Woodsafe

Name

Woodsafe

Legal name

Woodsafe Timber Protection AB

Website

https://www.woodsafe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Woodsafe Timber Protection AB is a Swedish industrial service provider that performs fire-retardant impregnation of solid wood and plywood for the European construction sector, serving sawmills, distributors, architects, and developers with type-approved, certified timber products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire-retardant treated wood and plywood

NAICS

Wood Preservation (321114), Sawmills and Wood Preservation (32111)

SIC

Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEABAO

Wood Treatment & Specialty Preservatives

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Specialty Chemicals

SECONDARYIMAMABAF

Wood Preservation & Pressure Treatment

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Paper & Forest Products/Sawmills & Wood Processing

Keywords

• Fire-retardant wood treatment
• Flame retardant impregnation
• Timber fire protection
• Wood preservation services
• Building materials safety

Headquarters

HQ city

Västerås

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fire-retardant wood treatment services: Woodsafe provides industrial fire-retardant treatment services for solid wood and plywood products delivered by wood industry partners. The company does not sell wood itself but performs impregnation and drying services. Services are provided to construction projects across Europe with over 1,200-1,400 unique projects annually.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woodsafe provides industrial fire-retardant treatment of solid wood and plywood through pressure impregnation and polymer-based flame retardant formulations, producing certified treated wood products (WOODSAFE PRO™, WOODSAFE WFX™, PRO Plywood, and PRO Green) for construction projects. The company does not sell raw wood; it transforms partner-supplied wood into type-approved fire-retardant materials sold through authorized resellers and direct industry partners across Europe and select international markets.

Product overview

Woodsafe offers a portfolio of industrial fire-retardant treatment products for solid wood and plywood. The core offerings include: WOODSAFE® PRO™ (fire-retardant treated solid wood and panels for interior/exterior use), WOODSAFE® WFX™ (polymer-based exterior treatment allowing natural aging without surface coating), WOODSAFE® PRO™ Plywood (fire-retardant plywood variants), and WOODSAFE® PRO Green (WPG™) as an environmentally improved replacement for PRO™. All products are type-approved since 2008, CE-marked, and subject to third-party manufacturing control by RISE. The company handles over 1,200 unique projects annually with distribution throughout Europe and parts of the world, primarily through authorized distribution partners rather than direct sales.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOODSAFE® PRO™: Fire-retardant treated solid wood and panels for interior and exterior applications with classified properties meeting fire resistance requirements, Euro class, facade cladding, and hygroscopic resistance
• WOODSAFE® WFX™
• WOODSAFE® PRO™ Plywood
• Woodsafe Research & Development AB (WRD)
• WOODSAFE® PRO Green (WPG™)

Products and services

• WOODSAFE® PRO™

Quantifiable outcome

• Fire-retardant properties maintained after accelerated aging according to EN 16755 Method B
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Munktorps Träförädling ABcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2026Woodsafe Group acquired 100% of shares in Munktorps Träförädling AB from Optimera Sverige AB. The company has strong expertise in planing, painting, and wood processing with operations in Köping. Acquisition strengthens interaction between Woodsafe Timber Protection AB, Woodsafe Research & Development AB, and Woodsafe International AB.
• SCA Wood Scandinavia ABcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 6 October 2025SCA Wood Scandinavia AB becomes new distributor for Woodsafe products. Partnership strengthens market presence in Scandinavia leveraging SCA's market position and strong distribution network combined with Woodsafe's technical expertise and proven solutions.
• TantimbercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 May 2025Partnership combining Tantimber's expertise in thermally modified wood with Woodsafe's fire-retardant treatment technologies. Provides architects, developers, and timber industry access to products combining aesthetics, climate resilience, and fire protection. Opens new market opportunities in Europe and Middle East.
• Hoover Treated Wood Products (HTWP)coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 23 May 2024Hoover granted exclusive license to Woodsafe to use ExteriorFireX formula in Europe. Partnership enables streamlined process to make life-saving fire-retardant technology available in Europe. Product sold as WOODSAFE Exterior WFX.
• ThermorycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 May 2023Collaboration with Thermory, world's largest manufacturer of thermally modified wood. Thermory's heat-treated fire-impregnated wood products available immediately. Partnership addresses challenge of leaching-safe fire-retardant wood for large public or private wood buildings.
• RISE Research Institutes of SwedencoreTechnology or IntegrationThird-party testing and certification partner. Woodsafe R&D laboratory activities closely linked to RISE for classification testing and certification. Certifications conducted by accredited third-party organization RISE following comprehensive review.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Fire Retardant Coatings of Texas (FRCT): US manufacturer of fire-retardant treated wood and coatings, with similar pressure-impregnation processes and Class A / Euroclass-equivalent product positioning. Direct peer in industrial FR wood treatment, primarily serving North American construction markets.
• Hoover Treated Wood Products: US-based fire-retardant wood treater and the originator of ExteriorFireX (WFX), licensed exclusively to Woodsafe for Europe. Direct peer in pressure-impregnated FR treated lumber and plywood, serving similar mass timber and commercial construction end markets.
• Dr. Wolman GmbH: German wood protection brand (historically part of BASF) producing fire-retardant and preservative wood treatments. Direct peer in the European fire-retardant wood market with comparable pressure-impregnation technology and building code certifications.
• Nordtreat: Finnish manufacturer of fire-retardant treated wood for interior and exterior use. Competes head-to-head with Woodsafe in Nordic and European mass timber projects, with overlapping Euroclass B-s1,d0 / EN 16755 EXT positioning and channel-based distribution.

Others

• Thermory: Estonian/Baltic producer of thermally modified wood and a named Woodsafe distribution/co-development partner (since 2023). Not a direct FR treater, but a closely adjacent treated-wood brand with overlapping European project channel and complementary product positioning.
• Accsys Technologies (Accoya): UK-listed producer of acetylated modified wood (Accoya) for exterior applications. Adjacent treated-wood specialist competing in the same premium exterior cladding market where Woodsafe's WFX system is positioned, though with a different modification technology.
• Stora Enso Wood Products: European mass timber (CLT, LVL, glulam) producer whose building products increasingly require third-party fire-retardant treatment like Woodsafe's. Demand-side peer and partner ecosystem: not a direct FR treater, but a key driver of the addressable mass timber market.

Broad incumbents

• Koppers Performance Chemicals: US-listed specialty chemicals company providing wood preservation technologies (including fire-retardant treatments) and related infrastructure products. Overlaps with Woodsafe in pressure-impregnated treated wood, but at much larger scale and with broader end markets.
• Lonza Group (Arch Wood Protection): Global specialty chemicals company that historically operated Arch Wood Protection, one of the largest North American wood preservative businesses. Broad incumbent with overlapping fire-retardant and wood preservation chemistry but serving a much wider industrial chemicals portfolio.
• BASF (Dricon / Wolman): Global chemicals incumbent that has marketed fire-retardant treated wood systems (e.g., Dricon) and historically owned Dr. Wolman. Overlaps with Woodsafe in FR wood chemistry and certification, but FR wood is a small slice of a broad industrial chemicals portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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