Rauma-Repola acquired Oy Lokomo Ab in 1970. The factory of Oy Lokomo Ab was established in 1972 in Joensuu and the production started on the 12th of September, 1972. In the beginning, the factory was a subcontracting plant for Rauma-Repola’s other plants.
Rauma-Repola established a machine shop in Joensuu, Finland, in 1972. One of the region’s most important competitive advantages was – and still is – the availability of a skilled and motivated workforce. In addition to forest machines, the Joensuu factory has produced excavators, road graders and rollers, and screens and feeders for crushing equipment. The factory has also performed subcontracting for other Rauma-Repola factories.
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The factory’s production capacity is eight machines per day, and the total production volume since 1972 exceeds 35,000 forest machines in the year 2022.
John Deere has plenty of know-how in the manufacturing of machines and equipment. This expertise is also used at the Joensuu factory when planning work methods. At the Joensuu factory, safety, precise work methods and tidiness are crucial for work efficiency and occupational safety.
Forest machine production started with forwarders in 1973. The annual output initially ranged from a few dozen to as many as one hundred units. Even today, the legendary Lokomo 909, 919 and 939 models of the 1970s and 1980s are remembered as the pinnacle of forest machine technology in their day.
The production of forest machines has been the exclusive focus at Joensuu since 1995. In the 1990s, the green forest machines became Timberjacks and remained as such until 2005 when the brand was changed to John Deere.
Deere has invested in Finland after the year 2000 approx. 370 M€, of which c. 270M€ in product development and retail and c. 100 M€ in the factory.
John Deere forwarders and harvesters have been awarded the right to use the Key Flag symbol. The Key Flag symbol indicates that the product has been manufactured in Finland. We are proud of the high Finnish commitment and quality.
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That’s a remarkable amount of work hours for a single machine, the Norcar 600 owned by Erkki Rinne is taken well care of, it even has the original Diesel engine.
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Kieran Anders is a forestry contractor working in the lake district. His work involves hand cutting and extracting timber using a skidder and tractor-trailer forwarder.
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It is not possible to eliminate chain shot, but there are simple steps that can be taken to reduce the risk.
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Arwel takes great pride in the fact that the mill has no waste whatsoever, “the peelings are used for children’s playgrounds, gardens and for farm animals in barns in the winter and the sawdust has multiple uses in gardens and farms as well.
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Timber hauliers need to encourage young blood in, and also look after the hauliers we have, we need make the sector a safe and positive place to work.
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1973
The first 909 forwarders from the Oy Lokomo Ab Joensuu factory are completed.
1982
Rauma-Repola acquires Ösa AB, a Swedish manufacturer of forest machines.
1983
Rauma-Repola acquires Bruun Systems AB, a Swedish manufacturer of forest machines. In the same year, a forest machine group is established under Rauma-Repola’s Lokomo industry. The company’s name is Lokomo Forest Oy.
1984
Rauma-Repola acquires Kockums Industri AB, a Swedish manufacturer of forest machines.
1987
The company name is changed to FMG Lokomo Forest Oy (Forest Machine Group of Rauma-Repola). Joensuu factory has manufactured 1000 forest machines. Wheeled harvester production is concentrated in Filipstad, Sweden.
1991
Rauma-Repola acquires Timberjack, a forest machine manufacturer from Canada, in 1989. In 1991, Yhtyneet Paperitehtaat and Rauma-Repola merge. Rauma Oy is a subsidiary of the merged Repola Oy, under which the company’s metal and machinery industry are assembled. The name of the forest machine company is changed to FMG Timberjack Oy.
1994
The name of the company is changed to Timberjack Oy.
1999
Repola and Valmet merge and the new company Metso decides to divest the forest machine business. Joensuu factory receives environmental certificate ISO 14001.
2000
Deere & Company acquires the forest machine business. The company is renamed to Timberjack Oy, a John Deere Company.
2003
Wheeled harvester production is moved back to Joensuu.
2005
The name of the company is changed to John Deere Forestry Oy and the trademark is changed to John Deere.
2015
GreenPark supplier park starts beside the factory. All warehousing is centralized in GreenPark’s premises and internal logistics are improved. Joensuu factory has manufactured 25,000 forest machines.
2020
Deere & Company invests €15 million to increase production capacity at Joensuu factory. The factory has manufactured 32,000 forest machines.
2022
Joensuu factory’s 50th anniversary. The expansion of the production facilities is completed. The factory has manufactured 35,000 forest machines.
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