Etteplan helps Valmet develop its cost competitiveness Press release - Published: 03.12.2014 - 07:00:00 Back to Releases - Etteplan receives Best Cost Competiveness Development Award from Valmet in recognition of successful co-operation Engineering company Valmet has awarded Etteplan as a partner that has been the most successful in developing the company’s cost competitiveness. Valmet’s award criteria included Etteplan’s positive and active attitude towards new responsibilities and operating practices globally as well as its flexibility to increase capacity in Finland and in a cost-competitive country. Etteplan was also praised for its long-term efforts in developing operations, personnel and competence. For close to 30 years, the engineering co-operation between Etteplan and Valmet has evolved into a strategic partnership. In addition to design engineering, Etteplan also supplies Valmet with technical documentation services. In the past few years, design engineering assignments have increasingly been carried out in Etteplan’s Chinese units. - Etteplan’s service solutions, such as offshoring and continuous services, have played a major role in improving the cost efficiency of Valmet’s services and products. We particularly value Etteplan’s service attitude and open-mindedness in coming up with new solutions and operating practices, says Timo Pirinen, Vice President, Engineering, Valmet’s Paper Mills business unit. - We are delighted to receive this recognition from Valmet and we value it highly. It bears testament to our long-standing, goal-oriented and in-depth co-operation, which benefits both parties, sums up Etteplan’s Veikko Lamminen, SVP, Operations Finland. For more information, please contact: Veikko LamminenSVP, Operations FinlandEtteplanTel. +358 50 573 4377 Outi-Maria LiedesSVP, Communications & Operational DevelopmentEtteplanTel. +358 40 756 9620 Etteplan in brief Etteplan provides engineering services and technical product information solutions to the world’s leading companies in the manufacturing industry. Our services are geared to improve the competitiveness of our customers’ products and engineering processes throughout the product life cycle. The results of Etteplan’s innovative engineering can be seen in numerous industrial solutions and everyday products. In 2013, Etteplan had turnover of EUR 128.6 million. The company currently has about 1,800 professionals in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and China. Etteplan's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd under the ETT1V ticker. For more information, please contact: Riku RiikonenVP, General Manager, Etteplan ChinaEtteplanTel. +86 13 862 605 299 Outi-Maria LiedesSVP, Communications & Operational DevelopmentEtteplanTel. +358 40 756 9620
