Wilhelm Holzhäuer
Wilhelm Holzhäuer (born May 24, 1894 in Häfnerhaslach , † April 4, 1963 in Nuremberg ) was a German entrepreneur.
Career
Holzhäuer comes from Häfnerhaslach in Württemberg. In 1936 he took over the paper mill in the Elsenthal settlement (Lower Bavaria; today part of Grafenau ) and started producing wood fiber insulation panels there the following year . From small beginnings with around 40 employees, in 1940 he founded the company ATEX-Werke Wilhelm Holzhäuer GmbH & Co KG (previously ATEX Holzfaserplattenfabrik GmbH ), which in the following years continuously developed into a world-famous wood fiber board manufacturer with around 650 employees. It ceased production in 2002.
He offered his workforce social facilities, including their own factory housing estate. He supported charitable causes with regular donations.
Honors
- 1954: Honorary citizen of the municipality of Schlag
- 1955: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Portrait of the day: Wilhelm Holzhäuer 60 years old , In: Passauer Neue Presse , No. 81/1954, May 24, 1954.
- Cross of Merit for Wilhelm Holzhäuer , In: Passauer Neue Presse, No. 82/1955, May 26, 1959.
- ATEX-Holzhäuer 65 years , In: Passauer Neue Presse, No. 117/1959, May 25, 1959.
- Hubert Ettl: On the way into a new era: Early Industries in the Bavarian Forest , Lichtung Verlag , 2001.
- Diana Scheibelberger: The company history of the ATEX works. Rise and fall / fall of the hard and chipboard plant in Elsenthal / Grafenau, Lower Bavaria. H. Dorfmeister, 2004. ISBN 978-3-0001-3702-0
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holzhäuer, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entrepreneur |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Häfnerhaslach |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 4th 1963 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |