What Binderholz does

Binderholz is a privately held, family-owned Austrian wood processing group founded in 1950 and headquartered in Fügen, Tirol. Following the January 2022 acquisition of BSW Timber Ltd, it became Europe's largest sawmill and mass timber processing group, operating more than 60 production and sales sites across Austria, Germany, Finland, the UK, Latvia, and the USA with over 6,000 employees. The product portfolio covers the full wood value chain: sawn timber (Schnittholz), profiled and planed wood (Profilholz, Hobelware), garden wood, and DIY products; engineered structural products including Brettsperrholz BBS (cross-laminated timber / CLT), Brettschichtholz (glulam), and KVH (solid structural timber); solid wood panels; pressed wood pallets and blocks; and biofuels (pellets, briquettes, and eco-electricity). The underlying technology stack is process- and certification-driven rather than software-driven, anchored by European Technical Assessment ETA-06/0009, German general building approval aBG Z-9.1-935, ICC-ES ESR-4081 for the US market, EN 14080/14081/15497/13986 and ANSI 190.1-20XX product certifications, and PEFC/FSC Chain of Custody and ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001 system certifications.

Binderholz runs a sales-led, multi-channel go-to-market combining direct sales from its 60+ production sites, regional distribution subsidiaries (Binderholz Deutschland Vertriebs GmbH in Germany, Binderholz Nordic Oy in Finland), dedicated North American sales offices in Atlanta (Binderholz Timber LLC and Binderholz Mass Timber LLC), and indirect distribution via DIY and hardware retailers. The b-solution GmbH subsidiary sells prefabricated mass timber building systems to enterprise construction clients, while the b_project platform and Mass Timber Manual 2.0 support architect and engineer specification. Customer segments span residential construction (single-family and multi-story), commercial and industrial construction (offices, retail, warehouses), public and municipal construction (schools, government buildings), tourism construction (hotels, resorts), and DIY retail. Pricing is quote-based for project-grade mass timber orders and retail-priced for DIY products; revenue is generated entirely through one-time product sales and is not publicly disclosed. Production operates a closed-loop model in which 100% of the wood raw material is utilized — residual wood is converted into pellets, briquettes, eco-electricity, pressed pallets and blocks, and animal bedding — with vertical integration extending upstream into roundwood purchasing and harvesting subsidiaries (TTW Waldpflege, Waldprofi, Binderforst).

Ownership is concentrated with the Binder family through Binder Beteiligungs AG (the registered group parent, FN 132516 b), with Reinhard Binder serving as Chairman of the Supervisory Board and Managing Director roles across the German entities, and Matteo Binder holding Managing Director roles in the German sales and Kösching subsidiaries. Between 2016 and 2022 Binderholz executed a sequenced expansion strategy: entering Finland via the Vapo Timber sawmill acquisition (2016) and the Anaika Wood planing and glulam asset deal (2017); expanding in Germany via Klenk Holz AG, acquired from The Carlyle Group (2017); entering the USA via the Klausner Lumber One (Florida, August 2020) and Klausner Lumber Two (North Carolina, December 2020) sawmill acquisitions; and consolidating the UK and Baltic sawmill and forestry footprint via the BSW Timber Ltd acquisition (January 2022). The BSW Group's history extends back to 1848 in Earlston, Scotland, and within binderholz operates as a distinct sub-brand.

Name

Binderholz

Legal name

Binder Beteiligungs AG

Website

https://binderholz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Binderholz is a family-owned Austrian wood processing group operating 60+ sites across Europe and the USA with 6,000+ employees, producing CLT BBS, glulam, sawn timber, and solid wood panels for construction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineered Wood Products

NAICS

Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (423310)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI), Engineered Wood Siding, Trim & Mouldings (IMAMACAI)

Keywords

• Mass timber construction
• Cross-laminated timber
• Engineered wood products
• Structural timber supply
• Wood biofuel production

Headquarters

HQ city

Fugen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices16 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sawn Timber Products: Production and sale of dimensional lumber (Schnittholz), planed wood (Profilholz), machined lumber (Hobelware), and garden wood products.
2. Mass Timber Construction Products: Sale of CLT BBS, glulam, KVH structural timber, and solid wood panels for residential, commercial, and public construction projects.
3. DIY Products: Distribution of building materials through DIY stores and hardware retailers.
4. Biofuels: Production and sale of pellets, briquettes, and other biofuels from wood processing waste.
5. Pressed Wood Products: Pressed wood pallets and blocks for industrial packaging.
6. Building Solutions (b-solution): Prefabricated mass timber building components and system solutions through subsidiary b-solution GmbH.
7. Horse Bedding: Production and sale of horse pellets and wood shavings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Binderholz is a fully integrated wood processing company that processes 100% of wood raw material into solid wood products and innovative mass timber construction solutions. Core offerings include Brettsperrholz BBS (cross-laminated timber / CLT), Brettschichtholz (glulam), KVH structural timber, Massivholzplatten solid wood panels, sawn timber, profiled wood, planed wood, garden wood, pressed wood pallets, pellets and briquettes, and prefabricated building systems through b-solution GmbH, supplied to construction, public-sector, hospitality, packaging, and energy customers across Europe and North America.

Product overview

Binderholz is a fully integrated wood processing company that processes the renewable raw material wood to 100%. The product portfolio centers on mass timber construction solutions including Brettsperrholz BBS (cross-laminated timber/CLT), Brettschichtholz (glulam), and KVH® (solid structural timber), complemented by sawmill products (Schnittholz, Profilholz, Hobelware, Gartenholz), solid wood panels, pressed wood products (palettes and blocks), and biofuels (pellets, briquettes). Value-added services include b_solution prefabricated building systems and b_project project collaboration platform. The company operates sawmills, planing mills, CLT/glulam production facilities, and biomass energy plants across Europe and the USA, implementing a complete no-waste philosophy where residual wood is converted into biofuels, pressed wood products, and animal bedding.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• b_solution: System building solutions from prefabricated solid timber components for construction projects.
• b_project
• Brettsperrholz BBS (BBS)
• KVH®
• binderholz Brettsperrholz BBS
• FeuerWerk | SichtBAR
• parkett+mehr
• BSW Group

Products and services

• Brettsperrholz BBS (Cross-Laminated Timber / CLT) Cross-laminated timber panels for walls, floors, and ceilings in mass timber construction for residential, commercial, and industrial building projects.
• Brettschichtholz (Glulam) Glued laminated timber beams for structural applications in construction, certified to EN 14080:2013 and ANSI 190.1-20XX for international markets.
• KVH® (Konstruktionsvollholz / Structural Solid Timber) Solid structural timber for load-bearing construction applications, certified to EN 15497:2014.
• Massivholzplatten (Solid Wood Panels) Multi-layer solid wood panels in single and multi-layer configurations for construction applications, with EPD certifications demonstrating environmental performance.
• Schnittholz (Sawn Timber) Strength-graded construction timber certified to EN 14081-1:2005 for structural applications.
• Profilholz (Profiled Wood) Planed and profiled wood products for cladding, roofing, and finishing applications with VEH quality monitoring.
• Hobelware (Planed Wood Products) Planed wood products for construction and finishing applications, produced at VEH-certified planing mills.
• Gartenholz (Garden Wood) Wood products specifically designed for garden and outdoor applications including decking and landscaping.
• Baumarkt (DIY Products) Do-it-yourself wood products designed for retail hardware store distribution.
• Pressspanpaletten (Pressed Wood Pallets) Pressed wood pallets for packaging and logistics applications, produced from residual wood materials.
• Pressspanklötze (Pressed Wood Blocks) Pressed wood blocks produced from residual wood materials for industrial packaging applications.
• Pellets (Biofuel Pellets) ENplus-certified wood pellets for heating applications, produced from residual wood from manufacturing operations.
• Briketts (Briquettes) Wood briquettes for heating applications, produced from residual wood materials from the manufacturing process.
• Horsepellets (Horse Bedding Pellets) Wood pellets for horse bedding applications.
• Hobelspäne (Wood Shavings) Wood shavings for animal bedding applications.
• b-solution (Prefabricated Mass Timber Building Systems) System building solutions from prefabricated solid wood components for construction projects, sold by subsidiary b-solution GmbH.
• b-project (Mass Timber Building Project Collaboration Brand) Building project collaboration platform for mass timber construction projects under the binderholz portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon-neutral construction through use of sustainable wood materials that store carbon
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• BAM NederlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 March 2026BAM Nederland and binderholz have formed a strategic partnership combining BAM's construction expertise with binderholz's mass timber products. The collaboration aims to advance sustainable construction practices in the Netherlands using binderholz CLT BBS and other engineered wood products for various building projects.
• BSW Timber LtdflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 January 2022Binderholz completed acquisition of BSW Timber Ltd, Britain's largest integrated sawmill and forestry company. With this acquisition, binderholz became Europe's largest sawmill and mass timber processing group, gaining seven UK sawmill sites and one Latvian operation.
• Klausner Lumber TwocoreOthers · 10 December 2020Binderholz acquired Klausner Lumber Two sawmill in Enfield, North Carolina through auction. This acquisition expanded binderholz's US presence following the earlier Florida acquisition.
• Klausner Lumber OnecoreOthers · 21 August 2020Binderholz acquired Klausner Lumber One sawmill in Live Oak, Florida, marking the company's first expansion outside Europe. This was binderholz's inaugural US market entry.
• Klenk Holz AGcoreOthers · 28 September 2017Binderholz acquired Klenk Holz AG from The Carlyle Group, integrating German sawmill and wood processing operations. Klenk Holz now operates under binderholz branding at locations in Oberrot, Baruth, and Wolfegg, Germany.
• Anaika Wood Group (Lieksa)coreOthers · 31 March 2017Binderholz Nordic Oy acquired planing mill and glulam facility from Anaika Wood Group in Lieksa, Finland. The acquisition included all 36 employees and machinery for 220,000 m³ planing capacity and 50,000 m³ glulam production.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Structurlam Mass Timber Corporation: Canadian mass timber manufacturer producing CLT, glulam, and prefabricated building systems for North American commercial and institutional projects. Comparable mass-timber-focused competitor in the same geography as Binderholz's US expansion.
• SmartLam North America: US-based mass timber manufacturer specializing in cross-laminated timber (CLT) and glulam for North American commercial projects. Competes with Binderholz Mass Timber LLC in the emerging US mass timber market.

Regional players

• Boise Cascade: US-based publicly traded engineered wood products and building materials distributor producing I-joists and laminated veneer lumber. Comparable North American engineered wood manufacturer serving similar residential and commercial construction segments where Binderholz is expanding.

Direct peers

• Mayr-Melnhof Holz: Austrian sawmill and timber processing group operating sawn timber, planing, CLT, glulam, and pellets — directly comparable to Binderholz's product mix and Austrian/DACH market presence. Both are family-influenced, vertically integrated, and compete head-to-head in European mass timber.
• Metsä Wood: Finnish engineered wood manufacturer (part of Metsä Group) producing Kerto LVL and birch plywood products. Nordic region competitor with overlapping engineered wood offerings and cross-laminated timber market presence.
• KLH Massivholz: Austrian specialist manufacturer of cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels for residential, commercial, and high-rise construction. Direct competitor in Binderholz's flagship BBS CLT product line, with overlapping European customer base.
• Hasslacher Group: Austrian family-owned competitor producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT, and structural wood components across multiple European sites. Closely comparable in product portfolio, scale, customer base, and geographic reach to Binderholz.
• Schilliger Holz AG: Swiss sawmill and engineered wood producer offering sawn timber, CLT, and glulam. Direct competitor in Alpine-region mass timber market with comparable product range and customer segments.
• Pfeifer Group: Austrian family-owned timber group producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT, and pellets. Closely comparable DACH-based integrated wood processor competing with Binderholz in engineered wood and sawmill product segments.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Finland/Sweden-based publicly traded forest products giant with a substantial CLT and engineered wood business (CLT by Stora Enso). Competes directly with Binderholz in European mass timber and is far larger and more diversified across packaging, biomaterials, and wood products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance17 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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