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Despite the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus, everyday life at Koskisen production plants is still close to normal. Logs are being bought to be sawn at the sawmill and peeled at the plywood mill. The chips from the process are used to manufacture chipboard, which is currently in high demand \u2013 people now have time for home improvement.<\/em><\/p>\n

Customers worldwide are still ordering sawn timber, plywood and chipboard, although the prolonged uncertainty in the markets is starting to make its mark on the development of the order book.<\/span>\u00a0Koskisen hopes that, in addition to the easing announced in the past few days, restrictions could be relaxed further in Europe, Asia and Koskisen\u2019s other key market areas alike.<\/p>\n

Eighty per cent of Koskisen\u2019s personnel work at the mills, and the products cannot be manufactured remotely. Production has largely been running as usual, with the only difference being that careful attention is paid to preventing infection and increasing the safety distance. Close contact with colleagues is avoided. While people still greet one another with a smile, they talk less often face-to-face.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt Koskisen we started preparing for the coronavirus well in advance at the end of February, immediately after the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK recommended it. That gave us a good head start,\u201d says Minna Luomalahti, Koskisen\u2019s HR and Communications Director.<\/p>\n

The entire personnel have been very active and innovative in finding means to reduce the risk of infection during the workday. Enhancing cleaning, dividing shared control rooms into separate spaces, staggering shift changes and breaks, communicating electronically during shift changes \u2013 these are just a few examples of the creative and successful solutions that have been adopted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll this guarantees a safe work environment for personnel and deliveries to customers to keep the wheels of society turning. And by common agreement nobody comes to work sick,\u201d Luomalahti says, adding that, thanks to a good hygiene level, the number of absences from work has been lower than normal since the beginning of April.<\/p>\n

High demand for wood products worldwide<\/strong><\/p>\n

Softwood sawing, plywood and chipboard manufacture at the J\u00e4rvel\u00e4 mills and the production of thin plywood at the Hirvensalmi mill have been running very well, sometimes to a point of nearing all-time production records.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the February strike, it was important that we managed to turn the company\u2019s result upward, thus securing future investments and the development of the company,\u201d says CEO Jukka Pahta.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe still have work, but the order intake has declined. We are, of course, keeping a very close eye on the order book both daily and weekly. For the time being, operations will continue as planned, and there has been no need to plan for temporary lay-offs yet. If the situation changes, we will react accordingly,\u201d Pahta says.<\/p>\n

In an ever-evolving situation, Koskisen\u2019s sales personnel are in daily contact with customers to hear their latest news and to know whether their production is running and how they are coping.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the markets show the first positive signs, customers will want to have their products as soon as possible, which can lead to long delivery times. Close co-operation with customers is important especially now when it is quieter, so that our salespersons can make sure that our customers\u2019 stocks are in order when the situation starts to normalise.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Despite the emergency situation caused by the coronavirus, everyday life at Koskisen production plants is still close to normal. Logs are being bought to be sawn at the sawmill and peeled at the plywood mill. 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