SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired the
forestry business of Savcor Oy, a global supplier of forestry
solutions for performance optimization and enterprise management.
Trimble has also acquired Silvadata, a provider of cloud-based
data, collaboration and workflow automation services to small- and
medium-sized forestry companies. The acquisitions expand Trimble's
global reach and complement Trimble's Connected Forest solutions.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Trimble's Connected Forest solutions manage the full raw
materials lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting,
transporting and processing. The solutions improve decision making
at every step—from forest to mill and from land acquisition to
product delivery—by combining industry-specialized software and
state-of-the-art hardware into solutions for land, forest and fiber
management. With the addition of Savcor and Silvadata to the
Connected Forest portfolio, Trimble now offers the most
comprehensive supply chain solutions available to the forest
industry today.
"The Savcor and Silvadata acquisitions build upon our strategy
to provide global customers with a complete end-to-end ecosystem
for forest management, traceability and timber processing," said
Ken Moen, general manager of
Trimble's Forestry Division. "Our fundamental focus is to provide
integrated solutions that drive agility, improve efficiency and
provide better visibility at each stage of the forest
lifecycle."
Savcor Oy
Headquartered in Finland with
offices in Brazil and Germany, the Savcor forestry business provides
information and online diagnostic solutions for forestry processing
and production planning.
Complementing Trimble's Connected Forest solutions, Savcor's
Zenith software manages forestry information for land acquisition
planning and assessment, silviculture, harvesting and logistics to
receiving timber at the mill. Savcor's Wedge™ software provides
online process diagnostics by integrating and analyzing data from a
variety of mill system sources to identify production bottlenecks
and streamline mill operations.
"Savcor's Latin America and
European presence, coupled with Trimble's worldwide expertise and
broad portfolio, offers forestry customers a global solution that
addresses the challenges of automation across the enterprise," said
Jukka Rautiainen, CEO Savcor Oy. "We
are excited to be part of this opportunity and look forward to
contributing to the delivery of a comprehensive, digital solution
that brings value to the industry."
Silvadata
Finland-based Silvadata is a
provider of cloud-based data, collaboration and workflow automation
services to small- and medium-sized forestry companies for
lifecycle enterprise management.
Silvadata's SilvaPro is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for
partner collaboration used by forestry management associations,
forest owner unions, private forestry owners and professionals for
forestry lifecycle management functions. SilvaPro is specifically
designed to address forest management, planning, wood procurement,
work site planning and execution.
"Silvadata has created a cloud-based network for collaboration
among participants in the forest industry. The solution facilitates
a simple approach to data management and workflow efficiency for
its users," said Jani Kaskinen, CEO
Silvadata. "We look forward to working with Trimble to continue to
grow the business and expand Trimble's Connected Forest
offerings."
About Savcor Oy
Savcor has more than 35 years of experience in the global forest
product and process industry. Since 1986, Savcor has been providing
software solutions to leading forest companies to improve their
efficiency in the wood value chain from the forest to final
products. As a leading forestry software provider based in
Finland, Savcor provides
specialized software solutions for raw material purchasing,
harvesting, logistics and processing.
For more information, visit:
https://www.savcor.com/en.
About Silvadata
Silvadata provides enterprise applications and services for the
private forest management industry. The company was founded in 1985
and has over 1,200 end users in over 150 customer organizations.
The Silvadata portfolio addresses private forest management, wood
trading and financial systems. In addition, training, consulting,
hosting and support services are provided for our
customers. For more information, visit:
https://www.silvadata.fi or contact: info@silvadata.fi.
About Trimble's Forestry Division
Trimble's Forestry Division offers land, forest and fiber
management solutions that improve the productivity and operations
for some of the world's most recognized integrated forest product
companies, forest land owners, timberland investment, conservation,
state and federal departments as well as international food
processing companies involved in environmental, social and economic
land management. The Connected Forest solutions manage the full raw
materials lifecycle of planning, planting, growing, harvesting,
transporting and processing.
For more information, visit: www.trimble.com/forestry.
About Trimble
Trimble is transforming the way the world works by delivering
products and services that connect the physical and digital worlds.
Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity and data
analytics enable customers to improve productivity, quality, safety
and sustainability. From purpose built products to enterprise
lifecycle solutions, Trimble software, hardware and services are
transforming a broad range of industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation and logistics. For more
information about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit:
www.trimble.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements
regarding the business operations and prospects of Trimble,
including the impacts of the Savcor and Slivadata acquisitions on
expanding Trimble's Forestry Division's global reach and solution
offerings to the forestry industry. These forward-looking
statements are subject to change, and actual results may materially
differ due to certain risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause or contribute to changes in such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to (i) realizing the anticipated
benefits of the acquisition, (ii) Trimble's ability to integrate
Savcor's Zenith and Wedge solutions and Silvadata's SilvaPro SaaS
solution with Trimble's Connected Forest solutions to deliver
comprehensive solutions that provide value to forestry customers,
(iii) Trimble's ability to expand internationally and grow its
Forestry Division business through the acquisitions, and (iv) the
risks and uncertainties associated with unexpected expenditures or
assumed liabilities that may be incurred as a result of the
acquisition. More information about potential factors which could
affect Trimble's business and financial results is set forth in
reports filed with the SEC, including Trimble's quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q and its annual report on Form 10-K. All
forward-looking statements are based on information available to
Trimble as of the date hereof, and Trimble assumes no obligation to
update such statements.
GTRMB
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