Vieremä, Finland, 2015-11-13 13:25 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Ponsse came in second place in T-Media's annual Trust & Reputation survey, right behind lift company Kone. Ponsse received the highest score in administration, interaction and sustainability.
The survey results were announced this afternoon at the the Most Reputable Company 2015 Awards where prizes were distributed by Olli Rehn, Minister of Economic Affairs of Finland. In addition to being first in the total score, Kone also won the segments of management, finances, innovation, products, and services. Pekkaniska, a crane company that finished in the third place, had the highest score in employee treatment.
“This is a wonderful recognition for all of us at Ponsse for our long-term work. At the same time, this is recognition for the entire forest machine and logging industry. Joint success with our customers is based on trust. We trust the vision of our customers when it comes to the development of our forest machines, and they trust our ability to respond to the needs of entrepreneurs and the forest industry,” says Juha Vidgrén, chairman of Ponsse's Board of Directors.
The results are based on the Trust & Reputation survey conducted in July–August 2015. A total of 5,492 Finnish people responded to the survey, producing a total of 15,272 business evaluations and analysing companies in eight different categories. T-Media Oy is part of Economic Information Office of Finland together with Finnfacts.
| The most reputable companies, TOP 15 | reputation score | change from the previous year | |
| 1. | Kone | 4.16 | 0.09 |
| 2. | Ponsse | 4.13 | New! |
| 3. | Pekkaniska | 4.00 | 0.02 |
| 4. | Supercell | 3.98 | -0.18 |
| 5. | Fazer | 3.82 | -0.05 |
| 6. | 3.75 | 0.14 | |
| 7. | Rovio | 3.61 | -0.33 |
| 8. | Alko | 3.60 | 0.03 |
| 9. | Valio | 3.59 | -0.02 |
| 10. | Lidl | 3.57 | 0.19 |
| 11. | S-Group | 3.56 | 0.12 |
| 12. | OP Group | 3.55 | New! |
| 13. | Wärtsilä | 3.54 | New! |
| 14. | Apple | 3.44 | 0.01 |
| 15. | Neste | 3.40 | 0.07 |
Vieremä, 13 November 2015
PONSSE PLC
Additional information, Ponsse Plc: Juha Vidgrén, Chairman of the Board of Directors, +358 40 5186 286
Additional information, T-Media: Riku Ruokolahti, development director, riku.ruokolahti@t-media.fi, +358 400 512 200 Harri Leinikka, CEO, harri.leinikka@t-media.fi, +358 40 505 5001
Ponsse Plc specialises in the sales, production, maintenance and technology of cut-to-length method forest machines and is driven by genuine interest in its customers and their business operations. Ponsse develops and manufactures sustainable and innovative harvesting solutions based on customers’ needs.
The company was established by forest machine entrepreneur Einari Vidgrén in 1970, and it has been a leader in timber harvesting solutions based on the cut-to-length method ever since. Ponsse is headquartered in Vieremä, Finland.The company’s shares are quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic List.
