Contract sawmill for precious, hardwood and tropical timbers: sawing of large diameters, extra-long lengths, sawn veneer, drying, transport
Hermann Huxohl & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
Gütersloh-Niehorst (DE)New on Amplifa
About the Sawmill
Hermann Huxohl & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG is a medium-sized family business founded in 1927 in Gütersloh-Niehorst and operates a pure contract sawmill with around 12 employees and an annual sawing capacity of approx. 15,000 fm. The company specializes in the processing of valuable hardwoods, softwoods and tropical timbers from Germany, Europe and all over the world. Sawing is carried out on two horizontal Schulte headrigs (block band saws), processing logs up to approx. 2.50 meters in diameter, 13.50 meters in length and up to 22 tonnes in weight; logs with a diameter of four meters have already been processed. Special cuts include quarter-sawn, half quarter-sawn and flat-sawn cuts of heavy logs, sawn veneer cuts up to 12 meters in length, burl clusters and extra-long lengths for boat and shipbuilding. In addition, the sawmill offers milling-head debarking, professional stacking, technical drying in three computer-controlled fresh-air/exhaust-air drying chambers with a 300 m³ capacity, storage and its own haulage fleet with special transports including customs clearance. Customers include timber importers, timber traders, yacht and boat yards, musical instrument manufacturers and sculptors.
- Site
- Gütersloh-Niehorst
- Processes
- Sawing (contract sawing) on headrigs, Cutting of extra-long lengths (logs up to 13.50 m length, 23 t) for boat and shipbuilding, Quarter-sawn, half quarter-sawn and flat-sawn cuts of heavy logs, Sawn veneer cutting incl. stacking and, on request, technical drying, Sawing of burl clusters, Cutting out of the pith / splitting of wide planks (circular saw units), Milling-head debarking, Technical drying (fresh-air/exhaust-air drying chambers)
- Materials
- Hardwoods (domestic and foreign), Softwoods (oversized), Tropical/exotic timbers, Oak, Tropical and exotic timbers, Precious timbers / burl clusters
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1927
- Employees
- 12
- Industries
- Timber importers, Timber trade, Yacht and boat building, Musical instrument making, Arts and crafts/sculpture, Shipbuilding
- 01
Log intake and storage
- 02
Milling-head debarking
- 03
Headrig sawing (incl. special cuts)
- 04
Stacking and pre-drying
- 05
Technical drying
- 06
Sawn timber storage
- 07
Transport incl. customs clearance
Timbers and Processes
Hardwoods (domestic and foreign)
A firm part of the sawing program since the tropical timber debate of the 1990s, alongside exotic timbers.
Softwoods (oversized)
Oversized softwoods are sawn on the headrigs up to large diameters.
Tropical and exotic timbers
Contract sawing of tropical giant trees has been the core business of the sawmill since 1958.
Oak
Historically delivered, among other things, as oak planks to the Miele factories for tub production.
Precious timbers / burl clusters
Sawing for sawn veneer, burl clusters and special applications up to 12-meter log length.
Site
Gütersloh-Niehorst
DESawmill, storage, drying, transport (since 2008 additional area of 4.5 ha)
- Part weight / size
- Logs up to approx. 30 t individual weight
- Lot size
- Individual logs to small lots
- Materials
- Hardwoods, softwoods, tropical timbers
- 2 Schulte headrigs (up to 2.50 m diameter, 13.50 m, 22 t)
- Brenta cross-cut band saw (1956)
- Häwa milling-head debarking machine (2006)
- 3 fresh-air/exhaust-air drying chambers, 300 m³, computer-controlled
- Gantry crane
- 2 fully automatic vacuum lifting systems
- 4 tractor units, 8 semi-trailers
- Workshop with lathe, brake test bench, bridge crane
Components and Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing (contract sawing) on headrigsMachining | – | 13.50 m × approx. 2.50 m diameter | 22 t | approx. 15,000 fm/year sawing capacity | Hardwoods (domestic and foreign), Softwoods (oversized), Tropical/exotic timbers |
| Cutting of extra-long lengths (logs up to 13.50 m length, 23 t) for boat and shipbuildingMachining | – | 13.50 m × 4 m diameter (already processed) | 23 t | – | Timbers for boat and shipbuilding |
| Quarter-sawn, half quarter-sawn and flat-sawn cuts of heavy logsMachining | – | – | – | – | Precious timbers / hardwoods |
| Sawn veneer cutting incl. stacking and, on request, technical dryingMachining | – | 12 m | – | – | Precious timbers |
| Sawing of burl clustersMachining | – | – | – | – | Burl clusters (precious timbers) |
| Cutting out of the pith / splitting of wide planks (circular saw units)Machining | – | Planks up to 200 mm thickness | – | – | Hardwood, Softwood |
| Milling-head debarkingMachining | – | approx. 12 m × 0.35 to approx. 1.20 m diameter | – | – | Hardwood, Softwood |
| Technical drying (fresh-air/exhaust-air drying chambers)Heat treatment | – | 12.50 m | – | 300 m³ total capacity | medium-hard and hard timbers |
| Professional stacking of sawn timbersAssembly | – | – | – | – | Sawn timbers |
| Storage / pre-drying of logs and sawn timbersAssembly | – | – | Logs up to approx. 30 t individual | 1000 m² storage hall | Logs, Sawn timber |
| Transport of logs and sawn timber, forwarding orders, special transports incl. customs clearanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Saw sharpening shop: straightening, tensioning, equipping, grinding, levelling, crack weldingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Saw blades |
| Workshop / mechanical engineering: maintenance, repair, design and construction of own machines andAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
12 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headrig (small) | Schulte | 1 | up to approx. 1.40 m diameter, up to 7 m length | 1958 | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Headrig (large) | Schulte | 1 | up to approx. 2.50 m diameter, 13.50 m length, max. 22 t; planks up to 200 mm thickness | 1980 | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Cross-cut band saw | Brenta | 1 | – | 1956 | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Milling-head debarking machine | Häwa | 1 | Logs 0.35–approx. 1.20 m diameter, approx. 12 m length | 2006 | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Fresh-air/exhaust-air drying chamber (computer-controlled) | – | 3 | 100 m³ per chamber, 300 m³ in total; timbers up to 12.50 m length | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Gantry crane | – | 1 | Log yard | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Vacuum lifting system (fully automatic, for sawn timber removal) | – | 2 | Suction cells across the entire log width | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Workshop with assembly pit, brake test bench, tire changing machine, lathe, bridge crane | – | 1 | – | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Tractor unit (semitruck) | – | 4 | – | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Semi-trailer | – | 8 | – | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Tipper truck | – | 1 | – | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
| Unimog with trailer | – | 1 | – | – | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Inspection Equipment
Gentle processing of valuable timbers is central: professional stacking with carefully selected, uniformly thick, dry stacking sticks, waxing of the end faces of sensitive timbers against sun and wind cracks, as well as computer-controlled, gentle drying. The in-house workshop and saw sharpening shop ensure machine maintenance and the quality of the saw blades.
| Evidence | Gütersloh-Niehorst |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1927
Hermann Huxohl and his wife Luise buy the "Jaspers Mill" in Niehorst; operation of the mill and a small sawmill
- 1937
Son Walter joins the company after completing his miller's training; company name Hermann Huxohl & Sohn
- 1948
New construction of the mill building and sawmill hall
- 1953
Start of the own haulage operation with an Unimog and trailer
- 1956
New Brenta cross-cut band saw installed
- 1958
First Schulte headrig; entry into the exotic timbers business
- 1963
Death of Hermann Huxohl; Walter Huxohl continues the business with his wife Lilli
- 1971
Paul-Hermann joins the company; first all-metal drying chamber (20 m³)
- 1978
Foundation of a separate company for technical drying by Paul-Hermann Huxohl
- 1980
Second Schulte headrig; doubling of sawing capacity
- 1984
Death of Walter Huxohl; continuation by Paul-Hermann and Rudolf
- 2000
Bernd Huxohl operates two semitrailer trucks as an own transport operation
- 2006
Own Häwa milling-head debarking system commissioned
- 2008
Purchase of the Nachbhof; additional area of 4.5 ha
- 2009
Management by Lilli Huxohl, Rudolf and Paul-Hermann; 4th generation (Bernd, Hermann) active in the business