What happens to our leftover wood?
waste wood and bulk materials
Of course, we generate residual wood. However, there's a big BUT : because our residual materials, which arise during the harvesting of long timber, are not waste, but valuable raw materials.
Wood chips, sawdust, and milling shavings are used in the paper and pulp industry and as raw material for particleboard. Even the bark is processed into organic garden soil, ensuring that everything is utilized and no resources are wasted.
Note : The minimum order quantity for bulk goods is approximately 100 srm or approximately 25 tons.
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GELO sustainability
Love for wood in every product
At GELO, every beam and board is processed into a unique piece, as each tree has its own distinctive structure.
We bring out the best in every log and process our wood with the utmost care and using the most modern machines. We always make sure that the wood looks high-quality and planed even in its raw state. We value our fantastic raw material and treat it with respect.
BARK AND CHIPS
bark mulch for weed control
Our customers use our bark to make bark mulch – a popular product for landscaping outdoor areas, gardens, and parks, both for beautification and for organic weed control . Completely naturally sourced and processed, it's also suitable for use on children's playgrounds.
GELO's high -quality wood chips are delivered without bark as a screened product: light-colored and guaranteed fresh, they offer ideal properties for use in the pulp industry, as well as on riding arenas or in various industrial processing applications.
SAWDUST, MILLING CHIPS AND CUTTING DISCS
grit made from wood residues
We supply unsifted spruce sawdust as a consistently fresh and light-colored product , suitable for industrial applications and as bedding in animal husbandry . Our milled shavings are used in OSB and MDF panels.
In addition to their use in the production of OSB and MDF boards, cross-cut discs are also very popular as fresh and unsplit firewood.
Advantages – Reusing Waste Wood
- resource conservation: By reusing leftover wood, valuable wood resources are conserved and fewer trees have to be felled.
- Cost savings: Reusing waste wood is generally cheaper than producing new wood products from fresh wood.
- Environmental benefits: Processing residual wood generally produces less CO2 emissions and waste than processing fresh wood.
- support local economy: By reusing leftover wood, local woodworking businesses are supported.
GELO – CERTIFIED AND QUALIFIED
As a regional company in the heart of the Fichtel Mountains, we have evolved from a traditional craft business into a state-of-the-art timber industry site . In 2001, our GELO plant in Weißenstadt was the first sawmill in Germany to receive the coveted PEFC environmental certificate.
Wood and sustainability – two matters close to our hearts that simply belong together!
GELO has multiple certifications regarding product safety and sustainability .
