Franz Binder (wood industrialist)

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Franz Binder (* 1924 ; † March 18, 2013 ) was an Austrian entrepreneur and an important figure in the Austrian wood industry.

Career

Location Fügen in the Zillertal, 2016

After attending school and participating in the Second World War, Binder founded his company in 1950. In 1957, the son of a mountain farmer bought a sawmill in Fügen . In the 1960s, Binder equipped the sawmill with a planing machine and wood drying system and so began to invest in the company's added value. Its sustainable management is emphasized. In 1979, both thighs were shattered by a tree trunk in an accident, which forced him to hand over the management to his sons. In 1984 a fire destroyed the sawmill in Fügen. It was rebuilt with the help of fire insurance . In 2020 Binderholz will be one of the leading companies in the wood industry in Europe . Wood products and biofuels are manufactured and sold worldwide at twelve locations, five in Austria, five in Germany and two in Finland.

Franz Binder competed in motorsport events in the 1950s and 1960s and won the 1st International Airfield Race in Klagenfurt in 1960 . Since Binder had built his first sawmill on the property of a church, he wanted to give something back to the church in his town. In the end, his son realized this wish with the construction of the new sacristan's house in Zell am Ziller . Binder was married and had three children, including the racing driver Hans Binder . He was buried in Zell am Ziller .

literature

  • Franz Binder: "You can do it !: From the hardships childhood of a Zillertal mountain farmer's boy to the Binder Holz company" . Innsbruck, Vienna, Tyrolia Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-702226329

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wood pioneer Franz Binder dies. In: ORF.at. March 19, 2013, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Alexander Klingler: Senior boss von Binderholz died at the age of 90. In: Timber Online. , Steiermärkischer Forstverein, notification from March 18, 2013, accessed on March 7, 2020
  3. ^ Peter Liptay: Franz Binder - 85 years. In: Holzkurier.com. February 3, 2009, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  4. ↑ 100% circular thinking. Conversation with Hans Binder . In: Cut No. 24, December 2006, ISBN 978-3-902320-43-8
  5. ↑ Franz Binder - 80 years . In: Holzkurier from February 4, 2004, accessed on March 7, 2020
  6. ↑ A strong tribe. In: eco.nova , EDITION 2016 issue . Traditional businesses. The heirs of the pioneers , accessed March 7, 2020
  7. ↑ Josef Egger: Binder wood 1950. In: Chronik Fügen. 2019, accessed March 7, 2020 .
  8. ↑ 1st International Airfield Race Klagenfurt . Race C, class 8 and 9. touringcarracing.net, accessed March 7, 2020
  9. ↑ Dual purpose . In: Echo. of October 3, 2012, accessed on March 7, 2020
  10. ↑ Dagmar Knoflach-Haberditz: The new sacristan's house is an environmentally friendly gem . In: mein district.at of February 10, 2020, accessed on March 7, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Binder, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian entrepreneur
DATE OF BIRTH 1924
DATE OF DEATH March 18, 2013