In July 2011, KAISER acquired the Finnish company EUR-MARK in Nykarleby with the objective of expanding its strategic position on the international market. The business relationship between the two enterprises had existed since EUR-MARK was founded in 1992. From the start, EUR-MARK had always relied on the KAISER jetting pump as a key component for its vehicles. The family-owned company sold a majority shareholding to the financial investor Oy Wedeco Ab in 2008 with the aim of finding an industrial owner again in the medium term. This turned out to be KAISER who acquired 100 per cent of EUR-MARK’s shares in 2011.

The KAISER EUR-MARK product portfolio mainly consists of combination vehicles for sewer cleaning which can be optionally equipped for water recycling. Virtually all its vehicles are equipped with special winter protection packages, enabling deployment in temperatures as low as -30 °C. Another cornerstone of the product range is the Herkules dry suction unit with rotary piston compressor technology.

Nykarleby, where KAISER EUR-MARK is based, lies on the west coast of Finland, to the north of the city of Vaasa in the country’s Swedish-speaking region. Geography and language have been major enablers for KAISER EUR-MARK, facilitating successful access to the Swedish and Norwegian markets in addition to the home market in Finland. In the case of sewer cleaning vehicles, regional alignment is an important factor in determining the strength of the company’s market position. KAISER EUR-MARK has been extremely successful in building up a leading position in Scandinavia. 

Kurt Vienonen joined EUR-MARK in 1994 and went on to become managing director in 2007. He talks about the acquisition and collaboration with KAISER:

“When I became involved in discussions on the takeover by KAISER at the end of 2010, I was positively surprised. I had worked with KAISER since the early 1980s and knew the company and some of their people pretty well. I’ve always looked upon KAISER as a role model in the industry and saw this as an opportunity to strengthen EUR-MARK’s position with an industrial owner. Over the past years, we’ve been able to achieve great progress with KAISER. Our new owner has contributed his experience and helped us to become more professional, in short to equip EUR-MARK for the future.

Personally, I also value our new owner’s philosophy, which is to successfully position the company for the long term, rather than maximising profits in the short term. The aim is for KAISER EUR-MARK to continue to maintain, if not expand, its strong position in the future. apart from the language, the cultural differences between Liechtenstein and Finland are negligible. In both countries we’re prepared to put in hard, honest work to achieve results. And you get a sense that our working relationship is enriched by the experience of both companies and the fact that we jointly develop future-proof solutions.”

Kurt Vienonen

L’histoire de KAISER AG est basée sur sa force d’innovation et son esprit novateur. C’est l’histoire d’innovations qui, sur une période plus que centenaire, a toujours permis des améliorations techniques ou a conduit à des produits tout à fait nouveaux.

Un livre sur notre histoire

2013 fut l’année de notre centenaire et l’occasion pour nous de s’intéresser de plus près à notre passé, et de le documenter. C’est dans ce contexte qu’est née l’idée d’écrire un livre. Notre collaboration de 18 mois avec Veronika Marxer, auteur, historienne et membre de notre équipe de Schaanwald, a débouché sur la création d’une œuvre qui retrace l’évolution fascinante de la compagnie, du petit atelier à l’entreprise industrielle internationale.

Vous pouvez commander des copies de notre livre anniversaire ici.