ABOUT US
Founded in 1992 in Estonia, AS Hekotek is today the largest machine building enterprise in the Baltics engaged in engineering design and manufacture of technological equipment for sawmills and bioenergy sector.
ENGINEERING DESIGN
tailor-made
solutions
PRODUCTION
own production
facilities
DELIVERY
to the plant site
SAFE INSTALLATION
installation supervision
and start-up
SERVICE
during the equipment
life-time
COMPANY MISSION
trouble-free operation of your plant
during the equipment life-time
ISO 9001 certificate
In 2009 Hekotek received
its first ISO 9001 certificate
of conformity
Why choose Hekotek?
Some of our implemented projects
Vara saeveski
Sawmill in Estonia.
Log infeed system equipped with revolver-type log turning device, in operation since 2015.
Capacity – over 30 logs per minute.
Lesresurs
Sawmill in Russia, Irkutsk region.
Sawn timber handling line specialised for handling sawn timber of unified 4 m length.
In operation since 2019.
Hekotek history
2019
NEW MARKET:
First delivery to Norway: complex equipment of pellet plant for the customer Moelven Pellets AS.
2019
NEW MARKET:
First delivery to South-East Asia, Vietnam: complex equipment of wood pellet plant for the customer Biomass Fuel Vietnam.
2017
MILESTONES:
First jubilee – 25 years. The age of solid experience and earned reputation, of confidence in the future and prompt actions.
2016
MILESTONES:
Hekotek has been awarded the prestigious Estonian titles ‘Company of the Year’ and ‘Exporter of the Year’.
2010
DEVELOPMENT:
First delivery of wood pellet boiler house of module type to the customer in Arkhangelsk region, Russia.
2008
NEW MARKET:
First delivery to Sweden: complex equipment of pellet plant for the customer Stora Enso Gruvon Sawmill.
2007
DEVELOPMENT:
First delivery of pellet plant equipment for the customer DOK Enisey in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia.
2007
MILESTONES:
Hekotek becomes a member of business group LIFCO, incorporating dozens of successful enterprises all over the world.
Hekotek daughter company Sorb LLC is founded in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. Since then Sorb has become our key partner and ‘top lieutenant’ in our activities in the Russian market.
2003
DEVELOPMENT:
New manufacture site in Juri, Rae vald.
The area of both production and storage facilities of Hekotek increased as much as 5 times!
1999
NEW MARKET:
First delivery of sawmill equipment to Russia: log sorting line and conveyors for the sawshop of Onega Sawmill (Arkhangelsk region).
1994
FIRST DELIVERY:
Log sorting line, log infeed system and waste removing conveyors for the sawshop of Imavere saeveski (Эстония).
1993
FIRST DELIVERY:
Waste wood boiler house and timber dry kiln for the woodworking company Haapsalu uksetehas (Estonia)
1992
Year of AS Hekotek foundation. Founder and CEO – Heikki Koivunen, a Finnish entrepreneur having the background of over 20 years in the field of sawmill equipment manufacture
