Because nobody can be an expert in all fields, it is worth concentrating on what you do best. OnePoint offers its expertise in areas outside companies' core activities.

OnePoint started its operations this year, a service and infrastructure company situated at Kokkola in an area given over to large-scale industry. The operations are based on highly professional personnel and an effective co-partner and subcontractor network.

"Our aim is to promote the competitiveness of companies in the whole area of operations by providing and developing infrastructure services and support services for production. While we handle the services, customers can concentrate on their own operations" says Vesa Pihlajamaa, a director.

All the basic services from "one point"

OnePoint's business operations are all basic services, the infrastructure needed by production and the provision of support services, which include planning and design, maintenance, transportation, security, quality control as well as personnel, finances and occupational safety and health.

Pihlajamaa says that OnePoint combines the volumes of the various companies in the area so that services and materials can be acquired with less trouble and expense and with more quality than if each one were to do these things itself. The advantage of OnePoint is seen most clearly when a new player comes on the scene.

"A new production plant can construct its own production process and join one point already in operation in its area, from where it obtains all the basic services it needs. At the same time the use of a common infrastructure increases, and with that cost-effectiveness improves."

Innovations and cooperation

The concept of service companies like OnePoint is spreading throughout western Europe. There are other similar enterprises in Finland besides OnePoint.

"We try to be skilful in recognizing customers' needs and in searching for the most suitable solution for those needs from our broad co-partner network at any given time."
"You need to be innovative and cooperate with other players when you are producing services," Pihlajamaa emphasizes.

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A great deal of expertise can be found for a large area from one point.