Forssell Timber exports sawn, further processed and sustainable wood products mainly to Japan but also to other countries in South East Asia. The products are primarily used for housing construction and become beams, posts and other components. We also deliver products to the do-it-yourself industry and interior products such as flooring and panelling. Our operations can be divided into three business areas.
Forssell Timber’s collective experience and knowledge is at the base of more than 1,000 personal contacts throughout Japan.
The companies we work with are carefully chosen end-users, trading houses and distributers, all of whom are leaders in their segments.
We offer a broad selection of planed products to this segment. We can label every piece, bundle and package according to customer requirements. Our flexible distribution procedures to Japan allow us to combine a large number of products in each delivery.
We collaborate with sub-contractors to Japanese home builders, which is a growing segment for us. The components are planed and cut with high tolerances. These are used to manufacture house frames without further processing.
Basic sawn timber that is further processed in Japan. These items are mainly used as components in houses.
Pine flooring and pine and spruce paneling have been a natural part of our assortment for many years.
We are presently one of the leading suppliers of raw materials to the Japanese glue laminated timber industry. The raw materials from pine and spruce are used for posts and beams. In terms of pine, we are the single largest supplier of input material for beam production. We work with sawmills that use such cutting-edge technologies as x-rays to produce a raw material with high bending strength. We even offer a length program to satisfy our customers’ requirements.