Orlimex Benelux-ORLITECH Composiet

What Orlimex Benelux-ORLITECH Composiet does

Orlimex Benelux-ORLITECH Composiet is the Benelux sales office and Orlitech composite-materials arm of the ORLIMEX group, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Osík, Czech Republic under ORLIMEX CZ, s.r.o. The entity operates within a group that is self-described as the largest importer of birch plywood in Europe, distributing a broad range of sheet materials (birch plywood variants, softwood, poplar, OSB, particleboard, MDF, hardboard, and DURELIS structural panels) along with adjacent waterproofing and roofing products via ORLIBIT s.r.o., to construction, furniture/interior, packaging, flooring, and transport customers. Dedicated country sales offices are maintained in the Czech Republic, Germany, the United Kingdom, Poland, Benelux, France, Italy, the United States, Egypt, and India, supported by an owned logistics arm (CS SPED s.r.o.) enabling Just-In-Time delivery across Europe and worldwide with more than 10,000 m³ of plywood products kept in continuous stock.

The group's core technical capabilities are physical rather than digital: precision formatting via a Zag SHELLING FXH 330 (±0.2 mm accuracy on 3-metre cuts), five-axis CNC machining via SCM ACCORD 30FX on wood, composites, plastics, and light alloys up to 250 mm thickness, and proprietary self-adhesive plywood bonding technology producing panels up to 1.52 m × 5 m. Supply quality is supported by FSC chain-of-custody certification (FSC_C081773) and EN 13986 compliance on structural panels. In 2020 the group extended into consumer products through OrliPly Art, a separate online retail brand for finished plywood goods (toys, puzzles, home accessories) with production in the Czech Republic and a sales office in England.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time distribution sales of plywood and engineered sheet materials to B2B customers, complemented by processing services (formatting, CNC, adhesive bonding) and, more recently, branded consumer-product retail under OrliPly Art. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales via regional offices with quote-based pricing and a heavy reliance on owned transport for delivery; supplementary distribution is handled through authorized partners such as Hermann Mohr GmbH in Germany and trading agents in additional EU markets. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled through same-day quotation per inquiry. No revenue figure, funding history, or employee headcount growth data are publicly disclosed.

Name

Orlimex Benelux-ORLITECH Composiet

Legal name

ORLIMEX CZ, s.r.o.

Website

https://orlimex.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Orlimex Benelux-ORLITECH Composiet is the Benelux sales office and composite-materials subsidiary of the ORLIMEX group, Europe's largest birch-plywood importer, distributing plywood, OSB, MDF, particleboard, and composites to construction, furniture, packaging, flooring, and transport customers across Europe, the US, Egypt, and India.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood-Based Panels & Plywood Distribution

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031)

akta.pro primary industry

Plywood & Panel Products Distribution (Plywood, OSB, MDF, Particleboard) (IMAMAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Engineered Wood Products Distribution (LVL, I-joists, Glulam, CLT) (IMAMAIAD)

Keywords

• Plywood distribution
• Sheet material import
• Birch plywood supply
• Wood-based panels
• Engineered wood products

Headquarters

HQ city

Osík

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plywood and Sheet Material Distribution: Import and distribution of wide range of sheet materials including birch plywood, softwood plywood, aspen plywood, hardboard, particleboard, OSB, and DURELIS. Revenue generated through product sales with own transport fleet enabling timely delivery across Europe.
2. Material Processing Services: Custom processing services including precision formatting, CNC machining, and adhesive bonding. Services provided to customers requiring finished or custom-dimension products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ORLIMEX is Europe's largest importer and distributor of birch plywood and a wide range of sheet materials (softwood plywood, aspen plywood, hardboard, particleboard, OSB, DURELIS). The company imports from 12 countries, maintains over 10,000 m3 of stock, and distributes across Europe and globally via its own transport fleet. It also offers custom processing services including precision formatting, 5-axis CNC machining, and self-adhesive plywood bonding from its Czech facility.

Product overview

Orlimex is Europe's largest birch plywood importer and distributor, operating since 1999. The product portfolio consists of a broad range of sheet materials organized into core product categories: birch plywood products (Exterior, Interior, Concrete plywood, Colored plywood), softwood plywood (Elliottis Pine, Pine/Glen), poplar plywood, and engineered wood panels (Durelis, OSB, Particle board, MDF, Hardboard). Additionally, the company offers OrliPly Art as a sub-brand for finished plywood consumer products. The company provides processing services including formatting, CNC machining, and self-adhesive applications through their Czech facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orlitech: Composite materials brand under the Orlimex group.
• OrliPly Art

Products and services

• Berken multiplex Exterieur (Birch Plywood Exterior)

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,000+ m3 plywood products always in stock
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hermann Mohr GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized plywood distributor serving the German market. Part of the ORLIMEX group network.
• CS SPED s.r.o.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransport and shipping company within the ORLIMEX group, enabling integrated logistics capabilities for deliveries across Europe and worldwide.
• Orlitech (ORLIBIT s.r.o.)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerImporteur en distributeur van waterdichte en dakbedekkingsmaterialen naar de Oost-Europese markten. Specializes in waterproofing and roofing systems.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• West Fraser Timber: Canadian diversified wood products company (lumber, plywood, OSB, pulp) with global sales reach. Comparable in product categories (plywood and panel products) and end-market exposure to construction.
• Boise Cascade: US-based manufacturer and distributor of engineered wood products (plywood, OSB) serving construction markets. Comparable hybrid manufacturer-distributor business model and supply chain scale in North America, relevant given Orlimex's US sales office.
• Metsä Wood (Metsä Group): Finnish plywood and engineered wood panel manufacturer with extensive European distribution. Comparable product portfolio (birch and softwood plywood, panel products) but operates as integrated producer rather than pure distributor.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish diversified forest products company with plywood and panel offerings. Operates broadly across European markets overlapping with Orlimex's distribution territory; useful for understanding competitive dynamics in plywood supply.
• Kronospan: European leader in wood-based panel products (particleboard, MDF, OSB) with integrated manufacturing and pan-European sales. Overlaps with Orlimex's engineered wood panel distribution categories.
• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish integrated forest products giant producing plywood, sawn timber, and engineered wood. Operates across all of Orlimex's product categories at much larger scale; relevant for benchmarking supply, pricing, and end-market trends.
• EGGER: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of wood-based panels (MDF, particleboard, OSB) with European sales network. Comparable in product mix for engineered wood panels and in family-controlled corporate governance structure.

Direct peers

• Garnica: Spanish plywood manufacturer with significant European distribution footprint. Comparable in product range (birch, poplar, specialty plywood for construction and transport) and serves overlapping customer segments including formwork and transport.
• Paged (Paged Group): Polish plywood and timber products manufacturer with European sales network. Directly comparable product mix including birch plywood and engineered panels, and geographic overlap with Orlimex's Central European footprint.
• Latvijas Finieris: Latvian-based birch plywood manufacturer and one of Europe's largest producers, with direct sales across Europe. Closest direct comparable to Orlimex in birch plywood specialization, though operating as producer rather than pure distributor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/orlimexuk
• Facebookfacebook.com/orlimexcz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orlimex-nl
• Instagraminstagram.com/orlimex_

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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