Thursday 15 November 2018

FARMA & BIGAB show their best at the largest agricultural indoor fare in Finland.


You can find our team – Tero, Sulev and Anneli – in Finland at MaatalousKonemessut’ stand 6C20 from November 15-17. This time we show the bestselling lumber trailer FARMA CT 6,7- 9F and our heavy-duty transportation trailer BIGAB 20-24. Hook lift trailer BIGAB 12–15 can be seen in our dealer Yrjö Tenkanen’s stand. Also you can explore the functionality of our grapples, energy cutters and winches at the fair.


There are more than 300 businesses presenting their agricultural machinery, equipment and services at the fair. The general trends in our field of activity have been the same for several years. Producers of trailers, cranes and their accessories are looking for ways to create faster, lighter and stronger machines to meet consumers' needs. So do we :).

Thursday 8 November 2018

FORS MW is now a member of the Federation of Estonian Engineering Industry

Federation of Estonian Engineering Industry unites machine building and metal companies and Estonian major educational organizations in the field of engineering. The members differ from Estonian biggest and experienced companies to small and flexible businesses.

We hope that the new cooperation gives to FORS MW great new opportunities in R&D, improves labour force recruiting and introduces us more to world.


Wednesday 31 October 2018

Summary of the dealer day

Here is summary of the dealer days in Landtechnik Seitz´s yard from our German sales representative Peter Roos:

It is a yearly tradition to have dealer day in Landtechnik Seitz yard in Lindenfels-Glattbach.
Interested customers were coming from near and far away, they all had a closer look into machineries in wood transport and wood processing.
This year dealer Seitz showed FARMA CT 6,3-8 and CT 7,0-10 G2.The CT 6,3-8 had a self-made body for brushes, which was a really good eye catcher.
I had really nice and interested talks with customers.You can see that customers asking more and more special requirements to machineries, so that they can fulfil their own market niche. It is a pleasure to see how our factory can help the customers to find the right machinery for the special needs of customers.
I like to thank dealer Seitz for the well done professional show on his yard.

Regards,
Peter




Monday 29 October 2018

Heizen mit Holz, DE

Last weekend was the 13th “Heizen mit Holz” in Fuhrberg and for us that was the second time we attended this great show. 
Our dealer Bernd Bohne from Schaumburger Landtechnik GmbH & Co. KG was very pleased with the exhibition. Among other products FARMA CT6.7-9F forestry trailer found an happy owner straight from the exhibition ground. 
We would like to thank all the visitors for the nice talks and see you again in 2020.

Thursday 25 October 2018

ELMIA LANTBRUK is on!

Elmia Lantbruk has started and it will be on until 26th of October. Come and have a look at our large range of BIGABs at stand B02:83. Our Scandinavian sales team is there to help you with all the questions you may have regards to our products.
Elmia Lantbruk is one of the biggest farming exhibition in Sweden. More information about how to go to the show can be found here: https://www.elmia.se/en/Lantbruk/

See you there!


Monday 15 October 2018

Making plans for next weeks? Let’s meet at exhibitions!

Here are our plans for remaining 2018 exhibitions. FARMA & BIGAB will be presented at all biggest exhibitions in Western Europe.

What are your plans for these weeks? If nearby, please drop by from our stand. Say hello, let’s chat and talk about 2019 plans already!

You can meet FARMA & BIGAB  at:

Elmia Lantbruk in Jönkoping SWEDEN (24.-26.10)
Heizen mit Holz in Fuhrberg GERMANY (27.-28.10)
Maatalouskonemessu in Helsinki FINLAND (15.-17.11)

See you there!



Monday 1 October 2018

Mini BIGAB 10-14

Our dear Dutch dealer Hissink has got some very nice pictures from an enthousiastic BIGAB fan, Jordi Wolters, who made a small BIGAB 10-14 in Dutch surroundings. Watch the photos, aren´t these just perfect?! Thank you Jordi and Hissink for sharing these with us!


Thursday 6 September 2018

BIGAB at Entreprenad Live 2018, Göteborg

Entreprenad Live ️has started and BIGAB machines are set at the stand 117. Come by to meet Anders and Stefan who are there to assist people for the next 3 days.

BIGAB at Entreprenad Live 2018

06.09-08.09 Entreprenad Live in Göteborg

Tuesday 4 September 2018

Dealer's day in Netherlands

Our Dutch dealer Hissink & Zn organized a demo day with machines in their yard, including FARMA and BIGAB equipment. Have a look in the video below!




Did not make it to their demo day? 

Hissink & Zn is going to take part of the AgroTechniek Holland 2018 exhibition next week! They are situated at stand 6.35 and will have our machines there as well! So make sure you would not miss it out this time.

Friday 31 August 2018

This weekend FARMA and BIGAB will be taking part of 4 exhibitions at once

On 29th of August the International Holzmesse Klagenfurt took off and it is our first time being in Austria with our own stand! Tim who is there with our dealers is having busy times and he is happy that a lot of customers are coming by and showing interest towards the machines.

International Holzmesse Klagenfurt
At the same time, just some 300 kilometers away there is the Karpfhamer Fest & Rottalschau (Germany) exhibition where our salesman Peter is together with dealers, showing FARMA machines and assisting customers.

Karpfhamer Fest & Rottalschau 
Approximately 2500 km away from Karpfhamer and Klagenfurt in Jämsa, Finland is happening the Finnmetko 2018 fair where we have FARMA and BIGAB machines together with Tero and dealers!

FinnMETKO 2018
And over the sea in North America we are represented at Picken's Farm Equipment's stand at Expo Brome Fair in Canada, Quebec. FARMA machines are proudly presented and people at the stand are willing to help you with your questions regarding forestry equipment.

Did not have any plans for the weekend? 
Well, now you do!


Tuesday 28 August 2018

Find FARMA and BIGAB machines at the upcoming exhibitions!

Everybody who are interested of buying either BIGAB or FARMA machine anytime soon but would like to see those machines before: a very busy exhibition time is ahead of us where we are going to show the hook lift trailers, as well as forestry machines and equipment

Tomorrow the Klagenfurter Holzmesse in Austria️ is going to take off and we have there the market's favorite model BIGAB 10-14 with 8,0 meters long Z-crane! Of course we have there FARMA machines as well: CT 6,7-9F, energy cutters BC18 and BC25 as well the different size of grapples. Find us during the time period of 29.08-01.09 at stand W33A!

Beside that, in Finland️ we are going to take part of the Finnmetko exhibition to present our wide product range. The heavy-duty BIGAB machine 20-24 will be shown at the stand - do not miss it out! From forestry side we have there the FARMA tractor processor 5-15B and best-selling lumber trailer CT 6,7-9F. FARMA Generation 2 machines will be represented by T12 G2 together with our longest crane C8,5 G2. Not to mention all other equipment which you can attach to the machines and cranes. The exhibition is taking off on Thursday and lasts until Saturday. You will find us at stand 216! 

The exhibition Entreprenad Live Göteborg in Sweden️ is also not miles away anymore! We are there with our BIGAB machines, keep your eye on our Facebook page to hear more! 

Find BIGAB and FARMA machines at the upcoming exhibitions

Meanwhile visit our webpage www.forsmw.com for more information!

Friday 24 August 2018

Busy Friday at Saue!

FARMA and BIGAB machines are there for being transported to the customers really soon.

End of August and the whole September will be so many exhibitions happening where our machines are also proudly presented! Look for more from our website WWW.FORSMW.COM



Exhibitions in August and September

Tuesday 21 August 2018

FARMA G2 has arrived to Poland!

It is good to see that the Generation 2 machines are becoming more and more popular in Poland and people are seeing the advantages that are coming together with the FARMA G2 machines.

On these photos we have the T12 G2, which has thicker castings in the central section giving better possibilities of withstanding the forces from our cranes with large lifting torque. The trailer can be specially equipped, based on a number of options, direct from the factory. The FARMA C7.0 is one of the market's most well-thought out and best value-for-money cranes. The crane has a reach of 7.0 m with single extension. The lifting power and movement geometry are exceptional. The attractive design, together with the choice of material, give a low dead weight.

Read more HERE

FARMA G2 in Poland

ForTech Serwis Maszyny dla leśnictwa Hoffman i Szumicki Sp.J.


Thursday 2 August 2018

The FARMA Grapple Skidder in Czech Republic

Customer in Czech Republic received his FARMA Grapple Skidder SG1000 TM which is a powerful tool for small and medium sized tractors and others machines such as shown on this photo. There are several models available depending on the requirement. The FARMA SG1000 TM is recommended to equip with winch - it becomes very handy in case of need for extracting timber from awkward felling locations and skidding it out of forest to a loading point.


FARMA Grapple Skidder SG1000 TM

Thank you JPJ Forest for sharing the photos!

Read more about the Grapple Skidder from HERE!

Monday 30 July 2018

BIGAB made it to Canada️

Equipements Picken has been selling FARMA for many successful years already, but the last load they got from us was a BIGAB 12-15 which is the best-selling model in BIGAB product range. This model is used in a wide variety of areas from agriculture, energy, refuse disposal to installation and construction work.

The Equipements Picken is taking part of many exhibitions this year in Canada and United States! In two weeks time they will be at Woodsmen's Field Days in New York️ and in the end of August and throughout September you will have a change to meet them in Quebec at Expo-Champs 2018, Expo Brome Fair and Journée forestière et acéricole 2018!

BIGAB 12-15 made it to Canada

Picken's Equipement has been selling FARMA machines for years,
now they received their first BIGAB order.

Friday 6 July 2018

AS FORS MW Team is going on a summer vacation!

The year 2018 has been successful for Fors MW, and in order to carry on the same way, a good relaxing vacation is needed.

The whole factory in Saue will be closed from 9th of July up to 29th of July. The After Sales team will be available throughout the summer but also with reduced capacity and we are hoping for your understanding when the replies are taking slightly longer.

Also the blog and news section is taking a break and will be back again in August.


Monday 2 July 2018

Finnish dealer visit - a short video summary!

There are hundreds of dealers selling BIGAB and FARMA machine around the world and we are putting a lot of effort to bring our partners over to the factory so they could see the process of how the machines are built from scratch. Such events are also good to get straight feedback from the market and to hear what are the different needs and concerns when it comes to forestry equipment and heavy-duty vehicles.

This is exactly why we invited the Finnish dealers over. Approximately 2 weeks ago we welcomed them in the factory and the next day took them on the farm so they could get the feeling of operating the machines themselves. There were a lot of discussions going on about the market situation in Finland and great ideas were shared. Instead of writing a summary of the day we put together a short movie which says more than thousand words.



Thank you again for the visit Viita-Kone Oy, Konemyynti K. Kauppinen Oy; Jyväs-Maatalous Oy; Yrjö Tenkanen Oy; Vörå Maskin o. Traktor / Vöyrin Kone ja Traktori, Lakkapää Maatalous and Tommi Hakala from Koneviesti.

Group photo with Finnish dealers in front of the factory in Saue

A factory tour to show how the machine are built from scratch
People from Finland who would like to see the BIGAB and FARMA machines themselves, then in two days time you will have the opportunity to see the equipment at Okra Maatalouskone messut. Meet our salesman Tero there, either at Agri-Kymi Oy's (A-332), Lakkapää Maatalous' (E-275), Rentti's (A-1020) or Yrjö Tenkanen Oy's (A-107) stand.

Friday 22 June 2018

Annual midsummer barbecue at Fors MW

This weekend the Nordic and Baltic countries are honoring the longest day of the year. Celebrating this day has also been a long tradition in Fors MW where we each year gather everybody together and have a barbecue. So did we this year, but this time we had to sit inside because of the strong wind and rainy weather.

Thank you everybody who participated in organizing this day! We wish everybody a nice and also safe weekend!






Wednesday 13 June 2018

BIGAB 20-24 - trailer for those with heavy-duty transportation needs

The BIGAB season is in full swing. There are tens of BIGAB machines being sent out from our yard in Saue every week.

This year we have noticed bigger demand towards bigger BIGAB machines, such as BIGAB 20-24 which is made to transport heavy loads. The list of standard equipment on this machine is impressive, which makes it a perfect hooklift trailer to use it for transportion in many areas such as grit and sand up to crop harvesting.



For more information visit out website: http://forsmw.com/hook-lift-trailer/20-24

Monday 11 June 2018

FARMA C4,2 in Chile

Our equipment can be found on each continent around the world! Here is a video of our FARMA C4,2 G2 crane mounted on a debarking machine in Chile️.

C4,2 G2 is a small but powerful crane, lifting up to 480 kg (excl. rotator, link and grapple) and is equipped with a linkage system and well suited for the purpose. Read more about the crane from our website: http://forsmw.com/crane/c-42-g2


We are always happy about photos and videos of FARMA and BIGAB machines sent to us by our end customers! The easiest way to send them is via e-mail info@forsmw.com or to tag us on social media channels: INSTAGRAM       FACEBOOK       TWITTER       YOUTUBE

Tuesday 5 June 2018

Overview of the conference "Konferencja dla zuli" in Poland

In the end of  May our Polish dealer Silvatech took part of an event called " Konferencja dla zuli" which is organized by a forest magazine "Gazeta Leśna". It is a conference where forest business owners and stakeholders meet to exchange knowledge and experience. Beside a formal conference, many professional forest crane operators were coming together during this event to beat one another in a competition called Polish Forestry Challenge where the fastest and most precise operator were determined.

Joanna from Silvatech commented this event to be a great opportunity to present products for forestry work. In total, about 40 exhibitors presented their products, among which our company [Silvatech Polska] proudly presented FARMA to our former and potential clients. We met a lot of great people, immensely involved in their work and the idea of mechanization of forestry work, to make it efficient and safe. Some of them are already excellent specialists in operating forest cranes.

Silvatech had there the FARMA CT5,3-8 equipped with hydraulic brakes, extension rear beam and stand-up podium met with a great interest of visitors. Although the weather was hot, visitors eagerly stopped to touch the equipment, talk and share their experience.

Joanna added that in our opinion, the conference is an ideal place to build good relationships in an environment of people who are really interested in the forestry subject.

Thank you Joanna and other members from Silvatech for attending the exhibition and presenting FARMA in Polish market.

FARMA CT 5,3-8 in Konferencja dla zuli organized by magazine Gazeta Leśna.

Wednesday 30 May 2018

BIGAB's 40th jubilee celebration in Solvalla!

BIGAB's birthday celebration is about to kick off in Solvalla, Sweden. The Svenska Maskinmässan på Solvalla is going to host the first BIGAB 40th jubilee celebration this year in Scandinavia and we have been well-prepared for it!

We have fitted our stand S:39 with different sizes and kinds of BIGAB machines. You need a hooklift trailer for carrying around stuff in your farm or you are an entrepreneur who needs it for daily tasks or perhaps working in construction and need a dump trailer? We have it all there, just visit our stand where our salesmen together with aftermarket people are waiting for you.

BIGAB's 40th jubilee celebration in Solvalla

BIGAB stand S:39

Svenska Maskinmässan, Sweden
Solvalla 
Stand S:39
31.05-02.06.2017

Monday 28 May 2018

FARMA FH 100 is in action

Get the most out of your excavator with the FARMA FH 100, which is made for the forestry roadsides and ditches, public and private parks maintenance for keeping the roadsides clean and tidy. The chains are used for mowing grass and bushes in robust conditions. 

For safety reasons there are protective chains in front of the cutting opening to stop shreds. 
The FARMA Flail Head (FH 100) is taking up very little space in your work place but gives a great deal of flexibility.

For technical data, visit our website: www.forsmw.com


FARMA Flail Head FH 100 in action


Monday 21 May 2018

BIGAB is celebrating at Svenska Maskinmässan på Solvalla

BIGAB is celebrating its 40th birthday next week at Svenska Maskinmässan på Solvalla. You can find BIGAB machines at stand S:39 together with our salesmen Anders and Stefan and aftermarket people from Farma Norden.

BIGAB stand at Svenska Maskinmässan

SOLVALLA Maskinmässan
Stand:S39
31.05-02.06.2017

Wednesday 9 May 2018

FORS MW is supporting the Champions

Fors MW Quality Specialist Risto Aasa has been working at his position already 3 years. He is doing  a very good job by ensuring the sustainability of the machines that Fors MW manufactures. Meanwhile, at his leisure time, he loves playing volleyball and apparently he is very good at it!

Currently Risto is playing at the team called Palivere SK, which became the Champions of  the Läänemaa Men Volleyball League. It is the second year in a row for Palivere SK to remain the champions, but this year FORS MW were honored to sponsor the team as well. Fors MW has over the past supported and sponsored several groups of people who are passionate about things they are doing, and in this case, the support had a greater impact. Volleyball in general is one of the most popular sports in Estonia and some people even say that this is our national sports, yet an unofficial one!

Congratulation to the Champions!

Palivere SK Volleyball team after winning the Läänemaa Men Volleyball League



Tuesday 8 May 2018

BIGAB machines in social media channels

A BIGAB 15-19 in Finland, owned by a company called Hakuko Oy who is using the machine mainly for agricultural tasks. The sticker on the towers hints that this machine was bought from Yrjö Tenkanen Oy's yard and obviously quite a many years ago.

BIGAB 15-19 in Finland

These photos were found by accident on social media. If you happen to find photos of FARMA or BIGAB machines in Facebook, tag us by using @FARMA & BIGAB by Fors MW in Facebook and let us know about the existing machines working around the globe!

Do not forget to check also our Youtube and Instagram channels!

FARMA and BIGAB Instagram channel

FORS MW Youtube channel


Friday 27 April 2018

Happy Birthday BIGAB!

The year of 2018 is a meaningful year of BIGAB's history. 

Exactly 40 years ago there was a man coming up with an idea of building a machine which today is known as BIGAB hooklift system. Fors MW is the manufacturer of BIGAB machines, but Göte Håkanson is the man behind this successful story. A journalist from Swedish newspaper Entreprenadaktuellt visited Göte in Ulricehamn to ask more about the birth of BIGAB hooklift trailers. 


BIGAB 40th jubilee interview in Entreprenadaktuellt with Göte Håkanson 

The original interview can be found in Entreprenadaktuellt webpage: http://www.entreprenadaktuellt.se/artikel/56956/jag-hade-gjort-precis-likadant-idag.html

The short summary in English would be the following:

”I would do the same again today”

Göte Håkanson is the brains behind the BIGAB trailers. After school, Göte Håkanson started work as a welder at a workshop in Blidsberg, outside Ulricehamn in Västergötland, that manufactured tipper beds for trucks. When the workshop in Blidsberg went into administration in 1968, Göte decided to buy the company and run it himself. 

The basic concept of  BIGAB was the same then as it is now. These BIGAB trailers are from the early 1980s. At the same time that Göte bought the workshop in Blidsberg he also bought himself a farm, and that was where he got the idea for the BIGAB trailer. The first trailer built was the 8-12 model, a 12 ton hooklift trailer with a maximum load of 8 tons when exchanging containers.

Göte says that he would do exactly the same thing as he did 40 years ago - he is happy with the design and satisfied with the quality. He also mentioned that people in Sweden are still associating him with the red trailer and are calling him to ask about their trailers that have been bought many years ago. "If you buy a BIGAB trailer you are almost guaranteed to get your money back when it is time to trade it in", says Göte.

Source: Ann-Louise Larsson, Entreprenadaktuellt

Hereby, Fors MW company wants to thank Göte Håkanson, your contribution behind the success of BIGAB cannot be put into words. 

We have always striven to meet our often changing customers requirements and will continue to do so. There are next 40 years and more to go! 

Göte Håkanson visiting BIGAB stand at ElmiaWood 2017








Monday 23 April 2018

What do you know about our longest crane C8,5 G2?

Did you know that we have a wide range of cranes, of which the longest one reaches up to 8,5 meters?

This crane has the longest reach of our G2 cranes, and its lifting capacity is impressive as well. This particular C8,5 G2 crane on this video is from 2013 when it was introduced at Elmia Wood together with G2 lumber trailers. All those 5 years after the exhibition it has been put into work almost every day during the forestry season and it has not disappointed the owner even once.



Read more about the C8,5 G2 crane from HERE!

Friday 13 April 2018

FORST LIVE took off!

We are in Germany again this weekend, this time in Offenburg which is a city located in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The another FORST LIVE exhibition started today and we are there until Sunday at stand N2.45. There we have our both Generation trailers, as well as Generation 3 crane - the C6,7 G3 together with the best-selling 9 ton trailer.

FARMA in Forst Live at stand N2.45

At the same time in the other side of the Europe, in Central Finland, our dealer Viita-Kone Oy is running a machine day in Viitasaari. Tero is there, also our FARMA and BIGAB machines.

Viitakone at Viitasaari with FARMA and BIGAB
Use the opportunity to talk with our salesmen and see the machines yourself! 

Wednesday 11 April 2018

FARMA at Silva Regina Brno 2018

Before the FORST live takes off on the weekend, people in Czech have an opportunity to visit today and tomorrow the Silva Regina Brno 2018 exhibition, where FARMA is represented at our dealer JPJ Forest's stand 034. We have there our FARMA both Generation lumber trailers with cranes, as well as equipment that came out last summer.

JPJ Forest at Silva Regina Brno 2018 with FARMA machines
Thank you JPJ Forest for sharing the photos and good luck for the rest of the days at the exhibition!


Tuesday 10 April 2018

New BIGAB dealer in Northern Germany

Hilbig Landtechnik GmbH & Co.KG has been our FARMA dealer for some time, and now they have decided to become a reseller of BIGAB machines as well. They are located inbetween Bremen and Hamburg in Northern Germany, which makes it well accessible for people around that area. Just last week Hilbig Landtechnik received market's best-selling BIGAB 12-15 and FARMA CT 6,7-9F machines to their yard, where the customers can go and gaze the equipment themselves. Further information can be found on their webpage www.hilbig-landmaschinen.de or just simply visit their shop in Neuenkirchen OT Grauen.
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Ein neuer Partner! Wir begrüßen die Niedersächsische Firma Hilbig in 29643 Neuenkirchen OT Grauen als neuen zuverlässigen und starken Partner in dieser Region. Seid dieser Woche steht zwei unserer top Seller zu Besichtigung dort bereit ein Hakenlifter BIGAB 12-15 sowie eine Rückewagen FARMA T9F mit einem Kran 6,7m in neuester Bauart. Wir freuen uns auf eine guten Zusammenarbeit und auch einige Messeauftritte die wir zusammen unternehmen werden. Weiter Information finden Sie auf der Partner Homepage www.hilbig-landmaschinen.de oder bei uns direkt www.forsmw.com.

FARMA and BIGAB machines in Hilbig's yard in Germany

Friday 6 April 2018

Kilworth Machinery delivered another trailer to the new owner!

FARMA best-selling trailer and crane combination CT 6,3-9 headed to the new owner's yard in United Kingdom last week! 




Our dealer Kilworth Machinery Ltd, who sold this machine set, has a family business run by 2 generations of Parnhams. They have been active in the machinery trading for over 42 years - after so many years of experience in this field a company knows what people need and which machines are capable of meeting those requirements. Thank you Kilworth Machinery Ltd for the trust and cooperation!

PS! Kilworth Machinery also said that they have more machines in stock! Call or visit them to get more information about our machines. 

Thursday 29 March 2018

Another BIGAB landed in Netherlands

Another BIGAB landed in Netherlands. Groenvoorziening W.Kok previous BIGAB was 7-10 which served them for many successful years. Now, they decided to go for the bigger volume machine - BIGAB 10-14, with the loading capacity of 10 tons. Since gardening work requires a machine that has a good maneuverability and it must be reliable and easy to operate, then the BIGAB 10–14 is the model which meets the quality and equipment availability demands of the professional operator. Even though extremely flexible, because of its design, this trailer has maximum strength and rigidity in terms of deformation and twisting.

BIGAB 10-14 extra equipped with LED-lights

BIGAB 10-14 extra equipped with mudguards and mudflaps

BIGAB 10-14 in Netherlands


We wish many successful years with the new BIGAB for the new owners! To read more about the BIGAB 10-14 model, click HERE!