Orange Plant's Newcastle-upon-Tyne facility, will be home to the Hakki Pilke range of firewood processors as the company has been recently appointed as exclusive dealers for the Midlands, North of England and Scotland.



Hakki Pilke firewood processors are manufactured by Maaselän Kone Oy, a Finnish company with over 30 years of experience manufacturing wood processing equipment.  

One product worth particular note is the Hakki Pilke Expert 37, a processor suitable for both professional and demanding domestic use. Even though it only needs 7.5kW of power and weighs just 750kg, it can be used effectively to split trunks up to 40cm thick. This user-friendly machine automatically adjusts the speed of cut according to the size of the trunks and can be equipped with an 'Easy' function enhancing wood movement and overall usability. Orange Plant also have three Hawk 25 processors available for hire from their Newcastle, Bromborough and Burgess Hill depots. At sub 750kg, this machine is road towable and is fitted with a petrol engine

Orange Plant's MD, Joanna Chapman, was upbeat, "We are really pleased to be representing the Hakki Pilke range of products with our appointment as a dealer in the UK. We have been testing the demand for firewood processors via our hire fleet and can see we can extend our product offering with Hakki Pilke. These firewood processors fit the bill perfectly and sit well within our existing portfolio of ARB machinery to provide our tree surgery customers with a further revenue stream."