Durbuy Erezee Manhay Vielsalm Hotton Rendeux Marche-En-Famenne Gouvy La Roche-En-Ardenne The Ardenne Timber Cluster Nassogne Houffalize Tenneville Tellin Wellin Bertogne Saint-Hubert Sainte-Ode Bastogne Daverdisse Libin Libramont Vaux-Sur-Sure Paliseul Fauvillers Neufchâteau Bertrix Bouillon Gouvy (Belgium) Leglise Martelange Herbeumont Attert Habay Chiny Florenville Tintigny Arlon Etalle Saint-Leger Meix-Devant-Virton Messancy Virton Musson Aubange Rouvroy DESCRIPTION The Ardenne Timber Cluster in Gouvy is situated in the north of ACTIVITY SECTORS the province, an area covered by 230,000 hectares of forest and home to 700 wood processing businesses. It is also at the heart of the Ardenne-Eifel forest. We are actively looking for investors operating This enterprise park is designed to host companies active in the in the following areas : timber industry, whether involved in primary wood processing or any of the other secondary wood processing stages with a high added value. • industrialised production of timber homes This high environmental quality enterprise park of around 80 • woodwork, cabinet-making, carpentry hectares is situated in an industrial and mixed enterprise park. There are a rail connection and environmental protection struc- • industrial production of floors, panelling and tures. It offers plots that can be adapted to the needs of indivi- furniture dual businesses. • production of frames and elements for industrial The developer has opted for an enterprise park concept that fos- structures (glue laminated, etc.) ters synergies between businesses on site and with the Burton- • industrial production of panels (insulation, ville wood cluster located around fifteen kilometres away. acoustic, fibre, etc.) The Ardenne Timber Cluster • industrial production of natural insulation (cellulose, wood fibre, etc.) LIEGE Verviers NL • contract work (drying, planing) Spa Namur • wood treatment in an autoclave, soaking, at high temperature, oleothermy, etc. Marche- B en-Fa Vielsalm • fuel wood production Prüm • use of excess heat for greenhouses, nurseries, etc. D Bastogne • logging Libramont Ettelbruck • dealers or manufacturers of forestry equipment Neufchâteau Bouillon L Arlon Charleville- Trier Mézières LUXEMBOURG Virton Aubange F Longwy Verdun Metz www.idelux-aive.be FACILITIES • plots levelled and adapted to your project HOLZINDUSTRIE PAULS AG • water and high and low voltage electricity supply To secure its future development, which is hindered • railway by its current site in Bullange, the company Holzin- • timber park linked to the rail trans-shipment dustrie PAULS AG has opted for a 15 hectares plot zones on this enterprise park. This third generation family business saws 300,000 cubic metres of round logs • close to a reinjection plant in the event of per annum and will be rolling out its green energy electricity production production project in Courtil. • storm basin equipped with retention mechanisms It has invested in a sawmill and a cogeneration unit of 5 MW allowing it to dry lumber and sawdust. REFERENCES CONTACT US ! ONE STOP SHOP In cooperation with the Walloon Economic Development Stéphane WILKIN Agency for the Timber Industry (OEWB) and the Walloon Economic development officer Timber Competence Centre, IDELUX can help you to make in charge of the Timber Industry a success of your project : Tel. +32 63 23 18 30 Mobile +32 496 57 36 82 • submission of building permits, operating permits, [email protected] VAT, etc. • preparation of applications for investment and IDELUX job creation grants Economic and Sustainable Development Agency • financial partnership via property leasing of the Belgian Luxembourg Drève de l’Arc-en-Ciel, 98 • participation in risk capital 6700 Arlon - Belgium • regional sales networks • support to innovation www.idelux-aive.be.