Danish Hardwood is now part of HD Silva
We are pleased to inform you that as of January 1st 2023 Danish Hardwood is part of HedeDanmark Group.
All former employees at Danish Hardwood is joining HedeDanmark’s large organization and will be part ofthe hardwood export division, HD Silva.
HedeDanmark is one of Denmark's largest log producers, and the acquisition of Danish Hardwood will significantly strengthen HedeDanmark's competitiveness.
“We have had a very good working relationship with Danish Hardwood for a long time supplying them logs. We are very pleased that we have been given the opportunity to take over the company. In this way we are strengthening our log business with the direct sales channel to the Far East,” says Steen Vincens Riber, director of the forest division of HedeDanmark a/s.
Danish Hardwood Managing Director Jens Schou Hansen has been part of the company since 1984 and, together with all the remaining employees, is moving to HedeDanmark's premises in Sorø, which is less than 15 kilometers from the current location in Ugerløse.
“HedeDanmark has been one of our closest business partners for a number of years, so it is not an unknown company that we now belong to. The merger between the two companies makes a lot of sense, not least in the competitive market in which we operate. I look forward to continuing our business in the Far East and expanding the market in Europe together with the new forces that are now joining”, says Jens Schou Hansen.
ABOUT US
Our business is Hardwood. We deal in logs, lumber, dimension stock and semi finished products for the international manufacturing industry.
Danish Hardwood has a large supplier network not only in Europe but throughout the world. We service clients all over the world with reliability, flexibility and stability being the essence of our service.
We deliver the majority of our shipments by road and sea to the UK and Scandinavian markets, and by container to the export markets worldwide.
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History & Identity
Reliability
We are your European hardwood specialists. We deal in logs, lumber, dimension stock and semi-finished products for the international manufacturing industry. We service clients with timely deliveries of wood all over the world, with reliability, flexibility and stability being the three key elements of our service, as well as our product.
Our business has thrived as a result of our reliability, not just in delivering the product the buyer needs, but also in our commitment to those that supply to us also. If your business is depending on an accurate and safe supply of hardwoods, then rely on us. Our commitment to our clients ends not at time of delivery, but is followed all the way through the process to ensure we get repeat orders. Our business has grown through ‘word of mouth’ and not by promotions or advertising.
Flexibility
Our local staff purchase and inspect logs and lumber on our behalf, and supervise the production in the sawmills. As a result, we will, faster than any others, do our utmost to find or produce the materials that your company needs.
Stability
In this business, size matters. Thusly, we have the logistics and capacity to steer through times of high demand and poor demand, yet keep our commitments. In the end there is no one better suited for the responsibility of being the supplier for your business than HedeDanmark.
FSC
We have been certified in accordance with the requirements of Forest Steward Council A.C. and is licensed to use the FSC® Logo and sell as FSC certified.
PRODUCTS
We are supplying the manufacturing industries of the world with raw materials.
Our speciality is the delivery of European hardwoods, where we supply everything from logs to mouldings.
Logs
Specially selected to suit individual clients demands, we supply every conceivable grade, specification and species mix of European Hardwood logs.
These include, but are not limited to:
Beech: Veneer grade - peeling grade - a number of sawing grades
Oak: Sawing grade - beam grade - pippy/burr grade
Ash: A number of sawing grades
Elm: Plain logs, or burr grade logs, in various sawing qualities
Cherry: Veneer grade - sawing grade
Maple/sycamore: Veneer grade - sawing grade
Red oak: A number of sawing grades
Hornbeam: Sawing grade
Poplar: Sawing and peeling grades
Pine/Spruce: Sawing/construction grades
We can tailor specifications – in particular lengths – and grade mixes to suit individual client demands. Shipments are normally made via lorry (within Europe) or 40’ containers for our ‘long haul’ clients.
Lumber
We produce too many specifications to list here – please contact us with your specific requirements – but key products are :
Beech: Steamed and kiln dried - unsteamed and kiln dried - “snow white”, unsteamed and vacuum kiln dried
Available in most thickness from 18 mm up to 100 mm
Unedged - 1 side edged - 2 sides square edged
Oak and Ash: Boules, air dried and kiln dried - beams and large squares
Available in most thickness from 18 mm up to 100 mm
Cherry: Steamed and kiln dried - unsteamed and kiln dried
Available in most thickness from 18 mm up to 50 mm
Unedged and square edged
Maple/sycamore : Standard kiln dried - “snow white” vacuum kiln dried
Available in 18 mm up to 50 mm thickness
Unedged and square edged
Birch: Fresh sawn, air dried or kiln dried
Available in 18 mm up to 45 mm
Square edged
Dimensions
Cut to size after kilning, we produce dimensions for the flooring, kitchen and furniture manufacturers.
Specifications go from 25 mm x 25 mm x 200 mm up through 100 mm x 100 mm x 2,00 mtr – again, please send us your demands to enable us to quote most competitively.
The material can be supplied rough sawn or planed/surfaced.
We produce and stock beech (steamed and unsteamed) - oak - ash - cherry - walnut - maple (sycamore) - ash - birch - hornbeam in dimension form.
Our most common specifications are :
For flooring: 26 mm x 76 mm-100 mm (fixed) x 300 mm and longer
For tabletops: 38 mm and/or 51 mm x 51 mm x 300 mm and longer
Markets
We serve a number of clients in each of the following markets :
Scandinavia: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Greenland, Iceland
United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
Mediterranean: Portugal, Spain
Near Asia: Türkiye, India, Bangladesh
Asia: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, Japan, Thailand, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia
Africa and Middle East: Dubai, South Africa
United States: West Coast, New York, Gulf States of Texas and Louisiana
We are always keen to expand our business in existing markets, and also to meet the challenges of new clients in new markets.
Our dedicated freight and logistics staff ensure we are able to quote promptly and efficiently to all destinations