Metsä-Mul­tia, which ope­ra­tes in Mul­tia, Cent­ral Fin­land, reac­hed a sig­ni­ficant miles­tone on Fri­day, 24^th Octo­ber, when the com­pany’s owners, brot­hers Aki and Kai Laaja, recei­ved their 200^th Ponsse forest mac­hine. The com­pany acqui­red its first Ponsse as early as 1987, since then close coo­pe­ra­tion has con­ti­nued success­fully for deca­des.

The Ponsse Wisent forwar­der at the Vie­remä fac­tory has special anni­ver­sary stic­kers on its sides. The special stic­kers were added to the mac­hine in honour of Ponsse and Metsä-Multia’s long coo­pe­ra­tion. Company’s 200^th Ponsse mac­hine has also been given its own name in accor­dance with Metsä-Mul­tia tra­di­tion: in future, it will ope­rate in log­ging sites under the name “Zazu”.

“It’s impor­tant for us that the forest mac­hi­nes are high-qua­lity and can be trus­ted. Ponsse’s well-func­tio­ning ser­vice network in Fin­land and their spare parts ser­vice are also a sig­ni­ficant fac­tor for us. The mac­hi­nes must be ser­viced on time, and the spare parts avai­lable when they’re nee­ded,” says a satis­fied Metsä-Multia’s CEO, Aki Laaja.

“We are deligh­ted with our long-stan­ding coo­pe­ra­tion with Ponsse. The part­ners­hip gives us a genuine fee­ling that we are wor­king toget­her in a good spi­rit,” con­ti­nues Kai Laaja, Metsä-Multia’s Direc­tor.

“Metsä-Multia’s 200^th Ponsse mac­hine miles­tone is a great way to celebrate Ponsse’s 55^th anni­ver­sary year. Our coo­pe­ra­tion has been good from the begin­ning, and we’d like to thank you for this great jour­ney toget­her. Lis­te­ning to cus­to­mers has been one of Ponsse’s lea­ding ideas since its foun­ding – and we are con­ti­nuing this way of wor­king with Metsä-Mul­tia,” says Jani Liuk­ko­nen, Ponsse’s Country Mana­ger for Fin­land.

In addi­tion to the 200th anni­ver­sary mac­hine, anot­her new mac­hine, the Ponsse Bear, was deli­ve­red to the Metsä-Mul­tia mac­hine fleet, which is Ponsse mac­hine order 199, bea­ring the name “Bulle”.