{"id":22167,"date":"2024-09-22T16:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T14:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forestpioneer.es\/forest-pioneer-group\/history\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T14:35:05","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forestpioneer.es\/en\/forest-pioneer-group\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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We are pioneers in providing innovative solutions for the forest bioeconomy and vegetation control across Europe. We manufacture and distribute customised machinery and support our customers with our expert knowledge and comprehensive service.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1993<\/h3>

The history of Forest Pioneer began in 1993 when Emilio BRAVO, owner and founder of the company, decided to move from Irun to Palencia to study Forestry Engineering at the ETSIA PALENCIA UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1996<\/h3>

After finishing his studies, he moved to Finland to work at the AFM Forest Oy harvesting head factory for 2 years. This is the beginning of the collaboration between the forestry engineer Emilio BRAVO and the Finnish manufacturer. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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1998-2000<\/h3>

In 1998, the first AFM harvester head was delivered under the Forest Pioneer brand name, pioneering multiple applications: logging, skidding, brushcutting, chipping.....<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2008<\/h3>

In 2008, when we created the distribution company Forest Pioneer SL, importer of well-known brands in the world of forestry mechanisation such as: AFM, QUADCO, NEUSON Forest, TIMBERPRO, LOGSET, ASTEC, KAISER, CAMOX, FAE, KERSHAW, WESTTECH, VOSCH, RISUTEC, ... with which we have today.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2009<\/h3>

In 2009 Forest Pioneer sold the first wheel harvester in Galicia, a TimberPro TB630B with an AFM 60 euca harvester head and the first Kaiser S2.4 Cross backreamer in Aragon.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2011<\/h3>

In 2011 the first Neuson Ecotec 182 HVT chain harvester with an AFM 60 harvester head in Cantabria, the first Logset 5F forwarder in Galicia and the first TimberPro TB630B wheel feller buncher with TDS 22 disc harvester head and in 2013 the first QUADCO disc harvester heads in France.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2015<\/h3>

In 2015 we added to our product range different attachments for tree felling, high altitude pruning and maintenance of banks, roads and power lines and came the sales of the first 3\/4\u2033 VOSCH 2000-7T saw clamp, the first Westtech C250 shear and in this 2017 the first Kershaw 75 G3 telescopic pruning shear. We have also diversified our product range by selling the first Logset wheel harvester units.
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2017<\/h3>

During all these years of history, our aim has always been to sell the best brands of machinery, accessories, spare parts and consumables, guaranteeing a professional and fast after-sales service in Spain, France, Belgium and French-speaking Switzerland.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2018<\/h3>

Forest Pioneer SL, together with S\u00e9bastien Beucher, acquires the company AFL and creates Forest Pioneer France, a service workshop located in Egletons (France) with a team of 8 people for the moment. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2019<\/h3>

And in 2019, together with Jon Legarreta, another new workshop is being set up: Forest Pioneer Service, located in Bizkaia.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2020<\/h3>

During the year of the Covid'19 pandemic, the Casefor school was launched.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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2024<\/h3>

Once again, Forest Pioneer Manufacturing is \u2018Logset Dealer of the Year\u2019.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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