Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG

What Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG does

Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held forestry enterprise owned by the Princely House of Thurn und Taxis, operating Germany's largest private forest holding at approximately 19,000 hectares across Bavaria (~10,000 ha), Baden-Württemberg (~8,000 ha), and Saxony (~1,000 ha owned plus ~1,500 ha managed for third parties). The company runs a functionalized forest management organization staffed by roughly 33 employees including foresters, forest workers, gamekeepers, and administrative personnel, with headquarters at Schloss St. Emmeram in Regensburg. Its operations trace to 1812 when the Bavarian Crown granted forest properties as compensation for the nationalization of the Thurn und Taxis postal service.

The company monetizes three primary product lines. First, it sells sustainably harvested PEFC-certified timber (Rundholz) — both coniferous and deciduous species — to wood processing industry buyers through dedicated regional sales contacts in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Second, it operates a proprietary Brennholz e-commerce webshop (with ITN-Software-backed demand registration) for direct-to-consumer firewood sales, with regional supplier codes and volume-based (Polter) pricing across Bavaria, Saxony, and Baden-Württemberg. Third, it runs a Jagdbetrieb offering multiple hunting permit formats including Regiejagd, Pirschbezirke (hunting district allocation), single-shot permits, and Drückjagden (driven hunts), plus Schwarzwildgatter wild boar enclosure access.

The business model combines B2B timber transactions, D2C firewood e-commerce, and transactional hunting permit fees. The company is voluntarily PEFC-certified, subjecting operations to continuous third-party sustainability auditing. No public revenue figure is disclosed. Technology infrastructure is conventional: an owned webshop, ITN-Software systems for game tracking and applicant management, and standard GDPR-compliant data handling. Customer concentration spans horizontal industrial buyers, distributed residential firewood customers, and a long tail of licensed hunters, with marketing conducted primarily through the company website, forestry industry association listings, and direct regional contact relationships.

Name

Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://forst.thurnundtaxis.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1812

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Thurn und Taxis Forst GmbH & Co. KG is Germany's largest private forest owner, managing about 19,000 hectares across Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony with roughly 33 employees. The company sells PEFC-certified timber to wood processors, firewood via e-commerce webshop to households, and hunting permits to licensed hunters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Management

NAICS

Timber Tract Operations (113110), Forestry and Logging (113)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timber Tract Operations & Forest Ownership (Timberland) (IMAMAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sustainable Forest Certification & Chain-of-Custody Services (FSC/PEFC/SFI) (IMAMAJAJ), Timberland Operations Planning & Contractor Management (AFAMAKAE)

Keywords

• Sustainable forestry management
• PEFC-certified timber sales
• Firewood retail sales
• Hunting permit services
• Private forest management

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Timber Sales (Rundholz): Sale of sustainably harvested timber from PEFC-certified forests across Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony. Products include coniferous and deciduous timber species sold to wood processing industry.
2. Firewood Sales (Brennholz): Retail sale of firewood through dedicated webshop and bedarfsmeldung (demand registration) system. Firewood sold by volume (Polter) with regional pricing in Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony.
3. Hunting Permits and Services: Revenue from hunting rights including Regiejagd (government-organized hunting), Pirschbezirke (hunting districts), single-shot permits, and participation in driven hunts (Drückjagden). Also includes Schwarzwildgatter (wild boar enclosure) hunting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Thurn und Taxis Forst manages approximately 19,000 hectares of PEFC-certified private forest across three German states (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Saxony), selling sustainably harvested timber (Rundholz) to the wood-processing industry and firewood (Brennholz) to retail customers through a dedicated e-commerce webshop. The company also operates an integrated hunting program (Jagdbetrieb) issuing permits for Regiejagd, Pirschbezirke, and driven hunts across its estates to manage wildlife populations and support natural forest regeneration.

Product overview

Thurn und Taxis Forst operates as a diversified forestry enterprise managing approximately 19,000 hectares of private forest across Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, and Saxony. The core product portfolio centers on sustainable forest management (Forstbetrieb) combined with integrated wood sales through the Brennholz Webshop and Bedarfsmeldung platforms, hunting operations (Jagdbetrieb) including the historic Thiergarten hunting district, and PEFC certification services. The company offers approximately 10,000 hectares in Bavaria, 8,000 hectares in Baden-Württemberg, and 1,000 hectares in Saxony, with a staff of around 33 employees. Supporting services include ELER rural development funding programs and forestry training/apprenticeship opportunities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forest Management Operations (Forstbetrieb) Comprehensive sustainable forest management across approximately 19,000 hectares in Bavaria (~10,000 ha), Baden-Württemberg (~8,000 ha), and Saxony (~1,000 ha), including forest planning, timber harvesting, and silvicultural operations under PEFC certification.
• Timber Sales (Rundholz / Holzverkauf)
• Firewood Sales via Brennholz Webshop
• Hunting Operations (Jagdbetrieb)
• Thiergarten Hunting District Historic red deer park dating to 1812, offering individual shooting opportunities and driven hunts with populations of red deer, wild boar, and roe deer. Managed as part of the princely forest estate east of Regensburg.
• PEFC Certification Services

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVoluntary PEFC certification covers entire forest operations. Company submits to external auditing and meets sustainability criteria exceeding legal requirements. Certification guarantees timber originates from sustainably managed forests where extraction never exceeds regrowth.
• Staatsministerium für Energie, Klimaschutz, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft Sachsen (Saxon State Ministry)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResponsible authority for ELER funding implementation in Saxony. Provides development program funds (EPLR 2014-2020) for rural development including forest road rehabilitation in Lusatia region following storm damage and bark beetle infestation.
• European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (ELER)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Rural Development Fund supporting forest infrastructure improvements. Funding received for forest road renovation in Lusatia/Luchsenburg area affected by heavy rainfall, increased timber extraction due to bark beetle damage, and recreational traffic.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: European integrated forest products giant owning ~2 million ha of forest. Comparable as a PEFC-certified supplier of sustainable timber and wood products into European sawmill and bioenergy channels where Thurn und Taxis Forst also sells.
• UPM-Kymmene: Finnish forest owner and bioforestry company managing large PEFC/FSC-certified European forests. Comparable as a sustainability-certified, vertically integrated timber supplier operating in the same European wood-product value chain.
• Bayerische Staatsforsten: State-owned forest manager of Bavaria's public forests (>800,000 ha). Directly comparable as the dominant German forest operator in Bavaria, where Thurn und Taxis Forst also operates its largest ~10,000 ha unit, competing for timber buyers, certification credibility, and skilled forestry labor.
• Weyerhaeuser Company: One of the world's largest private timberland owners and a listed timber REIT. Comparable as a professional, sustainability-certified timberland operator with diversified wood-product and land-based revenue streams, though at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Regional players

• Landesbetrieb Forst Baden-Württemberg (ForstBW): State forestry agency for Baden-Württemberg managing public forests. Comparable as the public-sector counterpart operating in the same Upper Swabia region where Thurn und Taxis Forst holds ~8,000 ha, addressing the same timber customers and certification frameworks.
• Sachsenforst (Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst): Public forest owner in Saxony. Comparable because Thurn und Taxis Forst's smallest unit (~1,000 ha) in Lusatia operates within the same Saxony regulatory and ELER funding environment, competing for local timber buyers and hunters.

Others

• Deutscher Forstverein: German forestry industry association in which Thurn und Taxis Forst is listed as a Waldeigentümer. Comparable as a peer-network and referral channel for German private forest owners seeking best practices, policy advocacy, and buyer connections.
• PEFC Deutschland (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes): Certifying body for the PEFC standard that Thurn und Taxis Forst uses. Comparable as the certification ecosystem partner and standards-setter that defines the sustainability criteria under which the company operates.

Direct peers

• Wüstenrot Stiftung Forstwirtschaft: Large German private/stiftung-owned forest estate with PEFC certification and integrated timber, hunting, and conservation operations. Comparable as a non-state, large-scale German forest operator managing contiguous holdings with sustainable forestry and ecosystem services.
• Fürst zu Oettingen-Spielberg'sche Forstverwaltung: Another large princely/aristocratic private forest estate in Bavaria, similar in structure: family-owned, multi-thousand-hectare holdings, PEFC-certified, selling timber, firewood, and hunting rights. Closely comparable as a fellow German private forest owner of similar aristocratic origin.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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