1. More environmentally friendly transport booking system

    30 April 2024

    There are increasing demands from the construction industry and customers for better and more environmentally friendly transport solutions. Since the turn of the year, all Norra Timber’s sites have implemented a new transport booking system that identifies more sustainable freight solutions and makes it easier to follow them up. 

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  2. Norra Timber reduces annual carbon dioxide emissions with new electric forklifts

    28 April 2024

    Norra Timber has invested in two electric forklift trucks and a newly-built charging station at its sawmill in Sävar. The investment is part of a modernization of the company’s vehicle fleet and has slashed the sawmill’s carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 144 tons per year.

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  3. New digital check-in and check-out system

    1 April 2024

    A new digital system that makes it easier for drivers to pick up their loads is being beta-tested at Norra Timber’s sawmills. Whereas previously registration of a driver’s load and route had to be manually entered, the process is now fully automated.
    “We are leading innovation in our industry in Sweden”, says Per Boman, System Manager at Norra Timber. 

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  4. New 300-meter-long timber sorting facility being built at Kåge Sawmill

    12 March 2024

    ”The installation represents a technological advancement that will allow every log to be traced and documented throughout the entire sawing process”, says Industry Manager Henrik Jönsson.

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  5. Ai plays matchmaker at Sävar Sawmill

    6 February 2023

    The industrial boom in northern Sweden continues at pace, with substantial investments taking place at Norra Skog's Norra Timber sawmill in Sävar. Rather than slowing down through the current tough recession, the sawmill owned by Norra Skog's forestry owner’s association has opted to invest heavily to the amount of half a billion SEK. Cutting-edge technology upgrades are strengthening the sawmill’s reputation as one of the most modern facilities of its kind anywhere in the world.

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