Production of wood-based materials, laminate and wood flooring as well as coated panels for furniture and interior applications
Kaindl Flooring GmbH
Wals-Siezenheim (Salzburg) · Lungötz · HüttauNew on Amplifa
About Kaindl
Kaindl Flooring GmbH is an Austrian family-owned company headquartered in Wals-Siezenheim near Salzburg and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of wood-based materials, laminate and wood flooring. The product range includes chipboards, MDF panels, plywood, coated and veneered panels, laminates, laminate flooring as well as worktops and formed elements. At the main Salzburg site, 600,000 m³ of chipboard and 500,000 m³ of MDF are produced annually; capacity for coated chipboard is 35 million m² and for impregnated films 300 million m² per year. The company employs around 800 staff and generated revenue of approx. €549 million in fiscal year 2010/11 with an export share of 93%. The group includes sawmills in Lungötz and Hüttau as well as a logistics centre (Kaindl Megastore) with 40,000 m² of warehouse space, which ensures distribution of the stock-keeping programme. Since 2003, a rail cargo shuttle has been operating between the Wals and Lungötz plants.
- Site
- Wals-Siezenheim
- Processes
- Sawmill (sawn timber), Chipboard production, MDF panel production, Chipboard coating, Veneering of panels, Laminate production, Laminate flooring production (Floor Factory), Worktops / formed elements
- Materials
- Wood, Chipboards, MDF panels, Plywood, Laminate, Impregnated films, Wood (sawn timber)
- Founded
- 1897
- Employees
- 800
- Industries
- Wood-based materials, Floor coverings (laminate, wood flooring), Interior design / furniture industry
- 01
Sawmill (Lungötz, Hüttau)
- 02
Chipboard and MDF production (Wals-Siezenheim)
- 03
Coating and veneering of panels
- 04
Laminate and flooring production (Floor Factory)
- 05
Distribution via logistics centre (Megastore)
Wood-based materials and processes
Chipboards
Basic material for furniture and interior construction, produced in Wals-Siezenheim.
MDF panels
Medium-density fibreboard, produced at the Salzburg site since 1999.
Plywood
Industrially manufactured multi-layer wood, in production since 1948.
Laminate
Continuous laminate produced since 1982, the basis for flooring and surfaces.
Impregnated films
Surface material with a capacity of 300 million m² per year.
Wood (sawn timber)
Raw material from the company's own sawmills in Lungötz and Hüttau.
Sites
Wals-Siezenheim (Salzburg)
ATHeadquarters, production (chipboard, MDF, laminates), logistics centre (Kaindl Megastore, 40,000 m²)
- Materials
- Chipboard, MDF, laminates, coated panels, impregnated films
- Chipboard plant
- MDF facility
- Kaindl Floor Factory
- Logistics centre / Megastore
Lungötz
ATSawmill (founding site)
- Materials
- Sawn timber
- Sawmill
Hüttau
ATSawmill
- Materials
- Sawn timber
- Sawmill
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawmill (sawn timber)Wood processing | – | – | – | – | Wood |
| Chipboard productionPlastics | – | – | – | 600,000 m³/year | Wood-based material (chipboard) |
| MDF panel productionPlastics | – | – | – | 500,000 m³/year | Wood-based material (MDF) |
| Chipboard coatingSurface | – | – | – | 35 million m²/year | coated chipboard |
| Veneering of panelsSurface | – | – | – | 1.5 million m²/year | veneered panels |
| Laminate productionSurface | – | – | – | 10 million m²/year | Laminate |
| Laminate flooring production (Floor Factory)Assembly | – | – | – | 60 million m²/year | Laminate |
| Worktops / formed elementsPlastics | – | – | – | 7 million linear metres/year | Wood-based material |
| Film impregnationSurface | – | – | – | 300 million m²/year | Films |
| Plywood production (industrial)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Wood (plywood) |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipboard plant | KAINDL | – | – | 1959 | Wals-Siezenheim (Salzburg) |
| MDF facility | KAINDL | – | – | 1999 | Salzburg |
| Floor Factory (high-tech flooring production facilities) | KAINDL | – | – | 2008 | Salzburg |
| Sawmill | KAINDL | – | – | 1954 | Hüttau |
| Sawmill | KAINDL | – | – | 1897 | Lungötz |
| Logistics centre / Megastore | KAINDL | – | 40,000 m² warehouse space | 2000 | Salzburg |
Additional services
History
- 1897
Company founded by M. Kaindl as a sawmill in Lungötz
- 1948
Start of industrial mass production of plywood
- 1954
Commissioning of the Hüttau sawmill
- 1959
Establishment of the first chipboard plant in Wals near Salzburg
- 1962
Among the first companies to begin chipboard production.
- 1982
Start of continuous laminate production
- 1989
Major fire almost completely destroyed production facilities in Salzburg; rebuilding with approx. €150 million investment
- 1999
Construction of an MDF facility at the Salzburg site
- 2000
Construction of the logistics centre (Kaindl Megastore, 40,000 m²)
- 2003
Commissioning of the cargo shuttle service (rail link between the Wals and Lungötz plants)
- 2008
Opening of the Kaindl Floor Factory and the Kaindl Floor House