Eventful years

Packning Krekula & Lauri Såg

A few eventful years from the history of the sawmill:

1953 – The business is founded.

1967 – Large investment in new boiler, driers and warehouse

1972 – The company is converted into a limited company

1975 – The sawing shed is built

1980 – Fire in the planing mill

1986 – Fire in the dry sorting line

1987 – Fire in the boiler

1987 – Gunnar Lauri takes over as CEO

1990 – Investment in timber grading

1991 – Investment in two new driers

1992 – New timber grading is built

1996 – Fire in green timber sorting and dry sorting line. Rebuilding.

1999 – Investment in highlifter and garage

2000 – New boiler and three large driers

2008 – Purchased Pajala Bioenergi and investment in sawdust drier

2011 – Building of central boiler after fire

2017 – Major rebuilding of the saw line

2018 – The company is celebrating 65 years