Because it comes from sustainably managed forests, meaning our forest concession should still be there for the grandchildren and great grand-kids of our LevasForest communities and be able to soak up carbon emissions and keep our air clean for generations to come, as well as a being haven for wildlife.
Because we have a strong commitment towards our neighbouring communities: more than 95% of LevasForest employees are locally recruited. We ensure that free housing, health, education and entertainment is offered to every singe worker and their relatives.
Because we have a newly equipped sawmill, carpentry and drying kilns to guarantee high quality standards for all our products. We provide regular trainings and capacity building for our teams to ensure we deliver the best quality products at competitive prices.
Known as wild teak, is one of the most highly demanded timber species in Southern Africa. The heartwood makes for high-quality furniture, as it is easily worked and takes a fine polish. Engraving results becomes at its sharpest.
The exotic looking accentuated grain pattern is well known across the world. Panga panga is closely related to the coarser grained Wenge and is highly priced in the luxury furniture industry, and also used for turning blanks, trinkets and other high end uses.
Chanfuta oxidises from a fresh cut yellow to a deep red. The wood is dense, stable and transforms easily. It is closely related to the well known Doussie and is highly priced all across Africa. Fine carpentry and flooring are common uses.
Locally called Missanda and widely known as Tali, it can be used as a substitute for Azobe (Lophira alata). Exceptional good for resistant carpentry works, aquatic applications and it makes an excellent decking.
N'cua has an amazing dark reddish colour and it is extremely durable. It shows a living cathedral grain pattern that responds very well to all finishing treatments.
Wild syringa is extremely hard and resistant wood, varying from deep red in the color to yellow brown. It is a solid wood well adapted for outdoors conditions.
From the same family as the Quinine tree, Mugonha has an intense, musty and almost smokey fragrance. The wood is oily with a beautiful yellow striped grain, and has had multiple traditional uses.
Our most priced wood, with almost magical reputation. African sandalwood is hard as iron, with the most beautiful pattern and a fragrance that anyone would remember.
The most abundant commercial species of our well managed Forest, Msasa has an amazing honey colour, making it a perfect choice for wall panneling, skirting and false ceiling
Extraordinary beautiful timber ideally for turning with heartwood dark red brown and lighter towards the periphery.
Rua de Cabo Verde, nr. 764, Esturro, Beira (Mozambique)
In Mozambique from Mon - Fri, 7:30-19:00
Claudia Esteves: claudia[at]levasflor.com
+258 849 377 941 (Deputy Director)
Nils von Sydow: nils[at]levasflor.com
+258 868 778 287 (CEO)
In Sweden from Mon - Fri, 8:30-17:30
David Ostby: david[at]levasforest.com
+46 70 601 21 88