Skip in Wismar: Fire brigade in action, no injuries!

Skip in Wismar: Fire brigade in action, no injuries!

in Wismar on Monday morning, a deflection at "Wismar Pellets", a large woodworking company in the Wismar wood cluster, ensured that the fire brigade is used. The bang, which was audible throughout the city, let the emergency services of the Wismar professional fire brigade and the Altstadt volunteer fire brigade come on the scene. Fortunately, there were no injured and no visible damage at work, which quickly brought the situation under control.

The fire brigade was on site with a turntable ladder to check the silos with wood pellets. The emergency services searched for embers until late in the morning, because security is in the top priority, as the fire brigade emphasized. These events take a look at a number of earlier incidents in the Wismar wooden industrial area, such as with Egger wooden materials in 2023, which resulted in similar alarms. This ensures a certain level of concern regarding security in the wood industry, especially with regard to the high density of companies in this region, in which, among other things, Egger wood-based materials

The wood cluster in Wismar

"Wismar Pellets" is part of a network that is shaped by EGGER Holzfachiensten Wismar GmbH & Co. KG, one of the largest employers in the region. This family company employs around 1,000 people and offers safe jobs with a high level of personal contact with the employees. The work in Wismar has been active since 1999 and stands out from other Egger plants due to its special location on the Baltic Sea. Every year around two million room meters of wood are processed here, which is equivalent to an immense logistical effort, because this corresponds to around 50 ship loads, 2,000 railway wagons and 15,000 trucks.

The close cooperation and the flat hierarchy in the EGGER works enable it to react flexibly and efficiently to the concerns of employees. However, after the deflection at "Wismar Pellets" raised the question of security in the production process, other wood -processing companies in the area also arises how to deal with safety -relevant challenges.

growth and challenges

One of the central points discussed in the industry are production and logistics efficiency. A current article from machine market addresses growth and challenges in the industry. Strong corporate growth often leads to capacity limits in production and logistics. A parallel expansion of these areas, combined with an effective logistics concept, is necessary to meet the increasing requirements.

The exemplary cooperation of a company with a consulting company shows how important the optimization of internal material flows and processes is to make production future -proof. The innovative development of logistical concepts can also show how the wood cluster in Wismar can address its challenges in order to continue to create a safe and effective environment for the employees and the region in the future.