WHO WE ARE

Engineers, timber construction experts, designers and structural engineers from all over the world.
We all share a passion for wood as a building material.

Engineers, timber construction experts, designers and structural engineers from all over the world. We are united by a genuine passion for wood as a building material.

Our
strong team

Our drive is to develop optimal timber construction solutions with our customers in order to realize the best projects together. This is made possible by our strong, international and diverse team.

Our drive is to develop optimal timber construction solutions with our customers in order to realize the best projects together. This is made possible by our strong, international and diverse team.

A Member of the HASSLACHER group

The HASSLACHER group is a globally active innovation leader in the field of intelligent and integrated system solutions for modern timber construction. The family-run enterprise has had its roots for generations in the use of wood as a wonderfully renewable raw material and for more than 120 years has stood for a pioneering spirit, performance, quality, sustainability and social responsibility.

Together with its 2000 employees, the HASSLACHER group produces innovative products in the areas of sawn timber, profiled timber, glued laminated timber, cross laminated timber and structural finger jointed solid timber for the European and international market. True to our motto “From wood to wonders.”

Interesting facts &
InTERESSANTES

Impressions from the company

Our
story

Milestone in Denmark
The Innovation Campus in Billund, Denmark, is one of the largest timber construction projects in the world.
2020
Opening up new markets
The successful development of new markets ensures steady company growth and the realization of a large number of extraordinary projects.
2018
HASSLACHER group
The HASSLACHER group acquires 75% of the shares in HESS TIMBER GMBH & CO. KG. Rensteph Thompson was appointed Managing Director on January 1, 2017, together with the established management team.
2015
TTJ Timber Award
Receipt of the 'Innovative Product Development Award' and the 'Achievement in Engineered Timber Award' for the development of hybrid glulam.
2013
Prizes & awards
Awarded the “Schweighofer - Innovation Prize” and the “Timber Construction Outfitter of the Year” award by Holzkurier for the innovation and development of the HESS LIMITLESS system.
2010
6-axis CNC Portal
Start of CNC production with a 6-axis CNC portal from MAKA.
2008
Major order from Peek & Cloppenburg
Major contract in timber construction with the construction of the “Weltstadthaus” for Peek & Cloppenburg in Cologne city center.
2005
Crisis years at the turn of the millennium
2001 marks a turning point: the companies Hess Miltenberg and Hess Hermsdorf are merged. This is followed by the discontinuation of production in 2001.
1991
Helga Hess
Helga Hess takes over as Managing Director and shapes the future of the company with vision and commitment.
1972
Miltenberg
A new chapter in the company's history begins with the production of the first glulam beams.
1883
Company foundation
The company was founded by Peter Hess as a carpentry business in Bürgstadt.
2025
Down Under
A dedicated team has been supporting our Australian and New Zealand projects since 2020.
2019
Strategic Reorientation
In order to guarantee our customers and business partners the best possible service, the Kleinheubach site has been divided into two cooperating areas of expertise.

This was the reason for the establishment of HASSLACHER Holzbauteile GmbH & Co. KG under the management of Georg Dürregger and HESS TIMBER GmbH under the joint management of Rensteph Thompson and Markus Golinski for the project business (timber construction projects including engineering, project management and assembly).
2017
Further investments
The production facilities were extensively expanded and the production halls extended.
2014
Timber construction in Paris
In 2013, an architectural jewel was created in Paris based on Frank Gehry's designs: the Fondation Louis Vuitton museum, for which HESS TIMBER supplied the timber construction.
2011
HESS LIMITLESS
Receipt of the general building authority approval for the patented HESS LIMITLESS system.
2009
Investments
Comprehensive investment of EUR 2.5 million in new production facilities.
2005
New departure
Mathias Hofmann takes over the company in Kleinheubach and founds the new HESS WOHNWERK GmbH & Co KG. This event laid the foundation for the company in its current form.
1999
Glued laminated timber construction Hermsdorf
"With the purchase of the wood glue plant in Hermsdorf, Thuringia, the company is sending a strong signal for growth and expansion. In the following five years, around DM 18 million is invested to modernize and expand the site. During this time, the total number of employees increases to around 220 at both sites.
1976
New plant in Kleinheubach
The construction of a new, larger plant in Kleinheubach marks the beginning of a new era: glulam beams with a length of up to 42 meters can already be manufactured there.
1952
Generation change
Anton Hess, son of the company founder, takes over the carpentry business in Bürgstadt.
1876

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