In the framework of the FOREXPO event,
we offer you several visits
from the 13th to the 16th of June 2016.
contact Katia or Patricia
+33 5 58 09 91 20 - contact@visites-bois.com
Presentation of the forest massif, the development of forestry techniques, reforestation, maintenance and management of Maritime Pine forestry, health issues and forestry protection actions.
Issues including sustainable development, eco-certification, spatial planning, energy wood and hurricane Klaus will all be examined.
The visit is guided and commentated by a CRPF / CPFA forestry adviser.
Field visit
Maritime Pine: resources, diversity and profit, MIMIZAN PLAGE genetics (Malgaches Arboretum and Seed Orchard)
The visit is guided and commentated by INRA technician Annie Raffin.
Field visit
Biodiversity: broad-leaf islands among the Maritime Pines PONTENX (trial by INRA/ Compagnie des Landes)
The visit is guided and commentated by INRA technicians Céline Méredieu and Frédéric Bernier.
Field visit
Evolution and progression to the natural forest stage, management as production forestry.
The ecosystem, the role and function of the coastal dunes, and the protection and planning techniques that help preserve them.
The visit is guided and commentated by an ONF technician.
Held in a meeting room
Presentation of the official union associations, made up of, and managed by, the Landes forestry owners themselves.
Presentation of the arrangements put in place by the DFCI (Defence of the Forest Against Fires), networking of the forest trails, water sources… in order to protect the forest against fires.
The presentation is given by the vice president of the DFCI LANDES.
Factory visit
FP Bois is currently the European leader in terms of high-end wood panelling.
Visit to the 1st site to discover all the stages from sawing the trunks to planing, then a visit to the 2nd site, Verniland, where you will discover the techniques used to colour the panelling or varnish it with water-based varnish.
The visit is guided and commentated by a company technician.
Field visit
Maritime Pine, which makes up almost the entirety of the Landes forest massif, has the ideal mechanical and aesthetic properties for use in the construction industry.
The company PALLAS, which specialises in renovation, timber frames and wooden constructions, talks to us about their know-how and passion, 100% Landes pine, based on several generations of carpenters.
The visit is guided and commentated by the company manager.
Factory visit
Gascogne Papier manufactures its own pulp using saw mill by-products and wood from thinning operations. A subsidiary of the Gascogne Group, it is currently the world leader in the manufacturing of natural machine-glazed Kraft paper.
Discover the production unit: all of the stages of manufacture from the wooden log to the finished Kraft paper.
The visit is made by bus, and is guided and commentated by one of the company technicians.
Factory visit
A manufacturer of high quality plywood panels, ROL PIN has become one of the world leaders.
Discover all the different stages of production, including peeling the logs, automatic rubbing, gluing and pressing.
The visit is guided by a production technician.
Factory visit
The Archimbaud Group has continually sought to optimise its by-products: wood shavings, sawdust, chips and bark.
Wood pellets are a fuel that responds perfectly to the ever-increasing European drive to move away from polluting fossil fuels, whose supply is now entirely dependent on the distributing countries.
Visit to the various different stages of the manufacturing chain, the drying drum and boiler, the pellet press.
The visit is guided by a production technician.
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