Wood Construction

Structure, Cladding, Pallet, Packaging, Carpentry, Structural work, Cladding
Wood Construction

The wood and construction industry

The objective is to enhance the value of wood in all its construction applications, alone or in combination with other materials.

FCBA’s clients and partners entrust it with missions of innovation assistance, technical support, certification, research and development, training and testing, which rely on the skills of more than 100 experts, researchers and technicians.

FCBA provides industrialists and construction players with a wide range of know-how to enhance the value of wood in the most varied construction applications.

FCBA supports professionals in the pallet and wood packaging sectors in terms of training, testing, consultancy, and also in R&D through collective actions.

Solutions to meet your needs

Our experts are there to support you in the various stages of the development of products and works

PRODUCT INNOVATION

FCBA supports you in your search for financing, carries out market studies, and assists you in the design and transfer of technology.

PRODUCT EVALUATION

An evaluation can be translated into different actions. FCBA is involved in characterisation - qualification (standards, reference systems, etc.), puts together Technical Files, offers ATEC, ATEX and DTA, and carries out regulatory (CE marking) and voluntary certification.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR MANUFACTURING

FCBA supports you in supply management, waste recovery, production management and optimisation, and robotics.

PROJECT DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Whether the building is new or already in use, FCBA can support you in a low-carbon and environmental performance strategy, by assisting the project owner and providing technical support to the project manager.

Our experts are also there to assist pallet and wood packaging professionals

TECHNICAL ISSUES RELATED TO NIMP15

INTRINSIC STRENGTH OF A PALLET

BLUE STAIN OF PACKAGING WOOD

FOOD CONTACT OF WOOD

Accredited laboratories*

In several major areas of expertise: wood anatomy, mechanics, durability-preservation, fire safety, acoustics, seismic, analytical chemistry, thermal, etc.
  • Identify
  • Characterise
  • Qualify
  • Test
  • Assess
  • Evaluate

PROFESSIONAL SECTORS

Interior and exterior cladding: parquet floor – panelling – wood profiles – cladding – decking…

Structure / framework / insulation : traditional frameworks, industrial timber frame construction – cross-laminated timber (CLT) – timber-framed facades (FBO), timber-framed construction (WFC) – solid finger-jointed timber (SJW) – glued laminated timber (GLT), solid reconstituted timber (SRW) – laminated timber (LWF) – I-beams – thermal/acoustic insulation – biosourced insulation…

Interior and exterior joinery: windows – doors – stairs – railings…

Protection: wood preservation (preventive and curative treatment) finishes fireproofing

Connections: gluing – assemblies

Trade: wood trade – gsb

Clients in the building and public works sector: planners – project owners – project managers – design offices and control offices – experts…