From Finland to the World
Egico Trading is one of the leading private owned timber export companies in Finland.
Company
EGICO Trading Ltd. is one of the leading privately owned timber export companies in Finland. The company was established in 1988 in Helsinki and has now been operating for 30 years.
The company’s main operations involve exporting sawn timber and other forest products from Finland to North African Countries and the Middle East; countries such as Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia and Tunisia.
Since the beginning EGICO Trading Ltd. has been co-operating with several sawmills from which the company purchases the exported sawn timber. This long-term co-operation has developed a strong relationship between EGICO Trading Ltd. and its partner sawmills which include many leading European sawmills. Currently EGICO Trading Ltd. is also a majority owner of two sawmills in Finland. The variety and diversity of the company’s resources and the strict compliance with all terms of environmental protection regulations has made EGICO Trading Ltd. one of the fastest growing timber trading companies in Finland and for the sixth year in a row the company has been listed among the largest and most important Finnish companies. Since its foundation, the company’s volume of exports has been nearly 6,000,000 cubic meters.
EGICO Trading Ltd. is always committed to meet its business partners' needs including various types of specifications, quantities and grades of sawn timber at competitive prices in order to strengthen their ability to spread and gain new customers worldwide. EGICO Trading can also arrange the production of special grades and sizes of timber at the customer’s request to satisfy more specific needs.
Products & Services
Sawn Timber
Sawn Timber has a multitude of uses: it can be used for general building work, flooring, decking, cladding and many other applications. EGICO Trading Ltd. represents several leading sawmills in Finland which produce the best sawn timber in the world. The company offers its customers sawn timber from pine, spruce, birch and larch however the Red Pine & White Spruce are the main export products. Because the desired thickness, width and length varies from market to another EGICO Trading Ltd. is able to provide sawn timber in all sizes, grading, length and kiln drying at large quantities with a very competitive price in order to fulfil all customer demands.
Shipping
For cost-effective and reliable international shipping of timber EGICO Trading Ltd. has a large transportation & shipping network to ship the sawn timber to its clients across the globe. The company offers prompt and secure delivery of all timber types providing additional special services with strict adherence to regional regulatory authority requirements. The company's sawn timbers are shipped from several Finnish ports such as Hamina, Valko, Mäntyluoto, Yxpila, Rahja and Oulu to destination ports such Alexandria in Egypt, Jeddah and KAP in Saudi Arabia, Bejaia, Jijel and Oran in Algeria and Sousse in Tunisia.
Real Estate Development & Construction
EGICO Trading Ltd. provides real estate development and construction services in Finland and Estonia. Past projects range from renovation of apartment buildings to large scale property development and a five-star hotel.
Some examples of projects since 2000:
13.3.2018 - Wood Show Dubai 2018
Her Excellency Riitta Swan, Ambassador of Finland, and Mr. Jukka Hahlanterä, Commercial Counsellor for Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, visiting Egico Trading’s booth to talk about Finnish timber trading in Middle East with Egico Trading´s chairman of the board Mr. Karim Maher and Chief Operating Officer Morad Maher.
12.3.2018 - Wood Show Dubai 2018
Egico Trading will take part to Wood Show in Dubai 12-14.3.2018. We invite all our partners and exhibition visitors to join us at our booth and get an opportunity to discuss with our sales team a potential business collaboration or partnership. Welcome to our stand C176!
Contact Info
Location
Post:
Egico Trading Ltd., Hitsaajankatu 24, 00810 Helsinki, Finland
Invoicing:
Oy Egico Trading Ltd, 07067929, PL 100, 80020 Kollektor Scan
Entrance:
Opus 2 Lobby, Hitsaajankatu 22 (office hours 8-16)
Opening hours
Mon–Fri: 10:00 am–3:00 pm