The Solomon Islands has received 67 portable sawmills from Australian company, Lucas Mill.
In April of 2023, Lucas Mill was made aware of an upcoming tender for the Japanese Government to procure equipment to be supplied to developing countries. With the Sirius Corporation of Japan and agent Farmset, Solomon Islands, Lucas Mill was successful in the bidding and awarded the tender in June of 2024.
Successful tender
After much negotiation the terms were settled and Lucas Mill had successfully won the tender to supply 67 Model 8 circular swing-blade portable sawmills to the Ministry of Forestry & Research in the Solomon Islands.
An order of that size was Lucas Mill’s largest individual order to date, marking a new milestone for the team.
A thriving market
Since 1994 there have been approximately 1300 Lucas Mill sawmills in service in the Solomon Islands, so it was no surprise Lucas Mill was a great fit for the brief. Due to the market demands of the region, the portable nature and affordability of the Model 8 has seen a thriving market. Other similar markets in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands have also flourished, particularly in the sale of the very reliable and successful Lucas Mill Model 6 and Model 8 machines.
At the end of August, the team saw the fruition of this project with the packing of three 40-foot containers destined for Honiara in mid-September.
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