scierie mutelet

What scierie mutelet does

Scierie Mutelet is a French family-owned oak sawmill headquartered in Rahon, Franche-Comté, operating continuously since 1899 across five generations of the Mutelet family and currently managed by Jean-Marie, Henri and Pierre MUTELET. The company processes approximately 14,500 m³ of oak logs annually from the Franche-Comté and Bourgogne forests, producing oak boules (plots), selection planks, structural frames, square-edged timber and landscaping wood, with a particular specialization in extra-large oak sections (up to 140 mm thickness and 8.40 m length) for historic monument renovation and restoration. Its technical platform combines a 4-hectare outdoor natural air-drying park with a modern 800 m³ kiln drying installation (including 400 m³ of pre-drying), powered by a biomass boiler fueled by bark produced on-site, supporting a permanent stock of 5,000 m³.

Scierie Mutelet operates a SASU corporate structure, employs 25 people, and generates revenue primarily through direct, quote-based sales to three use-case segments: historic monument restoration (primary), carpentry and construction, and landscaping. Go-to-market is direct sales via phone, email, and a website contact form; there are no identified resellers, distributors, or digital marketing channels, and no external investors, parent entities, subsidiaries, partnerships, patents, or public certifications are disclosed. Annual revenue stands at €5.8 million, with no public pricing — quotations are issued on request, reflecting a project-driven, specification-led commercial model rather than a transactional catalog business.

Name

scierie mutelet

Legal name

Scierie MUTELET & Compagnie

Website

https://mutelet.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Scierie Mutelet is a French family-owned oak sawmill in Rahon, founded in 1899, producing oak boules, planks, frames, square-edged timber and landscaping wood, with a specialization in extra-large oak sections for historic monument restoration and direct sales to restoration, carpentry and landscaping buyers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lumber and Wood Products

NAICS

Sawmills and Wood Preservation (3211)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAMABAE

Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing

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

Keywords

• Oak lumber products
• French oak timber
• Wood sawmilling services
• Carpentry wood supply
• Landscaping timber

Headquarters

HQ city

Rahon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Oak Wood Products Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of processed oak wood products including plots, planks, frames, square-edged timber, and landscaping wood. Products are sold in various conditions: fresh, semi-dry, or kiln-dried.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Scierie Mutelet is a French oak sawmill that cuts, dries, and sells oak boules, planks, frames, square-edged timber, and landscaping wood. The company serves historic monument restoration specialists, carpenters/construction professionals, and landscaping buyers, operating kiln and air-drying facilities to supply dimensioned and graded oak products.

Product overview

Scierie Mutelet is a traditional French oak sawmill in operation since 1899, specializing in processing oak wood from the Franche-Comté and Bourgogne forests. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of oak products: (1) Oak Boules/Plots in standard and special renovation grades, (2) Selection Planks, (3) Structural Oak Frames for construction, (4) Landscaping Wood for outdoor spaces, and (5) Square-edged Oak lumber for carpentry. The company is particularly specialized in extra-large oak plots (up to 120 mm thick, 8.40 m long) for historic monument renovation, and maintains significant drying and storage capacity (5,000 m³ stock, 800 m³ modern drying installation including 400 m³ pre-drying) with biomass energy from bark waste.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Oak boules Large-format oak logs/boules cut from French oak for heritage restoration and structural use, sold to restoration specialists and carpenters.
• Oak planks Sawn French oak planks for carpentry, joinery, and construction applications, supplied in dimensions and moisture grades for professional buyers.
• Oak frames Heavy oak frame timber for structural and historic restoration use, sold to heritage carpentry and monument restoration firms.
• Square-edged timber Dimensioned, square-edged French oak timber supplied to carpentry and construction professionals for joinery and structural applications.
• Landscaping wood Outdoor-grade oak landscaping timber sold to landscaping companies and amenity buyers for gardens, parks, and outdoor projects.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Södra: Swedish forest industry cooperative with significant sawmilling operations. Operates in the same broad European sawn-timber category as Mutelet but at much greater scale and primarily softwood-focused.
• Stora Enso: Major European forest products company with broad sawmilling, pulp and engineered wood operations. Overlaps with Mutelet in sawn timber broadly but at vastly larger scale and broader product portfolio.
• UPM: Finnish forest products group with European sawmilling and engineered wood activities. Comparable at the broad European forest products category level but operates at significantly larger scale and broader scope than Mutelet's niche oak focus.

Direct peers

• Piveteau Bois: Major French hardwood sawmill producing oak and other hardwood lumber with significant drying and processing capacity. Directly comparable to Mutelet as a French family/independent hardwood sawmill serving construction, carpentry and furniture-grade markets.
• Scierie Routhier (Jean Routhier): French hardwood sawmill producing oak lumber and related products for construction and carpentry. Closely comparable to Mutelet in scale, French regional hardwood sawmill profile, and oak-focused product mix.
• Ducerf Group: French hardwood specialist producing sawn oak, beech and other hardwoods for joinery, furniture and interior applications. Closely comparable to Mutelet in product mix (oak lumber and boules) and customer base of carpenters/joiners.
• Monnet-Sève: French oak and hardwood specialist serving carpentry, construction and interior design customers. Comparable to Mutelet as a French hardwood sawmill focused on oak boules and sawn lumber for premium wood product applications.

Regional players

• Scierie du Jura (Comtoise du Bois): Jura-region French sawmill focused on local hardwoods including oak. Comparable to Mutelet as a Franche-Comté/regional competitor sourcing from the same forest massifs.
• Sefra: Swiss hardwood sawmill processing oak and other European hardwoods for premium applications. Comparable to Mutelet in product type (oak boules and lumber) but operating in a different (Swiss) geography.
• Heinr. Brüning Sohn: German hardwood sawmill specializing in oak and beech lumber for construction and industrial customers. Comparable to Mutelet as a European hardwood sawmill with similar product mix and customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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