about us
HOLZMANN Maschinen GmbH
The brand HOLZMANN offers a wide and attractive range of products and machines in the categories:
- WOODWORKING
- METALWORKING
- SHEET METAL WORKING
- WELDING TECHNOLOGY
- WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT
The brand HOLZMANN was born in 1995 and is now globally established and well known. The product range is continuously optimised and expanded, so that there is now a product portfolio of over 1500 products. HOLZMANN products can be purchased worldwide from our partners (online retailers, specialist retailers or DIY stores/chains).
ZIPPER MASCHINEN GmbH is part of the HOLZMANN-ZIPPER Group and was founded in 2008. The product range was been expanded in this way to
- CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
- FIREWOOD MACHINES
- WOODWORKING MACHINES
- GARDEN TOOLS
- GENERATORS
- WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT
- FARMING
Our slogan - Your Job Our Tools - invites you to go through our wide range of products and machine to find the right ones for your project.
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general management
sales management
Mag. Sven Reitberger
sales manager
Ing. Stefan Baier
export manager
area account manager
Walid Eissa
Area sales manager Middle East & Arabic Countries & North Africa
in-house account manager
Stefanie Sonnleitner
English speaking market (currently on parental leave)
Monja Maria Schreiner
English speaking market (currently on parental leave)
After Sales Service / techn. Support
Ing. Markus Haselgrübler
Head of AfterSalesService & technical Support
Adel Vrazalica
After Sales Service, technical support
Robert Lanzerstorfer
After Sales Service, technical support
Michael Katzinger
After Sales Service, technical Support
Birgit Chytil
Assistance After Sales Service / spare parts
Sandra Auberger
Assistance After Sales Service / spare parts
Sandra Stadlbauer
Assistance After Sales Service / spare parts
Edeltraud Kroiss
Assistance After Sales Service / spare parts
workshop / technical service
Michal Janacek
workshop
Hubert Grünzweil
workshop
technical documentation
DI Richard Rauecker
head of technical documentation
Ing. Christian Eckerstorfer
technical documentation
purchase department
account department
graphics and marketing
DI Richard Rauecker
head of graphic design & marketing
warehouse
Gabor Bodiss
vice warehouse management Haslach
IT
history
The roots of HOLZMANN and ZIPPER are reaching back as far as into the year 1886. Back then Johann Schörgenhuber sen. with a very few employees frounded his smithery in Haslach.
A few years later Johann Schörgenhuber jun. took over the smithery from his father and started with the trading of various products too. The foundation for a successful trading company was thus laid.
1995 ago Klaus Schörgenhuber and his partner Erich Humer brought the trademark "HOLZMANN" to life and ventured with their woodworking and metalworking machinery the big step into the international market.
In 2008 Daniel Schörgenhuber and Gerhard Rad founded the Company "ZIPPER". The two brands were able to successfully establish themselves on the global market.
As of today, the corporate group is one of the global players in the field of machinery and workshop equipment.
The coordination and execution of business proceedings are carried out in different locations and countries.
1886
A small production and forging workshop for agricultural products was established by Johann Schörgenhuber, sen.
1955
Company takeover by Johann Schörgenhuber, jun.
The location was moved to the market place in 4170 Haslach.
1956
Strategic company reorganization into a retail business with a repair shop.
1986
Company takeover by Klaus Schörgenhuber.
1989
Laying of the foundation stone for a wholesaling company by importing woodworking machinery from the former Czechoslovakia after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
Trading partnership with Christine and Erich Humer from Heiligenberg. This resulted in an expansion of the product range with imported machines from Bulgaria, Italy and the Far East.
1995
Establishing the trademark HOLZMANN by Erich Humer and Klaus Schörgenhuber.
1999
A new company building with a showroom and a warehouse was constructed in Schlüsslberg / Grieskirchen by Christine and Erich Humer.
2005
Large warehouse expansion at the location Schlüsslberg / Grieskirchen.
2007
Founding of our sales office in Prague (CZ) to better serve our Czech and Slovakian customers.
2008
Foundation of the subsidiary ZIPPER MACHINEN GmbH by Erich Humer, Gerhard Rad, Klaus and Daniel Schörgenhuber.
Foundation of the subsidiary HOLZMANN CHINA LTD in Hong Kong for monitoring and quality control of our productions in China and Taiwan.
2009
Disbandment of the own retail sector.
Full concentration on the expansion of the international wholesaling with the brands HOLZMANN and Zipper.
Construction of a nationwide dealer network with focus at Europe.
Opening of a selling agency in Valencia (ES) to better serve the Iberian Peninsula, North Africa and South America.
2010
Foundation of the parent company HOLZMANN MASCHINEN GmbH by Erich Humer and Klaus Schörgenhuber.
Starting and expanding business with many well-known and global retail chains, mainly in German-speaking countries.
2013
Huge warehouse expansion incl. repair shop at the location Haslach.
2014
Complete conversion to a new IT / ERP system (SAP).
2016
Retirement of Klaus Schörgenhuber. Daniel Schörgenhuber took over his place at the joint management with Erich Humer.
Rollout of our new website for HOLZMANN and ZIPPER.
Branch establishment in China (QINGDAO HOLZMANN INTL. TRADING CO., LTD.) for advanced quality assurance in the Far East and faster communication with the industrial premises.
2017
Since October 2017 we have over 4.000 m² of additional storage space in Leipzig/Eisleben, the logistic stronghold of Germany. With this new warehouse we are expanding our supply availability (Holzmann Group now has 12.000 m² of total storage space!) and guarantee faster deliveries to our German customers.
2019
Switching to SAP S/4HANA
After busy months, we are now happy to be able to work with the latest, future-oriented version of SAP (S/4HANA). Based on the in-memory database SAP HANA, the new version enables enormous reaction speeds and business processes in real time. S/4HANA paves the way for the ever-increasing digitalization as well as for innovations that will come in the future.
2020
Expansion of the ZIPPER headquarter in Schlüßlberg (doubled warehouse-capacity, photovoltaic plant with 100KWp + new truck loading/unloading ramps and logistics office)
2021
Erich Humer retires from the management after many years of engagement. Since January, Daniel Schörgenhuber is the exclusive CEO of HOLZMANN Maschinen.
Project beekeeping
Did you know that our company logo is not just on our machines but also on honey glasses?
Beekeeping as balance
It all started with Daniel Schörgenhuber's interest in bees. He wanted to start beekeeping years ago himself, to reduce stress and to balance work. Since he does not only have a lot to do with his job, but he also often travels abroad, he soon realized that there is not enough time for it. Bees are sensitive beings and no machines, which can be switched on and off at the push of a button. You need a lot of time and the will to take the necessary responsibility.
But he never wanted to reject this idea and so the idea came to him to start everything as community project: He set up the bee colonies, the necessary equipment, and offered a 40-hour course for the interested held by a professional. Immediately 20 people were involved and the project began in summer 2015 with the first course unit.
The boxes were of course made with Holzmann machines - from our customer Herbert Grafeneder. In total, they are home to 10 colonies.
In 2016 the project threw the long-awaited yield for the first time and you can believe us, our "Mühlviertler" forest and blossom honey is damn delicious!
To this day, it is a community project of HOLZMANN and new or re-interested employees are always joining in and helping out.
