Suokone Oy
Suokone Ltd is an engineering workshop specializing in the manufacture of peat machinery and land clearing mulchers and crushers.
COMPANY
Suokone ltd is an engineering workshop specializing in the manufacture of peat machinery and crushers.
The success story of this Sotkamo based enterprise began in 1971, the year the company was founded and started to utilise bog forests. A double-sided ditcher, invented by the founder of the company, Reino Meriläinen, was the original inspiration behind the current focus on peat production machinery design. Unprejudiced and fervent product development made Suokone into a pioneer in its field – nowadays the company’s products cover the entire peat production chain, ranging from bog clearing to the production of sod peat and milled peat.
in the 1990s, a new success product rose alongside traditional peat machinery, namely, the crusher. This multifunction device opened up worldwide markets to Suokone. Today, Suokone machinery is in use in all continents, and the company is regularly supplying its products to more than 20 countries. This nationally acclaimed engineering workshop has won many invention and enterprise related prizes.
As well as experiencing success, Suokone has also encountered the uncertainties of the recession. Ad-versities have taught the company to be ready for new ideas at all times, and develop, together with their customers and joint venture partners.
The product development initiated by the company in the 1970s remains the basis of the operation of Suokone ltd. in addition, diverse joint ventures with reliable partners assist the company in meeting future challenges. in this millennium, Suokone has become established as one of the most solvent companies in the province. The enthusiasm to continue the family business, together with professional employees, will guarantee the success of Suokone also in the future.
SALES OF MACHINERY AND SPARE PARTS
In Finland, the sales of machinery mainly takes place directly from the factory to end users. In this way, we have direct contacts to the field, and when necessary, we can quickly react to changes in the environment.
Abroad we sell our machines and spare parts mainly through our importers, in 20 countries. In special projects we deliver machines also directly to the end users.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The product development of Suokone Ltd is based on customer orientation. Direct contacts to the end users of our products guarantee the access to necessary information for the purposes of product development. Our large product range requires continuous maintenance and development as the operating environment and requirements continuously change.
We have received countless ideas and suggestions for improvements for our products from our customers, and most of these have been implemented in good co-operation with our customers.
Our designers make use of the best software and equipment in the necessary design work. During our nearly 50 operating years, we have gathered an archive with more than 50,000 workshop drawings, which forms quite a large databank for the design of new products and for the maintenance of active products.
If you have a good idea for a new product or for the development of an existing product, please feel free to get in touch.
PRODUCTION
The machinery production of Suokone Ltd is very versatile: the work stages performed at our factory include preprocessing of steel, machining, welding, assembling and painting. Our production personnel has a long experience in the field, and they are professionally skilled. In welding, we also use robot welding, and in machining, we utilise NC machinery. Our manufacturing programme also includes special gear systems and hydraulic cylinders. Our suppliers and subcontractors are also professionals in their fields, and together, we form a functional and high-quality manufacturing chain. We do some subcontracting for other enterprises, and we are happy to offer our high-quality manufacturing skills to enterprises in the field.
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY OF SUOKONE OY
Our operations are based on understanding our customers’ current and future needs. Customer satisfaction is determined and measured by interaction with customers and by regular customer satisfaction studies. Any feedback received is utilised in the continuous development of operations. The reaching of the strategic goals set by management is supported by exact, measurable quality and environmental targets, and the targets are set and checked annually, the implemented results are followed and inspected annually, the personnel is motivated and the operations are developed in order to reach the targets. A professionally skilled and motivated personnel that is committed to the organization and its targets handles its duties in a responsible manner from the point of view of quality and environment. Everyone is in charge of the quality of their own work and for ensuring that a faulty product or performance cannot continue to the next work phase. The responsibility also concerns material suppliers.
The operations of the enterprise and the resources related to them are managed as processes. The recognition, understanding, management and continuous improvement of processes related to each other improve the efficiency of the organisation and help it to reach its targets applying decision-making based on facts. We aim at utilising supplier relations in order to maximise total added value.
The environmental protection measures of Suokone Oy are efficient, their costs are reasonable, and the measures are practically very functional. The use of materials is as efficient as possible in order to reduce waste and scrap. For production, we choose chemicals that load the environment as little as possible, we use energy efficiently and economically, and the amount of emissions and waste is minimized.
In all its operations, Suokone is committed to implementing this quality and environmental policy, following environmental laws and regulations, as well as other laws and official requirements.