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This is an exciting time at Comatec Group, a Tampere-based one-stop-shop for engineering solutions. The new strategy period will start in early 2025, also bringing along a new organisational structure for the company. In the future, Comatec Group will serve its customers supported by three strong pillars; divisions. The change is driven by the desire to further improve the customer experience and help the company achieve its growth objectives.
Of Comatec Group’s subsidiaries, Comatec Mobility Oy, which specialises in the development of mobile machinery, commercial vehicles and rolling stock, as well as Comatec Industrial and Marine Oy, which provides mechanical, electrical and automation design services mainly for the maritime industry and other industrial sectors, will continue operating as before, with the exception that they both will form a division of their own. The third division will be established by the merger of Oucons Oy, Rantotek Oy, Comatec Automation Oy and Comatec Project Services Oy, providing design and project management services for the plant and process industry, into a new entity called Comatec Process and Automation Oy.
– To understand the change, you also need to know a bit about the history of Comatec Group. Over the years, we have grown, for example, as a result of acquisitions, and even though we have been working successfully under a common umbrella, our units have mainly been operating under their own, locally known company names. Going forward, we can serve our customers even better under the same Comatec brand, which will increase our recognition in the market, enabling international growth, says Kari Ollila, Chair of Comatec Group’s Board.
New organisational structure enables skills development
Comatec will continue to serve its customers in many locations across Finland and internationally in Sweden, Estonia, Poland and Romania. The restructuring will have positive impact on personnel.
– Along with the restructuring, we will adopt a so-called skills-based organisational model, in which people with similar jobs work together regardless of their location. We believe that this will help our personnel develop their skills further and open up new career opportunities within the company. Resourcing will also be easier in the future, improving our ability to meet customer needs quickly and in a more comprehensive way, explains Ollila.
Customers appreciate ease
Keijo Hämäläinen, Chief Operating Officer at Comatec Group, says that the corporate restructuring started with identifying customer needs.
– Ease is also trending in the world of business: our customers, as well, want to buy larger sets of services, preferably from a one-stop-shop. Thanks to this restructuring, we will be extremely well equipped to meet this demand by offering the expertise and services of the entire group in a simpler, more efficient way and on a larger scale – without compromising on flexibility and the good service attitude which Comatec is known for, says Hämäläinen.
Broader shoulders bring new opportunities
For customers, the restructuring will be reflected in a simpler and more extensive service offering under the unified Comatec brand. Internally, Comatec is currently standardising the practices, which will also benefit the customers.
– One of our goals is to establish a consistent approach to project management. We have many good practices, of which we will refine and adopt the best. Comatec already has the capacity to manage more extensive projects in plant and industrial environments, for example, but going forward, we’ll also have broader shoulders for bearing the burden of risks, says Hämäläinen.
Even after the reorganisation, Comatec will continue to serve clients of all sizes in their varying needs.
– We are still the same safe and familiar partner for individual design and resource assignments, for example, but thanks to the new organisational structure, our customers can benefit even more from our diverse expertise and extensive experience in different operating environments. I believe that this will open up exciting collaborative opportunities for us and bring new added value to our customers, says Hämäläinen.
The article was published in Tekniikka & Talous 29.11.2024.