History

MetalMix’s history dates back to 1951, as the Asikainen brothers Esko, Valpas and Matti founded a car and mechanical equipment repair shop in Varkaus suburb Könönpelto, just on the same ground, where the modern production facilities of MetalMix are located today.

Idea rich and handy brothers expanded their activities and started to manufacture tipping gears for trucks, snow slings, road drags and irrigation pumps for ice roads in their workshop, among others. A significant opening was the creation of customer relationship with Ahlström Oy in 1960`s. The subcontractor-era of large-scale industry started.

In 1978 generational change took place, as the progeny of Esko Asikainen took control of the company. Simultaneously the name was adapted to the spirit of the time: Könönpellon Metalli was changed to MetalMix Oy. In 1989 the couple, Esko’s daughter Ritva with her spouse Markku Auvinen M.Sc. (Eng.) took the entrepreneurial responsibility, Markku being managing director over 40 years. In their leadership MetalMix has expanded and became international. 70th anniversary was celebrated in Spring 2021. Managing Director changed Autumn 2024 and the present MD is Jani Auvinen. Jaana Auvinen´s responsibility is to take care of finance and administrative issues and being chairman of the board. In this way the third generation has joined the family company.