ABOUT
OUR VISION
“We aim to be the leading strategic partner for smart energy efficient Indoor Air and Critical Air Solutions and be recognized by our customers as the technology leader providing highest quality standards for improved Air Comfort, safety and well being.
CAREERS
At FläktGroup you join an environment which encourages the development of its employees. We strive to be an employer of choice. We encourage you to take a look around our Careers information pages. Currently we have no open positions posted online but we will be updating this area of the website regularly so please come back soon!
OUR RESPONSIBILITY
Our policy on how we operate in FläktGroup has always been clear: ‘We do not compromise on integrity and nothing is more important than compliance with both the law and our internal rules & regulations’. In today’s complex world, the right course of action is not always obvious. And because FläktGroup is a diverse group with several cultures across 3600 employees
. Our compliance policy does not only cover compliance with anti-bribery, anti-trust and anti-money-laundering laws, but also provides for our business ethics including our guidelines and common understandings as to the way we want to conduct our business with our employees, customers, suppliers and other stakeholders.
GLOBAL CODE OF CONDUCT
FläktGroup is committed to achieving success and sustainable, profitable growth. It is our firm belief that focusing on business ethics, integrity, and demonstrating respect for sound environmental, social and governance practices is key to our success.
We are committed to run the business in full compliance with all external laws and regulations and all internal policies and guidelines. This applies to every legal entity and every employee of FläktGroup worldwide and is both the basis, expectation and requirement in all business transactions with our Business Partners.
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
Each of our departments, including production, engineering, sales and service, is responsible for establishing objectives and targets as well as developing and implementing sustainable programs to achieve them. FläktGroup takes seriously the potential impact of its activities on its customers, suppliers, employees, local communities and the general environment.
HISTORY
2012-2016
- 2016 - Following the successful purchase of the Fläkt Woods Group by private equity investment firm Triton, the merger with DencoHappel is now initiated.
- 2014 – Fläkt Woods acquires majority of the shares of ClimateConsult, a Danish based Company specializing in ventilation and fire safety.
- 2013 - Fläkt Woods has sold its Global Infrastructure and Industry business to Howden, a subsidiary of the US listed company Colfax.
- 2012 - Fläkt Woods acquires part of the shares of Iloxair, a Finnish based Company specializing in Energy Recovery Units
2002-2011
- 2011 - Fläkt Woods sells Symor with related assets and rights to Temet Oy in Finland.
- 2009 - Fläkt Woods acquires Caryaire Air Management Systems in India and Airchal in France.
- 2007 - Fläkt Woods acquires SEMCO Incorporated in the USA.
- 2007 - Fläkt Woods is acquired by Sagard, Barclay's Private Equity, ICG and the management.
- 2002 - The Fläkt Woods Group is formed. The new group brings together two of the world’s leading names in the ‘Air Movement and Treatment’ industry, namely Fläkt and Woods Air Movement. The group also owns other important brands including, for example, Solyvent Ventec and American Fan.
1976-2001
- 2001 - ABB announces that the Air Handling Equipment Business Area of ABB has been acquired by Global Air Movement SARL (Luxemburg).
- 1993 - ABB Fläkt Produkt AB is formed through a merger of Fläkt Klimatprodukter AB in Jönköping, Stratos Ventilation Produkt AB in Enköping, Fläkt Veloduct AB in Järna and AB Richard Pettersson Products in Aneby.
- 1988 - ABB is formed and the remainder of the Fläkt shares is sold to ABB. The Fläkt group including Stratos forms a Business Area within ABB.
- 1987 - The Fläkt group acquires the Bahco Company in Enköping, which is then renamed Stratos.
- 1986 - Fläkt's first turnkey clean room facility was inaugurated.
- 1984 - ASEA re-acquires a majority share holding of the Fläkt Group.
1936-1975
- 1973 - To meet the needs of the energy crisis, SF launched the ECOTERM system. The rotary heat exchanger REGOTERM and the plate heat exchanger RECUTERM soon followed.
- 1963 - SF FLAKT PAPER DRYER is presented to the press. The construction is a Fläkt innovation of significant dimenstions, as it enables mechanical drying of paper without as good as any voltage at all.
- 1960 - AB Svenska Fläktfabriken becomes an independent company, listed on the stock exchange.
- 1953 - SF launches the VELOVENT system for office applications, a system that combined heating and ventilation. During the 1970s, VELOVENT was developed to OPTIVENT.
- 1937 - SF got a unique order to deliver the ventilation solution to the cruise ship M/S Stockholm. SF supplied all the cabins in both first class and couch with their solution.
1918-1935
- 1932 - The Krüger empire crashes and the Swedish electrical company ASEA takes control of Svenska Fläktfabriken. The number of employees in Jönköping grows to 890 people
- The 1930s - the first large laboratory for technical and scientific research was inaugurated in Jönköping
- 1927 - AB Krüger & Toll took over the share majority of Svenska Fläktfabriken
- 1925 - SF started its production of heating and ventilation units
- 1920 - SF formed limited liability company Svenska Fläktfabriken AB
- 1918 - Engineers Sven Söderberg and Robert Sundström started a company, which they name Svenska Fläktfabriken Söderberg & Co. Production starts in a mill by the Dunkehalla river in Jönköping, Sweden.
TEAM
MARCO SCOMPARIN, PLANTS & SUPPLY CHAIN
Marco is a very experienced Senior Operations Manager from the HVAC industry. He has previously held the position of Vice President Global Operations Air Tech at Munters AB. In this role, he led a team across a large global footprint of 12 sites. Marco has had various Management roles in Operations in the Manufacturing industry and graduated at the Politecnico of Torino and holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering.
TREVOR YOUNG, NORTH AMERICA
Trevor leads the American division of the FläktGroup which currently consists of three manufacturing plants and a head office in Columbia Missouri. With over 25 years of experience in the HVAC industry, Trevor has worked for leading brand companies such as Swegon, Biddle Air Systems and Prior to working in the states Trevor was responsible for Fläkt Woods sales in Europe.
Virtually all of his career has involved the sales and development of Energy saving, Green ventilation and Air conditioning equipment. Trevor is an Irish Citizen where he studied Mechanical Engineering, he also lived in United Kingdom and now resides in the US with his family.
CARL SVERDRUP, SALES “CENTRAL / EAST” REGION
Carl is accountable for globally driving sales in Germany, Austria (incl. Hungary), Benelux, France (incl. Spain), Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic (incl. Slovakia), the Baltics, Romania and the Southeast Asia region, made of India and Singapore. With a focus on special application projects for Clean Rooms.
Carl has more than 20 years experience in the HVAC industry, either in business development or business unit manager positions. Carl is an engineer (MSc, mechanical and industrial) with a supplementary MBA degree.
