Gaiffe, a family sawmill and planing mill

Our company, based in the Vosges, carries on a know-how passed down from one generation to the next. Deeply attached to our region, we work timber with care and passion, with respect for the material and the traditions behind it.

Yves, Arnaud and Jérôme Gaiffe.

Family story

For the love of a region,
a craft and a know-how

The site has changed a great deal since 1965

Since 1965, GAIFFE Sawmill & Planing Mill has been processing timber with respect for people and the material. Founded by Régine and Claude Gaiffe — themselves the third generation of a family of sawyers — the company has grown in the heart of the Vosges, combining craft tradition with industrial ambition.

Three generations of passion and expertise:

Régine and Claude Gaiffe

laid the foundations of the family know-how and business.

Yves Gaiffe

modernised the sawmill and developed secondary processing.

Jérôme and Arnaud Gaiffe

carry on the family’s innovation and drive.

1965

Founding of the GAIFFE company

in Jussarupt, in the Vosges, by Régine and Claude GAIFFE.

1983

Takeover by Yves GAIFFE

and development of drying and planing operations.

1987

« Sélection Vosges »

The company joins the « Sélection Vosges » group of sawmills.

2005

New production site in Champ-le-Duc

to bring primary and secondary processing together on one site, with the addition of an innovative planing mill.

2010/2013

Jérôme and Arnaud Gaiffe

join the family business.

2014

Site expansion

Construction of a 3,000 m² storage building and a vacuum kiln with a 50 m³capacity.

2019

Upgrades to the planing lines

Gaiffe invests to modernise and expand the capacity of our production lines.

2021

Site expansion

Construction of a 4,000 m² building to support the company’s growth.

2022

New sawmill / Cogeneration and kiln

Looking to the future, the company makes the largest and most ambitious investment in its history in order to multiply production tenfold.

Production review meeting with the operational teams.

Our vision today…

At GAIFFE, we believe that industrial timber processing must be sustainable and respectful:

Respect for people and their skills
Respect for the material and the environment
Full valorisation of resources

As people who love the forest and the gifts it provides, we are aware of our impact and of the central role we play in managing it.

DISCOVER OUR COMMITMENTS

Key figures about our business

A family business since 1965

Family values of rigour, commitment and resilience underpin an ethical approach to our people and their environment.

Recognised for the quality of our work, we put our experience at the service of sustainable, authentic projects.

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of renewable

heat produced

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of electricity produced

Apprentices in training

2026

50-hectare log yard

Team members

2026

Quality labels and certifications
2026

Yves Gaiffe

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Testimonial

Every decision is challenged against its environmental impact

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