Manufacturer of pressure-impregnated wood construction and garden products as well as utility poles, incl. Burnblock fire-protection impregnation.
Holzimprägnierwerk AG
Waldkirch (SG), SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About us
Holzimprägnierwerk AG, Waldkirch was founded in 1947 as Imprägnieranstalt Gossau and has been based in Waldkirch in the canton of St. Gallen since 1975. The company produces pressure-impregnated wood products for outdoor applications, including utility poles, telephone poles, round timbers and posts for garden and playground construction. The wood species processed are spruce, fir, pine (origin Switzerland/Europe) as well as acacia and sweet chestnut, which are supplemented by the group companies Holz + Pfähle GmbH and Widmer Holz GmbH. In addition to its own production, the company offers contract impregnation on a salt basis in the colour variants green, brown, grey and colourless. In addition, Burnblock fire-protection impregnation is offered with fire-protection class RF2 / B-s1,d0. In the company's own retail store, an experienced carpenter provides advice on products and project solutions.
- Site
- Waldkirch
- Processes
- Wood impregnation (pressure impregnation), Burnblock fire-protection impregnation, Contract impregnation green (salt basis), Contract impregnation brown (colour paste 220), Contract impregnation grey (colour paste 600), Contract impregnation colourless, Production of utility poles and telephone poles, Production of round timbers and posts for garden use
- Materials
- Spruce, Fir, Pine, Acacia wood, Sweet chestnut, Salt-based wood protection, Burnblock fire-protection impregnation
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Lignum Label "pressure-impregnated", eco-bau: basis / Minergie Standard "basis", Lignum "pressure-impregnated", eco-bau basis / Minergie
- Founded
- 1947
- Industries
- Gardening and landscaping, Playground construction, Electrical/telecommunications, Construction (Minergie/eco-bau), Gardening/landscaping, Playground construction (SN/EN 1176)
- 01
Wood purchasing (spruce, fir, pine, acacia, sweet chestnut)
- 02
Cutting/round timber technology
- 03
Pressure impregnation (salt basis or Burnblock)
- 04
Sales in own store / delivery ex works
Wood species & impregnation technology
Spruce
Main wood species for poles, round timbers and posts, origin Switzerland/Europe.
Fir
Main wood species for poles and garden products, origin Switzerland/Europe.
Pine
For impregnated round timbers and posts, origin Switzerland/Europe.
Acacia wood
For posts, palisades and decking boards, partly unimpregnated.
Sweet chestnut
For decking boards and posts in the range of the group companies.
Salt-based wood protection
Pressure impregnation green, brown (colour paste 220), grey (colour paste 600) or colourless.
Burnblock fire-protection impregnation
Fire-protection impregnation with fire protection class RF2 / B-s1,d0.
Locations
Waldkirch
CHProduction and sales
- Materials
- Spruce, fir, pine, acacia wood, sweet chestnut
- Pressure impregnation plant
Products & components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood impregnation (pressure impregnation)Surface | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Acacia wood, Sweet chestnut |
| Burnblock fire-protection impregnationSurface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Contract impregnation green (salt basis)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Contract impregnation brown (colour paste 220)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Contract impregnation grey (colour paste 600)Surface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Contract impregnation colourlessSurface | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Production of utility poles and telephone polesAssembly | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine |
| Production of round timbers and posts for garden useAssembly | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Acacia wood |
Additional services
Quality & certificates
The entire company has been certified by SQS with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 for over 10 years. All impregnated products carry the Lignum label "pressure-impregnated" and meet the eco-bau/Minergie requirements "basis".
| Evidence | Waldkirch |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| Lignum "pressure-impregnated" | |
| eco-bau basis / Minergie |
History
- 1947
Founded as Imprägnieranstalt Gossau
- 1968
Relocation to Oberbüren, renaming to Holzimprägnierwerk AG, Oberbüren
- 1975
Relocation to Waldkirch, the company has since been called Holzimprägnierwerk AG, Waldkirch
Integration of the companies Holz + Pfähle GmbH and Widmer Holz GmbH into the group