history
On January 1st. 1968, Josef Thurner founded the wood broker company Holz-Thurner.
In the beginning, approximately 45,000 m3 (= 984 cargoes) of softwood lumber were provided annually. Nowadays, almost 300,000 m3 of sawn coniferous timber and processed wood products, such as glued laminated timber, natural wood panels, concrete shuttering panels, etc., are mediated with a total value of almost 60 million euros per year. This success is due to our highly motivated employees, who represent the heart of the market, by working directly on-site with costumers.
The entire team covers 100,000de km annually, mainly in Italy, to accommodate thousands of cargoes in the market and to also secure them under contract. The company size also gave access to the European market dimension and has reached its main market leadership in Italy.
Although the main focus has always been on the mediation of wood products, in the year 2000 the business sector "International Timber Trade" was also added. Thus, it was necessary to complement and complete the broad range of products with wood products, which were not accessible in intermediation services. Today, around 4 million euros in sales are made annually in the wood trade sector.
Following the completion of our new modern warehouse in 2007, the "Platzholzhandel" finally became possible. Here, our international contacts are being used in order to provide local, quality-conscious carpenters and private customers with wood products. In addition, our partner-companies can be offered storage areas in case of need. This area contributes about 3 million euros to the company’s sales.
In order to maintain the continuity of the company's development, we have successfully integrated the next generation of family members; Wolfgang and Matthäus Thurner, into the business. As a result, the name of our company changed to “Josef Thurner Holz GmbH” in 2011.
The past 46 years, have witnessed far-reaching changes. Especially, the shift from seller's market to buyer's market and also the major technical progress in production have resulted in major changes throughout the entire industry.
Today the Holz-Thurner-Team retails approximately 8 million euros of sales, whilst also facing the great challenges of the international timber market. We are constantly, looking for interesting solutions for both, suppliers and customers! – This has ultimately become our business philosophy and has gained great validation which also motivates our entire team to look into the future with optimism!
In the beginning, approximately 45,000 m3 (= 984 cargoes) of softwood lumber were provided annually. Nowadays, almost 300,000 m3 of sawn coniferous timber and processed wood products, such as glued laminated timber, natural wood panels, concrete shuttering panels, etc., are mediated with a total value of almost 60 million euros per year. This success is due to our highly motivated employees, who represent the heart of the market, by working directly on-site with costumers.
The entire team covers 100,000de km annually, mainly in Italy, to accommodate thousands of cargoes in the market and to also secure them under contract. The company size also gave access to the European market dimension and has reached its main market leadership in Italy.
Although the main focus has always been on the mediation of wood products, in the year 2000 the business sector "International Timber Trade" was also added. Thus, it was necessary to complement and complete the broad range of products with wood products, which were not accessible in intermediation services. Today, around 4 million euros in sales are made annually in the wood trade sector.
Following the completion of our new modern warehouse in 2007, the "Platzholzhandel" finally became possible. Here, our international contacts are being used in order to provide local, quality-conscious carpenters and private customers with wood products. In addition, our partner-companies can be offered storage areas in case of need. This area contributes about 3 million euros to the company’s sales.
In order to maintain the continuity of the company's development, we have successfully integrated the next generation of family members; Wolfgang and Matthäus Thurner, into the business. As a result, the name of our company changed to “Josef Thurner Holz GmbH” in 2011.
The past 46 years, have witnessed far-reaching changes. Especially, the shift from seller's market to buyer's market and also the major technical progress in production have resulted in major changes throughout the entire industry.
Today the Holz-Thurner-Team retails approximately 8 million euros of sales, whilst also facing the great challenges of the international timber market. We are constantly, looking for interesting solutions for both, suppliers and customers! – This has ultimately become our business philosophy and has gained great validation which also motivates our entire team to look into the future with optimism!
