The sawmill
The sawmill Bois Brever S.A. is a family business located in the north of Luxembourg, which specialises in the production and further processing of construction timber and planed goods.
The company was founded in 1947 and is now in its third generation being led forward.
History
After the Second World War, the demand for construction timber rose sharply – the ideal conditions for founding a first, smaller sawmill were given.
The steadily growing clientele and the demand for construction timber necessitated an expansion and modernisation of the sawmill. The sawmill was completely renewed.
After his training in the forestry sector, Carlo Brever started working for the company.
Carlo Brever decided to establish a second mainstay alongside sawing construction timber: refining the wood by planing it. A new planing mill was added in order to be able to address a wider clientele.
The continuous modernisation of the sawmill made the purchase of a new main saw imperative. The increased output of the machine expanded and optimised production.
After completing her studies in England and Ireland, Corinne Brever followed in her father's footsteps, thereby assuring the continuation of the business into the third generation.
To guarantee the future of the business, it was quickly realised that further diversification was necessary. The choice fell on in-house solid structural timber production. The product range was thus expanded and the sawing and drying of regional timber to produce the company's own raw material increased the capacity of the sawmill. This was the first and only solid structural timber plant in the Luxembourg area.
Our employees
Corinne and Carlo Brever are supported by a competent and dynamic team.
The staff of Bois Brever currently numbers around 40.
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Cross-cut station & round timber yard
Our cross-cut station is designed for long timber. The debarking, log bucking and measurement of the logs are automated processes.
Every single log is digitally analysed and optimally processed.
Our round timber yard covers an area of 2000 m², where the individual sections are sorted into different boxes according to length.
Main saw
The main saw forms the heart of the sawmill. The wood is cut by a chipper band saw unit (2 reducing discs, 4 band saws), followed by side board edging.
The highest attention is paid to the quality of the sawn timber and the precision of the measurements.
Solid structural timber plant
Since 2017, we have also been offering solid structural timber from our own production.
This is the first and only factory in Luxembourg.
The capacities of our sawmill are now used efficiently, as we carry out the sawing of the raw material ourselves from regional spruce wood. We offer a high quality product that is subject to the guidelines of the CE standard -> C24 / non-visible quality.
Planing mill
We are equipped with two planing lines, which guarantee us a high degree of production flexibility.
Our in-house sanding workshop allows us to offer a diverse range of profiles.
The modernisation of the planing mill will be implemented in the near future.
Our sawmill in a few pictures
Our certificates
PEFC
CE MARKING
IPPC
MADE IN LUXEMBOURG
Round timber procurement
The Brever sawmill only cuts regional spruce wood originating from within an area of a radius of 150 km.
We attach great importance to the quality of finished products. This standard begins already with the careful verification of the origin of the round timber.
In this way, BOIS BREVER can support and guarantee sustainable and certified forest management.
