"You can phone Logosol without fear of disturbing."

"As a customer, you can phone without fear of disturbing." Runo Johansson explains why he chose joinery machines from Logosol.

"The vertical milling machine is the best machine for an innovator. Here, I’m trying out angles and profiles," Runo Johansson says about the Logosol MF30.

Runo Johansson believes in his business concept. And he believes in it to such an extent that he did not give up even when his workshop burnt down to the ground. Now he has bought new machines from Logosol and got his business going again.

Runo’s business concept is built on the most important thing in the world: the photosynthesis. This is the process in which the energy from the sun helps green plants to turn carbon dioxide and water into food.
"We have to learn to work with nature instead of against it," says Runo, who early committed himself to environmental issues.
When he started to think about the environment it was considered bohemian.
Today, the reality has caught up with us. The Nobel Peace Prize was given to Al Gore and the UN’s climate panel. Our shared environment is now at the top of the agenda.

A room for learning

What distinguishes Runo from most of us, is that he goes further than talking and writing. He created a "room for learning" in which the prerequisite of life becomes evident and comprehensible.
It is a greenhouse with the name GrowPoint. The greenhouse is a selfsupportingand very strong latticework construction whose design seems to appeal to most people. Stylish, is a common comment.
Each building element is a triangle-shaped wooden frame with a transparent sheet of insulating polycarbonate.
These elements are put together into a geodesic dome. The construction has several advantages. It is prefabricated and thus easy to assemble. It stands wind and weather much better than conventional greenhouses, and it is fitted up both for plants and people.
"In 18 square metres there is room for about 5000 seed plants, a table and five chairs. The GrowPoint greenhouse is also a fantastic outdoor room," Runo says.

The workshop burnt down

Its weather resistance was proven when the storm Gudrun hit southern Sweden. The Swedish university of agricultural sciences in Alnarp has a GrowPoint greenhouse in its rehabilitation garden. The storm destroyed a lot, but on the greenhouse there were only a couple of ventilation hatches that were damaged.
The entire construction and its function is well thoughtout, but when the interest in it was about to turn into sales, something devastating happened. The production building burnt down to the ground. The entire stock and assembly of machinery was destroyed by fire. Among the things lost in the fire was a Logosol PH260 four-cutter planer/moulder and an MF 30 vertical milling machine.
A disaster of this proportion can make even the most enthusiastic person give up. But this is not the case with Runo Johansson. While waiting for the workshop to be rebuilt, he has rented a place in Limmared and purchased new machines:
"Choosing Logosol again came naturally. If you have any problem you can phone Logosol for support, and you are always treated professionally and friendly," says Runo.
This time, due to economic reasons, the assembly of machinery became slightly different. He bought the multi jointer/planer MH410, the table saw PS315, and also the, to him, indispensable MF30.

Separate machines

He chose separate machines instead of a combi machine, and this is Runo’s explanation: "The logistics in the workshop becomes much better when you have separate machines. A combi machine of the same quality is, strange as it may seem, more expensive to buy," says Runo.
The machine he appreciates most is the vertical milling machine. He uses this to try out angles and profiles before they are put in production. He also uses it for tenoning and routering. When he has found the right shape, he orders knives and starts producing in the multi jointer/planer which is also equipped with a side cutter.
"Two persons can operate the machine at the same time. One takes care of the jointing operation and the other planes and moulds.
I know that the four-cutter planer/moulder gives more possibilities and has more capacity, but the vertical milling machine is enough for the wooden details that I need," says Runo.
The GrowPoint is manufactured in a couple of standard sizes starting from 15 square metres. Due to the flexible assembly of machinery he can produce a great number of furnishing options and vary the design according to customers’ desires.
The first pilot series were made of aluminium profiles, but Runo soon changed to wood. It is a more natural material, which is appreciated by the customers. The building elements are made of pine heartwood, larch or oak. The goal is, as far as possible, to use timber from his own forest. This is why he has established a cooperation with a nearby company, Å-såget in Limmared. The next investment will be another machine from Logosol, the circular resaw KS 150. The circular resaw will streamline the processing of the beams that are made from his own timber.
Runo’s greenhouse includes functions, thoughts and ideas that would take several pages to describe.
Instead, we recommend a visit to the website of the company, www.growpoint. se. Finally, we give you a quotation, where Runo, in poetic form, summarizes the thoughts behind his business:
"If we create environments where butterflies are pleased, minds will be opened and mouths will be fed ". *