09.09.2015

Bobcat dealer acquired

Finnish rental company RealMachinery has acquired Dae-Tek, the Doosan and Bobcat distributor for Finland.

RealMachinery is a division of the UM Group and claims to be the largest earthmoving equipment rental company in Finland, plans to retain the Dae-Tek brand for the sales activities. Its rental arm will be merged with RealMachinery.
UM was established in 1995 as Nokia Transport and Excavation Services and changed its name to UM in 2010. A year later it split its operations into three specialist companies Real Machinery for equipment rental etc… Suomen Maa ja Kivi (Finland Soil and Stone) and construction company Lännen Laaturakennus

Dae-Tek was founded in 1990 to import Daewoo excavators, which then became Doosan, it added Bobcat in 2011 along with Ahlmann wheel loaders. The company is based in Kerava near Helsinki, with branches in Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu. The las results that we have seen show revenues for the business in excess of €30 million.
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(L-R) Markku Lappalainen of Dae-Tek Oy, Mikko Uusi-Marttila of UM Group and Mika Kähäri of RealMachinery

RealMachinery chief executive Mika Kahari said: “We are delighted to complete the acquisition of Dae-Tek and to add the authorised dealership for the Doosan Heavy and Bobcat brands to our portfolio. With the majority of our rental fleet being Doosan excavators and wheel loaders, it is a perfect fit for both RealMachinery and Dae-Tek and we are excited to add the expertise and talent of all the Dae-Tek staff to play an integral role in our business going forward and helping us to achieve our expansion targets.”

Doosan regional director Franz Beckmann added: “We congratulate RealMachinery on its acquisition of Dae-Tek, which we see as a very positive move for the growth of our brands in the Finnish market. Both companies have excellent reputations and have been instrumental in making Doosan Construction Equipment the market leader in Finland. We believe that the new relationship will help bring further success for the Doosan and Bobcat brands in Finland.”