Platinum Sponsors
Glaston
Glaston is an industry-leading company committed to delivering technologies and services for the manufacturing of the world’s best heat-treated glass. Our machines are used to create high-quality glass for use in architectural, solar, appliance and automotive applications.
Our portfolio includes a comprehensive selection of heat treatment machines and services. In addition to excellent end product quality, our machines are known for providing superior reliability in operations and a high level of energy efficiency. Technological excellence combined with dedicated support and services gives our customers a competitive edge in their business.
We have a strong sales, service and manufacturing presence around the globe with production in Finland and China and a sales presence in more than 10 locations. Glaston currently employs approximately 450 people in addition to a worldwide network of partners and distributors.
We are committed to our customers’ continued success across the entire lifecycle of our offering. When we make a promise of a clear and visible difference in glass quality, we see it through.
Glaston’s shares (GLA1V) are listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.
Kalmar
Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. We are the industry forerunner in terminal automation and energy-efficient container handling, with one in four container moves around the globe being handled by a Kalmar solution. We improve the efficiency of your every move through our extensive product portfolio, global service network and solutions for seamless integration of terminal processes.
The Kalmar business area is divided into the Automation and Projects, Mobile Equipment, Services, Navis and Bromma divisions which are supported by common business support functions, including Offering Development, Finance, Marketing and Communications, and Human Resources. The front line sales and services are supported by the regional organisations in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia-Pacific and the Americas. Kalmar’s assembly units are located in China, India, Malaysia, Poland, Sweden and the United States. Kalmar has research and development units worldwide and a Technology and Competence Centre in Tampere, Finland.
Kalmar is part of Cargotec. Cargotec’s sales totalled approximately EUR 3.5 billion in 2016 and it employs over 11,000 people. Cargotec’s class B shares are quoted on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd under symbol CGCBV.
Metso
Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas.
We are truly global. Worldwide we employ about 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide.
In 2011 Metso Corporation’s net sales were EUR 6,646 million, with about 45 percent coming from the services business.
We have three reporting segments: Mining and Construction, consisting of Minerals Processing Solutions, Crushing and Screening Equipment and Services business lines, Automation, consisting of Process Automation Systems, Flow Control and Services business lines and Pulp, Paper and Power, consisting of Paper, Fiber, Power and Services business lines.
Wärtsilä
Wärtsilä is a global leader in smart technologies and complete lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.
In 2017, Wärtsilä’s net sales totalled EUR 4.9 billion with approximately 18,000 employees. The company has operations in over 200 locations in more than 80 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.
Gold Sponsors
Finncare
AFRHA is the nation’s only aged care provider for the Australian Finnish community and is based in the Queensland bayside suburb of Thornlands. With a strong Finnish heritage, AFRHA’s international community provides a range of support services and care options for older people both from the Australian Finnish and Scandinavian communities and the wider Australian community.
AFRHA has three service arms, Finlandia Village (Residential Aged Care), Finlandia Villas (Retirement Living) and Finncare (Home and Community Care).
Finnair
Finnair, one of the world’s oldest operating airlines, was established on 1st November, 1923. Its operations focus on transporting passengers between Europe and Asia, via Helsinki.
Finnair Group operations cover scheduled passenger traffic and leisure traffic, technical and ground handling operations, catering, travel agencies as well as travel information and reservation services. The number of personnel of Finnair Group is approximately 8 000. The subsidiaries provide air traffic support services or operate in closely related areas.
In recent years, Finnair has emerged as a major player in traffic between Europe and Asia. Finnair’s intercontinental destinations in Asia include Delhi, Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Bangkok. In May 2012 Finnair will introduce a direct route to Chongqing.
Finnair’s European route network offers several daily frequencies to all major European cities. Timetables are built to offer quick connections to Asian flights.
Fiskars
Fiskars journey started over 365 years ago in 1649, when Peter Thorwöste founded the Fiskars ironworks.
Today, Fiskars serves consumers and customers around the world with a family of globally recognized brands, including Fiskars, Gerber, Iittala, Royal Copenhagen, Waterford, and Wedgwood. Our products are sold in more than 100 countries.
In 2016, we defined our strategic priorities, and at the start of 2017 we reorganized ourselves in a way that reflects our strategy. We took a step forward towards our global ambition and shifted from a region-based organization to form two strategic business units, Living and Functional, and a unified supply chain.
Building on our strong position in the global consumer goods business today, we are increasing our speed and agility, deepening our relationship with the consumer and working to create value to our stakeholders.
Fiskars is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki. The group recorded net sales of 1,185.5 million euros in 2017, and employs some 7,900 people in over 30 countries.
KONE
KONE, one of the global leaders in the elevator and escalator industry, was founded in 1910 and celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2010. The company’s objective is to offer the best people flow experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides innovative and eco-efficient solutions for elevators, escalators and automatic building doors. We support our customers every step of the way; from design, manufacturing and installation to maintenance and modernization.
Our commitment to customers is present in all KONE solutions. This makes us a reliable partner throughout the life-cycle of the building. We challenge the conventional wisdom of the industry. We are fast, flexible, and we have a well-deserved reputation as a technology leader, with such innovations as KONE MonoSpace®, KONE MaxiSpace™, and KONE InnoTrack™. You can experience these innovations in architectural landmarks such as the Trump Tower in Chicago, the 30 St Mary Axe building in London, the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam and the Beijing National Grand Theatre in China.
KONE employs approximately 35,000 dedicated experts to serve you globally and locally in over 50 countries. In 2011, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 5.2 billion.
Konecranes
Konecranes is a world-leading group of Lifting Businesses™, serving a broad range of customers, including manufacturing and process industries, shipyards, ports and terminals. Konecranes provides productivity-enhancing lifting solutions as well as services for lifting equipment and machine tools of all makes.
In 2011, Group sales totaled EUR 1,896 million. The Group has 11,700 employees at 609 locations in 47 countries. Konecranes is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
Regardless of your lifting needs, Konecranes is committed to providing you with lifting equipment and services that increase the value and effectiveness of your business.
Lappset
LAPPSET GROUP is a leading European-based manufacturer and supplier of children’s playground and exercise equipment and other outdoor equipment for people of all ages. The company is located at the Arctic Circle in Finland and was established in 1970.
The family-owned company now sells its products to over 45 countries worldwide. Lappset Australia was established in 2009.
Lappset is committed to providing ground-breaking, innovative outdoor play and exercise solutions for people of all ages. Close cooperation with many universities around the world ensures that the latest science and design principles are incorporated into the product development.
Lappset – We invite the mankind outdoors!
Stora Enso
Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the biomaterials, paper, packaging and wood products industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials.
The Group has some 30 000 employees in more than 35 countries worldwide, and is a publicly traded company listed in Helsinki and Stockholm. Our customers include publishers, printing houses and paper merchants, as well as the packaging, joinery and construction industries.
Our annual production capacity is 4.9 million tonnes of chemical pulp, 11.8 million tonnes of paper and board, 1.3 billion square metres of corrugated packaging and 6.0 million cubic metres of sawn wood products, including 3.1 million cubic metres of value-added products. Our sales in 2011 were EUR 11.0 billion, with an operational EBIT of EUR 866.7 million.
Stora Enso’s mission is to use and develop its expertise in renewable materials to meet the needs of its customers and many of today’s global raw material challenges. Our products provide a climate-friendly alternative to many products made from competing non-renewable materials, and have a smaller carbon footprint. Our solutions based on wood therefore have wide-reaching benefits for us as a business, for people and for the planet. Global Responsibility – meaning economic, social and environmental responsibility – underpins our thinking and our approach to every aspect of doing business.
Stora Enso will focus more on growth markets in China and Latin America, and fibre-based packaging, plantation-based pulp and selected paper grades. Fibre-based packaging offers steady long-term growth in most segments and has vast innovation potential, offering sustainable new solutions for our customers. Plantation-based pulp allows us to secure low-cost fibre for production.
Uponor
Uponor is a leading global provider of systems and solutions in the fields of hygienic drinking water delivery, energy-efficient heating and cooling and reliable infrastructure. The company is active in a variety of markets in the construction sector, from residential and commercial construction to industry and civil engineering.
Uponor products are available to customers in over 100 countries. They provide hygienically safe drinking water as well as energy-efficient heating and cooling. The company has committed itself to sustainability and the goal of making people’s lives more pleasant.
The year 2018 marks Uponor’s 100-year anniversary. Uponor’s story began in 1918, when Aukusti Asko-Avonius established a carpentry workshop in Lahti, Finland. The workshop quickly grew into the largest furniture supplier in the Nordic countries. In the 1960’s, the company expanded its business further into the plastic industry by bringing its rst plastic pipes into the market.
Uponor is listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.