A Bit of Our History

Barely out of school in 1978, I started in Belgium in the retail trade of rattan and bamboo furniture under the trade name VANIFLOR.

In the midst of the nature trend, I also specialized in pine furniture and opened another high-end store « Lena meubles »

This commercial adventure lasted 20 years.

In 1998, I decided to put all this aside to focus on wholesale of these same products.

Four years later, with my experience, I first integrated production factories in the Philippines, the country of rattan and bamboo par excellence.

In 2004, my son Vincent, designer and technician, took my place in Cebu/Philippines to start manufacturing exclusive bamboo Nipa huts models.

From the beginning, we bet on the tradition and know-how of Filipino workers.

While respecting these proud and skilled people, we set up model factories and developed an unparalleled Nipa Hut concept.

Many techniques previously unknown on site were developed and others improved.

As an example, the possibility of offering dismountable nipa huts and also the development of a valid treatment against bamboo worms and aspergillus fungus. Our pool immersion treatment has become the quality standard.

I can say without boasting, that during these twenty years, our models, photos, designs, manufacturing techniques, have been copied, plundered and diverted.

The majority of models on the market come from our creations and catalogs.

But one certainty remains: better the original than the copy!

I am keen to add that we have supported hundreds of families throughout these years and to this day it is still the case.

Do not lose sight that your guarantee of quality and price is our long-standing expertise.

When some would like to suggest that the manufacturing of nipa huts and/or gazebos is somewhat Asian but mainly improved by gadgets labeled made in Europe, we will not stop saying that there is no need to teach our specialized workers and this people with centuries-old traditions. We have not invented anything, just innovated, let that be clear.

Everything we offer for sale comes from these countries and all trade carried out is in line with the fair-trade concept. We only adapt the product to « Western » taste

To date, more than 5500 nipa huts have come out of our workshops during the Gl pearl, Abac and FMM period. No one has yet broken this record….

Despite the blows of fate (fires, floods, typhoons, betrayals, deaths) I am, with my collaborators, still standing and ready to serve and advise you.

In recent years, I have entrusted manufacturing to professional men and women, local people capable of leading craftsmen.

This is true in the Philippines with FMM Hut Trading for nipa Huts, but also in Indonesia with Timberwangko Asia for wooden gazebos.