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Elisa and TenForce to boost operational intelligence in EHSQ and risk management

Press release, 8 September 2021 Elisa has made a strategic investment to hold a majority stake in TenForce, a Belgian provider of EHSQ and operational risk management software. While continuing as an independent company, TenForce will become part of the Elisa IndustrIQ business area. This partnership will help TenForce to accelerate its growth and development plans through access to complementary AI/ML capabilities and a global network of manufacturing industry-focused software companies.TenForce provides software for process industries to help them improve their environmental, health,

Elisa Invests Majority Stake in CalcuQuote’s Global Growth

Elisa  has made a strategic investment to hold a majority stake in CalcuQuote , a U.S.-based supply chain software provider for the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry. The partnership will accelerate CalcuQuote’s mission of digitalizing and optimizing the EMS supply chain by expanding its global sales team and supporting its product roadmap, including further development of quoting and supply chain management software. “This is a highly strategic investment for Elisa as we continue our rapid growth in EMS industrial

Finnish startup Linear raises €1.1M to digitalize the real estate business

Linear, a company focusing on the digitalization of real estate brokerage, has closed €1.1 million in seed funding. The round was led by Innovestor Ventures (FIN), joined by institutional and private investors as well as the company’s previous backer, Superhero Capital (FIN). Linear will use the latest funding round on future growth and expansion to new markets. Linear Oy, founded in 2018, offers a digital ecosystem that is driven by artificial intelligence and machine learning to facilitate the housing trade. The services benefit both private sellers and professional realtors. Linear

Anssi Okkonen appointed as the new CEO of Polystar

Stockholm, Sweden, 9 October 2020 – Polystar, a global supplier of analytics, service assurance and automation solutions for mobile operators, today announced that Anssi Okkonen has been appointed as its new CEO. He will succeed Mikael Grill, the founder and long-term CEO of Polystar, who will leave the company on December 15th, 2020.“Mikael Grill has played a key role in growing the company into a leading global player in service assurance and automation. His work at Polystar will be continued by Anssi Okkonen, who has extensive experience in the Communication Service Provider domain, in

Nordic countries’ first large-scale end-of-life textile refinement plant to open in Paimio in 2021

The Nordic countries’ first industrial end-of-life textile refinement plant will open in Paimio in 2021. Rester Oy, which is developing the plant in Paimio, recycles companies' end-of-life textiles, and Lounais-Suomen Jätehuolto Oy (LSJH), which will hire a production area at the same facility, processes households' end-of-life textiles. The plant will process 12,000 tonnes of end-of-life textiles every year, which represents about 10% of Finland’s textile waste.The textile industry’s end-of-life textile problem is intolerable. Natural resources are increasingly used to manufacture products,

Finland surprises with wide range of intelligent vehicle and mobility solutions – first MaaS solution testing starts in the UK

Finland is one of the world’s forerunner countries in intelligent vehicle and mobility solutions. Finland has created the world’s first Mobility as a Service (MaaS) ecosystem for traffic, which will now be trialed also in the UK starting in June 2017.Finland is known as an internationally unique information-based testing area for intelligent transportation systems. The Aurora test ecosystem in Finnish Lapland enables testing of various digital transport infrastructure (DTI) and connected cars initiatives, as well as autonomous driving and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) in which all major

Finnish MetGen wins the John Sime Award for biotechnology

Finnish enzyme producer MetGen won the John Sime Award for Most Innovative New Technology at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB). Along with several other enterprises in its industry, MetGen – already a leading Finnish bioeconomy company – is now pursuing strong international growth.MetGen, which produces customised industrial enzymes particularly for the processes of the pulp and paper industry, has won the John Sime Award for Most Innovative New Technology at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Bioeconomy (EFIB). The winner was

Media Lunch at Slush 2014: “TAKE THAT TECH TO THE UK”

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the UK Government’s department that helps overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK economy,is proud to be showcasing brilliant minds and groundbreakers from dynamic Finnish and Baltic tech companies at a media lunch in Helsinki.Where:the Exhibitors Club Restaurant at Messukeskus Expo and Convention Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki(go to the lobby of the southern entrance and take the stairs to the 2nd

Media Lunch at Slush 2014: “TAKE THAT TECH TO THE UK”

UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), the UK Government’s department that helps overseas companies bring their high quality investment to the UK economy, is proud to be showcasing brilliant minds and groundbreakers from dynamic Finnish and Baltic tech companies at a media lunch in Helsinki.Where:the Exhibitors Club Restaurant at Messukeskus Expo and Convention Centre, Messuaukio 1, 00520 Helsinki(go to the lobby of the southern entrance and take the stairs to the 2nd floor)When:Tuesday, 18

CLEEN Ltd’s Finnish-Chinese joint project works for cleaner air

CLEEN’s research program is taking Finnish environmental expertise to China in the form of the China Testbed project. This project develops applications for monitoring air quality in cooperation with companies and research institutes.- In Europe, diseases resulting from the quality of air cause the death of hundreds of thousands of people every year, and by a rough estimation this number is many times higher in China. One of the future aims of China Testbed, which focuses on measuring fine particles and developing air quality forecasts, is to develop services for pulmonary edema patients

Successful Norwegian Reitan Manager becomes CEO for Finland R-kioski

In March Reitan Service Handel (RSH) acquired R-kioski in Finland, R-kiosk in Estonia and R-kiosk and Lietuvos Spauda in Lithuania, and Friday last week the European Commission approved the purchase. Magnus Reitan now sends the man who managed to turn the business in Sweden from minus to plus, to the role as CEO of R-kioski in Finland.- R-kioski in Finland is a very important market for us. Johannes Sangnes (55) has done a very good job as CEO of RSH Sweden from 2004 to 2008 and for RSH Norway over the last three years, so I'm very happy that he has accepted this new role. I look forward to

Finnish district heating experts join forces

Finpro's new District Heating internationalization program is combining the expertise of Finnish companies into an export product. The program’s latest report examined the export opportunities available to Finnish companies in the district heating markets of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and China.“Although international surveys show that Finland has been one of the leading countries in joint production of heat and electricity and district heating utilization for several years now, district heating expertise has not yet become an important export

New Global Quality Director for CPS Color Group Oy

Mr. Dario Aganovic has been appointed Global Quality Director at CPS Color and a member of CPS Color Group Oy’s Management Team effective August 16, 2010. Mr. Dario Aganovic (born in 1974) holds a PhD in integrated product and production development from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and a BSc degree in mechanical engineering from Uppsala University. Mr. Aganovic currently works as Senior Manager and Head of Nordic Product Innovation practice at Accenture (a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company) where he started in 2005. Mr. Aganovic has

CPS Color’s COROB™ InnovaTint is a new way to navigate your paint tinting process

CPS Color is setting a new industry standard with the launch of COROB™ InnovaTint, an innovative new tinting software. COROB™ InnovaTint will be officially introduced at the Middle East Coatings Show in Dubai on March 29, 2010.The user friendly COROB™ InnovaTint software is easy to operate and navigate. The software works by highlighting the important steps of the tinting process. By walking the user step-by-step through the tinting process paint professionals are ensured flawless execution and color accuracy of every tint. “The easier the software is to use, the simpler and quicker the

CPS Color GmbH establishes a new Service Competence Center in Hückelhoven, Germany

CPS Color GmbH has moved its office from Bornich to Hückelhoven. The new 460-m2 facility includes offices, an equipment and spare parts warehouse and a showroom for the tinting equipment range. “The new premises enable us to establish a real Service Competence Center in Hückelhoven,” says Thomas Engels, Service Manager CE and Head of the GmbH operations in Hückelhoven. “Our vision is that in the near future our German organization will be an example of a professional and efficiently-working CPS Color Service Competence Center.” The new office is located in a business park and only 25 km

Climate targets can be achieved with existing technologies

Climate change is not just a threat. Sensible and energy-efficient solutions allow companies to improve their productivity and competitiveness. In addition, delaying investments aimed at slowing climate change can actually increase costs by up to EUR 500 billion each year.Cleantech companies from Finland will be present at the Bright Green corporate event being held on December 12-13 in conjunction with the COP15 Summit in Copenhagen. Finnish companies are among the world’s best, particularly in energy efficiency, clean industrial processes, and bioenergy sectors. “We have top expertise,

Henrik Lif takes over as permanent CEO of CPS Color Group

CPS Color, the world leader in colour solutions, strengthens its position by appointing a new CEO with experience from multiple industries.Vantaa, Finland, November 26, 2009. Swedish born Henrik Lif has been appointed as permanent President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CPS Color Group Oy. CPS Color is the world leading supplier of advanced colour solutions for the global paints and coatings industry. ”CPS Color is an exciting company with multiple opportunities. The key focus areas right now are to improve our product and service offering and to strengthen our position in the

CPS Color launches the COROBTM FIRST 70

New dispenser makes it easy to move to automatic tinting San Felice, Italy, November 18, 2009 – CPS Color, the leading supplier of advanced tinting systems, has announced the launch of the COROB™ FIRST 70 automatic dispenser. The FIRST 70 dispenser makes entering the automatic tinting business a natural and easy step. The dispenser is also suitable for tinting medium volumes per day however. Increased productivity rates can be achieved with the sequential or the higher speed simultaneous versions.The COROB™ FIRST 70 is equipped with a newly developed membrane valve, with a new shape and use

AW-Energy first wave energy company to sign a EUR 3 million contract with the new EU project

AW-Energy Ltd, a Finnish cleantech company that is developing a unique and patented wave energy technology under the brand name of WaveRoller, has signed a EUR 3 million contract with The European Union to demonstrate its technology. The global ocean energy resources are enormous. Ocean energy technology represents the largest untapped business potential within the renewables sector.The contract between AW-Energy and the EU is the first one under the so called CALL FP7 -Demonstration of the innovative full size systems. Several of the leading wave energy developing companies participated to

CPS Color strengthens its total solution approach in Poland

ICH-Eskens Poland is CPS Color’s partner also in colorants. Sittard, The Netherlands, August 24, 2009 – CPS Color, the leading supplier of advanced tinting systems, has strengthened its total solution approach in Poland by having one partner for equipment and colorants. ICH-Eskens Poland has been CPS Color’s equipment partner in Poland already four years. From June, 2009, it has also taken care of representing all CPS Color’s colorants in Poland.“Co-operation with Eskens Poland, our equipment partner, has been very successful and easy-going,” says GianLuca Facchini, Region Director EMEA,

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