1970 One smart young man
Back in 1970 there was a young Finnish entrepreneur and inventor who wanted to act smarter. He developed a landfill compactor built around an ordinary tractor equipped with rubber wheels. Soon also the first real landfill compactor with two full-width iron drums was manufactured for an exhibition in Hanover, Germany, in 1971. The unit was sold and delivered to a German customer and so Tana’s first steps towards becoming a global waste management business were taken. Our name ”Tana” derives from a Finnish word meaning robust and sturdy. When the company was sold, its new owners wanted to keep things simple and productive. Switching the focus into developing the best tools for landfill customers brought a complete turnaround. All product lines other than landfill compactors were discarded. Customer experiences and feedback were gathered and carefully listened to in order to create even better landfill compactors.
1995 Oy Tanacorp Ltd. New owners started a change for more simple and productive company.
Changing focus into developing the best tools for landfill customers brought a complete turnaround and the principle of continuous improvement was adopted.
2008 Smart machines create smarter work
We realised that what we really wanted to help our customers with was improving their business. So instead of just the machines, we look for the customer’s whole operation. We went back to the users: what would help them to act smarter with our robust machines? We took a leap of faith and decided to merge our machines with intelligent systems. We were one step ahead with our vision for the future and the IOT. Today we can already offer a smart yet simple real-time platform that helps our customers manage their operations – and ultimately make more money.
2022 Data driven business and service development.
Continuous development in close cooperation with our customers is our passion. We started a journey of brand development: we want to communicate who we truly are, and what we aspire to be in the future. In order to inspire our own people to do their best, we need to highlight the impact their work has – on the lives of our customers, and for the wider world.