Helsinki, Finland, February 17, 2008 - ABB signed a Full Service agreement with Huhtamäki Oyj to manage maintenance activities at its facility in Hameenlinna, Finland. Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging. Full maintenance responsibility at the Hameenlinna site will transfer to ABB on May 1, 2008. Under the agreement, ABB will cost-effectively develop the plants’ maintenance operations and help increase its production efficiency. About 60 employees will transfer from Huhtamaki to ABB.
“The agreement allows us to concentrate on our core business, the production of consumer packaging, while also improving our production efficiency,” says Marita Jaatinen, General Manager, Operations, Hämeenlinna. “We are confident that with the know-how of both parties, we will fully harness our maintenance development potential.” “ABB has extensive experience of maintenance partnerships and production efficiency development both in Finland and globally,” says Ilkka Tykkyläinen, Senior Vice President, ABB Oy Service. “Staff expertise plays a vital role in maintenance.
As a maintenance service provider, we are able to offer employees outstanding opportunities for professional development.” Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging with 2006 net sales totaling 2.3 billion euros. Consumer goods and foodservice markets are served by some 15,000 people in 66 manufacturing units and sales offices in 36 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland and is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs more than 110,000 people.
