MM TIMBER LOG: How wood as a building material contributes to reaching climate goals
Richard Stralz on the contribution of wood as a building material to the fight against climate change and on the ecological footprint of wood compared to conventional building materials. Using wood reduces greenhouse gas emissions. One cubic meter of wood stores 250 kilograms of carbon from one ton of CO2. And we all know that CO2 is a […]
Acquisition of the Swedish sawmill group Bergkvist Siljan
The Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding Group, based in Leoben, Austria, has signed an agreement on December 17th, 2021 to acquire the Swedish sawmill group Bergkvist Siljan from ESSVP IV, advised by Orlando Nordics AB. This continues the consistent expansion and growth strategy of the Austrian wood processing group. In 2022, for the first time in its […]
Topping-out ceremony for cross-laminated timber plant
“Glück auf” – Good luck! Mayr-Melnhof Holz is expanding its sawmill site in Leoben with a state-of-the-art cross-laminated timber plant, a high-performance re-sorting and planning mill, and a fully automated high-bay warehouse for the storage of sawn timber. The 170-million-euro investment will be built directly subsequently to the sawmill. All elements for the load-bearing timber […]
Klima Aktiv: Award for Mayr-Melnhof Holz Reuthe
As part of the second Austrian Sustainability Summit, Mayr-Melnhof Holz Reuthe was awarded the “Klima Aktiv Preis” on June 28. With this award, the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection honors both successfully implemented climate protection measures of Austrian industrial and commercial enterprises and the ambitious “Maßnahmenpläne 2030” of the existing klimaaktiv project partners to phase […]
Automated order picking line at Mayr-Melnhof Holz Wismar
The Mayr-Melnhof Holz plant in Wismar is taking a big leap forward: The new fully automated picking line including an additional second station for wood cosmetics started on schedule. Mayr-Melnhof Holz keeps up with the times The new order picking systems serve an ongoing trend in sales towards smaller orders and finished order picking for […]
New management team Sawn Timber Division
In February 2022, the Austrian based Mayr-Melnhof Holz Group acquired a majority stake in the Swedish sawmill group Bergkvist Siljan, therefore becoming the third largest sawmill group in Europe. Following the completion of the first integration phase, the timber industrial group is now adapting the organizational structure of the Sawn Timber Division to meet the […]
Austria’s Leading Company 2022
“A success that is due to all our employees in our group of companies,” emphasize the board members Richard Stralz and Michael Wolfram. “Together, we can be very proud of this award. It is based on the performance of all employees over the past three years. At the same time, it should spur us on […]
World’s first PEFC project certification for an industrial building of this size
Mayr-Melnhof Holz has ambitious goals for the use of wood as a sustainable building material and is doing pioneering work at its Leoben site: The new cross-laminated timber plant, currently under construction, including a high-performance re-sorting and planning plant as well as a fully automated high-bay warehouse for the storage of sawn timber, has become […]
NEW: MM crosslam brochure in new revised edition
We have revised and reissued our MM crosslam brochure. The result is a valuable document for planners, architects and builders on the solid wood construction material cross laminated timber from Mayr-Melnhof Holz. The brochure contains technical data, information on the product range, on joinery, a component catalogue, detailed pre-dimensioning tables and installation instructions. The new […]
Climate active mobile – LE 14-20
Mayr-Melnhof Holz makes a valuable contribution to climate protection with its wood products. With the use of new electrically powered 16-tons loading forklifts and the new electric cargo bikes, active climate protection is now also being implemented in the internal transportation in Leoben. This investment in climate-friendly mobility solutions (project type 7.4.2.) was supported by […]