In 1914, Karl Matthias Reich founded the company which initially produced wire goods and equipment for wire processing in the early years. Eleven years later, the first woodworking machines were produced under the brand name “HOLZ-HER”, laying the foundation for today's product portfolio.
Arthur Bründler AG invents the feed device and sells the patent to HOLZ-HER, which achieves worldwide recognition and an economic upswing with this invention from 1951 onwards.
In 1958, the founder's son Kurt Reich takes over the company. In the following years, there is a rapid expansion due to the invention of the vertical panel saw.
In 1964, production of stationary woodworking machines is relocated to Austria (REICH-AUSTRIA). In 1974, HOLZ-HER takes over the production of bar profilers and cross profilers from Festo.
Around 1980, the sons separate - one takes over the power tool division, the other the stationary machines REICH Spezialmaschinen GmbH, which concentrates on the development, construction and sale of stationary machines. In addition to REICH-AUSTRIA, there are 2 subsidiaries in the USA and Canada.
In 2007, the company, then still Reich Spezialmaschinen GmbH, recorded the largest turnover in the company's history to date at 111 million euros.
In 2010, Reich Spezialmaschinen GmbH filed for insolvency and was taken over by Michael Weinig AG, but remained an independent brand for the woodworking sector within the Weinig Group and has since operated under the name Holz-Her GmbH. The company focuses on the production of edge banding machines, vertical panel saws, horizontal pressure beam saws and CNC processing centers. The company's head office with the development, service and sales departments is located in Nürtingen, as is the demonstration and training center, while machine production is located in Voitsberg in Styria, Austria. The company currently has 11 branches in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. The move to a new building complex took place in 2020.
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