New machine piped out

The small town of Vieremä in Finland has seen many a mechanical monster passing through, but it’s never before had a pipe band skirling ahead of it.

By Kevin Janiak

Published 21st Feb 2023, 17:42 BST

Elliot Henderson's entourage included pipers from Annan as they visited Finland.

But that’s what happened when Selkirk forestry company Elliot Henderson Ltd were invited over by manufacturer Ponsse, due to them buying the company's 19,000th forest machine, the Scorpion giant harvester.

The visiting group brought with them members of Annan Pipe Band.

Neil Purves, director of harvesting for Elliot Henderson, said: “We have always been at the forefront of new machine releases over the years, which in turn keeps the harvesting fleet productive and at the vanguard of innovation.

"We are excited to be adding this Scorpion Giant to the fleet.

"This machine will go straight to work in the windblow resulting from Storm Arwen.”

Finland Selkirk