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On 21 February, the 12,000th PONSSE forest machine was handed over to the customer at Ponsse’s Vieremä factory.  The PONSSE ScorpionKing was received by a French family company called Sarl NC Bois from Trémilly. “We have co-operated with NC Bois for a decade and I am very glad to be celebrating the 12,000th forest machine[…]

The negotiations will concern an adjustment of Epec Oy’s operations to the market situation and improving efficiency in order to ensure the company’s competitiveness and profitability. The aim of the negotiations is to achieve a minimum of EUR 1.5 million in savings through possible redundancies, changes to part-time employment and changes in work duties. The[…]

The partnership aims at developing a forwarder with rubber tracks that can protect the forests and soils while improving productivity and access to weak forest grounds. Consortium members were especially looking to set more stringent thresholds for damages, to adopt improved operations practices and to better regulate ruts’ creation and treatment. PRINOTH’s PANTHER undercarriages which[…]

Ponsse’s Board of Directors has decided on the new compositions of the Group Management Team and the Sales Management Group as of June 1, 2008. Mikko Laurila was appointed as a member of the Sales Management Group and Vice President responsible for the North European Business area and Sales Director for Finland of Ponsse Group.[…]

Ponsse Oyj has appointed Dr Juho Nummela as the company’s new President and CEO. Nummela will assume his new position on 1 June 2008. Nummela has been working for Ponsse Oyj since 2002, beginning his time as the Director of Quality and IT Department. In 2005, he became a member of the board. Since 2006[…]

The market for forest machines has been stable in Sweden for many years. But in 2007 something happened that could turn the market upside down in the long term. Market challenger Ponsse increased its share of the forwarder market by 38 per cent. The Finnish manufacturer Ponsse greatly strengthened its position in Sweden following Hurricane[…]

Arto Tiitinen, President and CEO of Ponsse Oyj, will start as CEO of Keskisuomalainen Oyj on June 1, 2008. The Ponsse board will appoint a new CEO in the course of spring. “Having worked with agricultural and forestry machinery for 22 years, I find it’s time to look for new challenges. Regarding Ponsse, the targets[…]

Ponsse’s financial statement for last year showed: – Order intake rose by 49% to €361.2 million. – Consolidated turnover rose by 30% to €310.1 million. – Consolidated operating profit rose by 25% to €37.1 million. Arto Tiitinen, President and CEO: “We are especially pleased by the fact that the order intake rose by 49% from[…]

Leading equipment suppliers Ponsse and Tigercat have gone head-to-head on the Discovery channel’s Mean Machines program aired in Canada and the United Kingdon earlier this year. The Ponsse BuffaloKing and a Tigercat 1075 were put through their paces in tests of speed, accuracy, load capacity, precision and stability. Speed Test: The operators needed to drive[…]

The President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visited Ponsse factory recnetly in connection with his visit to Savo area. During his visit President Niinistö toured the factory and familiarised with the Ponsse operations. The President’s visit was hosted by Chairman of the Board Juha Vidgrén and CEO Juho Nummela.