FAMILY HISTORY

The Bajda Family´s lumberman tradition goes back to the beginning of the century, in the lovely Alpine country of Slovenia, where Mr. Pedro Bajda decided to embrace the noble old craft of wine oak-barrels making.  He leaves his homeland, crossing the ocean with his wife and children, and arrives at the end of 1949 to Argentina.  His first restlessness was to know where exactly was the grape-growing and wine production region, so as to direct himself to that place, to settle down and to work there in a craft that he knew and was skilled for.  The answer was Mendoza, and so his destination.

Eventually, with his sons, he formed the lumber company BAJDA S.R.L. whose activity went diversifying.  At the present time, under the direction of his eldest son Paul Bajda, the company owns an industrial establishment of 25.000 sq. meters  in Mendoza, Argentina, dedicated mainly to fine-wood seasoning to be later be transformed in fine floors, wine oak-wood vessels as well as excellent woods and hardwood flooring.  The industrial facility possesses three state-of-the-art seasoning ovens and the facilities where the raw material is being transformed in high quality products destined to the main markets in Argentina and abroad (Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Italy, Switzerland).  In Argentina, the company contacts its clients at three own points of sale, one in Mendoza and the two remaining ones in Buenos Aires.  The company has undertaken as well important projects of afforestation.