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23/05/2023 /  UAB Juodeliai representatives return from the international forest and wood processing industry exhibition LIGNA 2023

UAB Juodeliai, one of the leading producers of wooden pallet components in Europe, which will soon celebrate its thirtieth anniversary, continuously invests in the latest technologies, which is why visits to international exhibitions remain a priority activity every year. A large delegation of the company has recently returned from the international exhibition LIGNA 2023, which took place on 15-19 May 2023 in Germany.

Organised every two years, LIGNA, one of the world’s largest and most relevant woodworking and wood processing industry sector exhibitions, attracts more than 90,000 visitors who are interested in the latest trends in the sector and the most relevant product innovations. First time this year, in addition to many well-known developers, a number of start-ups also participated in the LIGNA event. The largest number of exhibitors came from Germany, Italy, Austria, Turkey, Spain, China, Slovenia, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands. More than 1,300 companies from 47 countries presented their products on an exhibition area of more than 114,000 square metres. LIGNA covered a wide range of topics in the wood processing industry – from raw material to finished product (woodworking machines and their systems, new tools and work methods, digital tools and high-performance industrial robots, etc.).

The delegation of UAB Juodeliai, which this year consisted of a large team of technical and other specialists, assures that the international exhibition LIGNA is a great opportunity to establish business contacts and an opportunity to meet and discuss business projects with existing partners.

17/04/2023 /  UAB Juodeliai invests in expansion of production facility in Marijampolė

The wood processing company UAB Juodeliai plans to build a second facility next to the production facility of pallet blanks opened in 2021 in Marijampolė. The long-standing cooperating partner Šiaulių bankas allocated EUR 19 million for the expansion of the production facility of UAB Juodeliai in Marijampolė, the total value of the project amounting to EUR 30 million, while the rest will be covered with the company’s funds.

The production facility with an area of 7,000 sq m to be built on a territory of 20 ha will be equipped with an additional storage facility covering 10,000 sq m. The production facility, which is expected to start operating at the end of this year, should generate around 50 new workplaces.

The processing capacity of UAB Juodeliai is estimated at 1,3 million cubic metres of raw material per year. With the establishment of a second production facility in Marijampolė, it will be possible to broaden the variety of raw materials used and manufacture a more specialised range of products.

11/04/2023 /  Successful annual FSC Chain of Custody audit carried out at UAB Juodeliai

In March of this year, an annual FSC Chain of Custody control audit was carried out at the wood processing company UAB Juodeliai.

The company’s long-standing partner, the international certification organisation UAB NEPCon Lt, which carried out the audit, assessed the compliance of UAB Juodeliai activities with the requirements of the Chain of Custody (FSC-STD-40-004 V3-1), Controlled Wood (FSC-STD-40-005 V3-1) and Trademark (FSC-STD-50-001 V2-1) standards.

The annual audit went smoothly, no non-conformities were identified. The success of the inspection only confirms that the company sets itself the highest requirements and makes no compromises on quality. Representatives of UAB Juodeliai welcome the useful recommendations of the auditor UAB NEPCon Lt encouraging further improvement and reaching for higher standards of quality.

24/03/2023 /  Annual event of UAB Juodeliai

The annual event of UAB Juodeliai, which was held on 17 March of this year in the MO Museum, gathered many of the company’s employees. During the event, an overview of the results of last year was presented and new plans were discussed.

Speeches were delivered not only by the heads of the company, but also guests. Neuroscientist Urtė Neniškytė talked about stimulating the activity of the brain and alpinist Saulius Damulevičius shared advice on reaching one’s goals.

Thank you to everyone who participated!

20/03/2023 /  UAB Juodeliai participated for the fourth time in Dubai WoodShow 2023

UAB Juodeliai, one of the leading manufacturers of wooden pallet elements in Europe, presented its products for the fourth time at the annual Dubai WoodShow, where exhibitors from all over the world share news from the timber and woodworking industry, and exhibit timber products and alternative raw materials. This year’s exhibition, which took place on 7-9 March, brought together around 400 exhibitors from more than 130 different countries.

Over 100 representatives of manufacturers and traders from 26 countries (mainly from the United Arab Emirates, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Oman, Bahrain) visited the UAB Juodeliai stand at the international exhibition, which brings together representatives of the timber industry and those interested in this field. Company representatives presented the capacity of the world’s fastest production line for short packing elements and gave visitors the opportunity to take a virtual tour of the company’s production warehouse.

UAB Juodeliai would like to thank the organisers of the exhibition for a professional event and the participants for the meetings and showing interest in the products. The company is not only looking forward to expanding its pool of potential customers and partners, but also to strengthening its business relationships with existing customers.