What Woodstone does

Woodstone Epaillard (legally SASU Woodstone) is a family-owned French building materials business combining an in-house sawmill with a building materials trade (négoce) function. Founded in 1932 by Pierre Epaillard as Scierie Epaillard in Glénac on the banks of the Oust river, the company relocated to its current site at La Ferme Neuve, Bains-sur-Oust in 1964 and has operated continuously there for over 60 years. Since 2019 it has been managed by Marc and Inga LEMEE. The company employs approximately 20 people and operates with a share capital of €200,000 under a SASU (single-member simplified joint-stock company) structure.

The company runs two integrated activities. The sawmill produces rough and planed lumber — primarily Douglas fir (90%), with spruce and pine — on custom cut-to-list orders for construction professionals. Since 2008 it has operated a planing/moulding centre (225/225 capacity) and a full insecticide and fungicide treatment line covering class 2 to class 4 wood. The négoce activity resells a broad range of construction materials (plasterboard, insulation, cladding, terrace materials, metal framing, hardware, tools, menuiseries, and flooring) sourced partly through its affiliation with the Tout Faire Matériaux independent building materials group, which provides access to the Toutfaire.fr shared catalogue and collective purchasing power.

Woodstone's go-to-market is exclusively physical: customers visit the Bains-sur-Oust showroom to purchase materials and consult with staff, and 95% of deliveries are handled in-house using a crane truck with an 8.00m flatbed. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based. The company operates a WordPress-based catalogue website but does not transact online. It serves the Brittany/Redon area, targeting construction professionals (builders, carpenters, contractors, tradespeople) and DIY homeowners. There is no e-commerce, no mobile app, no public API, no disclosed AI capabilities, and no evidence of external investment.

Name

Woodstone

Legal name

SASU Woodstone

Website

https://woodstone.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1932

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Woodstone Epaillard is a family-owned French sawmill and building materials trader in Bains-sur-Oust, Brittany, producing Douglas, spruce, and pine lumber and supplying construction professionals and DIY homeowners in the local Redon area since 1932.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials and Lumber Supply

NAICS

Sawmills (321113), Sawmills and Wood Preservation (3211), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Wood Preservation (321114)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI), Treated Wood & Preserved Timber Products (IMADADAE), Custom/Contract Sawing & Portable Sawmilling (IMAMABAC), Sawmilling & Lumber Production (IMADADAA)

Keywords

• Lumber supply
• Building materials trade
• Sawmill services
• Custom-cut timber
• Construction materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Bains-sur-Oust

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Building materials trade (Négoce): Wide-ranging resale of construction materials including plasterboard, insulation, terrace and cladding materials, parquet, metal framing, hardware, and tools. Revenue is generated through direct in-store sales of these products to construction professionals and DIY customers.
2. Sawmill lumber sales (Scierie): Production and sale of rough and planed lumber (Douglas, spruce, pine) for the construction market. Wood species are custom-cut to list orders. Additional revenue from planing/milling services and wood treatment (class 2–4).
3. Transport and logistics services: Delivery service using a crane truck with an 8.00m flatbed, covering 95% of deliveries. Also terrace cleaning machine rental.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Woodstone operates an in-house sawmill producing custom-cut construction lumber (primarily Douglas fir, with spruce and pine) and a building materials retail trade (négoce) supplying timber, insulation, drywall, cladding, decking, fencing, hardware, and interior fittings. The company also provides value-added services including wood planing/milling, autoclave wood treatment (class 2–4), crane-truck delivery, and terrace cleaning machine rental, primarily to construction professionals and DIY homeowners in the Brittany/Redon area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom-cut sawmill lumber (Douglas, spruce, pine) In-house sawmill production of rough and planed construction lumber, primarily Douglas fir (90%) with spruce and pine, custom-cut to order for the construction market. Includes planing/moulding (225/225 capacity) and autoclave treatment (class 2–4) services, serving builders, carpenters, contractors, and tradespeople.
• Building materials retail (négoce) Physical retail trade (négoce) of construction materials spanning framing timber, insulation, drywall/plasterboard, cladding (wood, steel, PVC, composite), roofing sheets, sealing, panels/OSB, exterior joinery, interior fittings, decking, fencing, flooring (oak, chestnut), and hardware. Sold in-store to construction professionals and DIY homeowners.
• Delivery service (crane truck) In-house delivery of construction materials and lumber to customer sites using a crane truck with an 8.00m flatbed, covering 95% of orders across the Brittany/Redon region.
• Terrace cleaning machine rental Rental of terrace cleaning machines to DIY homeowners and contractors purchasing exterior decking and terrace materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of deliveries handled in-house using a crane truck with 8.00m flatbed

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tout Faire MatériauxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2008Since 2008, Woodstone has been an adherent (adhérente) of the Tout Faire Matériaux independent building materials group. The group provides collective purchasing power, shared catalogues (Toutfaire.fr), and a recognized independent brand identity, while Woodstone maintains local operations and customer relationships.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Point.P (Saint-Gobain Distribution): National French building materials distributor owned by Saint-Gobain, serving construction professionals through hundreds of branches. Overlaps heavily with Woodstone's négoce range (lumber, insulation, drywall, roofing) but operates as a large incumbent with national scale rather than a local hybrid sawmill-trader.
• Bricomarché (Les Mousquetaires): French DIY and home-improvement retail chain owned by Les Mousquetaires, selling lumber, building materials, and outdoor products. Comparable to Woodstone's DIY and outdoor (terrasse, clôture) range, though Bricomarché operates standardized big-box stores without a sawmill or custom-cut service.
• Lapeyre: French home-improvement retailer specializing in menuiseries (doors, windows, staircases), closures, and interior fittings. Overlaps with Woodstone's menuiseries and aménagements intérieurs categories and represents a digital-forward incumbent in adjacent product categories.
• Leroy Merlin France: France's largest home-improvement and DIY retailer, offering lumber, panels, insulation, and construction materials at national scale with strong e-commerce. Overlaps with Woodstone's négoce and DIY product lines and represents the principal omnichannel competitive threat to local négoce players.
• Mr.Bricolage: French home-improvement and DIY retail chain selling lumber, hardware, and renovation materials to consumers and small trades. Comparable to Woodstone's DIY segment and broader materials range, but operates at retail-chain scale with standardized merchandising.

Direct peers

• Scierie Marty: French regional sawmill producing sawn timber (Douglas, oak, chestnut, pine) for the construction and packaging markets. Comparable to Woodstone's sawmill activity in species mix, softwood specialization, and customer base of building professionals and lumber traders.
• BigMat France: European independent building materials cooperative with a French network of local dealers selling lumber and construction materials to professionals. Closely comparable to Woodstone in serving independent local dealers backed by a shared purchasing group; both operate under a cooperative independence model.
• VM Matériaux (Herige): French regional distributor of lumber, panels, and construction materials serving building professionals and DIY customers through a network of branches. Comparable to Woodstone in core product mix (lumber, panels, insulation) and professional customer focus, though at significantly greater scale.
• Gedimat: French independent building materials cooperative that distributes lumber, panels, insulation, and finishing products through a network of local member dealers. Directly comparable to Woodstone's négoce business model and member-based purchasing structure, though Woodstone additionally operates its own sawmill.

Others

• Tout Faire Matériaux: The independent building materials group to which Woodstone belongs since 2008. Not a direct competitor but the network parent that provides shared catalogue (Toutfaire.fr) and collective purchasing — relevant as a structural peer defining Woodstone's cooperative model and go-to-market identity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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