Schaeferwerk Gödeke

What Schaeferwerk Gödeke does

Schaeferwerk Gödeke GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned, fourth-generation wood processing company headquartered in Dassel, Lower Saxony, Germany. Founded around 1903 and continuously operating for over 120 years, the business specializes in European hardwoods — beech, oak, and ash — sourced from PEFC-certified regional forests. The company employs roughly 75 staff and operates an annual beech-log throughput capacity of approximately 32,000 cubic metres.

The company manufactures kiln-dried lumber, edge-glued solid wood panels (Massivholzplatten) in beech, ash, and oak, planed strips and dimensional parts, round logs (veneer and saw grade), and secondary products such as beech firewood, wood chips, and sawdust. Production relies on computer-controlled sawing, eight-hour steaming for color and stress stabilization, controlled kiln drying (8±2% moisture tolerance), high-frequency glue pressing, and finger-jointing lines that achieve thicknesses within hundredths of a millimeter. Computer-supported cutting lists are combined at each grading step to maximize timber yield, and a recently constructed 60.5x36m storage hall enables full summer utilization of drying chambers.

The revenue model is commercial B2B with one-time-product sales (lumber, panels, strips, logs, firewood) supplemented by job processing / contract manufacturing services for other wood businesses. GTM is sales-led, executed via direct phone, email, and website contact forms, with named segments including cabinet makers, parquet and strip flooring manufacturers, staircase producers, timber traders, packaging manufacturers, and an emerging DIY channel for firewood and overproduction panels. Pricing for firewood is published; lumber and panel pricing is quote-based. Distribution is wholly domestic (Germany) through direct sales, on-site pickup, and third-party freight/container delivery. No funding rounds, subsidiaries, or external investors have been identified; ownership and management rest with the Gödeke family, led by Managing Director Torsten Gödeke.

Name

Schaeferwerk Gödeke

Legal name

Schaeferwerk Gödeke GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://schaeferwerk.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schaeferwerk Gödeke is a family-owned German hardwood manufacturer specializing in PEFC-certified beech, oak, and ash lumber, edge-glued solid wood panels, strips, round logs, and contract processing for cabinet, flooring, staircase, timber trade, and packaging customers, plus a DIY firewood channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sawmill and Hardwood Manufacturing

NAICS

Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212), Wood Product Manufacturing (321)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Hardwood Lumber Sawmills (IMAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

Keywords

• Hardwood lumber processing
• Solid wood panels
• Beech timber manufacturing
• Contract wood processing
• Firewood and wood chips

Headquarters

HQ city

Dassel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solid Wood Panels and Boards: Sale of solid wood panels (edge-glued panels) made from beech, oak, and ash in various qualities and dimensions
2. Lumber and Strips: Sale of dried lumber, planed parts, and strips in various species (beech, oak, ash) and quality grades
3. Round Logs: Sale of veneer logs and saw logs in beech, oak, and ash
4. Firewood and Fuel Products: Sale of kiln-dried beech firewood in various forms (logs, stove wood, mini), along with wood chips and sawdust
5. Job Processing/Contract Manufacturing: Contract manufacturing services including sawing/steaming/drying, cutting, planing, finger-jointing, and gluing for other businesses

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Schaeferwerk Gödeke manufactures and sells PEFC-certified beech and other hardwood products, primarily solid wood edge-glued panels (beech, ash, oak), kiln-dried lumber, planed strips and dimensional parts, and round logs. It also sells kiln-dried beech firewood, wood chips, and sawdust, and offers contract manufacturing (job processing) services including sawing, steaming, drying, cutting, planing, finger-jointing, and gluing for other wood businesses.

Product overview

Schaeferwerk Gödeke is a traditional wood manufacturing company with over 120 years of experience specializing in beech wood products. The product portfolio centers on solid wood panels (Massivholzplatten) available in beech, ash, and oak variants, complemented by lumber (Schnittholz), planed strips and dimensional parts (Zuschnitte/Hobelteile), and round logs (Rundholz). Secondary offerings include firewood (Brennholz), wood chips, and sawdust. The company also provides contract manufacturing services (Lohnfertigung/Job Processing) for external wood processing needs. Products are manufactured using computer-controlled machinery including kiln drying systems, five-axis automatic moulders, and high-frequency glue presses, with a production capacity of approximately 32,000 cbm of beech logs per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solid Wood Panels (Massivholzplatten) Edge-glued solid wood panels made from beech, ash, and oak hardwoods, available in finger-jointed and continuous lamella configurations with thickness from 18mm to 50mm. Used by furniture, cabinet, staircase, and panel product manufacturers.
• Beech Solid Wood Panels (Buchen-Massivholzplatten) Lightly steamed beech solid wood panels with uniform color, produced from kiln-dried lumber with 8±2% moisture content in A/B, B/B, and W/B quality grades for furniture and cabinet manufacturers.
• Ash Solid Wood Panels (Eschen-Massivholzplatten) Solid wood panels with natural coloring, produced from gently kiln-dried ash lumber with 8±2% moisture content for furniture and panel product manufacturers.
• Oak Solid Wood Panels (Eichen-Massivholzplatten) Solid wood panels with plane-glued joints and high-quality bonding of individual planed strips, achieving precision of ±2/100mm on gluing surfaces, for furniture, flooring, and joinery manufacturers.
• Beech Strips and Planed Parts (Zuschnitte / Hobelteile) Pre-planed beech wood strips and dimensional cut parts with 7-9% moisture content, standard rough-sawn dimensions 27x55, 35x55, 52x52, and 52x55mm, also available in oak and ash. Used by furniture, staircase, and woodworking manufacturers.
• Lumber (Schnittholz) Kiln-dried lumber in beech, ash, and oak, available in thicknesses 20-65mm, lengths 2500-5000mm, and quality grades A/A, A/B, B/B; offered unedged or cut to fixed widths and lengths for woodworking manufacturers and timber traders.
• Round Logs (Rundholz) Veneer logs (premium quality suitable for world market) and saw logs in beech, oak, and ash, PEFC-certified from regional sustainable forests, sold to veneer mills, sawmills, and timber traders.
• Firewood (Brennholz) Ready-to-burn kiln-dried beech firewood with ~15-20% moisture content, available in 33cm and 25cm fireplace logs, mini oven wood, logs for self-splitting, and bulk quantities in 25kg bags or 35-srm containers; sold to end consumers, DIY buyers, and small businesses.
• Job Processing (Lohnfertigung) Contract manufacturing services for wood businesses, including sawing/steaming/drying, cutting, planing, finger-jointing, and gluing operations on customer-supplied or Schaeferwerk-supplied wood materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 32,000 cbm annual throughput capacity for beech logs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Nordic-listed global pulp, paper and wood products company with significant sawmill operations. Overlaps with Schaeferwerk on engineered wood and lumber but at vastly greater scale and product breadth.
• Binderholz: One of Europe's largest family-owned sawmilling and engineered wood groups producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT and pellets. Comparable in sawmill operations but vastly larger scale and broader product portfolio than Schaeferwerk.
• Pfeifer Timber: Austrian-based integrated timber group producing sawn timber, glulam, CLT and wood-based panels. Operates in similar European hardwood/softwood space but at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• JAF Group: Austrian-headquartered European wood distribution and processing group with sawmill operations. Comparable in B2B lumber trading and hardwood processing but operates across multiple countries with broader product catalog.

Direct peers

• Ante-Holz: German family-owned sawmill group producing sawn timber, planed products, pallets and wood-based packaging. Directly comparable as a German hardwood sawmill serving B2B industrial customers.
• Holzwerke Weinzierl: Bavarian hardwood sawmill producing kiln-dried beech, oak and ash lumber, planed strips and edge-glued panels. Directly comparable in product mix, species focus, and B2B customer base (furniture/flooring manufacturers).
• Pollmeier Massivholz: German-based hardwood specialist producing beech LVL and solid hardwood products for furniture, flooring and stairs. Closest comparable to Schaeferwerk given overlapping beech focus, German footprint and engineered hardwood panel offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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