”
Seaside Industry
Park Rauma offers
a complete infrastructure
to its companies.
Furthermore, the industrial park has
a shared environmental licence that covers
pany was one of the founding members
of Rauma Seaside Industry Park.
all the companies operating in the park, ”After STX shipyard in Rauma was
so that applying for separate licences is closed down, the City of Rauma bought
not necessary. the land area to set up an industry park for
maritime-cluster companies. At the time
FLEXIBLE SHARED SERVICES we were already working on the prem-
The industry park is a good operational ises. Since the new RMC shipyard started
platform for many types of companies of operations, new tenants have moved in.”
Last year, Kongsberg concentrated
varying sizes.
”There are shipbuilding companies, the company’s all production and office
propulsion unit manufacturers, industrial & storage facilities in Rauma to the indus-
painting and surface-treatment compa- try park. New investments were made to
nies, steel structure suppliers, engineering renovate and expand even more build-
companies, measurement service provid- ings within the park for Kongsberg’s use.
ers, and so on.” In particular, the production and storage
”In addition, the industry park offers facilities were given an extensive facelift,
various and flexible shared services, such with modernisation of interior and exterior
as security, catering, electricity, heating, structures as well as installation of brand
gas, waterworks, and information tech- new electrical and ventilation systems.
nology networks. This makes it easier for ”This move made our operations in
the companies to concentrate on their core Rauma considerably more efficient. The
business activities. Since last autumn, the industry park has an ideal situation close
park has been powered by a 500 kW solar to the port. Our own facilities now suit
power plant,” notes Luukkonen. our purposes very well,” Mr. Rantanen
points out.
structure within the industry park. We He expects that the new orders for also acquired an adjoining estate of 3,000 ships that are soon being built at Rauma’s ”However, some of the park’s infra-
square metres, so that the industry park RMC shipyard – including both passenger structure is a bit dated, so some further
now has a total of 55,000 square metres ferries and Finnish Navy ships – will bring refurbishing may still be required in the
being leased to maritime companies. In a lot of additional work also for the marine longer term.”
the near future, a new hall for hull-block cluster companies at the industry park.
Mr. Rantanen is happy about the syn-
”Probably all of the industry park’s ergy benefits offered by the industry park,
This new hall will have a height of 30 facilities will be leased for full-scale work at including security and maintenance ser-
metres and it is expected to be in opera- least until the year 2027. The future seems vices.
tion in 2020, with an investment budget bright,” Luukkonen rejoices.
assembly will also be built.”
of 15 million euros.
”The point is that the companies
”Cooperation with the City of Rauma
has been very smooth and prompt,” he
KONGSBERG EXPANDED
says.
within the park area are connected to the AND REFURBISHED FACILITIES maritime cluster. This yields many kinds of Managing Director Olli Rantanen from FAST GROWTH FOR ERMAIL
synergy benefits, such as shared business Kongsberg Maritime Finland – formerly Mr, Jussi Seikkula, Managing Director of
projects and subcontractor networks.” Rolls-Royce Marine – says that his com- Ermail Ltd. that offers industrial painting
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