Heikki Pöntynen comments that the 68-million-euro contract gives the company the possibility to improve the shipbuilding industry in Rauma in the long run.
operated, the industrial area offers companies an effective operating environment in which to carry out their business.
“ Right now, we have 33 companies here in the park,” says Managing Director Timo Luukkonen from Seaside Industry Park in November.
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Possessing an excellent location for logistics – situated by the sea and next to the port, with good road and rail connections – Seaside Industry Park Rauma has the infrastructure in place to take it to the next level. The area is particularly suited for heavy industry requiring space, dry dock, cranes and other industrial equipment. Furthermore, by utilising a common infrastructure and services, companies benefit from economies of scale and share costs.
Built largely on the shoulders of industry pioneers – RMC, Rolls-Royce, Steerprop and Logistikas – the Park offers also SMEs opportunities which would be difficult or impossible to implement alone.
“ Especially the small and medium size companies see the park as a kind
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This second chance seemed heaven-sent.
of a business enabler,” confirms Luukkonen.
And the big players are in fine form as well – for example, Rolls-Royce announced in June that it is making a € 57 million investment in the production of propulsion devices at Rauma. n
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