Purpose and values
The purpose of our company
The purpose of Outokummun Metalli is to enable efficient mechanical wood harvesting and other material handling with high-quality attachments, suitable for various base machines, which we manufacture in a safe working environment using modern production methods. With the harvester head and grapple products manufactured by us, our partners’ clients produce renewable wood raw materials for industrial use and contribute to infrastructure construction.
Our values
Our company culture and way of working throughout the Outokummun Metalli Group are based on our core values: customer focus, continuity, sustainability, and collaboration.
CUSTOMER FOCUS – We value our customers through quality work.
We offer excellent service and high-quality operations. We maintain long-term customer relationships. We meet our customers’ quality requirements. We keep our promises. Everyone is responsible for the internal customers as well.
CONTINUITY – We secure the future.
We aim to be a reliable and safe employer. We take active measures to ensure occupational safety, employee well-being, competence, and productive partnerships. We do not take excessive business risks that could jeopardize the company’s operations. The continuity of business operations requires financial profitability.
SUSTAINABILITY – We operate and innovate through sustainable development.
Responsible business and development are important goals for us. They are guided by our ethical principles, customer feedback, changes in the competitive environment, and our own development ideas. We are aware of the impact of our activities on the environment and society and work systematically to improve them.
COLLABORATION – We succeed by working together.
We are committed to continuous improvement of products, services, and operations. Everyone takes responsibility for their own work and its development, considering our common goals. We communicate actively and openly. We promote a positive work atmosphere.
Our way to work is based on entrepreneurship
Pekka Nevalainen established Outokummun Metalli Oy in 1980. Today, the company also includes members of the second generation of the Nevalainen family. We are a Finnish family business, committed to preserving the legacy of long-term entrepreneurship. For us, this means actively developing the company, caring for our work community, ensuring the company’s financial stability, and investing in operations in Finland.
Roots in industrial projects
Our company’s practices and values have been refined over our 40-year history and naturally continue to evolve. Industrial project deliveries were our main business from the company’s founding until the early 2000s. We completed demanding material handling equipment, such as conveyor belt systems and storage silos, particularly for customers in the mining industry. You can learn more about our company’s history here.