Trimble has acquired Canadian-based BOS Forestry, a
provider of collaboration, harvesting, production and lumber sale solutions for
small- and medium-sized forestry companies. The addition of BOS Forestry
emphasizes Trimble's focus on technologies that address the complete end-to-end
ecosystem for forest management, traceability and timber processing. Financial
terms were not disclosed.
BOS Forestry's suite of applications provide simplified processes for scale
site, log load, yard inventory, contractor settlement, finished goods sales and
distribution. In addition, BOS offers a trade portal that facilitates the
collaboration of wood supply stakeholders and brings together an innovative
network for buyers and sellers to make more informed decisions and improve
fiber productivity by leveraging all aggregated log load data transactions.
"BOS Forestry streamlines wood supply management, settlement and
reconciliation processes with powerful analytical tools and collaborative web
services," said Grant Sutherland, CEO, BOS Forestry. "The web portal
provides a clearinghouse for all wood supply stakeholders and forest industry
partners to manage scale tickets, analyze load information and monitor
transport."
Trimble's Forestry Division offers land, forest and fiber management solutions that improve the productivity and operations for some of the world's most recognized integrated forest product companies, forest land owners, timberland investment, conservation, state and federal departments as well as international food processing companies involved in environmental, social and economic land management.
