D-LOG MANUFACTURING IS RARE IN FINLAND
First thing about the D-log is that in Finland this style of log has very limited market and it is almost solely made to export markets. Consequently this means that production volumes compared to round or planed or laminated logs are very small. This tends to keep the D-log profile prices higher than other profiles. What about the companies that do manufacture D-logs…
FINNISH COMPANIES THAT MANUFACTURE D-LOGS
Ikihirsi is one of the companies that manufactures D-logs. I don’t know much about this company, but they do have factory and relatively large output. Recent years their turnover has been few million euros. They have a lot of complexity with the products that they manufacture, so it might be a good alternative.
Hirsiset is another company in Finland that manufactures D-logs. They are located in Northern Finland near the city of Oulu. This company has reasonably long history, but the financial drought has treated the company very harshly and it has been losing money and its turnover has plummeted. Be careful about downpayments if you plan to make any.
Honkatalot has D-log in their product slate. From this crew of three I would lift Honkatalot as the most profilic manufacturer with reasonably big turnover. They have very extensive product slate and very wide sales network. This is also their achilles heel as the company doesn’t have all the necessary resources to keep all the product lines going constantly. Nothing wrong with that, but when you over extend your reach there is a real danger that you are not able to reach full potential. This fact is the same for people and companies alike. Honkatalot has a long and winding history with different ownership arrangements, but now their situation seems to be relatively stable.
Honkamajat is a new addition to the list. I got a comment from them in November 2010 confirming the fact that they provide D-logs. This information cannot be found on their website. Check the comments to find their remarks.
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Thanks, Jake. I also got positive answers to request to the following companies about their ability to deliver DD-logs, but I do not know if they make it themselves or get it from some other companies :
Aurora loghouses – Say they are able to adapt their equipment to produce it.
Rosendahl Talot – Can offer DD-log, but a little lower height than the other ones (more curvature ?).
KultaHirsi – Able to deliver, but not in their regular portifolio
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Thank you to you Tore. I got to learn a whole bunch of stuff too.
I’m fine with the most of these examples, except Rosendahl. This company has been in some rough water one could say they’ve gone through maelstrom of financial trouble. I personally saw an ad in Kauppalehti (the main financial newspaper in Finland) where Rosendahl manufacturing halls and brand name were offered for sale. Usually you see those tiny black and white announcements when something is terribly wrong.
Also a few years back they had an ordeal where they sold many log cabins in the autumn and winter time to be delivered in the summer. When the time of deliveries came they announced bankruptcy and kept the advances. Interesting business ethics to say the least. Today the situation might be different, but I am already biased.
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Also Honkamajat manufactures D-logs. But that infirmation can not find in our wedsite at the moment.
Teija, thanks for this confirmation. I’m sure that the readers will find this information useful while looking for Finnish D-log manufacturers.
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