Out of love
to the wood

Since 1898 in Weißenstadt

It is well over a century ago that three courageous men decided to establish a sawmill in Weißenstadt. Located in the heart of one of the most densely forested areas in Germany, the Fichtelgebirge, GELO has continuously developed over the past decades from a conventional sawmill into a highly modern and fully integrated wood industry site. In cooperation with various partners, such as GELO Timber or ZARELO GELO has been able to further expand its network in recent decades and develop opportunities for the reuse of leftover wood. WUN-Bioenergie

Difference
in detail

Purchasing of raw materials

GELO quality standard

Our many years of experience and extensive knowledge in purchasing roundwood enable us to select the best roundwood for our production. We pay attention to a careful selection of suppliers who practice sustainable forestry and are committed to preserving the forests. Our suppliers are the large private forests in Upper Franconia and Upper Palatinate, the Bavarian State Forests, the Saxon State Forests from the neighboring Ore Mountains, the Czech Republic, Thuringia and small private forests.

  • Primary purchase of spruce and pine
  • Regional shopping with approx. 150 km around Weißenstadt
  • Qualified purchasing team

environmental awareness

We source our roundwood from sustainably managed forests where natural growth and ecological diversity are to be preserved. By working closely with our suppliers, we ensure that the roundwood is harvested and processed in compliance with strict environmental standards.
Quality
made of
passion

GELO
in Weißenstadt

Quality from Passion

With 250.000 cubic meters of sawn timber per year and the latest sawmill technology, GELO is now one of the 50 largest wood processing companies in Germany. Thanks to various local processing companies, customers get everything from a single source and in the usual TOP GELO quality.

  • 140 employees
  • 60.000 cubic meters of KVH
  • 13 drying chambers
GELO
Museum

GELO
Company history

125 years of GELO in Weißenstadt

In 1898, three people from Weißenstadt came together to establish a sawmill: the timber merchant Friedrich Gebhardt and the two merchants and brothers Friedrich and Wilhelm Lochner. A short time later, production began in the newly built factory with 12 workers. The first facility consisted of a sawing room with 2 full sawmills, a steam engine system, a boiler system and a circular saw.

  • Three Weißenstädter
  • love for the material wood
  • Founded: 1898
Highest
Quality

GELO
Philosophy

quality and sustainability

GELO stands for the highest quality: We are proud to have a complaint rate of less than one percent, which is far below the industry average. Despite a completely mechanical production process, none of our wood leaves our premises without being manually checked by trained experts. Here, each package is inspected again, checked for completeness and quality, and approved by hand with a name abbreviation on the package. This is how we personally guarantee the quality of our products!

The special

Of course, we have leftover wood. But there is one big BUT: Our leftover materials that arise from the extraction of round wood are not waste, but valuable raw materials. Wood chips, sawdust and milling shavings are used in the paper and pulp industry and as raw materials for chipboard. The bark is also processed into organic garden soil, which means that everything is used and no resources are wasted.
GELO
Products

The wooden box

The GELO factory outlet

Since 2014, private customers have been able to buy GELO wood products directly from the factory in Weißenstadt. In addition to our regular products, you can also buy firewood, barbecue lighters and second-choice goods in the GELO wooden box. In addition, there are seasonal items for the garden, wood art and other gift ideas related to wood. We also offer a delivery service for firewood on request. To the factory outlet

Tender
us

Contact

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Write to us if you have a question or concern. If you select the corresponding field in the contact form, your request will be forwarded directly to the relevant department. Our colleagues will try to answer your request as quickly as possible. In urgent cases, you can also call us. Get in touch

GELO Sawmill of the Year 2022