
Gebr. KESS Sägewerk GmbH History
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Gebr. KESS Sägewerk GmbH History
Founding Kessenmühle
1706 - 1865
The fifth generation of Kess, Johann Georg and Johann Nepumuk Kess, added a gypsum mill to the mill in 1840. Johann Georg’s first-born son Kaspar Kess took over the family business in 1865. He renewed and expanded the mill by adding a sawmill.
The owner
Josef Kess decided to share the business with his younger brother Kilian Kess. In 1913, they founded the company “GEBRÜDER KESS” (= Kess brothers) and had it registered as a trading company in the commercial register.
Walter Keß
1950
1958
The sawmill was extended by a property exchange with a citizen from Untererthal. Tracks build to carry the wood easily. In addition, a pendulum saw, a crane and another gang saw were built. For the employees a common room was build.
1984 the siblings Gabriele Baumer, Lothar and Hans Kess took over the business from their father Walter Kess.
1980
A remanufacturing line was built for further processing of timber. The product range was extended to the production of squares and friezes and the first conventional drying machine was established. Because of the storm Wiebke in 1984, the processing of wood, especially beech, increased extremely, leading to the construction of a log- water storage.
1994
The old steam engine was replaced by a low pressure boiler plant. This was used mainly to provide thermal energy for the now four conventional drying machines. In addition, a horizontal frame saw was build.
In 2000, a debarking plant and a biomass plant were installed.
2007
In addition to the meanwhile 10 conventional drying machines, three vacuum drying machines and two air-conditioned storage halls were established.
In 2015 Lothar Kess retired.
2016
In 2018 Gabriele Baumer retired.