A company's reputation depends on its team's professionalism. In case of elevators, professionalism is crucial at all stages of production from manufacturing to installation and service maintenance. If there is a weak link in this elaborate chain, a company may lose its market niche.

A Swedish company TORNUM is well aware of it. For TORNUM, quality is as important as people who ensure this quality and bring it over to the customers.

TORNUM's major production facilities are located in a small Swedish town of Kvänum. The first factory was built there in 1973. Today it specializes in grain dryers and coolers.

TORNUM offers its customers not mere equipment but decades of experience in grain storage industry. It is reflected in the company's motto: "Dry the grain and keep it cool". The factory shops are fully computerized which minimizes human involvement and makes all the elevator elements produced at the factory of the same high quality.

In contrast to other world famous companies, TORNUM has no manufacturing subsidiaries in other countries. All the equipment is produced in Sweden.

A remarkable thing about executives and managers of TORNUM is that they, like many other Swedes, have their own farming land. Having practical experience in farming, they see to it that their product is reliable and efficient.

Another reason for the exceptional quality of TORNUM equipment is that almost every Swedish farmer has a degree in engineering. It means that they know what sort of equipment they need and what to look for in the product they buy. This serves as a great stimulus for elevator producers to constantly improve their products.

TORNUM elevators are famous all over the world. The company has subsidiaries in the EU, Eastern Asia and America. Ukraine is not an exception either.

There are 10 company representatives in Ukraine. They are young engineers and managers. Each has his own share of duty contributing his knowledge and experience to TORNUM projects. Together they can handle any task.

LLC TORNUM Ukraine built and modernized over 40 facilities in Ukraine. Some projects required only equipment installation; others were turnkey projects. The following elevators are some examples of TORNUM presence in Ukraine: Rentcom elevator with 30 thousand tons of storage capacity, the elevator at a private family firm Dryzhba with 65 thousand tons of storage capacity, Monastyryshche elevator with 94.4 thousand tons of storage capacity, Dzhulynskyi elevator with 30 thousand tons of storage capacity etc.

For 10 years, TORNUM LLC Ukraine has been headed by Vyacheslav Kovalenko.

Most of the year the team and the general manager spend on the road working with the agrarians. Vyacheslav does not even have a separate room in the office. He jokes that his workspace is his car which daily takes him to meetings with customers and clients.

He also pointed out that working at TORNUM one may expect help and support from all TORNUM offices around the world not just the headquarters.

He says that there are cases when clients' needs make the manufacturer look for personalized solutions.

Owing to the regular reports from Ukrainian and other overseas subsidiaries, TORNUM promptly adjusts to the market situation by introducing timely solutions.

The company is always there for its clients from designing to commissioning and further maintenance.

In 2008, Vitaliy Fitsyk joined the emerging company of TORNUM LLC Ukraine as project manager.

Vitaliy graduated from the Mechanics department of the National University of Food Technologies with a degree in Processing and Food Technologies.

According to Vitaliy, he was initially tasked with the graphic part of projects and technology development. As his experience grew, he got involved in design calculations for the customers. Later, he was trusted with negotiating with design and assembly agencies and suppliers of electrical devices, thorough preparation of technical documentation, consulting etc.

The company provides both theoretical and practical foundation for assembly agencies employed for facility building.

A project manager is also supposed to handle assembly and starting-up emergencies, issues with forming spare part storages on top of dealing with customs, brokers and transport companies.

The main responsibilities of a PM are, however, feasibility study of the future elevator, development of tailored technological solutions, and control over the project realization starting with the customer's application all the way to the handing over. Vitaliy uses a rational Swedish approach at all the stages: he sources equipment considering its productivity and arranges assemblies based on sequences.

Project engineer Vitaliy Danilov has been working for TORNUM LLC Ukraine since 2011. Vitaliy graduated from National Aviation University with a degree in Gas Turbine and Compressor Stations. He also has a degree in Economics.

Today Vitaliy is a world-class specialist. He participated in many projects including the ones for overseas agricultural producers. Vitaliy confesses that he had to learn designing elevators by doing.

One of the most memorable moments for Vitaliy was working on the project for the Romanian colleagues. The Ukrainian team got the elevator drawing and they were supposed to complete it with a gravity flow system.

Vitaliy admits that there were many interesting projects over his career. That list is growing longer every week. Being an engineer, he is primarily interested in innovative solutions, like the one his team designed for LLC "SP Agroprommash" in Myrcha (Kyiv region).

In the future, he intends to stick to the faster–better– stronger –more scheme. Mr. Danilov is always willing to share his experience with those who need it.

Andrei Gavrysh is a project engineer at LLC TORNUM Ukraine. He joined the team at the end of October 2014 and went to an elevator field trip AgroExpedition organized by Elevatorist.com in partnership with TORNUM.

Andrei graduated from National Aviation University with honors majoring in Gas turbines.

Seeing Vitaliy at work, we have realized that not only the location of his desk and the information flow between Vitaliys make his workspace special. It is also his desk.

During the three years he has been on the team, Andrei worked on many projects. Working for the company gives him much positive experience.

To upgrade its customer relations, LLC TORNUM Ukraine hired a sales representative. Meet Aleksei Drozdov, deputy director.

Aleksei has been holding the position for half a year but he has a vast experience. He graduated from Kyiv International University with a degree in International Public Relations. He also obtained a second degree in Intelligent Decision Making Systems from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. Besides, he has over 8.5 years of experience in sales.

Aleksei used to work in the building industry but decided to switch to the agricultural industry as a more promising one.

Andrei's clients include large agricultural holdings and small farms.

He says he always tries to create positive relations with clients so they want to tell their colleagues about their excellent experience with the company.

Among such satisfied TORNUM clients is the owner of Druzhba elevator in Poltava region. Aleksei often takes potential customers who want to see elevators in action to his facility.

The most mistrustful customers are offered a trip to the factory in Sweden.

TORNUM is one of the few world companies focused on constant improvement of its product. Special attention is being payed to IT.

Apart from that, according to Mr. Kovalenko, TORNUM will modernize its factory equipment this year. It was planned 15 years ago. Despite the fact that the machinery is not yet outdated, it will be replaced with modernized models. This will take the quality of the products to a new level.

If you want to see it for yourself and meet the LLC TORNUM Ukraine team in person, come to visit the company's stand 33 V at the international exhibition "Grain Tech Expo" on February 21-23, 2018 in Kiev. The TORNUM team will be happy to talk to you about the company and its projects.