Tigercat appoints a sales manager for their growing markets in Europe and Russia
Matt Roberts has been promoted to the position of sales manager, Europe and Russia. His focus will include the continued development of distribution for sales and product support in the European, Scandinavian and Russian markets. Tigercat’s ongoing expansion of their product offering for these primarily cut-to-length markets will allow them to offer forest harvesting solutions that meet their requirements. Matt has been with Tigercat for over nineteen years, most recently as marketing manager for the harvesting attachments product line and overseeing dealer development. He will continue to manage Tigercat’s dealer development activities worldwide. Source
Ponsse China celebrates the 10th anniversary of its operations
Ponsse's story in China started in 2007 when Stora Enso selected a partner for mechanised harvesting. In addition to machine deliveries and maintenance and spare parts services, Ponsse China offers operator training to its customers. For Stora Enso, the company has trained more than 180 forest machine operators over ten years. The Ponsse China now employs 28 people. Over ten years, harvesting has mainly shifted to steep slopes. As a result, most of the new machine stock consists of winch-equipped machines designed for steep terrain. Source
Caterpillar enters the utility vehicle market
Cat has entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., and will offer UTV models sold through participating Cat® dealerships starting in 2018. It has a rugged steel cargo bed and can handle up to 1,000 lb (450 kg) of material and tools and has a 2,000-lb (900-kg) towing capacity. Source
Deere reports improving markets for both fourth the quarter and full year of 2017
Net sales of the worldwide equipment operations increased 26 percent for the quarter and 11 percent for the full year. Equipment sales are projected to increase by about 22 percent for fiscal 2018 and by about 38 percent for the first quarter compared with the same periods of 2017. Construction and forestry sales increased 37 percent for the quarter and 17 percent for the year. Deere's worldwide sales of construction and forestry equipment are anticipated to be up about 69 percent for 2018. In forestry, global industry sales are expected to be flat to up 5 percent mainly as a result of improved lumber prices in North America. Source