today | ENSTO IN SWEDEN 6 ENSTO TODAY 1/2016 ensto Ensto in Sweden Our second home market For Finnish companies, Sweden has always been the most natural export market. As many will know, Finland was part of Sweden for nearly 700 years until the early 19th cen-tury, Swedish is still spoken in southern Finland, and the two nations are perennial hockey rivals. (Finland recently proved superior in hockey, I feel compelled to note.) For Ensto, Sweden has been one of our most impor-tant home markets for over 40 years. In 1974, Ensto Elekt-riska AB was founded in Stockholm to sell accessories for overhead lines, panel boards, and switchgear accessories. The 1980s and ‘90s saw dozens of acquisitions of Swedish companies. By 1994, Ensto Sweden was 245 employees strong. In 2001, we reorganized our business to concent-rate on our core fields and maintain sales and marketing. Today, Ensto’s entire product line is marketed in Sweden, with a heavy emphasis on lighting products. In lighting, Sweden was very early on an incredibly progressive LED market, which developed much faster than other countries. Sweden continues to be a leader in Europe in lighting solutions. Since Sweden has traditionally been Ensto’s first or second biggest market, I am pleased that Ensto Today has taken this opportunity to bring readers stories from that market. Good reading, Timo Luukkainen CEO, Ensto Group Some highlights of our history 1980 Luminaires are introduced to product assortment 1986 Wiring accessories added to product mix 1991 Lighting business is further strengthened by the aqcuisi-tions of Ifö Electric AB and Belysnings AB El-Be. Fuses, ceramic lamps and outdoor luminaires are added to the product range 1985 New office and warehouse of 1,500m2 built 1990 Lighting manufacturer Ensto Hövik AB is aqcuired, and SA Elprodukter AB brings terminals and connectors to the product portfolio 1987-94 Rapid expansion and acquisitions 1974 Ensto Elektriska AB founded in Stockholm. Ensto's first foreign subsidiary starts selling accessories for OHL lines, panel boards and switchgear accessories
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