The Technology Behind Us
The Machine Behind Patas Forestry: advaligno’s PATAS Climber
The PATAS was born out of decades of frustration. Ernst Jordan spent years in the field watching skilled crews struggle with manual pruning (delimbing) above 16 feet (five meters)—slow, dangerous, and expensive work that limited what was economically feasible to produce as high-grade timber.
He set out to solve it mechanically without harming the tree’s cambium. Years of prototypes and over 200,000 pruned (delimbed) trees later, the Jordan family founded advaligno GmbH in Wunstorf, Germany. The second generation of the family is now fully engaged in the business, and the PATAS is in active production.
The name itself encodes their philosophy: adva from advanced, ligno from the Latin lignum for wood. The logo—a cogwheel paired with a green leaf—says what the company stands for: advanced technology in service of the forest.
About Baker Forestry
The Company Behind Patas Forestry
Baker Forestry & Contracting Ltd. was founded in March 2021 by Adam Baker, who serves as sole owner and President. Based in Canada, Baker Forestry operates as a softwood plantation manager and invasive species management contractor serving private landowners, conservation authorities, and municipalities across its territory.
The company brings a focused and responsible approach to every engagement — providing the correct service for each individual client’s specific situation rather than a one-size-fits-all program.
Services Provided
- ✓ Invasive Species Management — woody and herbaceous
- ✓ Softwood Plantation Management
- ✓ General Planting, Seeding & Maintenance
Clients Served
- ✓ Private Landowners
- ✓ Conservation Authorities
- ✓ Cities and Municipalities
Founder & President
Adam Baker
Adam is a seasoned Forest Technician with over 20 years of experience in the field. He graduated from Sir Sandford Fleming College in 2006, bringing formal credentials to a career that began long before the classroom — pruning private plantations and Christmas trees on his family farm, and planting bare farm fields with softwood seedlings.
Over time, Adam became increasingly involved in managing invasive plant species that hindered the growth of standing timber and native understory. Invasive species management has been the primary focus of Baker Forestry’s work for the past eight years, making the company known as an experienced operator in its field within Ontario and beyond.
The addition of the PATAS Climber to Baker Forestry’s capabilities is a natural extension of the company’s core mission: to help landowners and managers grow healthier, higher-value timber stands through the right intervention at the right time.
Our Territory
US & Canada — Fully Covered
Canada — Baker Forestry
Baker Forestry holds the exclusive PATAS Climber distribution agreement for Canada, covering all provinces and territories. Eastern Canada focus includes Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and British Columbia. French-language support available.
United States — Patas Forestry
US distribution is managed through our Patas Forestry partnership, serving timber producers, forestry contractors, and plantation managers across all fifty states. Direct sales, operator training, and parts support provided.
Parts & Service
Drive belts, cutting blades, and wear components stocked locally. Field training provided at delivery. Ongoing technical support backed by the manufacturer in Germany.
US Operations
Our US Partner
US Distribution Partner
Jon Kubu
Jon came to the PATAS Climber the same way many of our customers will — with a problem and no good solution. When he hired contractors to prune the pine trees on his own property, the work was slow, expensive, and dangerous. He was convinced there had to be a better way.
That conviction drove him to research the tree pruning (delimbing) space independently, which is how he discovered advaligno and the PATAS Climber. The machine answered every frustration he had experienced firsthand. Jon then connected with Adam Baker, recognized the opportunity to bring this technology to the United States, and invested in the distributorship to make it happen.
Jon leads all US distribution and market development for Patas Forestry, working directly with timber owners, forestry contractors, and plantation managers across all fifty states.