Industrial production of foil-wrapped drawer sides, furniture profiles and profile wrapping at five locations in Europe.

BHK Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG

Büren · Saalburg-Ebersdorf · Peterlee (GB) · Ignalina (LT) · Szczecinek (PL)New on Amplifa

1971Founded

approx. 450Employees

5Locations in 4 countries

over €80 millionAnnual revenue

hundreds of thousandsDrawer sides per week

A family business with vision

BHK Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed industrial wood processing company founded in Büren in 1971 and a pioneer of wrapping technology. The company, with around 450 employees and annual revenue of more than 80 million euros, produces foil-wrapped drawer sides (single-piece drawer sides and folded drawer sides) in highly automated manufacturing – in quantities of hundreds of thousands per week. Materials processed include particleboard E0.5 and, on request, MDF E0.5, with wrappings made of rigid PVC, PP films or paper film in plain and wood decors; profile heights from 60 to 254 mm are possible. In addition, the portfolio includes furniture profiles, lacquered plywood drawers, profile wrapping as a contract service and custom adaptations such as drilling, milling and shaped contours. Customers range from the furniture industry to craft businesses; a factory outlet offers products for decorative interior fittings. Production takes place at five sites in Germany, Poland, Lithuania and the United Kingdom in order to keep transport routes to customers and suppliers short.

Site: Büren
Processes: Production of drawer sides (single-piece drawer sides and folded drawer sides, foil-wrapped), Profile wrapping, Lacquering of plywood drawers, Production of furniture profiles, Further machining: drilling, milling, notching, shaped contours, Stair renovation (trenovo staircase systems), Connections with dowels (8 mm wood dowels, 8 mm plastic dowels, claw connectors), Profile wrapping (foil wrapping)
Materials: Particleboard E0.5, MDF E0.5, Rigid PVC, PP films, Paper film, Plywood, Profile wrapping (foil wrapping)
Certificates: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001 (Energy management), FSC Chain-of-Custody, PEFC Chain-of-Custody, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, FSC / PEFC Chain-of-Custody
Founded: 1971
Employees: approx. 450
Industries: Furniture industry, Craft businesses, Interior fitting

01
Cutting of particleboard/MDF
02
Foil wrapping (rigid PVC, PP or paper film)
03
Profile machining (drilling, milling, notching, shaped contours)
04
Joining with dowels/claw connectors
05
Quality control
06
Logistics and delivery

Materials and processes

E0,5

Particleboard E0.5

Standard raw material for foil-wrapped drawer sides with low formaldehyde emissions.

MDF

MDF E0.5

Available on request as a raw material for drawer sides.

PVC

Rigid PVC

Wrapping material for drawer sides and furniture profiles in plain and wood decors.

PP films

Film material for wrapping drawer sides and profiles.

Papier

Paper film

Alternative wrapping for drawer sides and profiles.

SPH

Plywood

Material for lacquered drawers with matching bottoms at the Peterlee site.

UMM

Profile wrapping (foil wrapping)

Contract process for decor wrapping of furniture profiles in Peterlee and Ebersdorf.

Our locations

Büren

Headquarters, founding site, drawer side production

Lot size: Large series (hundreds of thousands of drawer sides per week)
Materials: Particleboard E0.5, MDF E0.5, rigid PVC, PP films

Biomass power plant (2000)

Saalburg-Ebersdorf

Drawer side production (BHK Saalburg GmbH)

Lot size: Large series
Materials: Particleboard E0.5, MDF E0.5, films

automated production machines and systems
Robots

Peterlee

Production (BHK UK Ltd.): lacquered plywood drawers, furniture profiles, profile wrapping

Materials: Plywood, films

Painting line

Ignalina

Production (UAB BHK Lietuva)

Szczecinek

Drawer side production (BHK Polska Sp. z o.o.), opened in 2019

Materials: Particleboard E0.5, films

Components

**Drawer sides (single-piece drawer sides and folded drawer sides, foil-wrapped)**Foil wrapping · Furniture industry

**Drawer sides and wrapped strips**Foil wrapping · Furniture industry

**Dowel connection (wood/plastic dowels, claw connectors)**Joining · Furniture construction

Inside the production

Sustainable forestry as a source of raw materials

Industries

Furniture industryCraft businessesInterior fitting

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Production of drawer sides (single-piece drawer sides and folded drawer sides, foil-wrapped)Plastics	–	Profile heights 60 - 254 mm	–	hundreds of thousands of drawer sides	Particleboard E0.5, MDF E0.5, Rigid PVC, PP films, Paper film
Profile wrappingPlastics	–	–	–	–	Rigid PVC, PP films, Paper film
Lacquering of plywood drawersSurface	–	–	–	–	Plywood
Production of furniture profilesPlastics	–	–	–	–	–
Further machining: drilling, milling, notching, shaped contoursMachining	–	–	–	–	Particleboard E0.5, MDF E0.5
Stair renovation (trenovo staircase systems)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
Connections with dowels (8 mm wood dowels, 8 mm plastic dowels, claw connectors)Joining	–	–	–	–	Wood, Plastic

2 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Robots (handling of robots according to job posting)	–	–	–	–	Saalburg
Biomass power plant	–	1	–	2000	Büren

Additional services

Profile wrapping (foil wrapping)Logistics conceptFactory outlet for decorative interior fitting (flooring, panels, stairs, strips)Stair renovation (trenovo)Custom adaptations (profile type, decor, finishes, drilling, milling)

Quality management

The manufacturing processes are certified for the entire product portfolio and are safeguarded by consistent inspections and an integrated occupational safety management system. The foundations are international standards (ISO 9001, ISO 50001), customer-specific requirements and FSC/PEFC chain-of-custody certification of all sites.

Evidence	Büren	Saalburg-Ebersdorf	Szczecinek	Ignalina	Peterlee
ISO 9001
ISO 50001
FSC / PEFC Chain-of-Custody

History

1971
Foundation of BHK Holz- und Kunststoff KG in Büren by Heinrich Kottmann, Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen
1976
Foundation of BHK of America in Mahwah, N.J. (USA)
1988
Foundation of BHK UK Ltd. in Peterlee; Peter Kottmann joins the management
1992
Foundation of BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH in Ebersdorf, takeover of the drawer and profile manufacturer Holzprodukte Wurzbach
1996
Departure of the partners Wilhelm Vogt and Elisabeth Willemsen; Michael Kottmann and Monika Kamp join
1999
Heinz Kottmann joins the management
2000
Relocation of BHK UK Ltd. to new office buildings; construction of the biomass power plant in Büren
2002
Heinrich Kottmann leaves as a partner and founds the forwarding company Heinrich Kottmann GmbH & Co. KG
2004
Foundation of BHK Lietuva UAB in Ignalina (Lithuania)
2006
Foundation of BHK UK Flooring Ltd. in Peterlee
2008
Monika Kamp leaves and acquires BHK of America Inc.
2011
Foundation of BHK Saalburg GmbH; Michael Kottmann acquires BHK Holz- u. Kunststoff GmbH in Ebersdorf
2017
Foundation of BHK Polska Sp. z o.o. in Szczecinek
2019
Opening of the Szczecinek site; strategic realignment in Büren, the moderna® brand goes to MeisterWerke Schulte GmbH under the leadership of Heinz Kottmann
2024
Company founder Heinrich Kottmann passed away at the age of 93