Sawmill, planing mill and timber trading: construction timber, planed products, palisades and contract work in spruce, larch and oak
Holzwerk Walter – Furthmühle
Furthmühle 1, 91738 PfofeldNew on Amplifa
About Holzwerk Walter
Holzwerk Walter operates the Furthmühle at the Kleiner Brombachsee lake in Pfofeld in the Franconian Lake District. The family business has been owned by the Walter family since 1748 and runs a sawmill, a planing mill and a timber trading operation. It manufactures and trades in construction and squared timbers, edged boards, laths, planed products, solid wood products such as decking boards, round timber palisades, OSB boards as well as products for gardens and terraces. In addition to distributing its own products, contract work is carried out, including sawing, edging, planing, impregnation, wood drying on request and wood grading. The main species processed are spruce, larch and oak, with a large proportion of the raw materials sourced from domestic, sustainably managed forests; suppliers adhere to certifications such as PEFC or FSC. Production is partly supplied with CO₂-neutral energy by a photovoltaic system and a wood chip heating system. Customers include commercial buyers from the construction industry, landscaping and timber trading as well as private customers; even small, individual orders and custom dimensions are executed at short notice.
- Site
- Pfofeld
- Processes
- Sawing services / contract cutting, Edging work (edging/resawing), Planing services (4-sided planing, chamfered), Wood drying (on request), Impregnation / wood protection / pressure impregnation, Milling (palisades cylindrically milled, chamfered on both sides), Timber trading (construction timber, boards, laths, planed products, solid wood products, OSB, Sawing services
- Materials
- Spruce, Larch, Oak, Nordic spruce, OSB boards, Sawing services/contract cutting, Planing services, Pressure impregnation
- Certificates
- PEFC/FSC raw material sourcing
- Founded
- 1748
- Industries
- Construction industry, Landscaping, Timber trading, Private customers
- 01
Raw material sourcing from domestic forests (PEFC/FSC-certified suppliers)
- 02
Wood grading
- 03
Sawing (swing-frame log band saw)
- 04
Edging
- 05
Planing
- 06
Impregnation/wood protection
- 07
Wood drying (on request)
- 08
Timber trading/delivery
Wood Species & Processes
Spruce
Main material for construction timber, boards, laths, formwork, planed products, decking boards and palisades.
Larch
Used for decking boards, boards as well as terrace and fence systems in the garden sector.
Oak
Alternative to conventional spruce construction timber, especially for squared timber/list timber.
Nordic spruce
Used for profiled boards and tongue-and-groove boards in various lengths.
OSB boards
Wood-based panels with 4-sided tongue-and-groove profile in thicknesses from 15 to 30 mm.
Sawing services/contract cutting
Sawing of construction timber, boards and laths, also as contract work for customers.
Planing services
4-sided planing and chamfering of boards and garden timbers.
Pressure impregnation
Wood protection for round timber palisades, laths and other stock items.
Wood drying
Drying of spruce and larch on request.
Furthmühle Site
Pfofeld (Furthmühle)
DESawmill, planing mill, timber trading
- Lot size
- Single pieces to series items from stock
- Materials
- Spruce, larch, oak, Nordic spruce, OSB
- EWD swing-frame log band saw (2011)
- Wood chip heating system
- Photovoltaic system
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing services / contract cuttingSawmill (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Larch, Oak |
| Edging work (edging/resawing)Sawmill (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Larch |
| Planing services (4-sided planing, chamfered)Planing mill (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Larch |
| Wood drying (on request)Heat treatment (wood drying) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Larch |
| Impregnation / wood protection / pressure impregnationSurface treatment (wood protection) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Larch |
| Milling (palisades cylindrically milled, chamfered on both sides)Woodworking | – | 5m × 140mm | – | – | Spruce |
| Timber trading (construction timber, boards, laths, planed products, solid wood products, OSBTimber trading | – | 5m | – | – | Spruce, Larch, Oak, Nordic spruce |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWD swing-frame log band saw | EWD | – | – | 2011 | Furthmühle 1, 91738 Pfofeld |
| Wood chip heating system | – | – | – | – | Furthmühle 1, 91738 Pfofeld |
| Photovoltaic system | – | – | – | – | Furthmühle 1, 91738 Pfofeld |
Additional services
Reference customers
Sustainability & Raw Material Sourcing
The company sources a large proportion of its raw materials from domestic, sustainably managed forests and pays attention to certifications such as PEFC or FSC when selecting suppliers. Part of the energy requirements is covered by a photovoltaic system and a wood chip heating system in order to keep production as CO₂-neutral as possible.
| Evidence | Pfofeld (Furthmühle) |
|---|---|
| PEFC/FSC raw material sourcing |
History of the Furthmühle
- 14. Jahrhund
The history of the Furthmühle with two mill wheels dates back to the early 14th century.
- 1748
Johann Michael Walter took over the Furthmühle; owned by the Walter family ever since.
- 1986
The old Furthmühle had to make way for the Franconian Lake District construction project.
- 1986
Hans and Heinrich Walter rebuilt the new Furthmühle approximately 1,000 m to the west, directly on the Kleiner Brombachsee.
- 2011
Installation of the new efficient EWD swing-frame log band saw.