OVERSEAS INNOVATIONS
NORBA N Series 22H25 unit complete with the LWS lifting equipment mounted onto a 26 tonne Volvo FE 6x2 rear steer 26 tonne chassis.
Geesinknorba AB takes the lead in the Nordic waste management market
BY Timothy Byrne
With a rich 140-year history, Geesinknorba stands proud as Europe’s leading manufacturer of waste collection and waste transfer equipment. The Nordic branch, known as Geesinknorba AB, has existed since the amalgamation of Geesink Emmeloord and Norba AB of Blomstermåla when Powell Duff ryn acquired Norba in 2000. The branch is responsible for the sales of new equipment as well as aftersales and parts service for Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland.
Geesinknorba AB supplies 50% of the waste collection and waste transfer equipment in the Nordic market, which serves a population of 22 million people. The branch supplies the popular Norba N and MF series brands as well as Geesinknorba’s GPM Mini range for the collection of waste in tight and narrow access areas. Geesinknorba’s G series brand in KT2 format is also supplied with a roof-mounted crane for emptying underground waste collection containers, in conjunction with the Molok container collection system. The Rossi brand of satellite waste collection vehicles is also
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off ered by the branch as another option for use in collecting waste in diffi cult access areas.
“I started as branch manager in 2011 and since this time I have gained a lot of knowledge and experience of the Nordic waste management market”, said Mr Thomas Thuresson, Branch Manager for Geesinknorba AB, who is currently aiming to increase the sale of Geesinknorba’s Norba and Geesink brands to over 50% of the total number of waste collection vehicles sold across the Nordic region.
Currently the branch has a 95% market share of sales of waste collection vehicles to Iceland.
Thomas further said, “Geesinknorba’s LI-On Power Pro hybrid waste collection vehicle units are also popular in the Nordic waste management market. In 2018, the branch delivered 38 units to Stockholm. The branch has also delivered six LI-On Power Pro – full electric - units to Norwegian publicly owned waste management company BIR Transport AS, which collects and manages waste in the city of Bergen, Norway”.
Thomas Thuresson
All of the Geesinknorba units supplied to the Nordic market are manufactured at the company’s Emmeloord facilities in the Netherlands and are then transported by road to Kalmar for mounting onto local Euro 6 diesel, synthetic diesel or compressed natural gas (CNG) powered chassis. Thomas explained this allows them to build the vehicles bespoke, allowing a huge number of optional extras to be fi tted onto their waste collection vehicles. These include 360-degree all round camera systems, axle weight load cells, boxes for the storage of grit, salt and tools, chain systems for the vehicle’s wheels for wintry conditions, lidded boxes
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