ETTEPLAN AND JOHN DEERE FORESTRY SIGNED A FRAME AGREEMENT
ETTEPLAN OYJ RELEASE 1 DECEMBER 2006 10.00 A.M.
ETTEPLAN AND JOHN DEERE FORESTRY SIGNED A FRAME AGREEMENT
DokuMentori Oy of Etteplan Group and John Deere Forestry Oy have signed
a frame agreement of transference of technical documentation business
to DokuMentori Oy. As a part of the agreement 10 employees from the John
Deere Forestry documentation functions will transfer to DokuMentori Oy
on 1 December 2006 as so called former employees. The agreement guarantees
the availability of documentation services cost effectively, with expert
knowledge and flexibly to John Deere Forestry Oy.
The signed agreement follows Etteplan's strategy, according to which the
company operates as a partner of globally operating customers providing
them with high-quality industrial technology product information and design
services and the customers can concentrate on the development of their own
core businesses. The agreement will further strengthen Etteplan's position
as one of the leading design companies in the Nordic countries.
John Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of forestry and farm equipment
and a significant supplier for earth moving and environmental machines. In
1837 established Deere & Company operates worldwide and employs in total
approximately 47,000 persons. John Deere Oy manufactures forestry machines
and is domiciled in Tampere. In 2006, turnover of John Deere Forestry was
EUR 336 million. The company employs in total approximately 820 persons of
which 650 in Finland.
Etteplan is one of the largest companies in the Nordic Countries providing
industrial technology design and expert services. The company supplies high-
quality services for its customers for production and product development
processes. The core areas of expertise are mechanical engineering, automation
design and information technology as well as software development, electronics
design and related laboratory and approval services. In 2005, turnover of
Etteplan Group was EUR 79.4 million. The company employs close to 1 600
persons in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy and China.
Hollola, 1 December 2006
Etteplan Oyj
Heikki Hornborg
CEO
For additional information, please contact:
DokuMentori Oy, Managing Director Raimo Kivioja, tel. +358 40 747 6514 or
John Deere Forestry Oy, Product Support Manager Tapio Laakso,
tel. +358 40 546 5646
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