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Fortaco team wants to thank you for the extraordinary year

2020 is the year we will remember as the global crisis for the human beings. The corona virus is here to stay, and the world must be ready to accept the ‘new normal’ until a vaccine will prevent the illness. The Covid-19 disease has caused sever damages for the human beings and the financial turmoil for some, for some not. The way to socialize, live and work has changed.

The off-highway equipment industry has faced impacts, in the spectra of slight to intensive. At Fortaco, we have turned around the way we are operating since mid-March: secured deliveries on-time, optimized individual employee protection, optimized sales to delivery planning with business partners, secured healthy cashflow, stopped travelling, met business partners in virtual and limited face-to-face meetings only when absolutely necessary.

Our philosophy is simple – no panic, we are professional and will manage the crisis. With speedy actions by all Fortaco teams we have secured healthy liquidity and good profitability, despite of decline in sales.

Dear customers, business partners and colleagues, we want to thank you all for the extraordinary year 2020 and for the tight collaboration.

Wishing you a Peaceful Christmas Time with your nearest ones and a Successful Year 2021 – aligned with the ‘new normal’.

Stay safe,
Fortaco Team

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Instead of traditional Christmas gifts, Fortaco has made a donation to charity:


Narva factory extension

Ever wondered, what does it look like to build a 10 000 m2 factory? Our partner Rand & Tuulberg not only did a great job as our partner in the factory extension project, they also filmed and edited an enjoyable clip for us to watch.

Layer by layer the magic was made - thank you for a good cooperation!

http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwKoaQk4C_0

 


Picture of Marko Manninen, a Foreman at Fortaco Kalajoki Factory with Fortaco Logo in the background

Opportunities On Solid Experience

Marko Manninen, a foreman at Fortaco Kalajoki factory, needs no introduction. Known as a hardworking, responsible and straightforward person, he has worked at Fortaco for 22 years in various roles. Those roles contain positions in different industries and business sectors, including assembly, welding and warehouse operator in shipping, construction and energy businesses – he also has worked as a chief shop steward for several years. "I like my work being versatile. Every day is different, which keeps it very interesting and motivating."

Marko thinks the team spirit is good among employees at Business Site Kalajoki, cooperation and interaction with different employee groups is very enjoyable part of his work. Marko's superior says he is very committed and showing a great ability to develop his professional skills.

"Marko is raising necessary issues and works towards solving them. He is very focused on safety and production efficiency, as well as developing the daily production processes", says Jyri Paavola, General Manager, Fortaco Kalajoki. "He has a long experience, which certainly helps him to utilize his knowledge and capabilities in the current position".

This year, Marko was promoted to a foreman position in welding and surface treatment, he finished his foreman management studies at Central Ostrobothnia Vocational College as apprenticeship training program. The program was executed in cooperation with Fortaco, studies were performed both at the college and at work. As studies required a lot of work outside of office hours, time management and good organizational skills were necessary. With Marko's self-directed manner the planned schedule with studies was kept.

"During the apprenticeship training program, organizational changes were made at the Kalajoki factory and Marko's area of responsibility expanded from welding to also include surface treatment. “He succeeded in his role very well, even with the expanded responsibilities together with the studies”, Paavola commends.

Nowadays, Marko's responsibilities gather around the daily operations, monitoring of schedules, quality control, material flow control, development of work processes and interacting with production workers and supervisors at Business Site Kalajoki. Studies were a great continuum for his career and provided right tools for a supervisor's need at a work place.

"I really appreciate I have an opportunity to impact on business unit operations and performance, and also respect that the safe working environment is a high priority within Fortaco".

What does Marko do outside of work? Seems like he also likes his free time to be versatile, as he enjoyes different outdoor sport, dog shows, travelling around Finland; and is planning to start motorcycling hobby again after several years.


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Fortaco goes virtual - again

Fortaco is participating Subcontracting Trade Fair. Let's meet up online for networking and pick up the latest insights and industry innovations!

Subcontracting Trade Fair brings together industrial companies, experts and decision-makers. It is packed with new innovations, and you can meet with peers within the industry from Finland’s and Europe’s B2B scene.

This year, we will meet each other in a virtual Subcontracting event on 8–10 December. There will be plenty of live program, pre-recorded videos, and great opportunities for networking with experts and professionals in the manufacturing industry. Participation in the event is free of charge for visitors.

Join the networking event together with us!

Link to the event: https://www.alihankinta.fi/fi/

 

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