Sustainability - We care
We care for our employees as well as society and comply with laws and all other regulations that apply to our business. We do this through active initiatives related to quality, environmental issues, working environment and safety. Our vision is a company that manufactures world class fronts for furniture with the next generation in mind. So - what are we doing in our daily work?The sustainability policy runs through our entire organisation and is characterised in our daily operations by social sustainability, economic sustainability and ecological sustainability. We care for our employees as well as society and comply with laws and all other regulations that apply to our business. We do this through active initiatives related to quality, environmental issues, working environment and safety.
Our focus areas
Within quality and safety:
to meet internal and external customers’ expectations through continuous improvements.
Within environment:
minimise our impact through low resource consumption and by complying with laws, customer requirements and certificate guidelines.
Within working environment:
zero vision for occupational injuries and an open culture focusing on commitment, skills development and well-being.
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." - This is the definition of sustainable development from the UN.
“For me, sustainability means that the Earth’s resources we have inherited and will hand over to our successors will grow, not shrink. With the help of smart and innovative technology, we can ensure that we constantly get more out and consume less. By consuming less, we create the right conditions for a stable, sustainable climate in the long term.”
Manfred Piesack,
CTO
"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." - This is the definition of sustainable development from the UN.
“For me, sustainability means that the Earth’s resources we have inherited and will hand over to our successors will grow, not shrink. With the help of smart and innovative technology, we can ensure that we constantly get more out and consume less. By consuming less, we create the right conditions for a stable, sustainable climate in the long term.”
Manfred Piesack,
CTO
Our products
Product made with recycled plastic
We work actively to increase the proportion of recycled material in plastic foil, particleboards, and end products. Our vision to make furniture fronts of the highest quality with the next generation in mind obliges us to it.
As part of this, we have developed and manufacture a kitchen door made of reduced amount of wood compared to similar products. It is also foil wrapped with next-generation foil that is 90% made from recycled PET bottles. It weighs less, foil has been developed to be more scratch-resistant and last but not least, the materials in the product are kinder to nature.
The recycling of PET bottles create an opportunity for us to use plastic produced with reduced energy consumption. We have a close dialogue with the suppliers about how we can use more recycled plastic from PET bottles that consumers worldwide return via the deposit system, and ABS plastic from caravans that the industry takes care of.
Our ambition is to continuously increase the volume of recycled wood in the chipboards we use. We are also working on making the particleboards even lighter and reducing material consumption.
In 2022, we maintained a high proportion of recycled material in our products:
Foil: 41% of foil made with recycled plastic in our products
Edging: 48% of edge material contains recycled plastic in our products
Particleboard: 20% of the wood in the particleboards was of recycled origin
Sustainability Policy - Surewood
Our ownership perspective is long-term and we value our moral compass. We are mindful of meeting customers, suppliers and employees in a respectful way and contribute positively to the local community in which we operate.
Excerpts from the policy:
Surewood Industries contributes to sustainable development. We consciously and responsibly integrate economic, social and environmental aspects, both strategically and operationally, in order to uphold Surewood Industries values, respect for people, society and our environment / natural resources.
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on how sustainability work should be conducted, of which sustainability must have a clear link to business development and value-creating processes within the group.
Renewable and locally produced electricity
Spaljisten buys 100% renewable and locally produced electricity from Karrydvind oak. association, Tångebo Kvarn and Linnér's wind farm.
Requirements and certificates
We are a company who are eager to look after our employees, the laws and regulations in the industry to make sure we deliver the best service and products in the market. We are proud to meet the requirements for IWAY, IWAY Forestry and GO/NOGO and we have certifications on FSC® (FSC-C114672) and AEO. Read more here »
Spaljistens sustainability report
Together we make a difference - if you are eager to know more about our daily works and numbers of development - download our report. We’re just around the (digital) corner to answer your questions.
Our Agenda 2030 – Goals for Spaljisten
UN’s sustainable development goals for 2030, is the most ambitious goals for sustainable development that the world has ever taken upon themselves. Spaljisten have decided to focus on following goals:
3 - GOOD HEALTH & WELL-BEING
5 - GENDER EQUALITY
7 - AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
10 - REDUVED INEQUALITIES
12 - RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
NEWS
2023-08-28
We care - Spaljisten's Sustainability Report 2022
Spaljisten is glad to present our Sustainability Report for 2022. The Sustainability Report presents our development over the past year and explains how we work with sustainability in our operations.
2023-04-20
Get to know the Spaljisten production - automated corrugated pallet line
Welcome in to our highly automated production facility! Since 2018, we have a corrugated pallet line for packing furniture fronts on corrugated pallets, i.e. extra light pallets made of corrugated cardboard. As is the standard in our production in Åseda - this process is of course automated.
2023-03-30
Start of Production on the HGL II line
Spaljisten has reached the SOP milestone with the new foil wrapping line HGL II from HOMAG. It is a substantial milestone in the project which means the production line can now officially be used for manufacturing foiled fronts.
2022-12-12
Training in Society-Oriented Professional Swedish
Our employees are our most important resource. We strive for everyone to have the right conditions to thrive, succeed and develop at their job. One way we work to increase diversity in the workplace is that we offer language training in Professional Swedish.
2022-11-29
Adam Airosto takes over as the new CEO of Spaljisten
Adam Airosto starts as the new CEO of Spaljisten AB. With extensive experience in leading roles in the manufacturing industry, he takes on the role of CEO of Spaljisten with the task of leading and driving the company's continued development with the vision of being a world-class front manufacturer with the next generation in mind.
2022-11-03
A puzzle piece in sustainability work and confidence in the future
For half a year now, Sofie Åkerberg has been working as Sustainability Manager at Spaljisten. She entered on a wave of new energy and dived straight into the world of wood, chipboard and foil wrapping. It is a broad role that she has taken on – seeing over matters of work environment, safety, and sustainability, as well as improvements in all these areas.
2022-09-30
Foil slitter helping to optimize the material flow at Spaljisten
Spaljisten's highly automated production facility in Åseda, Småland, is in continuous development. One of the latest innovations in Spaljisten is a foil cutter, an industry-specific machine that we can greatly benefit from.
2022-05-30
We care - Spaljisten's Sustainability Report 2021
Spaljisten now presents the Sustainability Report for 2021. The Sustainability Report presents our development over the past year and explains how we work with sustainability in our operations.
2022-03-03
Successful collaboration in automation - Gladpack packing line inaugurated by Spaljisten and Automationsteknik
After an intensive project work of several years in collaboration between Spaljisten and Automationsteknik, the world-unique packing line Gladpack is inaugurated in Spaljisten's facility in Åseda on March 2!
2021-11-17
The big picture and people behind the numbers
Malin Kirejs Hellbjer has been working with everything that has to do with finances at Spaljisten for a year now. How has her first year in Spaljisten been and what excites her in her work and life?