Ponsse has launched a global Operators Club for forest machine operators, with Finland being the first country where the club will begin its operations. This unique community offers its members, among other benefits, free events and training sessions, opportunities to network with other operators, and direct channel to the Ponsse Vieremä factory – all the way to the company’s owners and product development
The Ponsse Operators Club is a new global community for forest machine operators. It is open to those currently operating forest machines, students training to become operators, teachers at forest machine schools, and professionals working in forest machine education and training.
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he club will first take place in Finland. In the autumn the Ponsse Operators Club will expand to Uruguay in South America. The club will then be rolled out to other Ponsse operating countries around the world. More detailed schedules and participating countries will be announced closer to the launch.
Comprehensive benefits and an opportunity to influence
By joining the club, members receive a wide range of free benefits. These include invitations to events and training sessions held at Ponsse’s premises, where participants can test Ponsse products and solutions. These events also offer opportunities to network with other forest machine operators, regardless of machine brand.
“Operators now have the opportunity to influence the development of Ponsse products by sharing their experiences and insights during the events. We want to involve operators more strongly in our product development, and the club enables this on a larger scale,” says Marko Mattila, Chief, Sales, Service & Marketing Officer at Ponsse Plc.
“Our founder, Einari Vidgrén, said that forest machine operators are the best experts, and Ponsse wants to listen to them. Establishing this community is therefore a matter of honor for us,” Mattila concludes.
Members of the Ponsse Operators Club will also receive useful information about work ergonomics, solutions that make daily work easier, and the technology behind Ponsse’s cut-to-length harvesting solutions. Finnish operators around the country can now join the club and read more about its benefits at www.ponsse.com/fi/operators-club.
For further information:
More information, Marko Mattila, Chief, Sales, Service & Marketing Officer, Ponsse Plc, +358 40 059 6297, marko.mattila@ponsse.com
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