World-class hi-tech from the wood sector for export
Veisto Oy
Mäntyharju-based Veisto Oy is a company that serves the wood product industry globally, designing and manufacturing production lines for the sawmill industry. Through its manufacture of HewSaw sawing machines, Veisto has become one of the world’s largest manufacturers of timber production lines and most of its production goes to export. Its key market areas in addition to Finland are Sweden, Russia, North America, Australia, Central Europe and the Baltic countries.
The production lines manufactured by Veisto are especially designed for the global softwood market, which handles about 300 million cubic metres (worth €50 million) per year. Of the world’s production of timber, about 10% is sawn on HewSaw machines made by Veisto.“We have great faith in the global growth of the timber market, which is being generated by the increase in wood construction and by increasing and renewing the machinery stock of the sawmill industry,” says Markku Rautio, Managing Director of Veisto Oy.
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