After investment offensive: WEINIG consolidates production
Tauberbischofsheim, 20 February 2026. Over the past four years, the WEINIG Group has invested €120 million in production, logistics and its portfolio – the largest investment in the company's history. With its Transformation 2027 programme, the global market leader in solid wood processing is now aligning its structures with this new capacity and concentrating its machine production in Germany at two locations. The aim is profitable growth as a technology and quality leader with a broad product portfolio ranging from economical standard products to the high-end sector.
Gregor Baumbusch, CEO of the WEINIG Group, says: ‘We have invested a record amount in order to be able to produce as the technology leader in Europe. With our highly automated production in Tauberbischofsheim, we are setting standards in the industry. Now we are adapting our structures to this new level of performance.’
New location structure: expertise remains intact
Production will be relocated from the Malterdingen and Alfeld sites to the two sites in Illertissen and Tauberbischofsheim, among others. Sales, service and construction will remain at both locations. A total of around 400 jobs are expected to be affected by the structural changes, mainly in Germany.
WEINIG is working closely with the works council and the IG Metall trade union to explore all options for a socially responsible implementation.
The Transformation 2027 programme also includes greater centralisation, optimised processes and targeted efficiency improvements. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do.
120 million euro invested in production and technology
A highly automated logistics and manufacturing centre was built at the headquarters in Tauberbischofsheim at a cost of €68 million. A further €40 million was invested in expanding the product portfolio. In Voitsberg (Austria), €12 million was also invested in assembly, manufacturing and logistics. These strategic investments are now helping to efficiently implement the transformation.
‘By investing in our locations and focusing on our strengths, we are laying the foundation for profitable growth,’ says WEINIG CEO Baumbusch. ‘We have written 120 years of success by always seizing the opportunities presented by change at the right time.’
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The WEINIG Group is a leading global provider of machines and integrated solutions for the woodworking industry and craftsmen. WEINIG is the world market leader in solid wood processing. Since its foundation in 1905, the group of companies has stood for technological innovation and the highest quality.
WEINIG is headquartered in Tauberbischofsheim and employs around 2,420 people worldwide, including around 1,600 in Germany. The company has production and assembly sites in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the USA and China and is represented by around 30 subsidiaries and branches in Europe, America, Asia and Australia.
Whether individual machines or complete, turnkey production lines – thanks to the exceptional breadth and depth of its portfolio, the WEINIG Group offers the right solution for every customer-specific requirement. The range is divided into the WEINIG Solid, WEINIG Panel and WEINIG System Solutions divisions. Under WEINIG Solid, the group combines the products of the WEINIG and Essetre brands for solid wood processing. WEINIG Panel, with the HOLZ-HER brand, offers powerful solutions for wood-based material processing. With WEINIG System Solutions, the group serves the plant and system business from a single source – as a general contractor and with its subsidiary H.I.T. Maschinenbau as a flexible system integrator. WEINIG offers integrated solutions along the entire wood processing value chain.
