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Ponsse’s 19,000th forest machine went to Scotland
The 19,000th PONSSE forest machine was handed over to Scottish long-term customer Elliot Henderson Ltd. The PONSSE Scorpion Giant harvester with an H8 harvester head will work at logging sites in the Scottish Borders and Scottish Lowlands.
ELLIOT HENDERSON LTD
Elliot Henderson Ltd is based in Selkirk in Scotland. The company started more than 35 years ago, planting trees with a small squad of men. Over the years, the business has grown and diversified into forestry, construction, and scaffolding. Today, Elliot Henderson Ltd comprises more than 40 forest machines which can undertake clear fell, thinning, steep ground harvesting operations, ground preparation or the construction of forest roads. Elliot Henderson Ltd also has the capability for site brash clearance, stump removal and servicing the biomass industry. The company is also a founding member of the Forest Industry Safety Accord and is a member of the Forestry Contractors Association.
With Elliot Henderson Ltd being a long-standing customer for well over 20 years, it’s a fitting tribute to the relationship between the customer and manufacturer that the landmark 19,000th machine is joining the fleet. “Elliot Henderson Ltd has always been at the forefront of new machine releases over the years, which in turn keeps the harvesting fleet productive and at the vanguard of innovation. We are excited to be adding this Scorpion Giant to the fleet. This machine will go straight to work in the windblow resulting from Storm Arwen and we feel the extra power and H8 head will benefit us in this application. We look forward to seeing what it can do! We are currently running PONSSE Scorpion, Ergo, three Elephants and one Buffalo.” says Neil Purves, Director of Harvesting for the Elliot Henderson Group.
PONSSE UK
Ponsse UK was established at 1996, and since 2017, the company has operated at Annan, Scotland. The first PONSSE forest machine was delivered to the country in 1994, and the fleet now comprises nearly 400 Ponsse machines. The Annan service centre is a workplace for about 30 Ponsse professionals.
FORESTRY IN SCOTLAND
Scotland is ideal for growing trees: it has mild winters, plentiful rainfall, fertile soil, and a hill-sheltered topography. Scotland’s forests and woodland area covers more than 1.4 million hectares; 18.5% of the country is covered by trees. Forestry contributes almost £1 billion to the Scottish economy, and the industry employs more than 25,000 people. Overall, 81.6% of Scotland’s woodland consists of plantations of non-native conifers like Sitka spruce, lodgepole pine, larch, and Norway spruce. The native Scots pine covers 11.6% of Scotland’s forest land.