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The company

Layerwood Production OÜ was established in 2024 by Egert Parik, Tiit Kombo, Raido Pohlak, and Henri Lend.

The four founders have cumulative wood industry experience of over 80 years, with an emphasis on glued-wood products for European customers.

2025
September
Construction offers received –

Proposals from potential construction partners evaluated.

2025
May
Prime Minister recognition –

Estonian Prime Minister Mr.
Kristen Michal congratulated the team on the project’s progress.

2025
April
Construction tender launched –

Public tender published to select a reliable construction partner.

2025
April
Grant funding approved –

EIS accepted Layerwood
Production’s application, allocating €13M for the state-of-the-art factory.

2025
April
Building permit received –

Approval granted for factory
construction.

2025
March
Building permit submitted –

Application filed with Kohtla-
Järve City Government.

2025
February
Pre-project design finalized –

Factory unit preliminary
design completed.

2024
December
Geological survey completed –

Detailed soil and
structural analysis carried out on the site.

2024
November
Preliminary design initiated –

Pre-project phase for the
factory unit started.

2024
November
Sustainability analysis completed –

Climate Proofing
and Do No Significant Harm (DNSH) assessment conducted by Hendrikson
DGE.

2024
September
Grant application submitted –

Application to EIS under
the Just Transition Fund for support.

2024
March
Land secured –

4.7 ha plot in Kohtla-Järve Industrial Park,
managed by IVIA.

2024
February
Key team members joined –

Factory Manager Raido
Pohlak and Engineer Henri Lend.

2024
February
Company established –

Founded by Egert Parik and Tiit
Kombo.

Our Team

22 years sales experience in glued timber
Trained at Borgen Industrierer AB (Sweden’s largest timber group);
Kehra Puutööstus
Served as GM, production manager of 43-employee factory.
Expanded sales to EU and Africa.
Turned company’s portfolio from sawn timber and poles production to glued wood production;
International sales experience
Italy, Germany, Spain, France, Finland, Sweden, Norway, UK, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.

Raido Pohlak

Operations Manager

26 years experience in wood processing sector, last 17 years worked as production manager, production unit design, production line and testing, optimization, team building;
Jeld-Wen Eesti Operations director, Building and launching new glued component factory in Rakvere, Estonia. Directly responsible for 173 employees;
Trained in LEAN Manufacturing and Management methods.

Henri Lend

Chief Engineer

17 years experience in mechanical engineering, product development, modelling, digital simulation, FEM analysis and 3D scanning, as well as automation, machine design and experimental measurements with data acquisition systems.Starship, FEM simulation and development, automation, design;
Have participated in 7RP EU projects (Norway) as mechanical engineer;
Cooperation with Starship (design of automatic warehouses, battery swapping station etc);
Novec (Member of the board, engineer).