Altholz Gerstmayer

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Altholz Gerstmayer

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The business idea is to gather used timber from castles, monasteries or old estates. The timber is being cleaned and nails are pulled out; no drying before delivery

It seems that there is a growing (niche) market for really old used wood to use for modern housing and interieur.

The product ranges from:
Old spruce timber (original surfaces)
Old spruce/oak timber (freshly chopped)
Old spruce timber (rough sawn surfaces)
Beams and rafters from old spruce /oak timber
3-layer-boards from old spruce/oak timber
Sawn old spruce/oak timber
House façades from old spruce timber

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Main website
Region of origin
2951839
Type of wood
Recycled or waste wood
Origin of wood
Deconstruction work
Mobilization Potential
Small – recycled wood
Kind of wood concerned
Recycled wood / waste wood
Sustainability Potential
Positive
Impact on environment & biodiversity

positive, wood is being reused

Ease of implementation
Medium
Economic impact
High for this niche market
Job effect
Small
Income effect
Positive
Specific knowledge needed
Medium; experience needed to gather, assort and treat different assortments of recycled wood
Key prerequisites

Depending on regional recycled wood amount and specific demands - markets

Domain
Research and development
Digital solution
No
Innovation
Yes
Country of origin
Germany
Region of origin
2951839
Scale of application
Regional/sub-national
Start and end year
-
Contact data
Owner or author
info@altholz-allgaeu.de
References and Resources
Main website
https://www.altholz-allgaeu.de/en/
Post date
Monday, 18 November, 2019 - 14:03
Project under which this factsheet has been created
Rosewood