Carpentry and timber construction company for monument restoration, new builds and solid timber houses
Holzwerkstätten Thomae GmbH & Co. KG
Römhild/Gleichamberg · Römhild/BedheimNew on Amplifa
About us
Holzwerkstätten Thomae GmbH & Co. KG is a family-run timber construction company from Römhild/Gleichamberg in Thuringia, founded in 1929 as a carpentry business and sawmill. Now in its fourth generation, the company is led by Dipl.-Ing. Wolfhard Thomae and specialises in carpentry work, heritage-compliant restoration of historic roof structures, new construction in timber and timber-frame construction, and timber house building using the glue-free Thoma Holz100 building system. In the company's own workshops in Römhild/Bedheim, components and closed timber building elements are fully prefabricated in enclosed halls and delivered to the construction site dry. Native timbers such as larch, beech and moonwood are processed, as well as copper, cellulose and wood fibre insulation, wood-based panels and historic roof tiles. For surveys, a 3D measurement system, the Leica BLK360 G2, is used. Projects include monuments, churches, monasteries, castles, residential buildings and public buildings throughout Germany.
- Site
- Römhild/Gleichamberg
- Processes
- Carpentry work / Timber construction (roof structures, carports, rooftop extensions, new builds in, Prefabrication of components and elements (closed timber building elements) in halls, Holz100 solid timber house construction (glue-free Holz100 elements), Timber-frame construction (new build, rooftop extension), Heritage-compliant restoration / repair of historic roof structures, Cutting and installation of construction timber (blade joints), Roof covering (tiles, beaver-tail tiles, roof tiles), Coppersmithing work in copper (including custom-made ventilation elements)
- Materials
- Wood, Larch, Beech, Moonwood (untreated, native), Hardwood (dowel pins), Copper (roof sheet metal, coppersmithing work), Cellulose (Isofloc), OSB panels
- Certificates
- RAL quality mark Holzbau Ausbau Dachbau (GAHD), RAL quality mark GAHD (Holzbau Ausbau Dachbau), External monitoring by HFB Leipzig (timber house production)
- Founded
- 1929
- Employees
- 42
- Industries
- Heritage conservation/Preservation of listed buildings, Residential construction/Single-family house construction, Property developers/Architecture, Public buildings/Churches
- 01
3D measurement/surveying
- 02
Workshop prefabrication of components and closed timber building elements
- 03
Transport to the construction site
- 04
Carpentry assembly
- 05
Insulation, roofing and interior finishing
Materials & Processes
Larch
Used for slat cladding and shiplap cladding on façades and exterior walls.
Beech
Cladding of timber-frame structures in the form of the Rhoen tradition of Wettbrett cladding.
Moonwood (untreated)
Main component of the glue-free Holz100 elements for solid timber house construction.
Construction timber
Used for cutting and installing historic roof structures, e.g. with blade joints.
Copper
Material for roof sheet metal, coppersmithing work and custom-made ventilation elements.
Cellulose (Isofloc)
Blown-in insulation for walls and attic storeys.
Wood fibre between-rafter insulation
Insulation of roofs in the restoration of listed buildings.
OSB panels
Sheathing of timber-frame constructions and lightweight building assemblies.
Hand-moulded bricks / beaver-tail tiles / roof tiles
Heritage-compliant roof coverings, partly mixed from existing and new tiles.
Clay
Historic building material for building-biology solutions in heritage conservation.
Holz100 elements
Glue-free solid timber elements with dowels made of native hardwood.
Locations
Römhild/Gleichamberg
DECompany headquarters and office
Römhild/Bedheim
DEWorkshops/production site, prefabrication of closed timber building elements
- Materials
- Wood, wood-based panels
- Leica BLK360 G2 (3D measurement system/laser scanner)
- 12.000 m² storage areas
Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry work / Timber construction (roof structures, carports, rooftop extensions, new builds inAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Prefabrication of components and elements (closed timber building elements) in hallsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Holz100 solid timber house construction (glue-free Holz100 elements)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Moonwood (untreated native timber), Hardwood (dowel pins) |
| Timber-frame construction (new build, rooftop extension)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, OSB panels, Cellulose (Isofloc), Wood-based materials |
| Heritage-compliant restoration / repair of historic roof structuresAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Copper, Hand-moulded tiles, Beaver-tail tiles |
| Cutting and installation of construction timber (blade joints)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Construction timber |
| Roof covering (tiles, beaver-tail tiles, roof tiles)Surface | – | – | – | – | Hand-moulded tiles, Beaver-tail tiles, Roof tile, Copper |
| Coppersmithing work in copper (including custom-made ventilation elements)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| Joinery work and dry construction (walls, ceilings, stepped ramp)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Larch (slat cladding), Beech (Wettbrett cladding) |
| Façade work (ventilated timber façade, shiplap cladding)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Larch (European, planed), Wood wool acoustic panels |
| Insulation work (wood fibre between-rafter insulation, cellulose blown-in insulation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood fibre, Cellulose (Isofloc), Wood-based materials |
| Stacked plank element ceiling / timber hollow-box elements / cross-laminated timber wallsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| 3D surveying / measurement (Leica BLK360 G2)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sawmill (historical, company origin)Machining | – | – | – | – | Wood |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D measurement system / laser scanner | Leica BLK360 G2 | 1 | – | – | Workshops Römhild/Gleichamberg |
Additional services
Quality
The company is a member of the Gütegemeinschaft Holzbau Ausbau Dachbau e.V. (GAHD), carries the RAL quality mark for manufacturing and assembly in timber house construction, and is externally monitored by HFB Leipzig. Its timber protection experts are publicly appointed and sworn.
| Evidence | Römhild |
|---|---|
| RAL quality mark GAHD (Holzbau Ausbau Dachbau) | |
| External monitoring by HFB Leipzig (timber house production) |
History
- 1929
Founding of the carpentry business “Otto Thomae” by civil engineer and master carpenter Otto Thomae.
- 1968
The business is taken over by Joachim Thomae (master carpenter and civil engineer); continued as a private craft business in the GDR.
- 1991
Takeover by Dipl.-Ing. Wolfhard Thomae; development from a sawmill with 4 employees into a modern timber construction company.
- 1997
Conversion and extension of an agricultural building into an office with 10 workstations.
- 1998
Expansion with the Bedheim production site for prefabrication of closed timber building elements; storage area extended by 5,000 m²; partnership with the 81fünf AG.
- 2004
Expansion of the storage areas in Bedheim to 12,000 m².
- 2009
Sebastian Thomae joins the company after completing his journeyman's examination as the best apprentice.
- 2015
Timber Restoration Award – 2nd place for the restoration of the Kartaus Freiburg.
- 2019
90th company anniversary; MUT Award (SMEs and Thuringia); cooperation with THOMA HOLZ100.
- 2020
Sebastian Thomae completes his master carpenter examination as the best master of 2020.
- 2021
Acquisition of a former administrative building and conversion into an office.
- 2024
Team of 10 employees in the office and 32 employees on construction sites.