|  | The whole woodworks market (tertiary, industrial, storage, agricultural, individual housing) is backed up by a strong industry (highest concentration of joinery companies in France), a good support from national and local authorities, two major seaports involved in the wood market (1rst French trading place), a qualified workforce, 4 major clusters and two events (among which the Timber Show). |
The 1rst place for wood trade in France |
The Port of Nantes Saint-Nazaire presents a comprehensive logistical service offer with the ability to handle all tree species. Tropical timber, resinous timber, broad-leaved timber from Asia, Africa, North and South America and Northern Europe are received in Nantes or exported from Montoir de Bretagne via liner services.
The Port of La Rochelle La Pallice is the 1rst French port for the imports of forest products and is specialised in logs and paper pulp. |
| - Primary processing: Piveteau (Durapin), Archimbault, Noel, Scierie de Challans, Scierie de Mervent, TBO, STBF, Hillairey, Joslet, Scierie de l'Atlantique, Vallerey...
- Secondary processing, structure : Caillaud, Fournier, Leduc, Incobois, France Poutres, Cuard, ACB, Guérin, You, Aubry, Asselin, Bargue, Merlot, Coppet, Chansigaut, Dugue, Sacre, System'Bois, Roche France....
- Secondary processing, joinery : Leul menuiseries, Sotoferm, Bel'm, Bignon, Bremaud, JH Industries, Minco, Ouest Productions, Asselin, Bouteiller, Cormenier, Millet...
- Furniture: Gautier France (European leader for transitional furniture), Groupe Forège (French leader for formal and transitional furniture), Brigitte Forestier, Griffon, Leleu (French leader for seats), Haworth-Ordo, Mace, Reda System, Arthur Bonnet, Cuisines You, Celio, Buroform, Villéger, Fimk, Magencia, Simmob, SMM, Ebac...
- and also engineering offices, architects, subcontractors, packaging, building services...
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| Atlanbois is the association for the promotion of timber in the Pays de la Loire region and gathers all the forest products professionnals. |
Futurobois is the association for the promotion of timber in the Poitou-Charentes region and gathers all the forest products professionnals. |
The Western Civil Engineering cluster is a platform for trial and studies in civil engineering. It is specialised in studying civil engineering works that have a complex or extreme situation with the ground, the water or the atmosphere (stability, durability, life cycle, climatic conditions, environement) |
The Eco-industrycluster is focused on the development of renewable energies by gathering companies, R&D centers, technology platforms and training centers around the issue of eco-industry. It helps them to develop and support innovative projects. |
| - Higher Institute of Wood Technologies: Ecole Supérieure du Bois (one of the only two French engineering schools specialised in Wood)
- Technology transfer platform: SYNERVIA specialised on wood processing and enabling companies, R&D centers and training institutes to work together on innovative projects.
- Technical training in professionnal highschools all over the region.
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| Strong support from authorities |
- National and local incentives for households regarding the thermal insulation of doors and windows (tax credit and green loan).
- A minimum of €1,000 and a maximum of €5,000 covering until 30% of the household expenses on thermal insulation works for people living in the Pays de la Loire region.
- A conditionnal subvention of €8,000 for the building of a wood-framed house for people living in the Poitou-Charentes region.
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| International and national events |
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The Timber show (Carrefour International du Bois) is the international meeting place for the timber professionnals. It takes place in Nantes every 2 years and is the Europe's biggest collection of timber products, including sawn timber, cladding, parquet, packaging, panels, timber construction solutions, wooden furniture.
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The Maison Bois Trade Show (Salon Maison Bois) takes place each year in Angers and is focused on energy efficiency and eco-building (timber-framed house construction). |
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The ENR GREEN business meetings is the first event (business convention and congress) dedicated to the renewable energies industry (solar, energy performance of buildings, wind, biomass, geothermics, bio-fuels, hydraulics) and gathering all the players: contractors, manufacturers of materials and equipments, sub-contractors, design offices, engineering consultants, elected representatives...). It takes place in Le Mans. |
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