Leading global manufacturing subcontractor Fortaco Group is reshaping the way industries produce heavy equipment. Covering the whole value chain from design and prototyping to testing and life-cycle support, the company gives original equipment manufacturers an opportunity to consolidate their supplier base and focus more on their core businesses. Fortaco is also among the first subcontractors to apply aerospace and automotive technology to the heavy equipment supply chain.

"We take the best skills, apply the lessons we've learned, and transform all that knowledge to address the needs of heavy equipment manufacturers," says Lars Hellberg, president and CEO. "We draw from this wealth of expertise to offer more than purely manufacturing."

With 11 production facilities in Finland and across Eastern Europe, Fortaco covers assembly, components fabrication and machining services for industries ranging from agriculture, forestry and mining, to construction, materials handling and energy. 

As a new business field, Fortaco will also assemble electric city buses based on a new lightweight chassis technology. Developed by Linkker, the state-of-the-art concept reduces vehicle weight by 3,000kg and offers up to 30 per cent lower life-cycle cost.