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NEW ON BOARD Metalliasennus Huuhka Oy chosen as supplier of the year for Meyer Turku M eyer family shipyards have rewarded suppliers first time Turku has at the moment some 2000 active companies in the net- together. Supplier of the year 2016 for Meyer Turku was work, out of these approximately 800 different companies take Metalliasennus Huuhka Oy. ”We have been working together with Metalliasennus Huuhka Oy for 27 years. They welcome challenges and they are part into individual ship projects. CEO of Metalliasennus Huuhka Oy Pertti Huuhka is thank- ful for the acknowledgement. always prepared to innovate and to solve any problems we are ”All of us at Huuhka are grateful for this acknowledge- facing. Huuhka also has a well working and versatile organiza- ment. I want to thank Meyer family for making all of this possi- tion,” Meyer Turku justifies the choice. ble,” Huuhka thanks. Supplier of the year is a tradition for Meyer family in Papen- Suppliers of the year for the other Meyer family shipyards burg – a tradition that was now for the first time also extended to were also announced at the gala together with Partner of the Meyer Turku. The celebration was held in Logomo arena, Turku. year reward. Among the people celebrating the event were invited guests from Meyer Partner of the Year 2016: Blücher Metal A/S all of the Meyer shipyards and maritime experts from both Fin- Meyer Werft supplier of the year: D-I -Davit International land and Germany. Hische GmbH Network of suppliers is a valuable resource for the shipyards. Suppliers provide for example machinery for the ships, compo- Neptun Werft supplier of the year 2016: Marine Glazing Brombach + Gess GmbH & Co.KG n nents to the construction and they also participate into the con- struction of cruise ships together with Meyer employees. Meyer 48 seatec 2/2017 More information: www.meyerturku.fi