Our history

Ludwig Heinrich August Bluhme (born in Mecklenburg, Germany as a son of a pastor) went to St. Petersburg, Russia and went into business for himself as an ex- and import merchant. He founded a trade of goods and worked very hard and assiduous, so he became a distinguished merchant at the local guild (Kaufmannsstand der 2. Gilde). At the beginning of world war one he went back to germany, because he has lost all his money. So he worked as a interpreter because he spoke several languages very well. He died 1929 in Berlin.

L.A. Bluhme went into business for himself with a veneer-trading-company in Kassel, Germany. After only three years of business he had to close down because of world war two. He had to work as an interpreter at the east front.

Alexander Bluhme became an apprentice of the company. Later he was responsable for the expansion of the veneer-production – national and international.

At the 1.1.1962 Alexander Bluhme became the main shareholder of the company. In the meantime a horizontal sawingmachine was bought, the only one in whole Germany. A prodigy of accuracy and reliability. Honored by our customers like furniture-restorers, special carpenters, designer and musicalinstrument builders.

Carsten Bluhme joined the company and steped into his fathers shoes. As an apprentice he learnd the basics of this business step by step. He grews up with woods and the business of veneers, so he became very soon an expert in woods and veneers.

01.01.2003 Carsten Bluhme became head of the company. Now he modernised and expanded the company most of the time. Also he is always on the run for extraordinary, noble woods for the veneer-production. Over the years Carsten Bluhme collected many different woods, so we can offer our customers a great selection – even for unusually wishes.