Sawmill for oak and hardwood sawn timber, farmhouse boards, structural timber and block goods with its own haulage fleet
Gebr. Krippeit GmbH
Elsdorf-Westermühlen · Headquarters, sawmill, logistics, haulage fleetNew on Amplifa
The Company
Gebr. Krippeit GmbH is a sawmill founded in 1958 by Walter Krippeit in Elsdorf-Westermühlen (Schleswig-Holstein) and is today family-owned in the fourth generation. The company processes approximately 17,000 fm of oak roundwood annually and supplies sawn timber to the European flooring and construction industries. The product range includes edged oak sawn timber (standard cut 30 mm), lamellas, farmhouse boards, structural timbers such as square timbers, sleepers and board goods up to 12 m in length, as well as block goods in various thicknesses. In addition to hardwoods such as oak, beech, ash and maple, Douglas fir and pine are increasingly processed; furthermore, the sister company Gebr. Krippeit Massivholz GmbH produces firewood, bark mulch, wood chips and shavings for end consumers. The roundwood comes from sustainably managed private and state forests in Germany within a radius of approximately 300 km and is transported with the company's own haulage fleet, which has existed since its founding. After the major storm at the end of 2013, the company's own transport capacities were significantly increased.
- Site
- Elsdorf-Westermühlen
- Processes
- Wood sawing (sawing roundwood into sawn timber), Cross-cutting of lengths up to 5 m square cut, Kiln drying (wood drying to 12% +/-2% wood moisture), Manufacture of farmhouse boards and lamellas, Production of structural timber (square timbers, sleepers, board goods), Production of wood chips / wood shredding, Roundwood transports (own haulage fleet), Sawn timber cutting according to customer requirements (dry and fresh sawing)
- Materials
- Oak, Beech, Ash, Maple, Douglas fir, Pine, Larch, Kiln drying
- Certificates
- EN 975-1 (hardwood quality classes), QF 1 – 4 sides clean, knots max. 10 mm, no sapwood, QF 1X – like QF 1, sapwood allowed on 1 side, QF 2 – small knots max. 25 mm, no sapwood, QF 2X – like QF 2, sapwood allowed on 1 side, QF 3 – knots max. 40 mm, no sapwood, QF 3X – like QF 3, sapwood allowed on 1 side, QF 4 / 4X – healthy knots up to max. 70 mm, sapwood allowed
- Founded
- 1958
- Employees
- 35
- Industries
- Flooring industry, Construction industry, End consumers (solid wood/firewood), End consumers
- 01
Roundwood procurement from sustainable forestry (radius approx. 300 km)
- 02
Own roundwood transport (haulage fleet)
- 03
Sawing: dry or fresh sawing according to customer requirements
- 04
Cross-cutting saws up to 5 m square cut / lengths up to 12 m
- 05
Kiln or air drying (12% +/-2%)
- 06
Grading according to QF quality classes / EN 975-1
- 07
Production of farmhouse boards and lamellas
- 08
Delivery
Wood Species & Processes
Oak
Main raw material for edged sawn timber, boards, structural timber and block goods.
Beech
European hardwood for sawing and drying according to customer requirements.
Ash
Hardwood for sawn timber production with dry and fresh sawing.
Maple
Hardwood processed in the sawmill product range.
Douglas fir
Softwood processed in increasing quantities, among other things for dunnage boards.
Pine
Softwood processed in increasing quantities for sawing and drying.
Larch
Wood species for dunnage boards in the solid wood product area.
Kiln drying
Drying of the wood to 12% (+/-2%) wood moisture, alternatively fresh or air-dried.
Fresh sawing
Sawing of fresh wood according to customer requirements in addition to dry sawing.
Locations
Elsdorf-Westermühlen
DECompany headquarters, sawmill, logistics, haulage fleet
- Materials
- Oak, beech, ash, maple, Douglas fir, pine, larch
- Cross-cut saw (square cutting up to 5 m)
- Kiln drying
Products & Range
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood sawing (sawing roundwood into sawn timber)Machining | – | 12 m | – | – | Oak, Beech, Ash, Maple, Douglas fir, Pine, Larch |
| Cross-cutting of lengths up to 5 m square cutMachining | – | 5 m | – | – | Oak |
| Kiln drying (wood drying to 12% +/-2% wood moisture)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Oak, Beech, Ash, Maple, Douglas fir, Pine |
| Manufacture of farmhouse boards and lamellasMachining | – | – | – | – | Oak, Beech, Ash, Maple, Douglas fir, Pine |
| Production of structural timber (square timbers, sleepers, board goods)Machining | – | 12 m | – | – | Oak |
| Production of wood chips / wood shreddingMachining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Roundwood transports (own haulage fleet)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Roundwood |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-cut saw | – | – | Square cutting of lengths up to 5 m | – | Elsdorf-Westermühlen |
| Kiln drying | – | – | – | – | Elsdorf-Westermühlen |
Additional services
Quality & Grading
Grading is carried out according to European quality standards and grading guidelines, in particular the European Standard EN 975-1 "Sawn timber — Hardwood quality classes — Part 1 (Oak and beech)" (CEN 1995, revised 1999) as well as the internal quality classes QF 1 to QF 4X.
| Evidence | Elsdorf-Westermühlen |
|---|---|
| EN 975-1 (hardwood quality classes) | |
| QF 1 – 4 sides clean, knots max. 10 mm, no sapwood | |
| QF 1X – like QF 1, sapwood allowed on 1 side | |
| QF 2 – small knots max. 25 mm, no sapwood | |
| QF 2X – like QF 2, sapwood allowed on 1 side | |
| QF 3 – knots max. 40 mm, no sapwood | |
| QF 3X – like QF 3, sapwood allowed on 1 side | |
| QF 4 / 4X – healthy knots up to max. 70 mm, sapwood allowed |
History
- 1958
Company founded by Walter Krippeit; own haulage fleet for roundwood transports since its founding.
- 2013
Significant increase in the company's own transport capacities after the major storm at the end of 2013.