Sawmills sent to Solomon Islands

Mar 25, 2025

Sixty-seven Lucas Mill Model 8 circular swing-blade portable sawmills were sent to Solomon Islands.

Lucas Mill was made aware of an upcoming tender for the Japanese Government to procure equipment to be supplied to developing countries.

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In collaboration with our agent Farmset Solomon Islands and the Sirius Corporation of Japan, we were successful in our bidding and were awarded the tender in June 2024.

After much negotiation, the terms were settled and our collaboration had successfully obtained the tender to supply 67, Model 8 circular swing-blade portable sawmills to the Ministry of Forestry and Research in the Solomon Islands.

An order of this size is the largest individual order to date, marking a new milestone for the Lucas Mill team.

Given Lucas Mills’ history in the Solomon Islands, it was no surprise that the product would be a great fit for the brief.

Since 1994, there are about 1300 Lucas Mills in service in the Solomon Islands.

Due to the market demands in the Solomon Islands, the portable nature and affordability of our machine has seen a thriving market.

Other similar markets in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands have also flourished, particular in the sale of our Model 6 and Model 8 machines.

Come the end of August 2024, our team had seen the fruition of this project, having packed three, 40-foot containers destined for Honiara in mid-September.