Finnmaster
- Long-term partnership and operational development at Finnmaster
Finnmaster Boats Oy is a boat manufacturer based in Kokkola, Kalajoki and Sammati, whose Grandezza, Finnmaster and Husky boats are widely known in the domestic and international markets. From a safety point of view, the production of boats is challenged in particular by the use of flammable liquids and hardeners in the reinforced plastics industry and the dust generated in production.
The cooperation between Protect and Finnmaster Boats Oy is an example of a long-term partnership and the many benefits it brings.The cooperation, which started in the early 2000s, has included a wide range of services provided by Protect - including the PRO24 system.
Reetta Olkinuora, Protect's safety and quality expert Reetta Olkinuora, who provides services to Finnmaster Boats as an outsourced HSEQ expert and health and safety manager, sees the close partnership as a positive starting point for developing operations.
-It's easy to tackle challenges when you know the operation and its challenges from the perspectives of quality, safety, the environment and staff. It's easy to collaborate at different levels with process owners, management and staff. It is easier to inspire staff to embrace new ways of working and to take responsibility for their own work community.
Working with Protect has brought Finnmaster Boats a number of benefits
Protect's CEO Pertti Salo is pleased that Protect has been able to help Finnmaster Boats with HSEQ matters for a long time.
-Even in this case, safety and productivity go hand in hand. When we work together to find a solution to, for example, how to get dust out of the production area, it also affects the quality of the end product. In developing working conditions, we have agreed on procedures to do things efficiently and pleasantly without compromising safety.
-"In summary, Protect's safety services ensure that the customer's business is uninterrupted. Finnmaster Boats can then concentrate on its core business of manufacturing high-quality boats," says Salo.