History

Spring 2015 – a group of four, who met during their sports studies at the University of Freiburg, felt the urge to start a project that quickly turned into a startup. Driven by joy, the four wanted to develop an idea that combined their academic knowledge with the concept of "sustainability for health and environment." Weekly meetings, countless ideas, and the proximity to the Black Forest got the ball rolling, quite literally. This led to the creation of rollholz – a brand that stands for locality, sustainability, and quality.

By December 2015, the first wooden fascia rollers – our rollhölzer – were being produced in a local woodturning shop in the Black Forest.

In 2016, due to different interests, the group of four became a group of three, which remained until the end of 2020.

Over the next four years, the idea of rollholz was further developed. In addition to the growing range of fascia products, the assortment was expanded to include products in the area of balance training. To this day, we are constantly working on bringing new ideas to life to make movement and sports at home even more varied, while still sustainable.

2020 brought the biggest change in the history of rollholz – on the one hand, the COVID-19 crisis hit us with numerous canceled trade shows, and on the other hand, two of the co-founders left the company as part of a shareholder change.

At the turn of the year 2021, WaterRower GmbH joined rollholz GmbH as a new shareholder. As the most established manufacturer in the field of sustainable sports equipment, the company is the ideal partner for future projects.