HIGHLIGHTS
Always seeking ways to offer
More value in
construction
The position of a forerunner must be earned
over and over again.
Peikko was founded back in the
sixties after a certain need arose on
construction sites.
“That’s how successful R&D
starts every time – by identifying customer
needs,” says Ján Bujňák, who runs the
Peikko Product Development team together
with Taru Leinonen. Bujňák is responsible
for development of precast and cast-in-situ
connections, and Leinonen for development
thorough understanding of what our
customers’ lives are all about.”
However, there are realities that need
to be taken into consideration.
“Not everything can be solved
technically. Or the solution might not be
commercially viable. We need to carefully
choose which R&D battles we want to
take part in and win,” Bujňák stresses.
of the DELTABEAM® Composite Beams
and Frames, design tools and Intellectual
Property Rights.
According to an often-quoted story,
Henry Ford would have been creating
faster horses if he had simply listened to
the market needs of his time.
“We want to avoid that and keep our
minds open, but we still have to have a
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