History of HOLZMA

- 1966 Erwin Jenkner starts with the sales and the design of special machinery. The name HOLZMA stands for innovative drilling, recessing and inserting machines for door, window and furniture fittings.
- 1967 Inhouse manufacture of CNC pressure beam saws in the factory in Gechingen.
- 1969 With a masters degree of mechanical engineering, Detlef Jenkner joins the company.
- 1971 First phase of the new factory in Holzbronn is completed (1100 sq/mtr.) Product range is expanded to include cut-to-size angular plants with automatic feeding and destacking.
- 1976 Expansion of the factory to 4000 sq/mtr.
- 1981 Founding of HOLZMA= U.S. Sales and Service subsidiary in Gastonia, North Carolina, reflects the strong export orientation of HOLZMA GmbH.
- 1985 Expansion of the factory to 10.500 sq/mtr.
- 1987 Association of HOLZMA with the Homag group. HOLZMA takes its place within the group as specialist for cut-to-size technology.
- 1998 The production area grows to 20.000 sq/mtr. 430 machines and plants are built and sold.
- 1999 Expansion of the factory to more than 26.000 sq/mtr.

Today HOLZMA is the market leader in the field of panel sizing with its more than 500 employees and a production area of ca. 26.500 sq/mtr. Experienced technicans, Engineers, 57 apprentices and an examplary model of employee participation in company ownership are the foundations for the success of HOLZMA.

Source: http://www.holzma.de/cms/en/Company/History