Etteplan signs global outsourcing agreement with Husqvarna Group

– The agreement marks a major achievement for Etteplan in terms of growing the company’s technical documentation business through outsourcing.

Etteplan and Husqvarna Group have entered into a long-term cooperation agreement, whereby Husqvarna Group will outsource the production and maintenance of the technical documentation of all the Group’s products and brands to Etteplan. The agreement will become effective as of February 1, 2015.

The implementation of the global agreement will start in Sweden, where nine of Husqvarna Group’s employees will be offered employment at Etteplan’s office in Jönköping. In the second phase, the plan is to implement the agreement at Husqvarna Group’s sites in Ulm, Germany, and Charlotte, USA. In the third phase, Husqvarna Group’s sites in China and Japan will follow suit.

The technical documentation, meaning all the technical documents and manuals that are created for users and service personnel, ensures the safe and correct use and maintenance of the products. Etteplan has advanced expertise, tools and processes to create and distribute high-quality and cost-efficient technical documentation.

– We look forward to seeing our cooperation with Etteplan bear fruit. We are confident that the quality of our technical documentation will improve to the benefit of our customers, says Henric Andersson, Senior Vice President, Technology Office at Husqvarna Group.

– We are extremely pleased to support Husqvarna Group globally with technical documentation services. This agreement proves our competitiveness in the growing outsourcing trend in industry. It makes business sense for companies to outsource non-core activities to a knowledgeable partner, concludes Juha Näkki, President and CEO of Etteplan.

For more information, please contact:

Mikael Vatn
SVP, Operations Sweden
Etteplan
Tel. +46 708 81 48 20

Outi-Maria Liedes
SVP, HR & Communications
Etteplan
Tel. +358 40 756 9620