Wood Shapers, established in early 2020 as a joint venture between BPI Real Estate and CFE Contracting, is a Brussels-based company specializing in large-scale timber construction projects. Created to address environmental and resource challenges in the construction industry, the company is part of the CFE Group, a historic Belgian conglomerate with roots dating back to 1880 and a turnover exceeding €3.2 billion.
Operating primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, Wood Shapers handles every phase of timber construction, from project design and engineering to prefabrication and delivery. The company’s approach integrates factory-prefabricated timber elements, which expedites building timelines, improves quality control, and minimizes construction site disturbance. Timber is sourced from sustainably managed forests; for instance, Wood Shapers committed to planting 2,000 trees in Belgium in 2020 in partnership with the Royal Belgian Forestry Society.
Current standout projects include the Monteco building, the tallest timber structure in Brussels, featuring an eight-storey wooden frame built almost entirely from locally sourced PEFC-certified wood. Another signature project is the Wood Hub, the new CFE Group headquarters in Brussels, completed in 2023, which combines a hybrid timber-concrete structure and advanced energy management to achieve top sustainability certifications. Wood Shapers’ active portfolio encompasses offices, residential buildings, and urban developments, all with an emphasis on minimizing carbon footprints and promoting circular construction practices. The company is recognized for pioneering large-scale wood buildings in Belgium and Luxembourg, shaping a distinctive, pragmatic path driven by material innovation and sustainable resource use.