Scierie Filaire

What Scierie Filaire does

Scierie Filaire (legal entity FILAIRE SAS) is a family-owned French sawmill and planing mill founded in 1935 and headquartered in Sembadel Gare, Haute-Loire, within the Livradois regional nature park of the Massif Central. The company specializes in softwood (résineux) processing across five species — Pin sylvestre (Scots pine), Douglas, Épicéa (spruce), Mélèze (larch), and Sapin (fir) — and operates three production sites comprising a small-timber sawmill (scierie petit bois), a large-timber sawmill (scierie gros bois), and a planing mill (raboterie) completed in 2023. Over 95% of timber is sourced within a 50km radius from forests in Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme, supporting PEFC, BTMC, and CTB LCA certifications.

The product portfolio is organized into planed wood products (cladding, tongue-and-groove paneling, parquet flooring, terrace boards, structural framing, log cabin profiles, finger-jointed and glulam timber), primary sawn products (rough sawn timber, Class 4 treated wood, fencing, finishing accessories), and CTB LCA-certified joinery squares. Secondary offerings include compressed wood briquettes (Brica Buche sub-brand) and accessories. Notable technical capabilities include finger-jointing (bois abouté) to produce defect-purged lengths from 2m to 6m, 2-ply and 3-ply glued lamination (contrecollé), and in-house Class 4 autoclave pressure treatment for exterior and ground-contact applications.

Scierie Filaire operates a dual B2B/B2C go-to-market: direct factory sales and pickup for SMB and individual customers, regional commercial agents for enterprise clients, and a partner carrier network providing national and international delivery. Revenue mechanics are transactional — unit pricing on a departure-from-factory basis with customized quotations for project-specific needs. The company serves construction professionals, carpenters and joiners, individual homeowners, and packaging/pallet manufacturers, with active commercial presence at industry trade shows (EuroBois, BEPOSITIVE, Carrefour International du Bois) and direct marketing through the filaire-sa.com website, online catalog, and quote request portal. President Stéphane Filaire leads the company alongside a management team including a wood buyer, commercial representative, and accounting/HR manager; the firm employs approximately 37 people and is actively recruiting five additional positions as of November 2025.

Name

Scierie Filaire

Legal name

FILAIRE SAS

Website

https://filaire-sa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scierie Filaire is a family-owned French sawmill and planing mill founded in 1935, processing locally-sourced softwood (Pin sylvestre, Douglas, Épicéa, Mélèze, Sapin) into planed timber, structural framing, glulam, and treated wood products for construction professionals, carpenters, and individual customers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sawmill and Softwood Planing Mill

NAICS

Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912), Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Softwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

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

Keywords

• Softwood sawmilling
• Planing mill products
• Timber processing
• Wood cladding panels
• Structural timber framing

Headquarters

HQ city

Sembadel Gare

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Timber product sales: Sale of processed wood products including planed wood, rough sawn timber, treated wood, cladding, paneling, flooring, terrace boards, and structural timber. Products are priced per unit with prices departure from factory.
2. Customized offers and project-specific solutions: Tailored quotations for specialized projects including structural timber, custom paneling, flooring, cladding, and terrace solutions. Pricing varies based on wood species availability, dimensions, and treatment requirements.
3. Transportation services: Optional delivery services including taut and flatbed trucks, full truck loads or floor meter volumes. Can be included in order or billed separately.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Scierie Filaire operates a sawmill and planing mill producing softwood timber products (Douglas, Scots Pine, Spruce, Larch, Fir) sourced from Massif Central forests. Its portfolio spans rough sawn timber, pressure-treated Class 4 wood, planed construction products (cladding, paneling, parquet, terrace boards, structural framing, log construction profiles), finger-jointed and glued laminated engineered wood, CTB LCA-certified joinery squares, fencing, and finishing accessories. The company supplies construction professionals, carpenters, individual homeowners, and packaging manufacturers with customized quotations and optional delivery services.

Product overview

Scierie Filaire is a family-owned sawmill and planing mill (scierie et raboterie) specializing in softwood products from the Massif Central region of France. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing operation producing a comprehensive portfolio of wood products organized around two main categories: (1) Bois rabotés (planed wood) which encompasses finished construction products including cladding/bardage, tongue-and-groove paneling/lambris, parquet flooring, terrace boards, log construction/chalet, structural framing/bois d'ossature, finger-jointed/bois abouté, and glulam/contrecollé products; and (2) primary sawn products including rough lumber/sciages brut, treated wood/bois traités, fencing/palissades, and finishing accessories. Supporting offerings include custom machining services, transportation logistics, and installation advice. The company processes five main wood species—Douglas, Epicéa, Mélèze, Sapin, and Pin sylvestre—all sourced within 50km of their facilities in Sembadel, Haute-Loire. Recent additions include compressed wood briquettes (Brica Buche) and expanded planting stakes in pine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Brica Buche: Compressed wood log product line manufactured within Filaire establishments, introduced in 2020-2021
• Scierie Filaire S.A.S

Products and services

• Bardage (Cladding) Exterior wood cladding systems for facade protection and decoration, available in multiple profiles including standard, double-V, invisible fix, and open joint designs in Douglas and Larch. Used by construction professionals and homeowners for building exteriors.
• Lambris (Tongue-and-Groove Paneling) Decorative interior wall and ceiling paneling in Pine, Douglas, and Fir. Available in jointed profiles with standard widths from 13 cm to 20 cm. For interior finishing by carpenters, joiners, and homeowners.
• Parquets (Parquet Flooring) Solid wood parquet flooring in Douglas and Scots Pine. Available in multiple profiles with various quality grades, suitable for nail-down installation on joists. Targeted at interior flooring applications.
• Lames de terrasse (Terrace Boards) Exterior deck boards in Douglas or pressure-treated Scots Pine Class 4. Available in multiple finishes including striated, domed, or beveled profiles. Used for outdoor terraces and decking by homeowners and professionals.
• Chalet / Madriers (Log Construction Profiles) Interlocking log profiles for garden sheds, garages, and cabins. Three profiles available (BR1, BR2, BR3) in various dimensions using tongue-and-groove assembly. For outdoor wooden structure construction.
• Bois d'ossature (Structural Framing) Structural wood framing components in Douglas for timber frame construction. Available in standard sections with quality grade C18/C24. Targeted at construction professionals building timber frame structures.
• Bois abouté (Finger-Jointed Wood) End-jointed wood products for non-structural applications, produced from 2 m to 6 m lengths by machining and gluing multiple pieces to eliminate major defects such as large knots, resin pockets, and bark inclusions. Used by carpenters, joiners, and manufacturers.
• Contrecollé (Glued Laminated Wood / Glulam) 2-ply or 3-ply glued laminated wood products offering superior stability and mechanical resistance compared to solid wood. Can be combined with finger-jointing for defect-free engineered wood (abouté-contrecollé). Used for pergolas, barriers, and exterior installations.
• Carrelets de menuiserie CTB LCA CTB LCA certified joinery squares made from French wood, meeting Centre Technique du Bois standards for joinery applications. Targeted at carpenters and joinery manufacturers.
• Sciages brut (Rough Sawn Timber) Unfinished sawn timber products for various industrial and construction applications, including packaging and pallet manufacturing. Serves as the primary output of the small and large timber sawmills.
• Bois traités Cl4 (Class 4 Treated Wood) Pressure-treated wood products rated for exterior use in ground contact and high humidity conditions (Use Class 4), providing protection against decay and insects. Used for outdoor applications including fencing, decking, and structural exterior elements.
• Palissades (Fencing) Wood fencing products for property boundaries and exterior screening applications. Sold as a dedicated product line alongside other exterior wood products.
• Finitions (Finishing Products) Wood finishing accessories including skirtings, moldings, and trims for interior installations, complementing the parquet and paneling product ranges.
• Lames à volets (Shutter Slats) Exterior shutter slats in Douglas for window and door protection, available with tongue-and-groove profiles. Used by carpenters and joiners producing traditional French shutters.
• Brica Buche (Compressed Wood Briquettes) Compressed wood briquettes for heating, manufactured in-house from sawmill residues. One briquette equals 3-4 traditional logs with longer burn time. 100% natural product. Targeted at consumers seeking heating fuel.
• Lamellé-collé abouté en Sapin de pays (Glued Laminated Finger-Jointed Local Fir) New product line of glued laminated finger-jointed timber in local Fir (Sapin de pays), 100% local manufacturing from Massif Central wood, transformed in the workshops. Targeted at construction and structural applications using locally sourced certified fir.

Quantifiable outcome

• Timber supply sourced 95%+ from Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme within 50km radius of facilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• COFORETminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025COFORET, a forestry cooperative, conducts cooperative meetings and visits at Scierie Filaire. These encounters allow for discussions on industry challenges in a spirit of trust, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Travailler et Vivre en Livradois Forez (TVLF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2025Employment partnership to support local employment initiatives in the Livradois Forez region. A partnership for local employment promoting job creation in the region.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Tabur: French family-owned timber business historically focused on sawmilling and wood trading. Comparable as a French regional softwood operator serving construction and packaging, though with a different geographic base.

Broad incumbents

• Canfor Corporation: One of North America's largest softwood lumber producers with European operations through Canfor Europe. Comparable in softwood sawmilling and engineered wood, but serves primarily North American construction and renovation markets.
• Holmen: Swedish forest products company owning sawmills and wood processing assets. Comparable in softwood sawn timber and engineered wood products, though primary focus is on paperboard and forest management.
• Stora Enso: Europe's largest forest products group with extensive sawmilling and engineered wood divisions. Overlaps in softwood sawn timber, CLT/LVL, and planed products but operates across pulp, packaging, and biomaterials at vastly greater scale.
• Metsä Group: Finnish forest industry group with sawmill operations producing Nordic softwood. Relevant for benchmarking European softwood processing economics, but the business is dominated by pulp and forest ownership at much larger scale.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest products major with European sawmill operations in softwood. Comparable in raw material stream and downstream wood products, but the broader portfolio spans pulp, paper, labels, and biofuels.
• West Fraser Timber Co. Diversified wood products company producing lumber, panels, and engineered wood (MDF, LVL, plywood). Comparable in primary wood processing and engineered product range but operates at far greater scale across North America and Europe.
• BigMat: European building materials distribution cooperative supplying lumber and timber to construction professionals. Comparable downstream channel for softwood products reaching builders and carpenters, but operates as a distributor rather than manufacturer.

Direct peers

• Piveteau Bois: Major French softwood sawmill and planing mill producing sawn timber, finger-jointed and engineered wood products for construction and packaging. Closest like-for-like peer in terms of species mix, downstream product portfolio, and B2B focus.

Emerging players

• Ossabois (Ossature Bois): French timber frame and engineered wood panel manufacturer. Comparable as a French wood-based building products producer using planed and treated softwood inputs, but focused primarily on prefabricated timber frames rather than raw sawn output.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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