AIDIMME promotes the Valencian Business Association of Wood and Furniture, an innovation cluster recognized in the Special Register of Innovative Business Groups by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade since 2008.

The cluster aims to To improve the competitiveness of companies and stakeholders in the wood and furniture sector in the Valencian Community through innovation.

The wood and furniture sectors together represent the 2,2% of the GDP of the Valencian Community (INE data for 2022, CNAES-2009: 16 and 31). The cluster is made up of a critical mass of companies and sectoral organizations, whose aggregate turnover reached 1.354 million euros in 2022, being the 49% of the total turnover, 12% of companies and 30,5% of employment in the wood and furniture sectors in the Valencian Community.

Currently, the cluster consists of 265 companies and sector actors (business associations, technology and service centers). By company size, the participation in the cluster It is as follows: 22% micro-enterprises, 40% small enterprises, 27% medium-sized enterprises, 3% large enterprises and 8% other non-business sector actors.

Among the annual Key features promoted by the cluster include:

• Sectoral technological and competitive surveillance
• Sectoral innovation maps
• Aid and grant alerts
• Promoting collaborative sectoral innovation projects
• Organization of thematic conferences and seminars

All companies and sectoral organizations in the Valencian Community can participate in the cluster's activities: