Sawmill for construction timber, joinery products and wood packaging made from spruce, pine, larch and Douglas fir – sawn to length up to 14 m.
Johann Kröner GmbH & Co. KG
BischbergNew on Amplifa
Kröner Sawmill – Good Timber Since 1927
Johann Kröner GmbH & Co. KG operates a traditional gang sawmill in Bischberg at the confluence of the Regnitz and Main rivers, founded in 1927 by Johann Kröner. The family business saws round timber from Franconian growing regions and produces construction and structural timber to customer specifications in all cross-sections up to 14 m in length, roof battens, formwork timber, planks, garden timber as well as joinery products and prism-profiled goods. Another mainstay is the manufacture of packaging materials: one-way pallets, Euro pallets, wooden crates, wooden lids and packaging timber made from softwood and hardwood. The range of services includes planing, impregnation, technical kiln drying (KD) and air drying (AD) as well as heat treatment to IPPC standard for export packaging. Customers come from the construction industry, joineries, the packaging industry, landscaping and horticulture, and the export/freight forwarding sector. Custom-made products and small quantities are also produced.
- Site
- Bischberg
- Processes
- Sawing of round timber (gang sawmill), Construction timber/structural timber production (individual cross-sections), Roof battens (30/50, 40/60, 40/80, 3.00–6.00 m, S10 to DIN 4074), Formwork timber and boards (18/24/30 mm, 2.50–5.00 m), Planks (40/250, 50/250, 4.00–5.00 m), Garden timber production (fences, privacy screens, raised beds), Planing (planed goods), Wood impregnation
- Materials
- Spruce, Pine, Larch (German larch), Douglas fir, Pine heartwood, Softwood, Hardwood, Pine / pine heartwood
- Certificates
- CE marking of construction timber to DIN 4074 (S10), IPPC / ISPM 15 heat treatment of packaging timber, FSC/PEFC-certified timber purchasing (joinery products)
- Founded
- 1927
- Industries
- Construction industry / building trades, Joineries / wood processing, Packaging industry, Landscaping and horticulture, Export / freight forwarding (wood packaging)
- 01
Purchase of round timber from regional forests, some FSC/PEFC-certified
- 02
Sawing at the gang sawmill
- 03
Planing / prism profiling
- 04
Impregnation
- 05
Technical drying (KD) or air drying (AD)
- 06
Heat treatment to IPPC standard
- 07
Grading to DIN 4074 with CE marking
- 08
Assembly of pallets and crates / delivery
Materials and Processes
Spruce
Native softwood for construction timber, roof battens, formwork, planks and joinery products.
Pine / pine heartwood
Used in construction timber, joinery products, prism-profiled goods and garden timber.
German larch
For joinery products, slats and durable garden products such as fences and raised beds.
Douglas fir
Weather-resistant construction and garden timber for fences, privacy screens and balcony products.
Softwood and hardwood
Materials for packaging timber, pallets and wooden crates, IPPC-treated as required.
Site
Bischberg
DESawmill / Headquarters
- Lot size
- Custom-made products and small quantities possible
- Materials
- Spruce, pine, larch, Douglas fir, softwood and hardwood
- Gang sawmill
- Drying kilns (KD)
- Impregnation
- Planing machines
- IPPC heat treatment
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing of round timber (gang sawmill)Machining | – | 14 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Construction timber/structural timber production (individual cross-sections)Machining | – | 14 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Roof battens (30/50, 40/60, 40/80, 3.00–6.00 m, S10 to DIN 4074)Machining | – | 6.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch |
| Formwork timber and boards (18/24/30 mm, 2.50–5.00 m)Machining | – | 5.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Planks (40/250, 50/250, 4.00–5.00 m)Machining | – | 5.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch |
| Garden timber production (fences, privacy screens, raised beds)Machining | – | – | – | – | Larch, Douglas fir, Pine heartwood |
| Planing (planed goods)Surface treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Douglas fir |
| Wood impregnationSurface treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch |
| Technical drying (kiln dried KD) / air drying (AD)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch |
| Heat treatment to IPPC standard (packaging timber)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| Joinery products (flitch-cut stock, side-cut stock, thicknesses 18–85 mm, 4.00–6.00 m)Machining | – | 6.00 m | – | – | Spruce, Pine, German larch |
| Prism profiling (prism-profiled goods, solid wood cant blanks, slats)Machining | – | – | – | – | Pine, Larch |
| One-way pallet production (600/800, 800/1200, 1000/1200, two-/four-way)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| Euro pallets (new and used)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| Wooden crate production (one-offs and series)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| Wooden lids and inserts for cardboard packagingAssembly | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| Packaging timber (pallet boards 18/80, 18/90, 18/100, squared timbers, solid wood blocks)Machining | – | – | – | – | Softwood, Hardwood |
| CE certification/grading to DIN 4074Testing | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang sawmill | – | – | – | – | Bischberg |
Additional services
Quality
Construction timber and roof battens are graded to DIN 4074 (S10) and CE-marked; packaging timber is heat treated to IPPC standard. Joinery products are sourced from FSC- or PEFC-certified forests.
| Evidence | Bischberg |
|---|---|
| CE marking of construction timber to DIN 4074 (S10) | |
| IPPC / ISPM 15 heat treatment of packaging timber | |
| FSC/PEFC-certified timber purchasing (joinery products) |
History
- 1927
Johann Kröner founded a sawmill in Bischberg at the confluence of the Regnitz and Main rivers; a contract sawmill for round timber from regional farmers and rafters.
- ca. Mitte
Wolfgang Kröner, after completing his sawmill training in Rosenheim, took over the parental business and modernised the gang sawmill together with his wife Reinhilde.
- 2014
Wolfgang Kröner and his daughter Susanne Bickel (degree in wood technology) run the sawmill together as a GmbH & Co. KG.