no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . march 2012 peikko group corporation type limited company industry manufacturing founded 1965 ter speikko lahti finland founder jalo paananen headquarters lahti finland area served worldwide key people jussi vanhanen chairman topi paananen ceo products concrete connections composite structures revenue 147 m 2014 number of employees 1200 subsidiaries over 30 subsidiaries worldwide website www.peikko.com peikko group headquarters in lahti . peikko group corporation is a finnish leading global supplier of concrete connections and composite structures . peikko is a family owned and run company with over 1200 professionals . peikko was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in lahti finland peikko has subsidiaries in 30 countries in asia pacific europe the middle east and north america with manufacturing operations in 9 countries . contents 1 products 2 history 3 sources 4 external links products edit peikko s product range consists of concrete connections for precast construction concrete connections for cast in situ construction composite beams and frame structures flooring products and wind turbine foundation technology . history edit composite beams founded in finland northern europe in 1965 by mr. jalo paananen with the name ter speikko . the company is now owned and managed by the second generation of the family . the first product was a diagonal tie used in sandwich wall elements . the product is even still a part of peikko product mix . the first steps of internationalization were taken in 1990 s when establishing sales offices to germany 1997 norway 1999 and sweden 2001 . today peikko operates in over 30 countries worldwide . the original name of the company ter speikko means steel troll in english . it resembles a finnish humorous view of a troll peikko a creature very common to finnish fairy tales living in forests . the company name was shortened to peikko in 2005 due to the increasing international functions . sources edit http www.peikko.com external links edit media related to peikko group at wikimedia commons peikko group s website english retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title peikko group & oldid 704636682 categories manufacturing companies of finlandmetals companies of finlandsteel companies of finlandhidden categories orphaned articles from march 2012all orphaned articlescommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages suomi edit links this page was last modified on 12 february 2016 at 17 27 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view