Of course, an issue of the Holzkurier was part of each goodie bag the BaySF gave to their guests © Raphael Kerschbaumer
With an annual logging volume of around 4.5 million m³ and annual revenue of €450 million, the Bavarian State Forests (BaySF) are Germany’s largest forestry company. This position gives them considerable influence – and at the same time, a great responsibility towards customers and partners, the public, and in the context of climate policy.
Chairman Martin Neumeyer during his opening speech at the BaySF’s headquarters © Raphael Kerschbaumer
“The BaySF did not have an easy start. The transformation from a government agency to a commercially operating company met with widespread criticism from the public,” Martin Neumeyer, Chairman of the Board of the BaySF, recalled in his opening speech in Regensburg, before praising the organization he heads: “Over 2,000 BaySF employees work hard every day to make sure that this transformation is a continued success and that we enjoy the trust of the public.”
We want to make spruce wood available on the market in an orderly manner for as long as possible.
Actively managing forests is what counts, not putting them out of use.
Twenty years after its establishment, the BaySF are no longer solely a forestry company. “We have become a land manager, and we continuously diversify our activities and are actively involved in the expansion of renewable energies,” Neumeyer emphasized.
Nevertheless, changing the composition of forests in a sustainable manner remains the BaySF’s central task, according to the CEO. He also addressed a clear message to the company’s many customers: “In order to effectively tackle climate change, we need to make proactive changes to forests. Still, our goal is to make spruce wood available on the market in an orderly manner for as long as possible.”
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