Family-owned sawmill in the Black Forest: sawn timber and refined solid wood solutions made from Douglas fir, larch, spruce, fir and pine.
Bürk GmbH Sägewerk & Holzhandlung
77889 Seebach (headquarters, sawmill)New on Amplifa
About Sägewerk Bürk
Bürk GmbH Sägewerk & Holzhandlung in Seebach in the Achertal valley (Black Forest) has processed roundwood since 1840 and today operates as a manufacturer of refined solid wood solutions in the softwood species Douglas fir, larch, spruce, fir and pine, represented across Europe. The product portfolio ranges from packaging and pallet wood, via sawn timber for timber construction, building materials and roofing, to highly refined products for interior fittings as well as biomass from residual wood. Core processes are single-log sawing on gang saws and 5-way variable circular saw technology with cuts up to 15 m in length and cross-sections from 20 x 20 mm to 400 x 400 mm, complemented by finishing services such as technical drying including vacuum drying, ISPM 15 export treatment, planing with special profiles, finger-jointing, grooving, band saw and cross cuts, as well as special packaging with individual package labelling. Customers are carpenters and roofers, planing mills and industrial processors, building materials merchants and DIY/timber retailers, pallet manufacturers and packers, as well as mechanical engineering and logistics companies. With around 20 employees, its own logistics and its own roundwood purchasing and measuring technology, the sixth-generation family business serves customers from industry and trades.
- Site
- Seebach
- Processes
- Sawn timber production / sawing in the sawmill (gang saw and circular saw technology), Technical drying (incl. vacuum drying plant), ISPM 15 export treatment, Cutting to length (package cross-cut saw / cross-cutting), Planing with special profiles, Band saw texture (surface treatment), Grooving (tongue and groove machining), Finger jointing
- Materials
- Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir
- Certificates
- PEFC, Works measurement (calibrated measuring system), ISPM 15 (registration for export treatment)
- Founded
- 1840
- Employees
- 20
- Industries
- Timber construction/Carpentry, Roofing, Planing mills and industrial processors, Building materials trade and DIY/timber retailers, Pallet manufacturing and packaging, Interior fittings/Cabinetmaking
- 01
Roundwood purchasing incl. haulage logistics
- 02
Debarking, measuring, cutting to length, root reduction, sorting at the
- 03
Sawing (gang saw and circular saw technology)
- 04
Edging and sorting (automatic edging line with board sorter)
- 05
Resawing on the resaw line
- 06
Finishing: technical drying, ISPM 15, cutting to length, planing, grooving,
- 07
Packaging with individual labelling
- 08
Own logistics and delivery
Wood species and finishing processes
Spruce
Softwood for construction, packaging and interior fittings
Fir
Softwood used, among other things, for facades and balcony railings as in the Berghotel Mummelsee reference
Pine
Softwood for boards, logs and refined products
Larch
Weather-resistant wood, among other uses for the larch facade of the Blumenhalle Hamburg
Douglas fir
For highly stressed structures and facades, e.g. rhombus facades
Site
Seebach
DEHeadquarters, roundwood yard and sawmill
- Lot size
- smallest quantities to large quantities
- Materials
- Spruce, fir, pine, larch, Douglas fir
- Gang saw (up to 20 saw blades)
- 5-way variable circular saw technology
- Debarking machine
- Chipping plant for residual wood
- Automatic edging line with board sorter
- Resaw line
- Cut-to-length line, 110 m
- Drying plants incl. vacuum drying
- Package cross-cut saw and cross-cutting
- Fully automatic stacking system with computer-controlled package label labelling
- Band saw
- Calibrated measuring system (works measurement)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawn timber production / sawing in the sawmill (gang saw and circular saw technology)Machining | – | 15 m × 400 mm × 400 mm | – | smallest quantities – large quantities | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Technical drying (incl. vacuum drying plant)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| ISPM 15 export treatmentSurface | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Cutting to length (package cross-cut saw / cross-cutting)Machining | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Planing with special profilesMachining | – | 13.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Band saw texture (surface treatment)Surface | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Grooving (tongue and groove machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Finger jointingJoining | – | 13.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Special packaging with individual package labellingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Roundwood processing (debarking, measuring, cutting to length, root reduction, sorting)Machining | – | 21.00 m × 70 cm (stump diameter) | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Biomass production from by-productsOther | – | – | – | – | Residual wood/wood chips |
14 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang saw | – | – | Cuts up to 15 m in length, cross-sections 20 x 20 mm to 400 x 400 mm | – | Seebach |
| Circular saw technology (5-way variable) | – | – | Cuts up to 15 m in length, cross-sections 20 x 20 mm to 400 x 400 mm | – | Seebach |
| Debarking machine | – | 1 | – | 1985 | Seebach |
| Chipping plant for residual wood | – | 1 | – | 1987 | Seebach |
| Automatic edging line with board sorter | – | 1 | – | 1990 | Seebach |
| Resaw line | – | 1 | – | 1995 | Seebach |
| Cut-to-length line | – | 1 | 110 m in length | 2000 | Seebach |
| Vacuum drying plant | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Drying plants | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Package cross-cut saw | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Cross-cutting (circular saws) | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Fully automatic stacking system with computer-controlled package label labelling | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Band saw | – | – | – | – | Seebach |
| Calibrated measuring system (works measurement) | – | 1 | – | – | Seebach |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Certification
The volume determination of the roundwood is carried out on the basis of a calibrated measuring system (works measurement) which is subject to constant monitoring by external authorities. Packaging wood is treated in accordance with ISPM 15 and marked with the company's registration number; the company is PEFC-certified.
| Evidence | Seebach |
|---|---|
| PEFC | |
| Works measurement (calibrated measuring system) | |
| ISPM 15 (registration for export treatment) |
Company History
- 1840
Leonhard Bürk operates a saw and flour mill at the present site
- 1908
Josef Bürk takes over the mill through division of the estate
- 1913
The upright saw is replaced by a gang saw
- 1950
Rudolf Bürk takes over the business
- 1969
Acquisition of the Seifermann sawmill in Oberachern
- 1971
Construction of the new sawmill in Seebach
- 1980
Enlargement of the roundwood storage yard and construction of a new saw hall
- 1985
Josef Bürk takes over the company; purchase of a debarking machine
- 1987
Installation of the chipping plant for residual wood
- 1990
Purchase of the automatic edging line with board sorter
- 1995
Installation of the resaw line
- 2000
Extension of the cut-to-length line to 110 m
- 2002
Expansion of the roundwood yard and surfacing of the company premises
- 2013
Daniel Bürk takes over the company and becomes managing director