Tigercat exhibits at The Interles – 2001 and appoints VKran Russia as new Tigercat-Hemek distributor.

St Petersburg, Russia, November 5, 2001 – In line with Tigercat’s continued strategy to diversify into different forestry markets, the company made its first moves into the Russian Federation. Potentially the largest wood supplying market in the world, Russian logging conditions and requirements are virtually identical to that of Canada. Sharing similar terrain, climate and trees, it was only a matter of time before Tigercat made an official entry into this market.

The Interles – 2001 Forestry and Woodworking show held every year in the city of St. Petersburg proved to be the perfect opportunity. The show consisted of a static exhibition in the city and a live demonstration in the forests, 60 km towards Finland. The traditional harvesting system in this area is cut-to-length while the few tree-length systems that do exist, use motor-manual and cable skidder equipment.

Tigercat demonstrated the Hemek F700 (14 tonne class) in cooperation with its newly appointed dealer for the area VKran Russia. The demonstrations over the 5 days attracted much interest while the Tigercat 2001 Product Range video showing the conventional North American tree-length system proved to be a show stopper at the city exhibit. The promotion of the Tigercat brand name was most successful with people as far a Siberia and even Eastern Russia making the " pilgrimage" to look for new ideas at Interles – 2001.

Tigercat’s debut success was immediately recognized by the organizers through an award for the best contribution by an equipment manufacturer. With plenty of interest and increasing logging activity in the Russian Federation, Tigercat can look forward sharing its North American experience and technology in providing the solutions to the logging challenges.

About Tigercat
Tigercat Industries designs and manufactures premium quality forestry and off-road equipment with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Sweden. 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 Tigercat Industries Inc.

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Tigercat debuts in Russia

Tigercat exhibits at The Interles – 2001 and appoints VKran Russia as new Tigercat-Hemek distributor.

About TigercatTigercat Industries designs and manufactures premium quality forestry and off-road equipment with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Sweden. The diverse forestry line includes complete full-tree and cut-to-length harvesting systems.

About Tigercat
Tigercat Industries designs and manufactures premium quality forestry and off-road equipment with manufacturing facilities in Canada and Sweden. The diverse forestry line includes complete full-tree and cut-to-length harvesting systems.