Närpes Trä & Metall AB - NTM

NTM was founded in 1950 by Lennart Nordin and currently has around 400 employees. It is an engineering company that develops, manufactures, sells and maintains transport equipment for heavy goods vehicles and refuse and recycling material collection vehicles. By adopting a goal-oriented approach to product development and quality, the NTM Group has evolved into one of the biggest players in the Nordic region. However, NTM’s market reach stretches beyond the Nordic countries, with the company having a presence in the UK, Russia, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland and the Baltic states. The Group’s parent company is based in Närpes on the Finnish west coast, and has subsidiaries in Sweden, Estonia, the UK and Poland.

The company’s success is based on three strengths: a customer-oriented approach, know-how and quality.

History and key facts

According to Kurt-Erik Nordin, NTM’s CEO, creating and managing the development of the company from its simple agricultural roots has
required a considerable amount of pioneering spirit, creative thinking and belief in the capacity and ability of the company.
Today, NTM is part of a hi-tech engineering industry that engages in continual product development and has an extensive and far-reaching
bank of knowledge in terms of the market-adapted manufacture of transport equipment for road haulage and refuse collection vehicles.
The company has always been renowned for manufacturing high quality products, which are, and continue to be, the cornerstones of our business, says Nordin.

Närpes Trä & Metall was established on 27 April 1950, with Lennart Nordin as the company’s single biggest shareholder. 
Three days later, on 1 May, work began on constructing the first factory facility, which covered an area of 636 square metres 
and is now home to a number of departments, including product development and sales. 

Vision and business concept

• NTM shall be a dynamic and beneficial company for our customers, employees, owners and the district in which we work.
• NTM shall be a constantly evolving company, enjoying significant annual growth.
• Principle activities and growth shall be driven through production in our parent company.
• To make this possible, the company shall produce the necessary results and be known for competence, reliability and integrity.

Business concept

To develop, manufacture and sell high quality products for refuse collection and transport by road to knowledgeable and demanding customers.
To maintain a smooth-running aftermarket organisation and establish good relationships, both in-house and with those outside the company.