Wood is the future –

we are building the future.

Reliability and Flexibility are by no means opposites.

Reliability and Flexibility are by no means opposites.

This is why we have made these values our own.

Wood is a friendly yet demanding raw material that requires experience and care when during processing. As sawn timber producers, we look forward to the daily challenges it brings. At times of increasing globalisation and intensifying competition, we are a reliable and fair market partner to our customers and log suppliers and leverage our strengths to their benefit.

Whether large quantities, batch commissions, or construction lumber lists, whether standard dimensions or custom sizes: thanks to innovative technology and logistics we can manufacture flexibly, according to your specifications. Over 220 years of tradition and progress have made us into what we are today: an expert partner with long-standing business relationships in Germany, Europe, and around the world.

Commitment and innovation,

because wood is the future.

Committed employer

that supports advanced vocational training.

More passion for wood

in dialogue with forestry offices and forest owners.

Even when the work day’s done,

we dream of wood.

219

Years of progress

100

Employees

200000

cubic meters of wood cut annually

30000

cubic meters in drying chambers

30000

cubic meters of planed timber

1805

Franz Fisch Sr. founds a carpentry business in Warstein (1785–1845)

1845

Takeover by Franz Fisch Jr. (1785–1845)

1894

Takeover by Anton Fisch (1861–1901)

1903

Takeover by Ernst Fisch (1887–1947)

1912

First construction of a sawmill in Warstein, at no. 17 Bilsteinstraße

1938

Purchase and expansion of a new sawmill in Warstein, at no. 122 Hauptstraße

1947

Takeover and management by Walburga Fisch (1926–1988)

1953

Ernst Fisch (born 1931) assumes management of the company

1958

Launch of a general partnership

1970

Closure of the factory in Warstein and construction of a new factory in Rüthen

1990

Ernst-Daniel Fisch starts his work at the company

1991

Construction of a band sawmill with sorting facility

1998

Conversion into a GmbH & Co. KG and assumption of management by Ernst-Daniel Fisch (born 1964).

2004

Construction of a new log yard

2005

Construction of a heating plant and a series of drying chambers

2013

Refocusing the company on customers and suppliers Launching advanced vocational training programme for employees

2014

Company-wide development of a vision and strategy for 2020

2016

Phase 1 of major investment: expansion of the drying chambers with a doubling of the drying capacities

2017

Phase 2 of major investment: comprehensive optimisations in relation to production and the market. Revision and initiation of additional future investments up to 2020 totalling around EUR 10 million.

2019

We are amongst the most innovative companies in our industry and one of the most attractive employers in the region.

2020

Phase 3 of major investment: planning and implementation of a new planing mill

2021
  • Management buyout: first acquisition of 50% of shares by Uwe Rubin
  • Commissioning of the new planing mill
  • Planning additional product-finishing stages with further investments
2022

Management buyout:
second and complete acquisition of shares by Uwe Rubin

2024

Phase 4 of major investment: expansion of drying capacities by over 30% through the addition of three new drying chambers

2024

On the evening of 23 March 2024, a major fire destroyed our entire bandsaw line. The planer in the neighbouring building was saved from destruction thanks to the quick response of the fire department and the swift actions of our employees, who rushed to the scene. Having recovered from the initial shock, we are now concentrating on planning and rapidly rebuilding the saw line.