Association
Introduction
Governance
Membership
Introduction
France Douglas has been bringing the sector together for more than 20 years
France Douglas was founded in November 1993, initiated by forestry and sawmill professionals in France's main producing regions.Their aim was to ensure, with as much cohesion as possible, the promotion of Douglas fir.
To meet this goal, France Douglas has focused on developing its operations in the following four areas:
- Monitoring standardization work that contributes to defining technical guidelines for the qualification of materials and their usage conditions,
- Engaging in the research work necessary for a better understanding of the material, as well as ways to obtain the most value from it.
- Supporting industry professionals, which translates into constant exchanges of information and, where needed, collective action to improve the organization and competitiveness of the sector It is within this framework that France Douglas has supported its 50 or so members to develop a standardised product range which contributes to capitalising on a renewable national resource with remarkable technological properties.
- Implementing a consistent communications programme.
France Douglas is therefore contributing to the structuring of an industry that is increasingly asserting its economic potential, year after year.
Governance
Interprofessional Association
France Douglas has national jurisdiction, and from the start has intended to bring together in a balanced way all areas of the sector that have a stake in promoting the Douglas Fir.
The composition of the Board of Directors reflects this intention: it brings together both local representatives, divided up into five thematic sections, and national representatives from professional federations or research and development bodies who are ex officio members.
The thematic sections, each having five members, cover the whole sector, from the upstream (producers) to the downstream (sawmills, second-stage processing, advocates of our products and design offices). The fifth section brings together regional interprofessional associations working in areas that have significant Douglas Fir resources, thus promoting coordination between the Association and the latter.
The full members, namely around fifteen bodies or federations who regularly participate in the work of the association, provide consistency with the national level.
Board of directors
Committee officers
Permanent staff
Board of directors
Production actors
Fransylva Limousin
Fransylva Occitanie
Fransylva Rhône
Forestiers Privés de Bourgogne
Union Régionale des Forêts et des Haies d'Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
First-stage processing actors
CBD Bois
Dubot Bois et Scierie
SA Scierie Garmier
SAS Filaire
Scieries du Forez
Second-stage processing and construction actors
Arbonis
MS Bois Sougy
Piveteau Bois
S.A.S. Cosylva
Ordonnance operators
Alliance Forêts Bois
Comptoir Egletonnais du Bois
Lifteam
S.A.S. Tertu
Training and development actors
Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Compagnons du devoir et du tour de France
ENSAM Cluny
ENSTIB
Sylvalim
Full members
Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois Ameublement Marin CHAUMET
Union Nationale des Syndicats Français d’Architectes Pierre CHOMETTE
Union des Industriels et Constructeurs Bois Dominique COTTINNEAU Committee officer
Centre National de la Propriété Forestière Roland DE LARY Committee officer
Forestiers Privés de France Serge DE POIX Committee officer
Experts Forestiers de France Luc DETRUY
Fédération Nationale du Bois Nicolas DOUZAIN-DIDIER Committee officer
Fibois France Jean-Philippe Bazot Chairman
Office National des Forêts Benoit GENERE Committee officer
Syndicat National des Pépiniéristes Forestiers Pierre JOBIN
Fédération Française du Bâtiment (Union des Métiers du Bois) Rodolphe MAUFRONT Committee officer
Fédération Nationale des Communes Forestières
INRAE Léopoldo SANCHEZ-RODRIGUEZ
Union de la Coopération Forestière Française Lionel SAY Secretary
Xylofutur
Committee officers
Jean Philippe BAZOT
Chairman
Fibois France
Thierry ARMENGAUD
First Vice-Chair
Fransylva Occitanie
Guy MONNET
Second Vice-Chair
MS Bois Sougy
Julien BOUTHILLON
Treasurer
S.A.S. Cosylva
Marc GARMIER
Deputy treasurer
SA Scierie Garmier
Lionel SAY
Secretary
Union Coopération Forestière Française
Gwénolé LEES
Deputy secretary
Piveteau Bois
Florian BAUDRON
Committee officer
Dubot Bois et Scierie
Dominique COTTINNEAU
Committee officer
Union des Industriels et Constructeurs Bois
Roland DE LARY
Committee officer
Centre National de la Propriété Forestière
Serge DE POIX
Committee officer
Fransylva
Nicolas DOUZAIN-DIDIER
Committee officer
Fédération Nationale du Bois
Michelle FOULHOUX
Committee officer
Scieries du Forez
Benoit GENERE
Committee officer
Office National des Forêts
Rodolphe MAUFRONT
Committee officer
Fédération Française du Bâtiment (Union des Métiers du Bois)
Permanent staff
Membership
France Douglas: the tool which has been promoting the cause of Douglas Fir for more than 20 years!
Standards and regulatory monitoring:
As a member of the various standardisation committees, France Douglas, having enabled Douglas Fir to be introduced into the French and European standards mechanism, has been monitoring its position in legislation since then (standards, DTUs, etc.), in partnership with its members for whom it plays an interface role.
Studies and research work:
- Classification of the material: France Douglas conducts the necessary studies to better understand the material's property.
- Characterisation of products for construction: France Douglas has produced a collection of three technical guides describing the main construction, renovation and decoration products.
- Specific studies: France Douglas undertakes all studies of a nature to increase understanding of the Douglas Fir on the market: Collective Environmental Declarations, Volatile Organic Compound emissions level, etc. Each member can benefit from and use the result of these studies for its business.
- Creation of new improved varieties: France Douglas is taking part in a programme which aims to create varieties which have the best technological properties and are best suited to climate change.
Promotional activity:
- Presence at trade fairs: France Douglas represents the sector at the main national and international trade fairs: Carrefour International Wood Show, Bâtimat, Eurobois, etc.
- Targeted initiatives for professionals: Every year, France Douglas organises several information days and visits to buildings with architects and public/private decision-makers..
- Press relations: France Douglas regularly disseminates information in the main communication media.
- Publishing and dissemination of specific documents: France Douglas provides its members with technical (product guides) and general (information brochure) documentation.
- Display on the Association's website: your company profile can be browsed on France Douglas's website. It is presented to visitors at trade fairs and professional forums.
