Tigercat celebrates shipment of 5000th machine
PARIS, ON, June 2, 2004 – On Friday, May 28 Tigercat
hosted an employee appreciation event on the grounds of 140 Consolidated Drive
in Paris to celebrate the shipment of a 720D feller buncher, the 5000th machine produced by the 12-year
old company.
A large tent was erected for the event, which included a meal and
multi-media presentation for the 900 employees and spouses in attendance. "We are
delighted to have reached this significant milestone so early in the life of our
company," comments Tigercat president Tony Iarocci. "More importantly, we
are very pleased with our progress in the development of a full line of
innovative, productive logging machinery that has been well accepted by the
logging community."
The 5000th machine is quite a milestone for the relatively young company that industry
watchers in 1992 never suspected would last a year in such a competitive
business dominated by large, well-entrenched manufacturers.
"All Tigercat machines have been designed from scratch with a high degree of innovation. Virtually all Tigercat prototypes have been
sold shortly after their introduction, the majority of which are still in
operation today. Tigercat greatly appreciates the loggers who have placed
confidence in our products, especially those who purchased our early
models."
Although Tigercat began with a single model, the 726 feller buncher, a
drive-to-tree machine that was marketed in the southeastern United States,
Tigercat now builds upwards of twenty-five different models including feller
bunchers, skidders, loaders, forwarder, harvesters and mulchers as well as a full
line of felling attachments. Product development has proceeded at a rapid pace.
"We are very pleased with the excellent performance and enthusiastic
acceptance of more recently introduced machines such as the C-series skidders
and the 822 and L830 track feller bunchers. We are extremely optimistic about the
future prospects for these and other models," explains Iarocci.
"Tigercat machines are now in use worldwide. We look forward to continued
growth, both in terms of product offering and expansion into new markets."
About Tigercat
Tigercat Industries designs and manufactures premium quality forestry and
off-road equipment with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Sweden and
world-wide distribution. The diverse forestry line includes complete full-tree
and cut-to-length harvesting systems.
Tigercat and the Tigercat logo are registered
trademarks of Tigercat Industries Inc. Other brands and product names are
trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2001-2004 Tigercat Industries
Inc.
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Contacts:
Paul Iarocci, Tigercat
Industries Inc.
519-442-1529 Ext. 314
Email: piarocci@tigercat.com