FARMA G2 – The sales a climbing!

It is nice to see that the FARMA G2 trailers that was introduced to the market in its full product range last summer at ELMIA WOOD has received such a nice welcoming on the markets all over Europe. The trailer series runs from T 10 to T 16 4 WD. The sales are increasing and looking back we can to our satisfaction notice that we have by far sold more than the expectations for the first half year. The G2 trailer series are more than a facelift. It is a complete product development with design protected features. It is a trailer series with Design in every sense of the trailer. It a trailer series that makes us proud!

Picture shows a pile of FARMA G2 design protected frames ready for shoot blasting. 

NIAB Sales!

Our tractor processor named NIAB 5 – 15 has once again showed that all that sells not necessary has to be newly invented products named Generation 2. During the autumn we have seen quite nice sales of NIAB in several European countries. NIAB 5 - 15 has been on the market for more than 30 years to the joy of all its owners. If into using NIAB you might never do it differently again. The thinning process in the forest becomes so much safer, easier and cleaner. The damages due to this compared to other methods are basically none. That keeps value to your forest. Want to know more?

Click on the link and a world of high quality thinning will open itself;

http://www.forsmw.com/1/en/tractor-processor/5-15-b.php

Exhibition in Switzerland!

We have several new dealers in Switzerland since last year and we do see a nice development on the market. We just received these nice pictures of the preparations ahead of the show Tier & Tecknik that will be held in St. Gallen during the 20 – 23 of February. It is our nice dealer Wild – Farmservice that takes part in stand number 1.0.32

We wish good luck with the show – and if in St. Gallen? Do not forget to pass by the stand with the nice looking FARMA products!

Helms dealer visit from Denmark

Yesterday we had yet another nice dealer visit at the factory in Estonia. This time it was the BIGAB dealer Helms from Denmark that paid us a visit. Helms have been with us for some years now and we are very satisfied with the collaboration and the progress on the market. As always a factory tour was needed since you never know what has happened since last time. Several market issues were of course also up for discussion. We like what we see. We like what has been delivered and we look forward of achieving our goals together in 2014!

Many thanks Helms for the visit!

YrjöTenkanen paid us a visit along with Finish magazine!

Yesterday we also had a nice visit from our Finnish dealer friends YrjöTenkanen. Along with them they brought a journalist from the Finnish agricultural magazine Urakointi. A presentation of our fantastic company was of course needed along with a discussion of the market development. Beside that we took them for a tour around the factory where as always the shoot blasting machine along with the paint line was two of the most impressive stops.

We thank YrjöTekanen and Urakointi for the nice visit!

Hissink – Holland paying us a visit!

These days are filled with nice dealer visits from all over Europe. Yesterday we had our long term dealers from Holland Company Hissink paying us a visit. Hissink has been the dealer in Holland for us since 2008 and we enjoy the collaboration over the years. As the market is now peaking up again we look forward of continuing this prospers journey together.

Many thanks to Hissink for taking the time to come and visit us! Look forward of soon meeting you again!

Keller – Switzerland paying us a visit!

At the same time yesterday we also had a really nice visit from a quite new dealer to us from Switzerland, company Keller. They have over the last year sold really well and the orders that they presented us with at sitting table yesterday shows a commitment to the future along with Fors MW.

If a dealer and up for a visit to Estonia? Do not hesitate to get in touch with us. We would love to have you! Because to see is to believe. Or as the Swiss put it yesterday, “we would never have suspected this kind of modern and really large production facility”.

Many thanks to company Keller for the visit yesterday! We do look forward of a really nice journey together with you! We meet again!

Meeting at Aftermarket, Sweden

A week ago the CEO Peter Kastberg and the Market/Information manager Ulrica Fors Stenmarck spent some days at the aftermarket and spare part storage in Norrköping, Sweden. The purpose of the days spent was as always several. One of the most important once was to sit down with our staff at place to discuss their work situation in regards of responsibilities and authorities. Good discussions and hopefully we all feel that a new grip has been taking on some of the issues that we really need to deal with. At the same time we also took the opportunity to sit down with our market team that handles Sweden, Denmark and Norway to discuss important market topics.

Many thanks to all of you for good days well spent!

Crane Sales!

Here at Fors MW we have seen a rapid increase in the sales of loose cranes over the last couple of years. By loose cranes we refer to cranes sold separately and not along with a trailer. We are of course not surprised over this development. It goes hand in hand with the fantastic Generation 2 crane product range that we rolled out on the market some years ago. A range hard to compete with for others. 

FARMA G2 –In focus in production!

We have so many orders in from all over Europe for our new trailer series FARMA Generation 2 that was presented in its full range last summer at ELMIA WOOD. It is fantastic to see. The picture shows the design protected frame of the FARMA G2 trailers. A feature with design but most of all it gives stability at the same time as it gives a movement to the trailer never earlier seen in the forestry business. 

Board meeting!

Fors MW had their board meeting yesterday. It was a group with smiles on their faces that gathered to review the company´s position. There was much to discuss and as always a lot of challenges to deal with. At Fors MW the environmental work is at all times in focus. It has given us a good position but good can always strive to be better. 2014 the management of Fors MW will put an extra focus on the environment. It will contribute to a range of environmental investments during the year to improve our position in the area further. It feels really good to give back to the environment in which our products are acting daily.

Photo shows the board of Fors MW along with CEO Mr. Peter Kastberg. In the picture Ulrica Fors Stenmarck is missing.

T 14 4 WD working the slopes in UK!

Yesterday we received this great video from our fantastic dealer Nathan Home from Home Forestry LLP in UK. It shows a T 14 4 WD Generation 2 trailer really working the slopes on this harvesting site. It climbs the 35 degree slope faultlessly. We have the last 6 months sold quite a number of T 14 4 WD to UK as well as other countries. The trailer is really living up to its expectations!

A couple of days in Norrköping

This week it was time for our CEO Peter Kastberg and Market/Information manager Ulrica Fors Stenmarck to head to our aftermarket office in Norrköping, Sweden to spend some time with our colleagues there. A lot of time has been spent on fruitful discussions in regards of efforts to put the priority list right to serve a better aftermarket for all and a good workplace for our employees.

The days spent here ended with a long market discussion with our Swedish sales representatives Anders Svensson and Tomas Borg. A discussion involving everything from planning for the fairs of the year, structure of price list and overall market discussions.

It has been great days where it feels as we have taken important steps forward on several areas.  We thank for a nice visit and will soon be back again!

Longing for summer!

Some weeks ago I received these fantastic pictures from Sweden showing a BIGAB 7 – 10.  BIGAB 7 – 10 is our smallest hook lift trailer but nevertheless it sells very well and especially for those in need to get into those narrow spaces. Then usually it is equipped with our popular frame steering. The pictures have been sent to us by Lars Eriksson from Fjugesta, Sweden. They do make you long for those nice and hot summer days, don’t they? A few months more and then…

Good times around the corner!

We have the last month noted a market increase in orders for all three of our market leading brands BIGAB, FARMA and NIAB. Increases in level around the pike in 2008. Of course it is extremely joyful. All indications are that the economy is moving in the right direction and we see the same response from all over Europe.

While we joy over the new momentum under our wings, the company is also facing challenges. Nice ones indeed but nonetheless challenging. Delivery times increase and customers frustration along with it. To switch production level takes time. Resources were added as soon as we could see the market tendency become a trend. Measures that shortly will provide shorter delivery times. Even though good times are ahead, that’s for sure which is gratifying for all of us. This also places demands on all of us to act faster both in regards of production but also from our customers in regards of placing orders. Anyway, Fors MW is up for the task and we will deliver on the challenge!