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Forests cover nearly a half of the land area of Latvia. Thanks to abundant forest resources – one of the country’s major national assets, wood processing is already for decades among the key branches of national economy.Over the recent years the Latvian wood industries have demonstrated a steady growth and noticeable competitiveness on the international markets not only in Europe but also in such far-away regions as the USA and Japan. It has been achieved largely thanks to an ability of Latvian wood industries to pool foreign and local fi nancial resources for production modernization and product development and promotion.Latvia has long-standing traditions in building houses from wood. Regardless of modern building materials coming on stream and shifting trends in contemporary architecture the houses built from wood stand fi rm and even grow into popularity.Because of globalisation the industry of wooden buildings has during the past ten years considerably internationalised, provoking the interest of foreign investors and also international clientele.In Latvia, there are currently about a hundred companies building houses from wood. It refers to both small-scale artisan businesses, working with manual methods, and big manufacturers who offer serially produced houses, using industrial methods.The range of products offered is from simple garden sheds for self-mounting to exclusive multifunctional structures, combining a variety of technologies used in building wooden houses.This catalogue is intended to give the customers and business partners an idea of the leading Latvian manufacturers of wooden houses, their engineering capabilities, and the range of products offered. Hopefully, the catalogue will help you fi nd reliable and lasting cooperation partners in Latvia.The accession of Latvia to the European Union and joining the NATO alliance in the spring of 2004 have opened up new opportunities for its existing and potential cooperation partners and created a fi rm basis for raising the business of wooden houses to a qualitatively higher level. The aim of the Latvian Investment and Development Agency is to help as far as possible the domestic and foreign entrepreneurs make use of these opportunities.

Andris OzolsDirector of Latvian Investment and Development Agency

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It is already a year since Latvia is a rightful member state of the European Union. The economic growth achieved during the pre-accession period is kept up with Latvia featuring as one of the burgeoning EU economies.With woodlands covering 45% of its land area Latvia is among the European countries rich in wood resources. About 50% of forests are in state ownership, 42% in private ownership, 8% are owned by communities, or other owners, or are under protection. All the state-owned forests are certifi ed following the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) scheme. With the protected woodland areas accounting for 11.9 %, Latvia has in place, as provided by the respective EU directives, the network of conservation areas NATURA 2000.The current annual increment of wood is 16.5 million m3. The volume of annual removals (10.75 million m3 in 2004) is substantially below the annual increment. The forests are managed following the principles of sustainability, widely accepted by the EU states.The output of wood and wood products is realized as follows: export sales 68%, home sales 32%. Already for a number of years the wood industries sector, contributing about 40% to the country’s foreign trade balance, is among the key ones for the national economy of Latvia.Building houses from wood is of no less importance for the Latvian economy. In 2004, the authorities supervising construction issued 4,077 building permits (as against 2,855 in 2003) for private homes; 235 permits were for dwelling houses of two or three fl ats.The sector of building houses from wood may arbitrarily be divided as follows:• Timber frame houses made of horizontally stacked logs, roughly hewn to suit the

particular house; normally, it is a customized house built by highly skilled carpenters, relying on conventional methods and largely using manual work,

• Timber frame houses made of pre-prepared turned logs; customized or made after well-proven designs and technical solutions the building involves less manual work; similar construction technologies, widely used also nowadays, appeared in the late 20th century,

• Houses are assembled on-site by using prefabricated wood constructions; for Latvia this method of construction dates back to the 1960s, when in the town of L v ni an industrial complex was launched for making prefabricated single-family homes for housing developments in rural areas; today the L v ni facility continues the manufacturing on a competitive price level of prefabricated wood construction houses.

Latvia has long-standing traditions in building wooden houses. Erecting labour intensive customized log houses, which require intensive manual work, is as a rule undertaken by teams of highly skilled craftsmen, who know the traditional folk methods and know-how in building, combining them with the effi ciencies of modern techniques. In Latvia, there are lots of companies capable of building a house in wood by using industrial technologies. You will fi nd Latvian-made wooden houses in almost every EU member state. The quality standards and performance characteristics of the buildings meet the customers’ demands.

J nis M rci šExecutive Director of Latvian Association of Wood Processing

Entrepreneurs and Exporters

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We take the publishing of this catalogue as an opportunity to introduce ourselves and tell about the ways we reason, work, and see the world.After Latvia regained sovereignty in the early 1990s the professional and social activities of artisans were resumed. The Latvian Carpenters’ Society, founded in 1992, jointly with some other trade associations re-established the Latvian Chamber of Crafts in 1993. Under the Law on Crafts the artisan’s community has a full mandate to develop arts and crafts, while vouching for the quality of services offered.It goes without saying that practicing crafts is the most long-lived way of creating added value. Craftsmen were the fi rst to make useful things from the objects found in nature. Actually, all the modern industries have grown out of the arts and crafts. Yet, the craftsmen live on, and it seems will never die out.Craftsmen are people of special breed who can alter the lifestyle of individuals, families, large communities, and even whole nations. The people concerned with crafts have an inborn ability to keep up tradition, which is deeply rooted in the nation’s identity. They have a strong affi nity for nature, making environment-friendly things and products.Last but not the least, the craftsmen are the right people to help realize one’s most cherished dreams and wishes. To support the handicrafts, the Riga Technical University now offers specialized curricula in building wooden houses by hand. Scrupulous research is done on a variety of aspects related to making houses from wood (additional information at: www.lak.lv).We wish that all our customers should fi nd just the craftsman they need. Hopefully, this catalogue will be a real help for that.

Vilnis Kaz ksPresident of Latvian Chamber of Crafts

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LATVIAN TRADITIONS IN BUILDING HOUSES FROM WOODIn ancient times all the buildings on a Latvian farmstead were made of wood, be it a dwelling or an outhouse as threshing barn, grange, cattle shed, or bathhouse. It may be said there was a wooden building for each Latvian. And this is something that matters.As the tradition has it, the conifers for construction timber were felled in frosty winter at the time the moon was waxing, while the broadleaves, to avoid cracking and rotting of timber and make its useful life longer – at the waning moon. Normally, the woodcutters had some 5 or 6 axes with them, each for a separate operation: felling, topping and lopping, debarking, making grooves in the log and the corner joints, etc. The frame of the house was put together right in the forest to fi nd the right logs that matched each other. Then the frame was dismantled and horses carried the logs to the site where the house would stay for good.Even though Latvia is a small country, there are striking differences in the design and building techniques between different regions of the country as Kurzeme in the west, Zemgale in the middle, and Vidzeme in the northeast. Geographically, Latvia lies at the crossroads between the East and the West. Yet, the Latvians have been ingenious enough to grasp the way of thinking of other nations and make the best of it. By keeping up their native tongue, traditions, values, and lifestyle the Latvians have developed their own understanding of a cosy house and agreeable environment.The methods of radioactive carbon used in determining the age of artefacts found in archaeological digs prove the ancient Latvians to have processed timber already several millennia before the Christian era. The samples of wooden buildings of more recent epochs are on display at the site featuring a replica of ancient settlement on Lake raiši,on some private estates, and at the Latvian Ethnographic Open Air Museum. Only a few more countries in Europe and elsewhere in the world would boast of so impressive a collection of folk-tradition wooden buildings gathered on museum precincts (additional information at: www.muzejs.lv).

In modern times the Latvians see the world with certain naivety and subtle irony typical for them, thus provoking certain mistrust. That is why strong arguments are needed.Today it is the all-mighty market that rules the world. The same as in any other walk of life the customer may have a small wooden cottage built by handiwork, a serially made wooden house of timber panels, or a high-style customized construction project executed fully in wood. Modern information and design technologies allow serving the customer anywhere in the world be it Europe, Japan, Australia, or Mexico. Wooden houses of Latvian origin are now found in a number of European countries.The Latvian specialists have made an in-depth analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the wooden buildings produced in this country. By working jointly with the philosophers of environment, psychologists, architects, engineers, designers, and experts in other fi elds we feel we have succeeded in conveying to the international community our vision of the functional and aesthetic qualities and advantages of wooden buildings. And Latvia offers these values on the international market. Even though it may seem an advertising gimmick we claim that we have found the formula for making a dwelling cosy and agreeable. It is our know-how, of course. That is why we feel confi dent in offering to the client a choice between a simple wooden cabin, a serially made house, or a palace built of wood after the customer’s order.

Dr. Sc. Eng., As. Prof. Vilnis Kaz ksPresident of the Latvian Chamber of Crafts

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BUILDERS’ CARPENTRY AND JOINERY FROM WOODWhile engaging 8.1% of the labour force of wood-based industries the builders’ carpentry and joinery products run to 3.5% of the total added value generated by the country’s wood and wood products sector.

With the output doubled over the past three years the carpentry and joinery products (including building components) amount to 18% of the country’s total output of wood and wood products.

The highest number of wood processing enterprises is in Riga and its environs.

3.3% of the total volume of roundwood consumption and 43% of sawnwood go for making the carpentry and joinery products (including building components).

Share of builders’ carpentry and joinery in the totaladded value generated by the wood products sector, %

Other sub-sectors of wood-based industries 96%

Builders’ carpentry and joinery (NACE 20_3) 4%

Builders’ carpentry and joinery (NACE 20_3)

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Wood product manufacturers (NACE 20) by majorcommodity groups, 01.01.2004

Products other than carpentry and joinery 82%

Carpentry and joinery from wood18%

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Domestic consumption of sawnwood, 2003

Joinery and household items 25% Furniture and solid wood board 32%

Used for building houses and building components 43%

Glued wooden structures 36.5% Other carpentry and joinery products 8.6%

Parquet blocks 0.7% Concrete forms 0.3 %

Doors, doorframes and thresholds 2.7%

Windows, double French doors and their frames 1.2%

Prefabricated wood constructions 50%

Roundwood utilisation, including export, 2003

Sawnwood 54.2% Plywood, veneer, matches 5.0%Export 30.0%Log houses, palisades, and the like 3.3% Other products 0.4% Fuel wood 7.1%

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In export pattern, the prefabricated wood constructions rank fi rst, followed by stairs, wall panels, and items for making saunas, which according to the commodity classifi cation belong the group of other products.

Tendencies in domestic construction marketOver the past three years, the volume of work done by the building companies has in terms of actual prices increased 1.3 times. However, 91% of the building permits issued are for dwelling houses. With emphasis on private homes preference is given to two-storey houses.

Building permits issued in 2004 by the function of building

Dwelling houses 91%

Hotels and the like 3%

Offices 6%

Buildings commissioned in 2003, % of the floor area

Two-storey 73%

Multi-storey 7%

Single-storey 20%

Wooden houses make up 11% of the total amount of buildings commissioned.

Buildings commissioned in 2003 by the type of construction material

Brickwork 75%

Wooden 11%

Other 14%

With Germany, the UK, and Sweden leading the way, the foreign capital infl ow is highest in the Latvian enterprises, manufacturing the builders’ carpentry and joinery from wood.

Foreign investmentsForeign investments in the Latvian forest sector enterprises by the major product line, 1992-2004

Wood and wood products (NACE 20) 70%

Pulp, paper and paper products (NACE 21) 5%

Furniture (NACE 36) 6%

Forestry, timber harvesting (NACE 02) 19%

Foreign countries investing in wood and wood products manufacturing (NACE 20) in the Latvian forest sector enterprises, 1992-2004

UK 26%

Sweden 20%

Germany 12%

Estonia 9%

Switzerland 8%

Other 25%

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9BRICK&WOODCONSTRUCTION, SIA

10 B VLUKSS BM, SIA11 DZIEDRS, SIA Garden furniture12 EKLA, SIA13 EKO M JAS, SIA14 GRIEZES, Z/S15 IGAUNIS, SIA16 INDRI IS, SIA17 JAUDA KOKS, SIA18 KAMENES, Z/S19 L V NU M JAS UN LOGI, SIA20 LOGHOUSE LATVIA, SIA Log houses fully hand-tooled21 MADONAS B VE, SIA22 MB BALTIJAS KOKS, SIA Cases and other items of garden furniture23 MMA, SIA

24 NARVO, SIA Garden furniture from solid wood; frames

of log houses25 NIEDRU JUMTI, SIA Reed roofs26 NORDE NAMI, SIA27 PROTAM, SIA

28 R TA MEŽS, SIA Wooden fences, garden furniture, boards

for boarding and fl ooring29 SAKARNIEKS, SIA30 SALACAS B VE, SIA31 S LIJAS MEŽS, SIA32 SUPER BEBRIS, SIA32 VALHALLA, SIA34 VIKANO, I/U Furniture from roudwood35 WARSS, SIA

36ZEMGALESTEHNOLO ISKAISCENTRS, SIA

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ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES OF COMPANIES

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7.2.1. Parquet blocks

7.2.2. Parquet board

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A KOKSLegal form: LtdAddress: Jaunciema iela 8, R ga, LV-1024, LatviaPhone: +371 754 5676GSM: +371 927 2061Fax: +371 754 5678e-mail: vilnisvaivars@one.lv

Director: Vilnis VaivarsContact: Vilnis Vaivars(English, Russian)Number of employees: 20Founded in: 1998

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Design, manufacturing and erecting of solid wood structures. Wooden buildings or parts of buildings from wood. Customized high-style projects in the EU countries in cooperation with the local builders and architects. Customized projects tailored to the customers’ interests and the particular location.

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BEKOKS

Legal form: LtdAddress: Stacijas 1b, Vi ni,R zeknes rajons, LV-4650, LatviaPhone: +371 466 0085 GSM: +371 957 1703Fax: +371 466 0085e-mail: abekoks@apollo.lv

Director: Vladimirs Selez ovsContact: Vladimirs Selez ovs(English, Russian)Number of employees: 16Founded in: 1999Turnover in 2003: LVL 332,205Turnover in 2004: LVL 259,009

Main markets: Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, UK.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Small garden houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Wooden stairs. Flooring, boarded. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Seeking cooperation in: Finding market outlets for ready made products.

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AIG

Legal form: LtdAddress: Dravnieku iela 1a, Lielv rde,Ogres pagasts, LV--5070, LatviaGSM: +371 927 8705, +371 940 8051Fax: +371 505 3174e-mail: jj@aigkonstrukcijas.lvag@aigkonstrukcijas.lvWebsite: www.aigkonstrukcijas.lv

Director: Janis Jansons, Aivis GrinmanisContact: Janis Jansons, Aivis Grinmanis(English, German)Number of employees: 25Founded in: 1995

Main markets: Latvia, Germany.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.) Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components.Seeking cooperation in: The above product lines.

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AKORNSLegal form: LtdAddress: Br v bas iela 118, Ogre, LV-5001, LatviaPhone: +371 504 5056Fax: +371 504 5056e-mail: akorns@akorns.lvWebsite: www.akorns.lv

Director: U is RengardsContact: U is Rengards (English, Russian)Number of employees: 50-70Founded in: 2000Turnover in 2003: LVL 97,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 198,900

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Timber windows and doors: rectangular. Flooring: boarded. Erecting structural frames and turn-key type projects.Seeking cooperation in: Log houses; garden furniture; children’s play areas; fl ooring (pine); boarding (pine); roundwood furniture.

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APES KOKSLegal form: LtdAddress: “Tiltacikuži”, Ape,Al ksne rajons, LV-4337, LatviaGSM: +371 949 6005Fax: +371 438 1655e-mail: apeskoks@inbox.lvWebsite: www.ape.lv/apeskoks

Director: Dzintars RaibekazsContact: Dzintars Raibekazs (English, Estonian)Number of employees: 34Founded in: 2000Turnover in 2003: LVL 222,542 Turnover in 2004: LVL 221,452

Main markets: Latvia, UK.Main products: Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Erecting of structural frames and turn-key projects. Seeking cooperation in: Small garden houses, sheds for storing things, sheds, bath houses. Establishing of joint venture.

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AULASLegal form: LtdAddress: C su iela 31, R ga, LV-1012, Latvia GSM: +371 915 1050Fax: +371 737 2122e-mail: aula@delfi .lvWebsite: www.aula.lv

Director: Leon ds Mi elsonsContact: Ren rs Mi elsons(English, German, French, Russian)Number of employees: 100Founded in: 2000Turnover in 2003: LVL 800,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 1,000,000

Main markets: UK, Norway.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Turn-key projects. Seeking cooperation in: Log houses.Certifi cates in use: ISO 9001.

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BALTIC WOOD HOUSE

Legal form: LtdAddress: Miesnieku iela 14-37,R ga, LV-1050, LatviaGSM: +371 927 7343, +371 945 3777Fax: +371 722 0315e-mail: aroze@woodhouse.lv, roger@woodhouse.lv Website: www.woodhouse.lv

Director: Armands RozeContact: Armands Roze (English, Russian)Roger J. Grigulis (English, Russian, Portuguese)Number of employees: 35Founded in: 2005 (from 2002 Eko Nams, Ltd)Turnover in 2003: LVL 400,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 600,000Turnover in 2005(planned): LVL 1,000,000

Main markets: Latvia, Scandinavia, Europe, Japan.Main products: Dwelling houses.Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Starting with 2006 manufacturing of carcassing and fl ooring. Erecting of structural frames. Starting with spring, 2006 erecting of turn-key projects and desing of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Testing of wood constructions and building components, issuing CE. Potential about 100 houses per year. Starting with 2006 it is planned to introduce high capacity production facility, carry out turn-key projects and increase the manufacuring and sales of Norwegian type log houses. Seeking cooperation in: Implementing joint construction projects, turn-key projects, housing development, cooperation with architects` bureaus (design and project implementation); specialists in interior and design, trading agents for product marketing, establishing agencies for product marketing; completing houses with kitchen, indoors and garden furniture; manufacturing carcass houses, log houses and wooden structures. Certifi cates in use: Planned ISO 9001.

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BRICK & WOOD CONSTRUCTIONLegal form: LtdAddress: Silj kas 1, Siguldas novads,LV-2150, Latvia Phone: +371 797 1200Fax: +371 797 1211e-mail: sales.bwc@lafoca.itWebsite: www.bw-c.com

Director: Luca FotiContact: Daivis Škapars (English, Russian)Number of employees: 12Founded in: 2003

Main markets: Latvia, Italy.Main products: Dwelling houses.Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Flooring: boarded. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Finding market for wooden carcass panel houses, roof constructions from wood, milled logs, summer cottages, bath houses.

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B VLUKSS BM

Legal form: LtdAddress: Stiklu iela 10,Daugavpils, LV-5420, Latvia Phone: +371 543 2262, +371 543 2917GSM: +371 941 3269Fax: +371 543 4776e-mail: buvlukss@inbox.lv

Director: Nikolajs IvanovsContact: Je ena Ivanova (Russian)Number of employees: 12Founded in: 2002Turnover in 2003: LVL 89,693 Turnover in 2004: LVL 79,888

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses. Timber windows and doors. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: The above product lines.

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BYKO LATLegal form: LtdAddress: L pl ša iela 75-5,R ga, LV-1001, LatviaPhone: +371 728 8086Fax: +371 728 2000e-mail: houses@byko.lvWebsite: www.byko.lv

Director: Valts KurpnieksContact: Deivis elderis(English, Russian)Number of employees: 300Founded in: 1993Turnover in 2003: LVL 13,377,039Turnover in 2004: LVL 15,673,929

Main markets: Latvia, Iceland, UK, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Japan.Main products: Dwelling houses.Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Glued structures from solid wood, from plywood and OSB. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Flooring: boarded. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Manufacturing and design of wooden panel houses, timber products, windows and doors, garden components.

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DZIEDRS

Legal form: LtdAddress: Jaunciema gatve 8a,R ga, LV-1024, LatviaPhone: +371 754 5385Fax: +371 754 5398e-mail: vilnis_dziedrs@inbox.lv

Director: K rlis ApinisContact: Vilnis Muižnieks(English, Russian)Number of employees: 31Founded in: 1992Turnover in 2003: LVL 103,987 Turnover in 2004: LVL 196,933

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Bath houses. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc. Garden furniture. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Seeking cooperation in: Construction of log houses in EU.

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EKLA

Legal form: LtdAddress: Liepu iela 10, Ozolaine, Limbažu pag.,Limbažu raj., LV-4001, LatviaPhone: +371 402 3208Fax: +371 402 3208e-mail: andisengelis@inbox.lv

Director: Andis E elisContact: Andis E elis (German, Russian)Number of employees: 65Founded in: 1999Turnover in 2003: LVL 300,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 500,000

Main markets: Latvia, Norway, Germany, Lithuania.Major products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Erecting structural frames and turn-key type projects. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Seeking cooperation in: Manufacturing of log houses.

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EKO M JASLegal form: LtdAddress: “Ekom ja”, Popes pagasts,Ventspils rajons, LV-3614, LatviaGSM: +371 911 9404Fax: +371 787 3731e-mail: ekomajas@inbox.lv

Director: Jur is VašuksContact: Jur is Vašuks(English, Russian)Number of employees: 7Founded in: 1999

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Glued structures from solid wood. Flooring: boarded; parquetry. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Seeking cooperation in: Marketing of wooden houses. Installing of internal communications.Certifi cates in use: Construction certifi cate.

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GRIEZESLegal form: farmer’s householdAddress: Tukuma rajons, Kandavas pagasts,“Jaunansi i”, LV-3120, LatviaPhone: +371 318 2352Fax: +371 318 1267e-mail: griezes@latnet.lvWebsite: www.griezes.lv

Director: Janis LabrencisContact: Andrejs Vilmanis (English, Russian)Number of employees: 35Founded in: 1995Turnover in 2003: LVL 688,294 Turnover in 2004: LVL 766,968

Main markets: Latvia, Scandinavia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Wooden stairs. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Seeking cooperation in: Constructing of log houses.

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IGAUNISLegal form: LtdAddress: Kalna 9, Kubulu pagasts,Balvu rajons, LV-4566, LatviaGSM: +371 915 4641Fax: +371 452 1174e-mail: igaunis@igaunis.lvWebsite: www.igaunis.lv

Director: P teris IgaunisContact: Sandris Keišs(English, Russian)Number of employees: 22Founded in: 2002Turnover in 2003: LVL 122,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 176,000

Main markets: Latvia, Norway, Sweden.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.) Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Wooden stairs. Erecting of structural frames and turn-key projects. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Seeking cooperation in: Log houses, wood building components.

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INDRI IS

Legal form: LtdAddress: Nameja iela 7,J kabpils, LV-5201, LatviaPhone: +371 523 6046Fax: +371 523 6291e-mail: market@indrikis.zednet.lvWebsite: www.indrikis.lv

Director: Sergejs SemjonovsContact: Sergejs Semjonovs (Russian)Number of employees: 92Founded in: 1993Turnover in 2003: LVL 1,800,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 1,900,000

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., beams, rafters, roof trusses. Wooden stairs. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components.Seeking cooperation in: Garden furniture, children’s play areas, pergolas.

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JAUDA KOKS

Legal form: LtdAddress: Vidus prospekts 12, Ogre, LV-5001, LatviaPhone: +371 507 1105Fax: +371 507 1102e-mail: jauda-koks@jauda-koks.lvWebsite: www.jauda-koks.lv

Director: Arnis Onuž nsContact: riks Eisaks (English, German, Russian)Number of employees: 120Founded in: 1992Turnover in 2003: LVL 861,941Turnover in 2004: LVL 1,262,260

Main markets: Baltics, Norway, EU, Middle East.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages.Garages. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses.Business profi le: Manufacturing of handcrafted log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components.Timber impregnation. Design of wooden houses. Facilities for drying roundwood of the length up to 13 m.Seeking cooperation with importers of handcrafted log houses.

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KAMENES

Legal form: farmer’s householdAddress: Vecumnieku pagasts, “Kamenes”,Bauskas rajons, LV-3933, LatviaPhone: +371 397 6655Fax: +371 397 6655GSM: +371 947 4754e-mail: ikam@delfi .lv

Director: Ivars Staškevi sContact: Ivars Staškevi s (German, Russian)Number of employees: 20Founded in: 1992Turnover in 2003: LVL 48,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 64,000

Main markets: Latvia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Wooden stairs. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Turn-key projects. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Preparing the clients’ ideas for architectural design. Seeking cooperation in: Entering European market.

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L V NU M JAS UN LOGI

Legal form: LtdAddress: Celtniec bas iela 2, L v ni,LV-5316, LatviaPhone: +371 534 3330, +371 534 4836+371 534 4137Fax: +371 534 4728e-mail: lml@apollo.lv, lml@navigator.lvWebsite: www.ltg.lv/lml-majas

Director: Aleksandrs SurguntsContact: Aleksandrs SurguntsNumber of employees: 70Founded in: 1992Turnover in 2003: LVL 399,313 Turnover in 2004: LVL 546,980

Main markets: Latvia, Germany.Main products: Dwelling houses. Business profi le: Glued structures from solid wood and plywood. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Wooden stairs. Prefab wooden houses and caravan type mobile offi ces. Seeking cooperation in: In distributing prefab wooden panel houses.Certifi cates in use: Compliance certifi cate for all types of plywood and glued structures; compliance certifi cate for wooden windows.

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LOGHOUSE LATVIALegal form: LtdAddress: Kr. Barona iela 13/15,R ga, LV-1011, Latvia GSM: +371 912 6611Fax: +371 728 2929e-mail: reinis@loghouse.lv, info@loghouse.lvWebsite: www.loghouse.lv

Director: Reinis EisaksContact: Reinis Eisaks(English, Russian)Number of employees: 19Founded in: 1994

Main markets: Sweden.Main products: Dwelling houses.Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden cottages. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Flooring: boarded. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Offering handcraft log houses.Seeking cooperation with dealers (agents) for promoting the products on the European market. Specialization in top quality log houses.

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MADONAS B VELegal form: LtdAddress: D rza iela 20a, Lazdonas pagasts, Madonas rajons, LV-4824, LatviaPhone: +371 482 2867Fax: +371 486 0136e-mail: madonasbuve@apollo.lvWebsite: www.madonasbuve.lv

Director: Arv ds ApfelbaumsContact: Arv ds Apfelbaums(German, Russian)Number of employees: 57Founded in: 1999Turnover in 2003: LVL 379,527Turnover in 2004: LVL 638,169

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Flooring: boarded. Wood shingles (or roof lath, shake) for roofi ng. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Restoration of wood houses and structures.Seeking cooperation in: Customized log houses and making shingle roofs.

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MB BALTIJAS KOKS

Legal form: LtdAddress: “Inderde i”, Siguldas novads, R gas rajons, LV-2150, LatviaPhone: +371 797 2500Fax: +371 797 2552GSM: +371 935 5535e-mail: egle@egle.lvWebsite: www.egle.lv

Director: Oj rs M rmanisContact: Oj rs M rmanis (English, Russian)Number of employees: 35Founded in: 2000Turnover in 2003: LVL 50,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 257,000

Main markets: France, Spain, Italy, Germany.Main products: Summer cottages. Baths. Garages. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Garden cabinets, etc. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Prefabricated blocks.Seeking cooperation in: Small garden houses, garages.

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MMALegal form: LtdAddress: Jaunakoti, Blomes pagasts,Valkas rajons, LV-4707, Latvia GSM: +371 653 5812, +371 947 1707Fax: +371 477 7432e-mail: mma@mma.lvWebsite: www.mma.lv

Director: M ris SavielisContact: J nis Savielis(English, Russian)Number of employees: 45Founded in: 1994Turnover in 2003: LVL 140,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 380,000

Main markets: Norway.Main products: Dwelling houses. Bath houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Turn-key projects. Seeking cooperation with customers for log buildings and 3-dimensional drawings.

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NARVO

Legal form: LtdAddress: R pniec bas iela 3,Tukums, LV-3101, LatviaPhone: +371 318 2421Fax: +371 318 2421GSM: +371 943 7698e-mail: offi ce@iunarvo.comWebsite: www.iunarvo.com

Director: Valent na JohaneseneContact: Valent na Johanesene (English, Russian)Number of employees: 9Founded in: 2001Turnover in 2003: LVL 141,424Turnover in 2004: LVL 184,850

Main markets: Latvia, Norway, Denmark.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Furniture, ornamentation.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. It is possible to make solid wood garden furniture; using kilned beams for log houses; small scale outdoor architecture as nesting cages for birds, frames for wells in the rural areas, etc. Seeking cooperation in: Log houses (handcrafted), construction of frames. Garden furniture (solid wood, handmade).

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NIEDRU JUMTI

Legal form: LtdAddress: Ieri u iela 67a, R ga, LV-1006, LatviaPhone: +371 752 0399Fax: +371 752 2693e-mail: info@jumti.lvWebsite: www.jumti.lv

Director: Armands LiedeContact: Armands Liede(German, Russian)Number of employees: 13Founded in: 2000Turnover in 2003: LVL 240,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 559,452

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Reed roofs.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., rafters and roof trusses. Wood shingles (or roof lath, shake) for roofi ng. Decking of reed roof. Organizing construction and consultancy.Seeking cooperation in: Reed roofs, roof structures.

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NORDE NAMI

Legal form: LtdAddress: Liepu iela 25-2, Liep ja, LV-3401, LatviaGSM: +371 945 5712Fax: +371 348 1200e-mail: nordenami@inbox.lvWebsite: www.nordenami.lv

Director: Ivars Rieksti šContact: Ivars Rieksti š (English, Russian)Number of employees: 20Founded in: 2004Turnover in 2004: LVL 390 000

Main markets: Latvia, Norway.Main products: Dwelling houses.Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Glued structures from plywood and OSB. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Construction and realization of log houses, wooden carcass houses. Development projects of real estate.

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PROTAMLegal form: LtdAddress: D rza iela 2, Ezeres pagasts, Saldus rajons, LV-3891, LatviaGSM: +371 915 0756 Fax: +371 384 2116e-mail: protam@apollo.lvWebsite: www.protam-jugers.com

Director: Arnis Heni šContact: Andris Ladus ns(English, Russian)Number of employees: 17Founded in: 2002Turnover in 2003: LVL 76,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 271,000

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Building wooden houses, furnishing, furniture manufacturing.

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R TA MEŽSLegal form: LtdAddress: Muldavas 16, Dobele, LV-3701, LatviaPhone: +371 378 1343GSM: +371 916 1169Fax: +371 372 2296e-mail: ruuta@aurogle.lv

Director: Juris Juk msContact: Juris Juk ms(German, Russian)Number of employees: 40Foundation: 1991Turnover in 2003: LVL 170,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 240,000

Main markets: Latvia, UK.Main products: Wooden fences, garden furniture, fl ooring and decking. Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Seeking cooperation in: Wooden fences, garden furniture, fl ooring and decking.

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SAKARNIEKS

Legal form: LtdAddress: Lauku 6, Maltas pagasts, R zeknes rajons, LV-4630, LatviaPhone: +371 464 1399 Fax: +371 464 1362GSM: +371 910 6179e-mail: sakarnieks@apollo.lvWebsite: www.sakarnieks.lv

Director: Anatolijs PlešavnieksContact: Anatolijs Plešavnieks (Russian)Number of employees: 36Founded in: 1998Turnover in 2003: LVL 280,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 300,000

Main markets: Latvia, UK.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., boarding. Glued structures from solid wood. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Seeking cooperation in: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Certifi cates in use: ISO 9001.

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SALACAS B VELegal form: LtdAddress: Liel iela 38, Staicele, Limbažu rajons,LV-4043, Latvia Phone: +371 754 2239, +371 403 5109GSM: +371 649 9964, + 371 6552704Fax: +371 403 5509e-mail: salacasbuve@inbox.lvsalacasbuve@apollo.lvWebsite: www.salacasbuve.lv

Director: Aigars Api šContact: J nis Kalni š (English, Russian)Number of employees: 31Founded in: 2001Turnover in 2003: LVL 35,000 Turnover in 2004: LVL 139,000

Main markets: Latvia, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, France.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Wood shingles (or roof lath, shake) for roofi ng. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Restoration of wood houses and structures. Seeking cooperation in: Log houses.

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S LIJAS MEŽSLegal form: LtdAddress: Dolom ts – M, Salas pag.,J kabpils raj., LV-5201, LatviaPhone: +371 523 1374Fax: +371 523 1235GSM: +371 948 3951e-mail: selm@mail.zednet.lvWebsite: www.zednet.lv/~selm

Director: Imants ikitins (German, Russian)Contact: Ivars ikitins (English)Number of employees: 165Founded in: 1993Turnover in 2003: LVL 1,520,791Turnover in 2004: LVL 1,906,780

Main markets: Germany, France.Main products: Summer cottages. Garages. Garden houses. Sheds. Log cabins.Business profi le: Structural frames, incl., rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Seeking cooperation with dealers in prefab garden houses, garages, sheds and log cabins.

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SUPER BEBRIS

Legal form: LtdAddress: “Birztalas”, Allažu pagasts,R gas raj., LV-2154, LatviaPhone: +371 797 0968Fax: +371 797 0968e-mail: info@bebris.lvWebsite: www.bebris.lv

Director: Normunds TekoContact: irts V tols (English, German, Russian)Number of employees: 46Founded in: 2001Turnover in 2003: LVL 1,633,206Turnover in 2004: LVL 1,131,124

Main markets: Spain, France.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cotages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Glued structures from solid wood. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects.Seeking cooperation with construction fi rms, architects and constructors, distributors and sellers of wooden houses.

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VALHALLA

Legal form: LtdAddress: Ceri u iela 9, Valka, LV-4701, LatviaGSM: +371 911 6127 +371 911 6547Fax: +371 478 1234e-mail: atisvid@apollo.lvWebsite: www.valhalla.lv

Director: Atis VidemanisContact: Atis Videmanis, Raimonds Videmanis(English, Russian)Number of employees: 15Founded in: 1999Turnover in 2003: LVL 85,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 100,000

Main markets: UK, Denmark, Sweden, France.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Seeking cooperation in: Selling log houses from air-dried and also unseasoned material. For turning treated houses log diameters of 16, 18, 20 cm are possible. Making of hewn log houses. Completing the buildings with the required materials as specifi ed.

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VIKANO

Legal form: sole proprietorshipAddress: Garkalnes pag., “Alpi”,R gas raj., LV-2137, LatviaGSM: +371 925 9855 +371 912 2158Fax: +371 799 4393e-mail: vikano@apollo.lvWebsite: www.vikano.viss.lv

Director: Kaspars ArnisContact: Dace Arne (Russian)Number of employees: 5Founded in: 1998Turnover in 2003: LVL 20,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 30,000

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Summer cottages. Baths houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Small garden houses. Sheds for storing things. Wooden frames and structures, incl., trusses, towers, bridges, etc. Roundwood furniture.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling of logs and building components. Structural frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses. Wood shingles (or roof lath, shake) for roofi ng.Seeking cooperation in trading with log houses, small roundwood garden houses.

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WARSSLegal form: LtdAddress: “Katr nkalns”, Drabešu pag.,C su raj., LV-4101, LatviaPhone: +371 412 7279Fax: +371 412 7279GSM: +371 927 2185e-mail: warss@apollo.lvWebsite: www.warss.apollo.lv

Director: Ivars MarkovskisContact: Ivars Markovskis (German, Russian)Number of employees: 35-50Founded in: 1992Turnover in 2003: LVL 298,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 270,000

Main markets: Latvia.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cotages. Bath houses. Garages. Sheds, pergolas. Public buildings (restaurants, hotels, churches, etc.). Small garden houses. Wooden frames and structures: trusses, towers, bridges, etc.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, hand-tooling and milling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, roof trusses, boarding. Timber windows and doors: rectangular and arched. Wooden stairs. Flooring: boarded. Wood shingles (or roof lath, shake) for roofi ng. Full-cell impregnation of wooden components to suppress fungi/fi re. Erecting structural frames and turn-key projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components. Restoration of wood houses and structures.Seeking cooperation in: manufacturing the above products.

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ZEMGALES TEHNOLO ISKAIS CENTRSLegal form: LtdAddress: Akad mijas iela 19,Jelgava, LV-3001, LatviaPhone: +371 308 0968Fax: +371 302 3855e-mail: home@ztc.lvWebsite: www.ztc.lv

Director: M ris Avoti šContact: Krist ne Vugule (English, Russian)Number of employees:

Founded in: 1991Turnover in 2003: LVL 246,000Turnover in 2004: LVL 332,000

Main markets: Latvia, Sweden, Germany.Main products: Dwelling houses. Summer cottages. Bath houses. Small garden houses.Business profi le: Manufacturing of log houses, milling of logs and building components. Structure frames, incl., poles, beams, rafters, boarding. Prefabricated blocks. Flooring boarded. Erecting structural frames and turn-key type projects. Design of wooden houses and load-bearing structural components.Seeking cooperation in: Manufacturing of wooden houses and construction after the partners` design or following ZTC.

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Ministry of Agriculture

Minister: M rti š RozeRepublikas laukums 2R ga, LV – 1981LatviaPhone: +371 7027107Fax: +371 7027512e-mail: zm@zm.gov.lvhttp://www.zm.gov.lv

Deputy State Secretary for Forestry: Arv ds OzolsRepublikas laukums 2R ga, LV – 1981LatviaPhone: +371 7027201Fax: +371 7027096e-mail: arvids.ozols@zm.gov.lv http://www.zm.gov.lv

Director, Departament of Forest Policy: J nis Bir elisRepublikas laukums 2R ga, LV – 1981LatviaPhone: +371 7027477Fax: +371 7027409e-mail: janis.birgelis@zm.gov.lv http://www.zm.gov.lv

Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry

Director: Aivars Ž ri šDz rbenes iela 27R ga, LV – 1006LatviaPhone: +371 7553063Fax: +371 7310135e-mail: koks@edi.lv http://www.lza.lv/lat/inst/in10.htm http://www.woodchem.lv

Latvian Union of Timber Quality Experts

President: Antons OrinskisDz rbenes iela 27, 219. kab.R ga, LV-1006LatviaPhone: +371 9422052Fax: +371 7555934e-mail lkkes@lkkes.dtg.lv

Forest Sphere Trade Union of Latvia

Chairman: Juris Sp reBru inieku iela 29/31R ga, LV – 1001LatviaPhone: +371 7035931Fax: +371 7035947e-pasts: lmnainfo@lmna.lv

Forest and Wood Product Research & Development Institute

Director: Andrejs DomkinsDobeles iela 41Jelgava, LV-3001LatviaPhone: +371 3010605Fax: +371 3010609e-mail: meka@e-koks.lv

Latvian Forest Industry Federation

President: Juris Bi isManaging director: Harijs Jord nsSkaistkalnes iela 1R ga, LV-1004LatviaPhone: +371 7067371Fax: +371 7860268e-mail: offi ce@latvianwood.lv http://www. latvianwood.lv

Latvian Association of Wood Processing Entrepreneurs and Exporters

President: Andrejs DomkinsManaging director: J nis M rci šSkaistkalnes iela 1R ga, LV – 1004LatviaPhone: +371 7067370 Fax: +371 7860268e-mail: lawee@latvianwood.lv

Forest Sector Information Centre

Manager: Igors KrasavcevsSkaistkalnes iela 1R ga, LV-1004LatviaPhone: +371 7067397Fax: +371 7860268e-mail: igors.krasavcevs@latvianwood.lv

USEFUL ADDRESSES

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MEKA

Forest and Wood Product Research & Development Institute (MeKA) offers its laboratory facilities for testing product conformance after standard or customized methods and also a variety of mid-career training opportunities for specialists in timber processing and the related fi elds. The services offered refer to the use of wood and wood products in construction.Research work is in the following subject areas:

Investigating the micro-structure of wood products

Determining the mechanical properties of wood used for timber frames

Assessing glue-work and glue conformance for glued structures and components

Testing the quality of surface fi nishing

Testing fi re endurance of wood products after the Standard LVS EN 13823 to obtain CE labelling for building materials

Product development.

The curricula for mid-career education cover the following:

Glued wood products and technologies: glued wood products and the market; standardisation and conformance testing of glued wood products; glues and the quality of gluing; gluing technologies and equipment

Wood for constructional uses: wood and wood products in construction; the regulatory framework for the use of wood in construction; quality demands and conformance testing; the experience gained in the European countries.

The seminars and training sessions for the wood processing enterprises and specialists are organized following the customers’ orders.

Contacts:

Forest and Wood Product Research & Development InstituteAddress: Dobeles iela 41, Jelgava, LV-3001, LatviaPhone: +371 3010605Cell phone: +371 6330880Fax: +371 3010609e-mail:meka@e-koks.lvWebsite: http://www.e-koks.lv