A full-cycle forestry company that manages forests and processes logs into plywood, which is exported to many countries around the world, prioritized the organization of IT infrastructure in order to facilitate the daily work of the company and lay the foundation for future digitization projects and more successful achievement of business goals.

Challenges and Needs

To create a centralized, secured and structured file library

To ensure effective use of communication options offered by Microsoft 365 from mobile devices and working remotely

To implement a modern and secure e-mail system for effective communication and information exchange

The Implemented Solutions

Microsoft 365 (Office 365) solution (OneDrive, SharePoint, Outlook, Teams) for:

  • effective communication
  • professional information exchange
  • secure file storage, which makes work tasks easier for all company employees

Benefits

  • Microsoft 365 licenses and training for more than 40 office workers

    A comprehensive and practical training course for all office workers with the opportunity to ask questions of their own interest, so that the opportunities offered by Microsoft 365 can be fully used when performing work tasks.

  • Unified document library in the cloud with structured access options

    Cloud services provide convenient access to files and their editing from anywhere, wherever the employee is.

  • Shorter time consumption for work tasks to be performed

    Access to documents in SharePoint also remotely, convenient organization of online meetings on the Teams platform, extensive use of calendar options in Outlook make work more efficient and faster.

  • Extensive practical knowledge of working with Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, OneDrive)

    Acquisition of skills on Teams as a communication tool that offers wide opportunities to creatively perform work while working remotely; Outlook as an e-mail and calendar tool; the basics of OneDrive file storage and how to share, edit, and easily access files using SharePoint.

  • A secure environment for file storage and communication from anywhere in the world, which is made convenient by the advantages of the cloud service

    Access to information at any time and place and protection of business-critical data are essential factors for any company thinking about its competitiveness and development.

Stiga RM reference of cooperation with ELVA

ELVA has been a known partner of Microsoft in Latvia for many years, so we started negotiations directly with ELVA. Cooperation was easy and the specialists showed responsiveness and flexibility - we always managed to find a solution. In general, we achieved the planned result.

Raivis Cakuls

Head of Finance at Stiga RM

> 250

Employees

€ 43.1 million

Turnover in 2021

A family company located in Tukums since 1994

2.5 million m3

Logs transported per year

> 6000 ha

Forest properties

> 40

Export countries (e.g. Canada, USA, Morocco, India, Vietnam, Malaysia)

Solutions used by the company