Timber trade and planing mill: construction timber, solid structural timber, planed products and cut-to-size pieces made of spruce, fir, pine, larch and Douglas fir.
HOLZWERK Delp GmbH
64385 Reichelsheim im Odw. (Beerfurth district)New on Amplifa
About Holzwerk Delp
HOLZWERK Delp GmbH is a family business in Reichelsheim in the Odenwald (Beerfurth district) that has been run by the sixth generation since 1874. From the historic sawmill, a wholesale and retail business with an attached planing mill developed in 2011. The company supplies and processes softwood of the species spruce, fir, pine, larch and Douglas fir. Its services include planing (up to 250 mm thickness, 500 mm width, 13 m length), cross-cutting and cut-to-size production with the package cross-cut saw, wood drying and IPPC treatment in an external drying chamber as well as dip impregnation. The product range includes construction timber and sawn timber, solid structural timber, glued laminated timber, planed products, panel materials, pallets, bark mulch, shavings and wood chips, pellets and briquettes, wood protection paints as well as fittings and screws. Customers include timber traders, carpentry and joinery businesses, joineries, pallet and packaging manufacturers, major industry, landscaping and garden construction firms and private customers. Delivery is carried out with the company's own trucks, by freight forwarder and, since 2017, with a truck-mounted forklift.
- Site
- Reichelsheim im Odw. (Beerfurth district)
- Processes
- Planing, Cross-cutting / cut-to-size production, Drying (wood drying, drying chamber), Impregnation (dip impregnation), IPPC treatment, Delivery (delivery/logistics service), Delivery (3 own trucks, freight forwarder, truck-mounted forklift), Cross-cutting/cut-to-size
- Materials
- Spruce, Fir, Douglas fir, Larch, Pine, Beech, Walnut, Spruce/Fir
- Certificates
- IPPC/ISPM 15
- Founded
- 1874
- Industries
- Timber trade, Carpentry businesses, Joineries, Pallet, crate and packaging manufacturers, Major industry, Garden and landscaping
- 01
Timber purchasing (roundwood and sawn timber)
- 02
Cross-cutting/cut-to-size (package cross-cut saw, band resaw)
- 03
Planing (Kupfermühle, Weinig planer line)
- 04
Drying and IPPC treatment (drying chamber at Fa. Monnheimer)
- 05
Dip impregnation
- 06
Storage and sales
- 07
Delivery (own trucks, freight forwarder, truck-mounted forklift)
Wood species and processes
Spruce/Fir
Fundamental wood species for construction timber, sawn timber and solid structural timber from domestic cultivation.
Pine
Softwood species for construction timber, planed products and profiles in the planing mill.
Larch
Weather-resistant wood, among other things for decking, facades and structural timber.
Douglas fir
An increasing number of dimensions in Douglas fir structural timber are offered, among other things for facades and outdoor use.
Planing
Two planing machines (Kupfermühle and Weinig) produce planed products up to 500 mm width, 250 mm height and 13 m length, including grooving and tongue-and-groove profiles.
Cross-cutting/Cut-to-size
Package cross-cut saw cross-cuts pallet boards and cut-to-size pieces with a tolerance of +/- 2 mm, lengths from 0.80 m to 6.50 m.
Drying/IPPC
Wood drying and IPPC treatment (ISPM 15) in the drying chamber at Fa. Monnheimer up to 12.50 m length.
Dip impregnation
Dip impregnation system for wood protection up to 13.00 m length and package size 80 x 100 cm.
Location
Reichelsheim (Beerfurth district)
DEHeadquarters, wholesale and retail with planing mill
- Materials
- Spruce/Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir
- Band resaw (cutting height 400 mm, cutting width 500 mm, cutting length 6.00 m)
- Package cross-cut saw (max. 6.50 m, shortest length 0.80 m)
- Kupfermühle planing machine (width 50 cm, height 25 cm)
- Weinig planer line (grooving 21 cm, smooth planing 25 cm, height 15 cm)
- Dip impregnation tank (max. 13.00 m, package 80 x 100 cm)
- Computer-controlled edging and resawing circular saw
- Various cross-cut saws
- Truck-mounted forklift
Drying chamber (Fa. Monnheimer)
DEWood drying and IPPC treatment
- Materials
- Wood
- Drying chamber (max. length 12.50 m)
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PlaningMachining | – | 13.00 m × 500 mm × 250 mm | – | – | Spruce, Fir, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Cross-cutting / cut-to-size productionMachining | +/-2 mm | 6.50 m | – | – | Wood (softwood) |
| Drying (wood drying, drying chamber)Heat treatment | – | 12.50 m | – | – | Wood |
| Impregnation (dip impregnation)Surface | – | 13.00 m × 100 cm × 80 cm | – | – | Wood |
| IPPC treatmentHeat treatment | – | 12.50 m | – | – | Wood |
| Delivery (delivery/logistics service)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Bulk goods (shavings, wood chips, bark mulch) |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Band resaw | – | 1 | max. cutting height 400 mm, max. cutting width 500 mm, cutting length max. 6.00 m | – | Reichelsheim |
| Package cross-cut saw | – | 1 | max. length 6.50 m, shortest length 0.80 m | – | Reichelsheim |
| Kupfermühle planing machine | Kupfermühle | 1 | max. width 50 cm, max. height 25 cm | – | Reichelsheim |
| Planing machine (Weinig planer line) | Weinig | 1 | max. grooving width 21 cm, smooth planing 25 cm, max. height 15 cm | – | Reichelsheim |
| Impregnation tank | – | 1 | max. length 13.00 m, package size 80 cm high x 100 cm wide | – | Reichelsheim |
| Drying chamber | – | 1 | max. length 12.50 m (wood drying and IPPC treatment) | – | at Fa. Monnheimer |
| Edging and resawing circular saw (computer-controlled, automatic) | – | 1 | – | 1991 | Reichelsheim |
| Cross-cut saws (various) | – | – | – | – | Reichelsheim |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Dimensionally accurate cut-to-size pieces with a tolerance of +/- 2 mm on the package cross-cut saw; IPPC treatment (ISPM 15) for wood packaging in the drying chamber at Fa. Monnheimer.
| Evidence | Reichelsheim (Beerfurth district) |
|---|---|
| IPPC/ISPM 15 |
Company history
- 1874
Establishment of a sawmill by Valentin Delp in Mühlgasse in Kirch-Beerfurth; production mainly of shingles and laths with a locomobile-driven circular saw.
- 1880
Relocation of the business to the B47/38 with construction of a saw hall and residential house.
- 1890
Growth into one of the most efficient sawmills in the Odenwald; installation of a steaming facility for beech and walnut logs.
- 1915
Death of Valentin Delp; continuation by daughter Marie Weber and her husband Peter.
- 1920
Christoph Delp (2) joins; 1925 first full gang saw and switch to electric power.
- 1949
Takeover of the business share by a son-in-law, addition of a carpentry business, renaming to Delp & Cie.
- 1967
Adolf Delp takes over the business and founds Fa. Holzwerk Kirch-Beerfurth.
- 1971
Modernisation and start of pallet production.
- 1974
100th company anniversary; main products construction timber, boards, planks, laths, frames and squared timbers.
- 1978
Opening of a fully mechanised sawmill outside Beerfurth; sawing capacity approx. 10,000 fm/year.
- 1988
Introduction of and transition to IT systems.
- 1991
Acquisition of a computer-controlled, automatic edging and resawing circular saw.
- 1992
Establishment of HOLZWERK Delp GmbH for production and distribution; managing director Volker Delp (5th generation).
- 2011
Complete transformation from sawmill to wholesale and retail business with planing mill.
- 2017
Acquisition of a truck-mounted forklift for unloading the products.
- 2025
Johannes Delp joins the family business in the 6th generation.