Finimetal
It all started with an arc saw
The story begins in 1953 when three enterprising men, Gunnar Skog, Ivar Långnabba and Ingvar Granroth, opened Purmo-Produkt in the small village of Purmo in southeastern Finland.
Pure sawThe first product they launched was a metal bow saw for professional fellers, which soon began to replace the wooden version. The Purmo saw quickly became known throughout the country, as did the company itself. Garden furniture, snow removal equipment and tools for chairs have been added to the portfolio.
Six years later, in 1959, Purmo-Produkt bought a small radiator manufacturer called Terjärv Värmeelement. Radiator production was moved from Terjärv to Jakobstad near Purmo and expanded. Competition was fierce, but the company managed to increase its market share, and in 1971 the tobacco factory Strengberg, which was part of the Rettig group, bought out Purmo-Produkt.
Strengberg modernized and automated the production of radiators and the company quickly became the leading manufacturer of radiators in Finland. Purmo-Produkt's other production lines are sold and the company focuses entirely on radiators, later buying out some of its domestic competitors.
In 1974 Purmo opened its first sales office in Hannover, Germany, and from there began a long period of expansion. Acquisitions of impressive brands such as Radson, LVI, MMA, Vogel&Noot, Finimetal, Myson, Emmeti, Hewing, Sigarth and recently the acquisition of the decorative steel tubing business of Quinn Radiators Ltd (Barlo,
The story begins in 1953 when three enterprising men, Gunnar Skog, Ivar Långnabba and Ingvar Granroth, opened Purmo-Produkt in the small village of Purmo in southeastern Finland.
Pure sawThe first product they launched was a metal bow saw for professional fellers, which soon began to replace the wooden version. The Purmo saw quickly became known throughout the country, as did the company itself. Garden furniture, snow removal equipment and tools for chairs have been added to the portfolio.
Six years later, in 1959, Purmo-Produkt bought a small radiator manufacturer called Terjärv Värmeelement. Radiator production was moved from Terjärv to Jakobstad near Purmo and expanded. Competition was fierce, but the company managed to increase its market share, and in 1971 the tobacco factory Strengberg, which was part of the Rettig group, bought out Purmo-Produkt.
Strengberg modernized and automated the production of radiators and the company quickly became the leading manufacturer of radiators in Finland. Purmo-Produkt's other production lines are sold and the company focuses entirely on radiators, later buying out some of its domestic competitors.
In 1974 Purmo opened its first sales office in Hannover, Germany, and from there began a long period of expansion. Acquisitions of impressive brands such as Radson, LVI, MMA, Vogel&Noot, Finimetal, Myson, Emmeti, Hewing, Sigarth and recently the acquisition of the decorative steel tubing business of Quinn Radiators Ltd (Barlo,
