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2016 Finnish Wood Award goes to Pudasjärvi Log Campus

22.11.2016

The 2016 Finnish Wood Award went to the Pudasjärvi Log Campus, lead designer Pekka Lukkaroinen, Lukkaroinen Architects.

City of Pudasjärvi in Finland favours wood for public sector construction

30.8.2016

The Pudasjärvi City Council has made a unanimous policy decision to favour wood construction for all public buildings. According to Mayor Tomi Timonen, the political mindset was based on the great significance of the forestry sector in the area. "We wanted to secure the hundreds of industrial jobs offered by the forestry sector, wood processing and construction. Wood construction provides significant cash flow for the area in the form of stump rates, transport, processing and construction. This made it easy to commit to furthering wood construction."

Modular construction solution from Stora Enso for fast construction needs

11.5.2016

Stora Enso has introduced a modular construction solution based on CLT solid wood elements to the growing fast construction market, enabling buildings to be ready for use in just a few weeks. There is a need for fast construction in many fields in Europe, for example student housing, school construction and now the significant challenge of providing housing for refugees.

Design and automation improve competitiveness of solid wood construction

30.3.2016

Finland's largest log house manufacturer, Kontiotuote Oy, is improving its productivity by investing in design and industrial automation. The company has its own architecture and construction design units that employ as many people as actual production. "We use the industrial Internet, where design directs production. We can already see that strengthening investments in design has improved productivity," says Jalo Poijula, Managing Director of Kontiotuote Oy.

Sweco aims for growth through European wood construction

25.2.2016

Sweco, an expert consulting company in the built environment and industry, is looking for growth in Central European construction markets. After purchasing Grontmij, Holland's leading construction design and consulting company, Sweco is Europe's leading consulting and engineering company with 14,500 employees in 15 countries.

24-storey wood construction landmark to be built in Vienna

5.2.2016

Construction of the world's tallest wood high-rise will begin next spring in Vienna, Austria. When completed in 2017, the HoHo building will have 24 storeys. Today, the tallest wood high-rise is a 14-storey residential building under construction in Bergen, Norway.

Goal of cutting construction costs by half using wood construction

4.1.2016

Goals are high for Lapwall Oy, which began delivering wood elements three years ago in Pyhäntä, the most industrialised municipality in Finland. "Our goal is to cut construction costs and time by half and to be number one in wood construction in Northern Europe," Lapwall's Managing Director Jarmo Pekkarinen says without hesitation.

Helsinki wants to further wood construction

2.12.2015

Deputy Mayor Anni Sinnemäki wants Helsinki to be a vanguard in wood construction in Finland, both in special projects and construction of multi-storey buildings. Sinnemäki, who is in charge of construction, is pleased with the Supreme Administrative Court's decision giving municipalities the right to zone areas for wood buildings. "I'm truly proud that the city followed through on the judicial process arising from the zoning complaint, and through that paved the way for municipalities to address wood construction in zoning regulations. The decision about Honkasuo now serves as an example for all municipalities to utilise wood construction when they wish," says Sinnemäki.

In Britain, quality sells wood construction

3.11.2015

Eurban is a British company specialising in wood construction. Established in London in 2003, it is the most significant enterprise in Great Britain's limited wood-construction market. The company has realised the majority of about 300 wood-construction projects in Great Britain.

Финские высокие технологии в деревообработке на экспорт

6.10.2015

Финская компания Veisto Oy расположена в маленьком местечке Мянтюхарью, но поле ее деятельности простирается далеко за пределы Финляндии. Компания Veisto Oy является потомственным семейным предприятием и занимается разработкой и изготовлением производственных линий для предприятий лесопильной промышленности. Начав с производства пильных станков, выпускаемых под маркой HewSaw, небольшая фирма со временем превратилась в одно из крупнейших в мире изготовителей технологических линий для промышленной деревообработки. Большая часть продукции компании "Вейсто" идет на экспорт. Наряду с предприятиями лесопильного рынка Финляндии, важнейшими торговыми партнерами компании являются Швеция, Россия, Северная Америка, Австралия, а также некоторые европейские страны и страны Балтии.