Plantier, heir of a family of foresters and saw millers, set up a factory in Mimizan to manufacture Landes pine parquet flooring and panelling.


The family business began to operate on an industrial scale. An automated sawmill and a highly efficient wood drying unit were then built.


Félix Plantier innovated by creating the first varnished panelling. Its name: "Verniland". In order to produce it, he set up a varnishing unit close to the first factory.


Green, blue, yellow and red: a coloured version of Verniland was launched and enjoyed rapid success. The factory doubled its varnishing capacity to meet demand.


The colour palette was extended. Widely recognised as a top-grade product thanks to its numerous coats of protective varnish and the quality of its finish, Verniland offered many possibilities for interior designers and architects.


FP Bois took over Etablissements DUCORNEAUX based in Pontex, specialising in parquet flooring, panelling and other products in kit form.

In 20 years, Verniland had become the national leader in top-grade panelling. The quality control system adopted for the entire Verniland manufacturing process led to ISO 9002 certification.


Christian PLANTIER, the Chairman and Managing Director in place at that time, decided to merge the 3 companies to create FP BOIS. This reflected the strong dynamics and the new ambitions of a company that had become the leading French manufacturer of top-grade panelling and the number 1 in technological innovation and creativity in that field.


All of FP BOIS's industrial sites were awarded AFAQ ISO 9002 certification.


Acquisition of the Jean Plantier company's industrial assets, opening the way for restructuring the primary processing activities at Mimizan.


FP Bois celebrated its 50 years of existence.


FP BOIS integrates its sales & marketing department.