A well-rounded story.

Dense forests, fertile soils, the pure hydropower of the Brixentaler Ache – the Haslau site has always been very attractive. As early as the 16th century, smithies, mills and sawmills were established there. In 1878, our great-grandfather, Anton Thaler, the founder of today's company, acquired the Haslauer mill and sawmill near Hopfgarten. With that, the seed of our company's history was sown. And almost 150 years later, a modern medium-sized timber company has grown from it – now in its sixth generation of family management. Like the spruce, fir and larch we process, we are deeply rooted in the region and at our site. The beauty of the mountains, nature's course and the forces of the Alps also shape our character.

In 1878, our great-grandfather, Anton Thaler, the founder of the present-day company, acquired the Haslauer Mill and Sawmill near Hopfgarten — together with farmland and an oil press.
The sons Anton, Josef, Theodor, Michael and Jakob took over the businesses in 1909 and focused their activities on wood sawing, with a further sawmill on the Mühlbach.
In 1954, Johann Neuschmied, Jakob Thaler’s son-in-law, took over as managing director.
Between 1969 and 1971, further investments were made: new construction of the sawing and roundwood cross-cutting and sorting plant with fork-lift truck operation.
In 1985, management passed to Hansjörg Neuschmied.
Between 1984 and 1988, substantial investment was once again made in the site: New sawmill construction, round timber debarking/measurement, and construction of a biomass heating system with drying chambers.
In 1995, a hydroelectric power station with a Kaplan turbine was built to supply energy.
In 2000, the machine fleet was extended: Linck circular saw line with multi-deck sorting for a sawing capacity of 100,000 m³ of roundwood per year.
In 2008, a new biomass heating system with a capacity of 5 megawatts was built.
Neuschmied continued to grow as a company: in 2010, the planing lines were expanded and supplemented with a batten circular saw.
Full speed ahead with solar power: between 2018 and 2024, the photovoltaic installation was developed and expanded to a capacity of 1,100 kW.
In 2024, Iris Neuschmied was appointed as an additional managing director in the family business.