Organisers

The European Timber Trade Federation

The European Timber Trade Federation represents the timber importers, distributors, traders and non-importing merchants interests’ across Europe.

The ETTF operates on a united base, representing and lobbying on behalf of the trade to national level and EU-authorities as well as key decision makers.

ETTF also engages with environmental and other NGOs and provides a discussion and networking forum for the EU timber trade on key issues, from legislation and the environment, to sustainable timber promotion and best practice. In total, ETTF today has 15 member federations.

The European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry

Created in 1958, the European Organisation of the Sawmill Industry represents the interests of the EU sawmilling sector on EU and International level.

Its goal is to further strengthen the interests of the EU sawmilling sector and to this end, it aims to influence EU policy-making. It is the main body representing the interests of the sawmill industry. In total, EOS today has 14 member federations, which are responsible for about 80% of the European production of sawnwood.

The European Sawmill Industry comprises around 35,000 enterprises which employ around 250,000 people. Most of these are microenterprises with 1-9 full time employees – FTEs, while large enterprises (>250 FTEs) are not many, but play an important role. The sector has a total production value of more than EUR 36 billion.

Fedustria

Fedustria is the Belgian federation of the textile, woodworking and furniture industries.

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In Belgium, Fedustria represent sapproximately 1,700 companies (of which more than 90 % are SMEs) that in 2020 jointly created approximately 36,250 direct jobs, and who achieved a turnover of 9.2 billion euros, of which approx. 70 % in export.

Woodworking and furniture companies achieved a turnover of 5.1 billion euros in 2020, providing work to 17,550 employees in 1,100 company sites.

In addition, Fedustria also represents the timber import trade (approx. 40 companies) with a turnover of approx. 700 million euros in 2020.