myWood Polomka Timber

myWood Polomka Timber s.r.o. is a Slovak wood-processing company based in Polomka, in the Low Tatras region of the Carpathians. It manufactures engineered wood products for the construction industry — formwork panels, formwork beams, underlay panels — as well as wood pellets and briquettes for heating. The company markets itself under the myWood brand and operates a production site that draws on the fine-grained wood of the Slovak mid-mountain forests; according to its own materials, roughly 44% of Slovakia's territory is forest, about 27% of it spruce. The present company traces its corporate identity to a 2011 restart: the family of Helmut Rettenmeier bought the Polomka site from the Rettenmeier Group and renamed the operation from Rettenmeier Polomka Timber s.r.o. to myWood Polomka Timber s.r.o. The site's wood-processing tradition is older, however — the company's own history page dates the beginning of its roundwood trading to 1949 and in 2024 celebrated a 75-year family-business anniversary, while a 2026 news item marks 50 years of wood processing in Polomka. myWood's product range is aimed at professional users in construction and energy. Its formwork beams are load-bearing three-layer-web beams produced to European standard EN 13377. The M1 formwork panel is highlighted for high surface quality and long service life. Underlay panels include the UPplus with a double dovetail joint, suited to concrete-block makers using wash-out techniques, and the UPadvanced panel introduced in 2019. In the energy segment the company produces pellets and briquettes, and in 2026 it presented a new brand, Maximus Pellets, alongside an Energy Pellets line launched in 2024. The company has invested in capacity over the years: a first pellet line started in 2013, the M1 formwork panel production came on stream in 2016, underlay-panel production was taken over from Gaildorf in Germany in 2016 and consolidated at Polomka, pellet production was expanded in 2018, and a new sawmill with an annual capacity of around 60,000 solid cubic metres was commissioned in 2022. myWood states that it has no online shop and does not sell its products online, and it explicitly warns against possible fraud attempts using its name. Ownership remains in family hands, and the company is a private, non-listed Slovak business. Its website is operated under the mywood.de domain, reflecting the importance of the German-speaking market for its construction and heating products.

The wood-processing tradition at Polomka is presented by myWood as beginning in 1949 with roundwood trading, and the company in 2024 celebrated a 75-year family-business anniversary spanning several generations. A 2026 news item on the company's website marks 50 years of wood processing in Polomka, indicating that industrial wood processing at the site dates to the mid-1970s. The modern corporate chapter begins in 2011, when the family of Helmut Rettenmeier decided to buy the Polomka site from the Rettenmeier Group. The works, previously named Rettenmeier Polomka Timber s.r.o., was renamed myWood Polomka Timber s.r.o. This 2011 restart is the event the company itself treats as the founding of the present business. From there the company expanded its product portfolio and production capacity step by step. In 2013 myWood commissioned its first pellet line, laying the foundation for sustainable pellet production. In 2016 two significant developments occurred: the company started up new and modern M1 formwork panel production, substantially expanding capacity and efficiency, and it took over underlay-panel production at the Gaildorf site in Germany, subsequently relocating the entire production to its main works in Polomka to optimise processes and exploit synergies. In 2018 pellet production was expanded to meet rising demand and significantly increase capacity. In 2019 the Polomka site produced its first UPadvanced underlay panel, described as an important milestone in the further development of the product range. In 2022 the company commissioned a new sawmill with an annual capacity of around 60,000 solid cubic metres, strengthening raw-material supply and considerably raising production capacity. In 2024 the company celebrated its 75-year family-business anniversary, and it also launched the Energy Pellets product line, positioned as quality at a fair price. In 2026 it presented a new pellet brand, Maximus Pellets, developed for maximum heating power, and marked 50 years of wood processing in Polomka. The company's raw-material base is the forest of the Slovak mid-mountain region around Polomka in the Low Tatras, part of the Carpathians. myWood notes that Slovakia has substantial timber reserves, with forests covering roughly 44% of the country's area, about 27% of it spruce, and that Slovakia has been a member of the European Union since 2004. Its construction products are made to European norms — the formwork beams, for example, are three-layer-web load-bearing beams produced according to EN 13377. The company also participates in Slovak public funding programmes; its website describes a Eurofond project for replacing technology in the central Burkhardt boiler house, implemented under the Slovak Republic's Recovery and Resilience Plan. myWood operates as a private, family-owned Slovak company and does not run an online shop; it states on its homepage that it does not sell its products online and warns explicitly against possible fraud attempts misusing its name.

• 2026

  New brand Maximus Pellets presented; 50 years of wood processing in Polomka marked.

• 2024

  75th anniversary of the family business; Energy Pellets product line launched.

• 2022

  New sawmill commissioned with annual capacity of around 60,000 solid cubic metres.

• 2019

  First UPadvanced underlay panel produced at Polomka.

• 2018

  Pellet production expanded to meet rising demand.

• 2016

  New M1 formwork panel production started; underlay-panel production taken over from Gaildorf and relocated to Polomka.

• 2013

  First pellet line commissioned, founding sustainable pellet production.

• 2011

  Helmut Rettenmeier's family buys the Polomka site from the Rettenmeier Group; Rettenmeier Polomka Timber s.r.o. is renamed myWood Polomka Timber s.r.o.

• 1949

  Beginning of roundwood trading, the origin of the family's wood business.

Manufacturer of engineered wood products for the construction industry and of wood-based heating fuels, emphasising Slovak mountain wood, European standards and long product life.

• M1 formwork panel

  Formwork panel distinguished by high surface quality and long service life.

• Formwork beams (EN 13377)

  High-load-bearing beams with a three-layer web, produced to European standard EN 13377.

• UPplus underlay panel

  Underlay panel with a double dovetail joint, suited to block makers using wash-out techniques.

• UPadvanced underlay panel

  Underlay panel first produced at Polomka in 2019.

• Pellets and briquettes

  Renewable wood-based heating fuels; includes the Energy Pellets line and the Maximus Pellets brand.

1. 1myWood | Hersteller von Holzprodukten für die Bauindustriemywood.de
2. 2Unsere Erfolgsgeschichte | myWoodmywood.de
3. 3Produktübersicht | myWoodmywood.de
4. 4myWood Polomka Timberwikidata.org