Je découvre Nipahut

Nipahut

Discover Nipahut
In the Philippine islands, Philippe Gaillard, with his expertise in agronomics, crossed paths with Bernardino Payoc, with his knowledge of traditional bamboo construction techniques. They admired the incredible adaptability and strength of bamboo scaffolding, restaurants, schools, hotels, houses and furniture on dream beaches. In the Philippines, bamboo is as much a building material as source of escape. The inspiration to set up Nipahut resulted from a wish to enhance French gardens, terraces and beaches with both the charm and exotic look of bamboo and the impeccable quality, environmental respect and elegance of a French-made product.

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Who are we?

Today, Nipahut has a team of 60 employees, including 50 craftsmen and craftswomen, carpenters, sanders, finishers and assemblers, based in our 972 m² workshop on Cebu Island in the Philippines.

This 2000 m² site has a raw material storage area (for bamboo and nipa leaves), production stations and an assembly and storage area for shipping to La Rochelle.

We have our own stirred treatment tank in which we thoroughly treat the bamboo without using pesticides or solvents and we add our own dehumidifier to guarantee constant excellence and durability.

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Une partie de l'équipe Nipa et Finitions

Philippe Gaillard et Bernardino Payoc, les fondateurs et dirigeants de Nipahut ou l'alliance franco-philippine de l'artisanat d'art en bambou et du savoir vivre à la francaise

Our commitments

Our commitments involve and connect
every member of the Nipahut team at every step of production
from growing bamboo
to seeing your delight.

Quality Control: We have set up permanent quality control of both our products and our partnerships, leading to the excellence of “Made-in-France” products.
Innovation: We are continually looking for improvements and innovation in our methods, materials, tools and partnerships.
Ethics: We see the protection of our environment as a guide and inspiration for all our decisions and activities.

Our timeline

2015

The workshop was created with mechanised workstations such as the drying kiln, drilling tools, saws, sanders, planers, basins and the pesticide-free treatment, all with the aim of reducing the arduousness of fabrication tasks for the 50 craftsmen and women and of ensuring impeccable quality.

2016

The first bamboo huts arrived at Nipahut’s premises in La Rochelle. The charm astonished everyone, the escape was evident. A real success!

2018

The assembly instructions were improved, simplified and printed so as to allow you to install your own bamboo huts.

2020

More than 400 bamboo huts have been installed in customers’ gardens and terraces, in hotels, guest houses, prestigious locations and private dwellings in France and Europe. They have given rise to many moments of escape and conviviality.

2021 – 2024

Escape to the far reaches of the earth with new creations, a new website and more innovations. We will continue to make you love escaping.

And so it goes on !

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A question, an information... contact us

+33(0)5 35 54 16 71
23 Rue du Fief des Prises
17220 SAINTE-SOULLE
France
contact@nipahut.fr
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