Visegrad Grant · Project 22620210

FurniTech Bridge V4-UA

Digital transformation of furniture SMEs across V4 and Ukraine

A 12-month V4–Ukraine initiative that helps furniture SMEs in the Rivne region reach V4 digital standards through practical CAD/CAM, e-commerce and ERP training, five mentored pilot implementations, an international conference in Poland, an open multilingual toolkit and a dedicated project web hub.

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Implementation
1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sep 2027
Grant support
€25,350
Countries
Ukraine · Hungary · Poland
Focus
SME digital transformation

Project objective

A practical bridge from digital ambition to measurable change

The project closes the digital adoption gap in furniture SMEs by combining V4 expertise with practical training and real implementation in Ukrainian companies. It will build applied skills and demonstrate measurable improvements in production planning, order processing and inventory accuracy.

Programme

What the project will deliver

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Three practical training programmes

Hybrid CAD/CAM, ERP and e-commerce training for more than 60 SME representatives from the V4 and Ukraine.

03

Five digital pilot implementations

Five Ukrainian furniture SMEs will implement a priority digital solution with one-to-one mentoring from V4 experts.

04

Final international conference

Project results, pilot cases, matchmaking and a technology study visit in Wrocław, Poland.

05

Open-access multilingual toolkit

Ten practical modules, templates, tutorials and policy briefs available in English, Ukrainian, Hungarian and Polish.

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Project web hub

A bilingual project hub for news, event registration, partner information, training materials and all public project outputs.

Consortium

Project partners

Hungary

Hungarian Furniture and Wood Association (Fabunio)

CAD/CAM and ERP training, mentoring and national outreach

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Poland

Polish Economic Chamber of Wood Industry (PIGPD)

E-commerce training, study visits, mentoring and event hosting

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Current status

Project approved

Implementation starts on 1 October 2026. News, event registration, materials and project outputs will be published on this page as they become available.

Project contact

Andrii Liudvichuk

Project Coordinator, Rivne Furniture Cluster

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International Visegrad Fund

The project is co-financed by the governments of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia through Visegrad Grants from the International Visegrad Fund. The mission of the fund is to advance ideas for sustainable regional cooperation in Central Europe.

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