Production and distribution of wood briquettes, wood pellets and firewood in Pfreimd, Upper Palatinate
ÖKO-RANCH Bio-Brennstoff-Vertriebs-GmbH
Pfreimd · TännesbergNew on Amplifa
About ÖKO-RANCH
ÖKO-RANCH Bio-Brennstoff-Vertriebs-GmbH is a family business founded in 1994 by Hans Meier in Pfreimd in the Upper Palatinate, today run in its second generation by Sebastian Meier and Jonas Meier. The company distributes biofuels such as wood briquettes, wood pellets, bark briquettes and firewood as well as accessories. The house product, ÖKO-RANCH wood briquettes, is made without binders from pure sawdust and sawmill dust pressed under high pressure of 90 tonnes per 1 cm² and manufactured in accordance with DIN 51731. On the company site in Pfreimd covering more than 60,000 square metres there are several halls as well as an office building with exhibition and sales space, where wood and pellet stoves are also displayed and sold. Delivery is made throughout Germany with the company's own fleet or by freight forwarder, as standard to the kerbside. In addition, the company purchases Euro and lattice box pallets and provides customers with expert advice on fuels and stove technology.
- Site
- Pfreimd
- Processes
- Delivery with own fleet or freight forwarder, Purchase of Euro and lattice box pallets, Exhibition and sale of wood-burning and pellet stoves, Expert advisory service, Delivery to the kerbside, Delivery to the front door / month of choice, Pallets and half pallets
- Materials
- Sawdust and sawmill dust (wood, without binders), Spruce (softwood), Hardwood, Beech, Birch, Bark (bark briquettes), Softwood (pellet raw material), Sawdust and sawmill dust
- Certificates
- DIN 51731, ENplus A1
- Founded
- 1994
- Industries
- Biofuels / wood fuels, Timber trade, Wood-burning and pellet stoves
- 01
Purchase of by-products of wood processing (sawdust, sawmill dust)
- 02
Pressing into wood briquettes under high pressure
- 03
Packaging and storage
- 04
Distribution and delivery with own fleet or freight forwarder
Raw materials and processes
Sawdust and sawmill dust
Pure, renewable raw materials without binders, generated during wood processing and pressed into wood briquettes.
Spruce (softwood)
Raw material for round wood briquettes with a pulling hole as a firelighter.
Hardwood
Raw material for square wood briquettes.
Beech
Raw material for firewood with air and chamber drying.
Birch
Raw material for firewood.
Bark
Raw material for bark briquettes.
Softwood
Raw material for wood pellets.
Locations
Pfreimd
DECompany site with halls, office building, exhibition and sales space
- Lot size
- Pallets and half pallets
- Materials
- Wood briquettes, bark briquettes, wood pellets, firewood
Tännesberg
DEPostal address
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forming | – | – | – | – | Wood (sawdust, sawmill dust), Spruce, Hardwood |
Additional services
Quality
The wood briquettes are manufactured in accordance with DIN 51731; the pellets achieve certified ENplus A1 quality or HD quality.
| Evidence | Pfreimd |
|---|---|
| DIN 51731 | |
| ENplus A1 |
Company history
- 1994
Foundation of the company ÖKO-RANCH by Hans Meier; sale of wood briquettes to supermarkets and DIY stores
- 1996
Development into today's ÖKO-RANCH Bio-Brennstoff-Vertriebs-GmbH