Saimaa Group Oy
History
1962 Hämeen Lämpöeriste Oy (later. HL Eriste Oy) is founded
Later, HL Eriste Oy worked for the paper and pulp industry and moved exclusively to industrial isolation in the early 1970s. At that time, international customers also arrived, as well as subsidiaries established in several countries and several acquisitions.
HL Eriste Oy's largest customer group was the paper industry and Neste. The large number of customers ensured the sufficiency of work and the company's growth. There were between 130 and 150 employees. In addition to projects, HL Eriste Oy acted as a trainer for insulators, especially sheet metal coating. HL Eriste Oy was a pioneer in the field, e.g. in the prefabrication of insulation parts and as a developer of a tender calculation program.
1972 Arme Oy is founded
In the 90s, the customer base expanded to the wood processing and paper industries, as well as the oil and petrochemical industries. International customers joined through YIT, which built paper and pulp mills in Europe.
Cooperation and working together, both with employees and customers, were important values for the company.
1982 Kymppi Eristys & Saimaan Eristys are founded
Kymppi-Eristys Oy was founded in the autumn of 1982 with its domicile in Kiiminki. The first customers were Stora Enso, Kemira, and Rautaruukki.
The 1980s were booming and there was plenty of work. International customers also entered the picture fairly soon after the company was founded when Kymppi-Eristys Oy went with other Finnish companies to Sweden, Norway, Libya, and Belgium to work.
Kymppi-Eristys Oy became Kymppi Group Oy in 2013 and Kymsol Oy in 2018.
Saimaan Eristys Oy
Saimaan Eristys Oy was founded in the spring of 1982 with its domicile in Lappeenranta. Initially, the customers were wood processing industry factories in Southeast Finland. Work was also carried out at thermal power plants and chemical and food industry plants in Southeast and Eastern Finland. The good position achieved in the industrial market enabled the sufficiency of work in Southeast Finland, where the wood processing concentration was located. The first international works were carried out in Sweden in the early 2000s.
Larger changes took place in the early 2000s. Until then, scaffolding work had been carried out in connection with insulation work, but from then on, Saimaan Eristys Oy invested heavily in the development of quality, occupational safety, and scaffolding expertise.
1983 Lavian Eristys is founded
In the first phase, the services included industrial insulation work, and in the early 2000s, scaffolding work was also added to most of the services.
Good customer service and professional staff have always been important values of Lavia Eristys's operations.
1992 Pept Oy Ab is founded
Initially, the work was only insulation work, but 1996 scaffolding became part of the business. From 2001 onwards, maintenance sites were also included. The largest customers were UPM and Kokkola Industry. From 1994 to 1996, the company had construction sites in Germany and since 1997 also in Sweden.
The company's development target was digital systems, which were used to develop its operations.