Tigercat announces additional factory support for Chile
Tigercat is pleased to announce Juan Velasquez has been appointed to the position of factory support representative for Chile. Based in Concepción Chile, Juan will focus on providing after sales product support for customers in south and central Chile. For the past six years, Juan worked as a product support representative for Tigercat dealer Latin Equipment Chile, where he worked directly with Tigercat products and cable assist systems for steep slope operations. Juan has an automotive mechanics degree in electronic systems and many years of experience with engines, electrical systems and heavy equipment transmissions. Source
Ponsse ships their 15,000th logging machine to Lespromindustria in Russia
The 15,000th Ponsse machine was completed at their factory in Vieremä and delivered to Lespromindustria in Russia. The machine delivery also represented a step towards Ponsse’s 50th anniversary to be celebrated next year. Fifty years of logging will be celebrated by a global roadshow together with Ponsse’s customers and other forest industry professionals. Source
Olofsfors pleased as 29 companies give record-breaking amounts to cancer research
Each of the companies donated 5,000 SEK and 4 of the companies donated as much as 10,000 SEK, all going towards breast cancer research. It was in mid-October that Samson’s in Vallsta, Sweden thought of the idea to invite other companies and entrepreneurs to buy shares for 5,000 SEK per piece, for the Olofsfors Pink Ribbon Bogie Track, in favour of cancer research. The total amount collected by Samson’s and the 29 other companies will be donated directly to breast cancer research, through Olofsfors. Source