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Are you preparing any changes in

the functioning and direction of the

company?

In today‘s difficult times, my biggest

goal and challenge is clearly to keep

MMHP in the position it has earned

over its long history: at the high levels it

currently enjoys with top-quality products

while maintaining the level of sales and

economic results. Of course, this is linked

to the need to evolve and use all the

knowledge of modern technologies that

will lead to better productivity, automation

of production and ultimately to an

increase in the yield of the processed raw

material, i.e. wood. We are very happy

that the continuous modernisation of our

sawmill has been, is and will always be in

the interest of our owner, who has given

and is giving all possible support.

In our last interview, Marie Wagnerová

mentioned that you are planning to

automate the production of drying

bales of sawn timber, install scanners

that detect defects in the sawn timber

and other innovations. What stage

are you currently in? Is this idea being

implemented?

We have created a list of required

technical and performance parameters

for the investment in the automation of

slat setting for drying lumber bales. We

are currently enquiring potential suppliers

and evaluating the first offers received,

optimising the specification.

Are you planning any bigger projects

this year? Could you describe them?

We will focus in particular on those

investment projects where a reasonable

timeframe for implementation and return

can be achieved even with the current

limited ability of suppliers.

These are rather standard technologies

that are not developed and manufactured

to order, or are assembled from standard

modules. For example, the renewal of the

electrical/electronic part of the drives, the

renewal and upgrade of the measuring

systems for lumber moisture, the

replacement and increase of the capacity

of the chipping machine in the sawmill,

the renewal of the fleet for the internal

handling of logs and lumber, etc.

The sawmill is part of the international

concern Mayr-Melnhof Holz Holding

AG, based in Leoben, Austria. Have you

implemented any Austrian procedures

or strategies in the Paskov production

plant?

Of course. Like any company that is

part of a multinational concern, we

at Mayr-Melnhof Holz Paskov use the

best practices or strategies of our sister

companies. We try to make the most

of the synergies that the multinational

group offers, whether they be synergies

in production, business strategy or

supporting processes. In my opinion, the

exchange of experience within the MayrMelnhof Holz Group is at a very high

level and thus contributes to the healthy

development of the concern.

How are Austrians different from Czechs

in their professional and personal lives?

I believe that the Austrian mentality is

not too different from ours. We are,

after all, connected by several centuries

of coexistence and the intermingling of

national identity. I see the difference in

the forty years of history of both countries

when Austria and its inhabitants lived in

the free world, unlike the Czech Republic,

which lived under a totalitarian regime; they

have a head start on us in the perception of

democracy and its principles. Fortunately,

a generation that is not burdened by the

totalitarian past has grown up in the Czech

Republic, and others are growing up.

Thank you very much for the interview,

Mr Director.

Text: redakce

Foto: Kateřina Skupieňová

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