Trimble Forestry COVID-19 Response
March 19, 2020
Trimble Forestry appreciates the trust you place in us and in our technology every day. In this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19, we want to assure you we are taking all recommended precautions to protect our employees and our infrastructure so that we can continue to provide the highest levels of service to you.
In an abundance of caution, all employees, except those in essential production and service roles that require office or fieldwork, are working from home and we are adhering to government-recommended restrictions on travel. We are taking advantage of the investment we have made in a robust infrastructure of cloud-based collaboration tools so our employees are able to work in a secure and efficient manner to provide you with the highest level of service.
Trimble Forestry appreciates your business and together we will get through these challenging times. We will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure the safety and well-being of our dedicated employees and the continuity of the services and technology that support your operations. We are open for business and here to serve you. Please do not hesitate to call on us.
We wish you, your colleagues and your families health and safety.
Sincerely,
Kevin Toohill
General Manager
Trimble Forestry
New customer: Terrafame, Finland
Terrafame has subscribed to our process diagnostics system Wedge.
Terrafame Ltd. is a multi-metal company which produces nickel, zinc, cobalt and copper at its integrated production facilities in Sotkamo, Finland. Its bioleaching-base production process is unique, sustainable and yields a small carbon footprint. Terrafame is currently building one of the world’s largest battery chemicals production units.
Terrafame is using Wedge to cover their processes from mining and ore handling to bioleaching and metal and chemical production.
Coillte Selects Trimble Forestry’s Connected Forest™ Logistics
Trimble Forestry is pleased to announce that Ireland’s state-owned forest company, Coillte, has selected Trimble’s Connected Forest™ Logistics solution to provide Transport Planning Management services for its timber deliveries across Ireland. The selection extends the strategic partnership between Coillte and Trimble for a further five-year term.
“Since November 2018, Coillte has been working through a rigorous public procurement procedure
and we are now happy to announce that we have concluded the tender process and selected Trimble
Forestry as the best-in-class technology provider for Transport Planning Management services,” said Des Phelan, Coillte Distribution Manager.
Today’s announcement is an extension of Coillte and Trimble Forestry’s long-standing partnership. Coillte’s Forest Management System (FMS) is based on Trimble’s Connected Forest™ portfolio, specifically the land and business enterprise solutions. Trimble’s Connected Forest™ components enhance operational visibility to support optimization of Coillte’s Land, Supply and Settlements process for timber growing and supply activities.
Trimble’s Connected Forest™ enables better decision-making at every step of the forest to mill process, from land acquisition through product delivery. As part of the Connected Forest™, Trimble’s enterprise Forest Management Solution helps organizations analyze options and priorities, optimally allocate resources, track progress and report the information to management level.
About Coillte
Coillte is Ireland’s State-owned Forest Company based in Newtown Mount Kennedy, Ireland, a commercial company operating in forestry, land-based businesses, renewable energy and panel products. The company employs approximately 1,000 people and was established in 1988. Coillte owns over 445,000 hectares of land, about 7 percent of the land cover of Ireland. The company harvests approximately 2.7 million cubic meters of timber annually and is the major supplier of raw material to the Irish wood products industry.
About Trimble’s Forestry Division
Trimble’s Forestry Division offers land, forest and fiber management solutions that improve the productivity and operations for some of the world’s most recognized integrated forest product companies, forest landowners, timberland investment, conservation, state, and federal departments as well as international food processing companies involved in environmental, social and economic land management. The Connected Forest™ solutions manage the full raw materials lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting and processing. For more information, visit https://forestry.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware, and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation, and logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
Customer News from Metsä Board, Finland
Metsä Board has chosen a subscription for plant-wide deployment of Wedge at its Äänekoski and Simpele mills following a successful completion of the pilot phase. Wedge is powerful data-mining software that enables you to improve industrial plant efficiency with ease.
Metsä Board is a leading European producer of premium fresh-fiber paperboards including folding boxboards, food service boards and white kraftliners. Metsä Board’s lightweight paperboards are developed to provide better, safer and more sustainable solutions for consumer goods as well as retail-ready and food service applications.
The company works together with customers on a global scale to innovate solutions for better consumer experiences with less environmental impact. The pure fresh fibers that Metsä Board uses are a renewable resource, traceable to origin in sustainably managed northern forests.
Our Mikkeli office in Finland has moved
Our Mikkeli office in Finland has moved to a more central location. Starting from 24.2.2020 you can find our Mikkeli team at Teollisuuskatu 2-6 (50130 Mikkeli). The phone numbers remain the same.
Trimble Forestry announces a new version of LRM
Trimble Forestry is pleased to announce that it has released a new version of its popular Land Resource Manager (LRM 4.1) software. LRM 4.1 expands the functionality and access to enterprise content in LRM Web, a modern, browser-based extension to LRM. With the 4.1 release, LRM Web adds both map and data editing functionality allowing users to access these tools from any place or device with web access. Additionally, LRM 4.1 includes a number of core desktop client improvements for ArcGIS 10.7.1.
“We made a commitment to our customers to continue to expand access to this valued management tool across the enterprise. The LRM web and mobile platforms extend the power of LRM to users’ fingertips anytime, anyplace and on any device,” said Kevin Toohill, Trimble Forestry’s General Manager.
LRM is a cornerstone of the CFForest product suite, part of Trimble’s Connect Forest™. Our Connected Forest™ solutions are designed to improve productivity and streamline all forestry operations. The portfolio provides solutions to manage the full raw-materials cycle: planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transportation, and processing.
About Trimble’s Forestry Division
Trimble’s Forestry Division offers land, forest and fiber management solutions that improve the productivity and operations for some of the world’s most recognized integrated forest product companies, forest landowners, timberland investment, conservation, state, and federal departments as well as international food processing companies involved in environmental, social and economic land management. The Connected Forest™ solutions manage the full raw materials lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting and processing. For more information, visit forestry.trimble.com.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modelling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware, and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation, and logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
Trimble Forestry to present at 19th Annual Foresters Forum
Trimble Forestry will be joining forest industry professionals at the 19th Annual Foresters Forum in Coeur D’Alene, Idaho this week. Trimble will share information about its Connected Forest™ products and cloud services, focusing on electronic trip tickets synced with Trimble Connected Forest™ Xchange (CFX) for fiber security, dispatch, operational tracking and load reconciliation. The discussion will also focus on block chain technology and the benefits of sharing fiber flow data across the supply chain.
For more information, please contact Trimble Forestry’s toll-free number at +1 888 443 4241 or by email at forestrysales@trimble.com.
About Trimble’s Forestry Division
Trimble’s Forestry Division offers land, forest and fiber management solutions that improve the productivity and operations for some of the world’s most recognized integrated forest product companies, forest landowners, timberland investment, conservation, state and federal departments as well as international food processing companies involved in environmental, social and economic land management. The Connected Forest™ solutions manage the full raw materials lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting, transporting and processing.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are transforming industries such as agriculture, construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
We are hiring!
Open position for a FULL STACK / FRONT END DEVELOPER in Finland (Espoo, Kouvola, Jyväskylä or Mikkeli). Finnish skills are required. See the full job description, apply today, and join us!
The Lyme Timber Company LP To Deploy LIMS and LoaderWiz
Trimble Forestry is pleased to announce that the Lyme Timber Company LP will implement LIMS and LoaderWiz at its Great Lakes Holding LLC affiliate to manage 555,000 acres of Michigan timberlands it acquired from Weyerhaeuser.
Trimble Forestry acquired 3LOG in 2019, adding LIMS and LoaderWiz to its portfolio. The acquisition expanded Trimble Forestry’s Connected Forest™ solution, which offers a complete end-to-end ecosystem for forest management, traceability and timber processing.
For more information, please contact Trimble Forestry Toll Free number at +1 888 443 4241 or by email at forestrysales@trimble.com.
Stella-Jones implements LIMS and WeighWiz in the US and Canada
Vancouver, BC, Canada – January 2020 – Trimble Forestry is pleased to announce that Stella-Jones will deploy LIMS and WeighWiz at 30 locations throughout the US and Canada.
Trimble Forestry’s vast experience implementing log management solutions within all the major states and provinces in North America was a key factor in the selection. The flexibility of LIMS and WeighWiz to meet the unique business requirements of the pole industry such as tagging logs, hand scaling, pole classing and custom peeling was also very important to Stella-Jones.
Trimble Forestry acquired 3LOG in 2019, adding LIMS and WeighWiz to its portfolio. The acquisition expanded Trimble Forestry’s Connected Forest™ solution, which offers a complete end-to-end ecosystem for forest management, traceability and timber processing.
For more information, please contact Trimble Forestry Toll Free number at +1 888 443 4241 or by email at forestrysales@trimble.com.
