NewPaakkola

What NewPaakkola does

NewPaakkola Oy is a privately held Finnish industrial equipment supplier specializing in bulk material handling conveyor systems for the mining and heavy industries. Headquartered in Tervola, Finland, with a secondary office in Rovaniemi, the company designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains a portfolio centered on overland conveyors (with delivered systems up to 6 km total and single conveyors up to 2.5 km), steep-angle conveyors (HAC) that eliminate heavy-truck material transport, bridge stackers handling up to 4,500 tons per hour, belt feeders up to 3,500 tons per hour, silos, and supporting components such as drums, rollers, and belt cleaners. The company also offers dry-stack tailings solutions that replace wet tailing ponds, supporting closed-loop water cycles and reducing land use. Underlying technology emphasizes engineered durability (multi-stage labyrinth sealing, pressed seamless tube end caps) and a vertical-integration model supported by wholly-owned subsidiary Paakkola Steel for fabrication, painting, and shot blasting, plus Paakkola Online as a browser-based work-tracking and reporting platform.

The company generates revenue through project-based, quote-priced contracts covering custom design and manufacturing, installation supervision, ongoing managed maintenance services, modernization/upgrade work, and spare parts/hardware sales. It pursues a direct enterprise field-sales motion led by CEO Tommi Juntikka and supported by dedicated managers across technology, procurement, quotations, and maintenance, with no intermediaries or resellers. The primary customer segment is mining companies addressing CO2 reduction (replacing diesel trucks with electrified conveyors), water efficiency, and tailings safety, alongside secondary vertical exposure to wood processing, energy, cement, and port operations.

NewPaakkola carries a Dun & Bradstreet AAA credit rating (lowest-risk category) and traces its lineage to predecessors operating since 1978, though the current entity was founded in 2014. It is independent with no disclosed parent company or venture backing. Recent strategic activity centers on a December 2025 EU/ELY Centre co-funded Arctic UGV development project (running through July 2026) aimed at establishing unmanned ground vehicle production in Finland, representing a deliberate diversification of the product line adjacent to existing material handling capabilities.

Name

NewPaakkola

Legal name

NewPaakkola Oy

Website

https://newpaakkola.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Conveyor Systems

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveyors & Sortation Systems (Warehouse & Parcel) (IMAHABAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial conveyor systems
• Bulk material handling
• Mining conveyor equipment
• Overland conveyor solutions
• Dry stack tailings

Headquarters

HQ city

Tervola

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Conveyor System Design and Manufacturing: Custom conveyor system design, manufacturing, and delivery including overland conveyors, stackers, steep-angle conveyors, silos, and belt feeders. Project-based revenue from concept to commissioning.
2. Installation and Project Execution: Installation supervision, equipment setup, complex lifting services, and project management from design through installation and commissioning.
3. Maintenance and Lifecycle Services: Ongoing conveyor maintenance including inspections, work planning, continuous improvement, preventive maintenance, mechanical maintenance, shaft alignments, and re-lubrication.
4. Conveyor Components and Spare Parts: Sale of spare parts including rollers, drums, belt cleaners, roller stands, belt tensioners, conveyor guides, and wear-resistant materials.
5. Modernization and Upgrades: Equipment upgrades, belt turnovers, major equipment changes, and enhancements for functionality improvement of existing conveyor systems.
6. Specialized Industrial Services: Hydrodemolition, dry ice blasting, machinery workshop services including on-site repairs, bearing work, shaft alignment, painting and shot blasting facilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NewPaakkola designs, manufactures, installs, and maintains electric conveyor systems and bulk material handling solutions for mining and heavy industries. Its core offerings include overland conveyors (up to 6 km), steep-angle conveyors (HAC), bridge stackers, belt feeders, silos, dry stacking systems, and conveyor components such as rollers, drums, and belt cleaners. The company delivers projects end-to-end from concept and engineering through manufacturing, installation, and lifecycle maintenance services.

Product overview

NewPaakkola is a full-service provider of bulk material handling systems for the mining and heavy industries, offering a comprehensive portfolio of conveyor solutions. The core product portfolio centers on industrial conveyor systems including Overland Conveyors (long-distance systems up to 6km), Bridge Stacker Systems, Steep-Angle Conveyors (HAC), and Conveyor Belt Feeders. These are complemented by specialized solutions for Waste Rock Handling and Dry Stacking (Dry Stack Tailings). Supporting the conveyor systems, NewPaakkola provides Conveyor Components (drums, rollers, tensioners, cleaners), Paakkola Online (real-time work tracking app), and comprehensive services including Conveyor Maintenance (hydrodemolition, dry ice blasting), Conveyor Engineering & Design, and Paakkola Steel Workshop for custom manufacturing. The company operates from initial design through manufacturing, installation, and ongoing maintenance, providing end-to-end lifecycle support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Paakkola Online: Browser-based app for real-time work tracking, reporting, and remote monitoring of conveyor maintenance and installation projects
• Paakkola Steel
• Arctic UGV

Products and services

• Waste Rock Handling Systems Specialized conveyor solutions including High Angle Conveyor (HAC), overland conveyors, and bridge stacker systems for safe and environmentally friendly transport of waste rock from mining operations. Designed for mining operators needing to move waste rock from extraction points to processing or storage areas.
• Dry Stacking Solutions Advanced dry stack tailings (DST) management solutions for mining operators, providing dense tailings storage, reduced land use, nearly closed-loop water systems, and elimination of large tailings dams. Reduces environmental risks and water treatment costs.
• Overland Conveyors Long-distance conveyor systems for mining operations, with the longest delivered system at 6 kilometers total and single conveyors up to 2.5 kilometers. Designed for operationally critical core processes in mining.
• Bridge Stacker Systems Stacker systems for precise material placement in interim storage, featuring radial stackers with material classification, compartmentalization, and homogenization. Handles up to 4,500 tons per hour with 2.5-meter-wide belts. Includes bridge stackers for tailings placement in bioleaching operations.
• Steep-Angle Conveyor (HAC) High Angle Conveyor that enables vertical material transport, eliminating the need for heavy special vehicles in the material transport chain and allowing complete exclusion of trucks from material transport at mining sites.
• Conveyor Belt Feeders Belt feeders suitable for mining, wood processing, energy, and cement industries, handling up to 3,500 tons per hour with 2.5-meter-wide belts for controlled material discharge.
• Silo and Funnel Structures Custom-designed funnel and guide structures accounting for material characteristics such as abrasiveness, dustiness, or adhesion to direct material flow correctly at loading and unloading points.
• Conveyor Components Complete range of conveyor components including heavy/medium/light conveyor drums with specialized coatings, conveyor rollers with multi-stage labyrinth seals, roller stands, belt tensioners, conveyor guides, belt cleaners, drum scrapers, and belt plows, sold as spare parts and replacement components.
• Conveyor Engineering and Design Services Design services starting with on-site root cause analysis, featuring project managers who are also main designers to ensure optimal functionality throughout the equipment lifecycle. Custom engineering of conveyor systems for industrial customers.
• Conveyor Maintenance Services Full-service maintenance including driving style optimization, greasing, adjustments, belt alignment, roller bracket replacements, belt repairs, drum replacements, return roller replacements, drive replacements, inspections, preventive maintenance, and shaft alignments.
• Hydrodemolition Services (Vesipiikkaus) High-pressure water demolition service that cleans concrete surfaces without damaging the underlying structure, effective for removing poor-quality material while preserving rebar.
• Dry Ice Blasting Services Mechanical blasting using dry ice at approximately -80 degrees Celsius for industrial surface cleaning without moisture or residue, using a non-toxic and non-bacterial substance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Longest delivered overland conveyor system is 6 kilometers total, with single conveyor reaching 2.5 kilometers
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Paakkola SteelcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated entity operating machine shop services. Paakkola Steel workshop handles manufacturing for industrial needs, including large projects and smaller piece manufacturing. Facilities include CE-marked products, painting and shot blasting.
• Apix Messaging OyminorOthersE-invoice operator for electronic invoicing. Company e-invoice address: 003718542529 through Apix Messaging Oy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FLSmidth: Global supplier of mining and cement processing equipment and full flowsheets. Overlaps with NewPaakkola on bulk material handling, tailings conveying, and stacker/reclaimer scope, but as part of a much broader process-equipment portfolio serving mining and cement majors.
• thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (Uhde): Engineered plants and systems for mining, cement, and bulk handling industries. Open-pit mining conveying systems and stockyard equipment directly intersect with NewPaakkola's overland and stacker portfolio, though sold as part of much larger industrial solutions contracts.
• Sandvik (Mining & Rock Solutions): Swedish incumbent supplying drilling, loading, and haulage equipment to mining customers worldwide. Material handling / conveyor systems and aftermarket services overlap NewPaakkola's offering, but Sandvik operates at far greater scale across a much wider product range.
• Metso: Finnish-headquartered global leader in mining, aggregates, and metals processing equipment. Overlaps with NewPaakkola in bulk material handling and comminution/conveying flows, but is a much larger full-portfolio supplier and a direct home-market competitor in Finland.

Direct peers

• Beumer Group: Family-owned German manufacturer of conveying, loading, palletizing, and packaging systems with a dedicated mining & minerals business unit. Overland conveyors and steep-angle/high-angle conveyors are core offerings, directly mirroring NewPaakkola's HAC and overland product portfolio.
• TAKRAF (formerly Tenova TAKRAF): German-headquartered supplier of mining and bulk material handling systems, including overland conveyors, pipe conveyors, and stackers/reclaimers. Directly comparable to NewPaakkola in product scope, customer base (mining majors), and long-distance overland conveyor capability.
• Martin Engineering: Specialist in conveyor belt cleaning, dust management, and material flow optimization, plus conveyor components and field service. Direct peer in conveyor component manufacturing and bulk material handling aftermarket services.
• Superior Industries: US-based manufacturer of bulk material processing and handling equipment, including conveyors, idlers, and components for aggregate, mining, and port customers. Closely comparable mid-sized peer in product scope and target verticals.
• Rulmeca (part of Interroll Group): Manufacturer of conveyor rollers, idlers, pulleys, and motorized pulleys for bulk material handling applications worldwide. Closely comparable to NewPaakkola's conveyor component product line, especially the proprietary sealing-bearing rollers.

Emerging players

• CDE Group: Northern Ireland-based wet processing and material classification equipment supplier serving mining, sand, aggregates, and recycling. Comparable to NewPaakkola in serving bulk material handling needs in mining but focused on washing/classification rather than overland transport and tailings stacking.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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