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As the global spirits industry navigates a phase of inventory rebalancing, CHARLOIS announces significant new investments through OAKING, its integrated cask management platform

The art of cooperage has, “for a long time, reached the level of perfection to which it is likely to come. Our ancestors did much of the barrel casing as well as they do today. (W. Maigne, New Complete Cooper and Tonnage Manual, 1875).   While manufacturing techniques have changed only a little since the […]

Bartram oak (Quercus heterophylla) is a tree of the Fagaceae family. It was named in memory of one of the first American botanists, John Bartram (1699-1777) who founded the first botanical garden of the new continent, Kingsessing, near Philadelphia *. A deciduous tree, the Bartram oak can reach 30 meters in height and exceed one […]

Bio-based construction, and in particular wood construction, appears to be one of the main avenues for decarbonizing the construction world.   Indeed, the building sector represents 40% of greenhouse gas emissions in France and Europe. A constructive revolution is called for. The 2021 edition of the “Forum Bois Construction”, located in the Grand P [...]

Partner of the 2021 edition of the Nuits des Forêts festival, the Charlois group opened part of its facilities located in the village of Murlin, at the heart of the Bertranges state forest, to the public.   Throughout this weekend, several hundred visitors discovered some of the expertise of the Charlois group’s businesses related to […]

During walks in forests, it’s hard to miss the various markings on trees. But what do they mean?   After presenting markings related to forest management, here is the meaning of hiking and cycling trail markings to ensure you never get lost while exploring.   These signaling systems, which allow following an itinerary, are divided […]

A student in the arts, Auriane Jeannin created, for her final project as part of the Diplôme des Métiers d’Art (DMA), Arts de l’habitat specializing in decoration and furniture at Lycée Bonaparte in Autun, a chair inspired by the forest universe and its benefits. Originally from Nièvre and familiar with the values upheld by the […]

The Nuits des Forêts festival was born from a first edition, the Festival des Forêts in Île-de-France, created and supported by FIBOIS Île-de-France, the professional organization that has been bringing together stakeholders in the Île-de-France forest-wood sector since 2004: forest management actors, first and second-stage wood processing companie [...]

Initiated in March 2019, after significant preparatory work on the plot, the (re)forestation program at La Doué, located on the edge of the Bertranges state forest, has entered its third year of existence. This planted forest, still in the seedling growth stage (1 to 5 years), is thriving thanks to favorable climatic and geological conditions […]

Initiated in 2019, after major work to prepare the land parcel, the Doué reforestation program, in edge of the Bertranges forest, is now in its third year. This planted forest, now at the seedling stage of growth (1 to 5 years), is doing well thanks to the good weather and geological conditions but also thanks […]