TimberTec, the leading timber industry software provider in the DACH region, announces that it is joining forces with Datapolarna, the market leader in Norway and Sweden. The combination of two of Europe’s major timber software providers brings together their complementary offerings to form an exclusive and comprehensive product suite for the timber industry.
Based in Skellefteå, Sweden, Datapolarna has more than 25 years’ experience serving customers in the timber sector, with customers across Europe. Datapolarna’s product portfolio brings high value add-on functionality to the TimberTec offering, especially in the areas of package logistics, forklift management and roundwood management, through innovative software such as SIPal. Furthermore, Datapolarna adds value in areas such as information security and cloudification and as the digitization of the timber industry continues these products will enhance and complete TimberTec’s ERP offering TiCom to provide a unique solution set for customers.
As well as this stronger product offering, which will appeal to existing customers, together TimberTec and Datapolarna will be able to address a wider market including hard wood sawmills. Additionally, by leveraging TimberTec’s and Datapolarna’s market-leading positions in DACH, Sweden and Norway the joint offering opens an immediate and significant growth path and the opportunity to expand to new geographic markets.
The joint offering will be immediately available in all markets. Specifically, SIPal will be presented to the TimberTec customer base during the autumn, with the merger and integration of the product portfolio continuing to further increase customer value.
