timber (cladding, decking, panelling, flooring in multiple species and treatment classes), and industrial timber (C24/C30 lamellas, kiln-dried and planed timber, packaging) — sold exclusively B2B to wholesalers, construction professionals, fit-out contractors, lamellists/glulam manufacturers, and DIY retail chains. Production is anchored by a Scandinavian-inspired dual-line sawing process using HEW SAW (Finland) equipment, supported by optical defect scanning, integrated machine grading, post-drying sorting, an in-house tool sharpening workshop, and a cogeneration unit (1.3 MWh electricity, 8 MWh thermal) that valorizes sawdust and offcuts. Installed capacity stands at 120,000 m³/year of sawn timber, 50,000 m³/year of planed timber, and 100,000 m³/year of drying across 10 kilns, on a 50-hectare log yard site that was expanded in 2014 and 2021 and re-equipped with a new sawmill, kilns, and cogeneration in 2022. The business model is direct B2B with quote-based pricing tied to specifications, species, treatment class, and volumes; the company self-manages logistics for deliveries across France, broader Europe, and North Africa, and monetizes by-products (chips, shavings, bark, sawdust) for the circular-economy market. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company remains privately held with no external investors or parent company.

Name

Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe

Legal name

ÉTABLISSEMENTS GAIFFE

Website

https://gaiffe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe is a family-owned French sawmill and planing mill in the Vosges that produces certified softwood construction, decorative, and industrial timber for B2B customers across France, Europe, and North Africa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sawmill and Timber Manufacturing

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing (IMAMABAE), Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA), Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

Keywords

• Sawn timber manufacturing
• Planing mill services
• Construction timber supply
• Industrial wood processing
• Timber treatment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Champ-le-Duc

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction timber sales: Primary revenue from manufacturing and selling construction timber including traditional roof framing, trussed-rafter timber, battens, framing timber, and formwork timber. Products are certified PEFC, CE Marking with visual and machine grading.
2. Decorative timber sales: Revenue from interior and exterior decorative timber including cladding, decking boards, wall panelling, bargeboards, shutter slats, flooring, and battens. Available in various species with treatments from class 2 to class 4.
3. Industrial timber sales: Sales of industrial timber including C24/C30 lamellas, kiln-dried timber, planed timber, and packaging timber. Products for lamellists, glulam producers, and industrial applications.
4. By-products sales: Sale of production by-products including wood chips, shavings, bark, and sawdust from sawing and planing operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gaiffe operates a vertically integrated sawmill and planing mill in the Vosges, France, manufacturing construction timber (roof framing, battens, framing, formwork), decorative timber (cladding, decking, panelling, flooring), and industrial timber (C24/C30 lamellas, kiln-dried timber, packaging timber) for B2B customers. The company runs HEW SAW dual-line sawing, four planing lines, ten drying kilns, cogeneration, treatment services (Use Class 2/3/4, ISPM 15, fire retardant), and in-house logistics for deliveries across France, Europe and North Africa.

Product overview

Scierie Raboterie Gaiffe is a family-owned sawmill and planing mill established in 1965 in the Vosges region of France. The company operates a vertically integrated timber processing business comprising three core product lines: Construction Timber (structural products for roof framing, framing, and formwork), Decorative Timber (cladding, decking, panelling, and flooring for interior/exterior fit-out), and Industrial Timber (C24/C30 lamellas, kiln-dried and planed timber, packaging). Production is supported by in-house sawmill (120,000 m³/year capacity), planing mill (50,000 m³/year), and drying facilities (100,000 m³/year via 10 kilns). The company also sells production by-products (wood chips, shavings, bark, sawdust) and offers logistics, treatment, and quality grading services. Operating exclusively B2B, Gaiffe serves wholesalers, DIY retail chains, lamella manufacturers, and construction professionals across France and Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Timber (Bois de Construction)

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity of 120,000 m³/year of sawn timber and 50,000 m³/year of planed timber
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sélection VosgesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987Gaiffe joined the 'Sélection Vosges' group of sawmills in 1987, representing a network of regional sawmills in the Vosges region. This affiliation provides collective marketing and commercial advantages for member companies.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Belliard Groupe: French sawmill group with multiple production sites producing construction timber, packaging timber, and by-products. Directly comparable on product mix (structural + industrial + by-products) and French wholesale B2B customer base.
• Monnet-Sève: Family-owned French sawmill group (Monnet family) producing softwood sawn timber, planed products, and by-products across multiple French sites. Comparable in ownership structure, integrated milling-plus-planing operations, and B2B distribution to wholesalers and industrial buyers.
• Piveteau Bois: One of the largest French softwood sawmills, producing sawn, planed, and treated timber for construction, packaging, and industrial customers. Closest French-headquartered direct comparable to Gaiffe's integrated sawmill-plus-planing model and B2B wholesale channel.
• Charpente Houot: Mid-sized French family-owned sawmill producing structural sawn timber and planed products for construction professionals and wholesalers. Comparable in size, French regional footprint, family ownership, and B2B construction-customer focus.

Broad incumbents

• Binderholz: Austrian family-owned timber group operating sawmills plus CLT, glulam, and biomass pellet production. Comparable on integrated sawmill-plus-value-added wood products and family-ownership model, though substantially larger and geographically focused on DACH.
• Stora Enso: Nordic forest products major with European sawmill operations producing sawn softwood, engineered wood, and biomass. Overlaps with Gaiffe in softwood sawn timber and CLT/laminated products, but at vastly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest products group with European sawn timber and engineered wood operations. Comparable in softwood sawmilling and sustainable forestry certifications, though much larger and more diversified into pulp, paper, and biomaterials.
• SCA (Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget): Swedish forest products major owning large European softwood sawmilling operations. Comparable in sustainable-forestry certification stack (PEFC/FSC), large-scale sawn timber production, and by-product valorization, but vastly larger and more diversified.

Regional players

• Hasslacher Norica Timber: Austrian sawmill and engineered wood producer (glulam, CLT, sawn timber, pellets). Comparable in integrated softwood processing and B2B industrial customers; primarily DACH-focused rather than French wholesale.
• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian sawmill group producing sawn softwood, planed timber, and by-products for European construction and packaging customers. Closely comparable in product mix and sawmill-plus-planing operations, but operating primarily in Austria/Germany rather than France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/scierieraboteriegaiffe
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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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