25.04.2022 | Uutiset
Minister of Economics Affairs Mika Lintilä visited Silvasti head office in Jyväskylä
Transport company Ville Silvasti received guests of honour on Sunday, 24.4.2022, when Finland’s Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Members of Parliament Joonas Könttä and Anna Kalmari visited Silvasti’s head office in Jyväskylä. During the visit, the guests were introduced to Silvasti’s operations with a company brand video, familiarization with the fleet, and presenting figures. The main topics […]...
22.04.2022 | Uutiset
Energy with an impact
Transport Company Ville Silvasti Ltd is a pioneer of challenging special transports in Finland, the Nordic countries, and Europe. Over the years, environmental considerations have risen to the forefront in the company’s business operations. Just like a sustainable business, building a sustainable future in today’s world requires corrective, informed, adequate, and quick action. Climate change […]...
04.02.2022 | Uutiset
Silvasti Poland: A Solid stronghold for the Central European market
The city of Piła in northwestern Poland is situated at the intersection of two national roads and main rail lines, making it an apt location for a logistics business – such as Silvasti Sp. z o.o., the Polish branch of Silvasti. The Danish transport company Frank Nørager founded their Poland branch office in Piła in […]...
04.02.2022 | Uutiset
A Groundbraking clamp set innovation for wind power transports
Silvasti and Luxtrailers joined forces in a quest for safer transports of wind turbine tower sections in difficult conditions. Created new clamp trailers. Technological progress is, generally speaking, a good thing, not least so in power production. For example, windmills have grown immensely in both capacity and size over the past ten years, generating renewable energy […]...
07.10.2021 | Uutiset
Brand new revolutionary clamp sets for Silvasti
In the end of September Transportation Company Ville Silvasti Ltd. performed their first transports with the new developed clamp sets consisting of Nooteboom Jeep Dollys, Greiner – tower adapters followed by the new Scheuerle K25L axles. The brand-new clamp sets have now been successfully used to transport two 80t tower sections in northern Sweden from […]...
16.06.2021 | Uutiset
One of Silvasti’s largest projects: Hästkullen was completed through close cooperation
Upon completion, the Nysäter wind farm being erected in Central Sweden will be one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The farm will be constructed within the scope of two projects, the first of which, Hästkullen, has just been completed. In addition to transport, Silvasti also took care of cargo handling at the […]...
10.06.2021 | Uutiset
Nicolai Lyse Krathaus wins the apprentice of the year 2021
icolai Lyse Krathaus wins the award for taking good care of both the special cargo and his colleagues. From the office in Fjerritslev sits Nicolai Lyse Krathaus with an overview of Silvasti’s special transports around the countries. Nicolai is a recent graduate in freight forwarding and shipping but is already a key employee. A phenomenal […]...
04.06.2021 | Uutiset
45 years of experience in traffic control
Back in the day, you could see a wide variety of car models escorting transports. Silvasti has used many kinds of vehicles over the years as well – even one Mini Cooper. The issue with the Mini was the large size of the “special transport” sign, which slowed the car down and made it difficult […]...
08.04.2021 | Uutiset
Silvasti hauls turbine parts for the riga hydroelectric power plant
Running across Latvia, the Daugava river passes through three hydroelectric power plants before flowing into the Baltic Sea. The westernmost of them is the Riga power plant, 15 km upstream of the capital. Built in the 1970s, its six generators have a total capacity of over 400 megawatts. A few years ago, as the planned […]...
26.03.2021 | Uutiset
Mikael Schmidt 50 years
Mikael Schmidt is the managing director of Silvasti Transport A/S. In addition to the Danish company, he is also responsible for the operations of Silvasti’s German and Polish companies. Schmidt is a boardmember of Transportation Company Ville Silvasti Ltd. and Silvasti Transport A/S, as well as a member of Silvasti’s management group. Schmidt joined a […]...
10.02.2021 | Uutiset
Silvasti went full-speed ahead in 2020
The factors that made 2020 an exceptional year did not slow Silvasti down, although it will be remembered for the pandemic that shook both society and the markets. Preparing for the special circumstances also demanded some resources from Silvasti as countries shut down their borders and the entire world seemed to have come to a […]...
15.01.2021 | Uutiset
Ville Silvasti was a finalist in EY Entrepreneur of the Year Finland awards
The EY Entrepreneur of the Year is the most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs, with thousands of contestants in more than 60 countries. The awards are granted to entrepreneurs who inspire others with their vision, leadership, and achievement. The 2020 contest in Finland had 54 participants, ten of whom made the final, including Ville Silvasti. […]...
