Month: May 2019

The size and profitability of a company often go hand in hand. Many smaller forest machine companies are facing difficulties, although some are also highly successful. Return on investment is usually no higher than satisfactory even among larger companies, while it is adequate or even poor in smaller companies. These are but a few facts indicated in the study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), in which forest machine …

The FOBIA project has been underway for close to two years now and I have spent a lot of time with a range of forestry contractors (or service providers) wading through the issues that impact their businesses, profitability and ability to operate effectively. One theme that has emerged emphatically is that these issues mostly come from external pressure, underlying culture of the industry and current practices. His does not mean …

In a report from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), it is shown that four types of forestry service contractors can be distinguished in Northern Sweden. These are logging contractors (LC), silvicultural contractors (SC), contractors focusing on other types of forest services (OFSC) than logging or silviculture (e.g. forest planning, ditching, wood chipping, machine transportation, etc.), and contractors who combine multiple types of forestry services (CFSC). The author of …

The productivity of mechanical logging has increased substantially from the early 1990s. The productivity of thinning has increased more than that of regeneration felling. This is indicated in a study of the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), based on mechanical harvesting data collected between 2014 and 2017. The study identified, for example, harvesting conditions, the structure of machine operating hours, the productivity of logging and fuel consumption. Collecting logging residues …