The Ponsse Group signed a retail agreement with PacWest Machinery in the United States. At the same time, the companies have signed a deed of sale according to which Ponsse sells its service business operations in Coburg, Oregon, to PacWest. Source: Timberbiz
In the future, PacWest will be responsible for the sale and maintenance of PONSSE forest machines in the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho on the West Coast of the United States.
The transaction includes the service centre in Coburg owned by Ponsse North America, Inc, Ponsse’s subsidiary in the United States. The Coburg employees will be offered employment with PacWest as existing employees. In addition to the plot and premises, the transaction includes machine inventory and the spare parts stock.
Ponsse services will be transferred to the responsibility of PacWest starting from 1 September 2023.
According to Juho Nummela, President and CEO of Ponsse, PacWest’s extensive service business network will strengthen Ponsse’s offering of services.
“The collaboration agreement with PacWest expands our operational area on the West Coast of the United States and provides Ponsse with opportunities to grow its business in the United States. PacWest’s extensive network brings Ponsse services closer to our local customers. There is a lot of potential for the cut-to-length logging technology on the West Coast,” Nummela says.
PacWest Machinery is part of the Joshua Green Corporation, a private company established in the 1890s. PacWest also operates as a dealer for Volvo and Metso in Oregon, Washington and North Idaho. The company has sales and service centres in Spokane, Seattle, Portland, Mount Vernon, Pasco and Eugene.
Ponsse’s services in the United States are the responsibility of Ponsse North America, established in 1995. In addition to the United States, Ponsse has subsidiaries in Sweden, Norway, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Czech Republic, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil and China, as well as the technology company Epec Oy in Finland. Exports account for 80% of Ponsse’s production at its factory in Vieremä, Finland.
