Another year is coming to its end!
2021 was an exciting year for Harju Elekter Sweden. We had quite a lot of new co-workers joining us, and even more are starting in the new year. We have recruited an HR manager to handle the extra administration and to support the managers and staff in the company.
The Västerås office opened in February this year. It now has a staff of eight people, with five more joining shortly.
The decision to consolidate the Swedish operations to two locations is a milestone for us, and something that is necessary to achieve the efficiency and benefits of scale we need to realize in production and manufacturing. The Malmö operations will move to its new facilities in September 2022. The Västerås office will expand into a combined office and production facility with around 60 people in total. The new building will be ready in November 2022.
As mentioned, many new colleagues have joined us this year. One was Martin Frank who replaces Thomas Andersson as marketing and sales manager. Thomas will stay on as technical manager and will be a crucial part of the new product management organization.
Another key position that was filled was that of Project and Tender manager. Mika Pohjonen joined us this summer and is now building a scalable project organization. The current team of ten will continue to grow during 2022.
Sales in Harju Elekter Sweden, as well as in the group, has been good, but as for many others in our industry, we are affected by supply shortages that has had an impact on our ability to deliver to our customers on time. We are doing our best to manage issues that arise and can only hope that the general situation improves during Q1 and Q2.
The Harju Elekter group as a whole is evolving, and experiences and best practices are now exchanged between the different operational units with the goal to improve our competitive edge. Learning from each other helps us serve customers and our markets better.
Sustainability has become a key focus area for Harju Elekter. The move towards a higher degree of electrification in transportation and industry operations to address the global climate challenges is making Harju Elekter’s product and services even more relevant than before. At the same time, we need to make our own operations and products sustainable long-term or risk our credibility as a company that can supply futureproof solutions. A separate group function will be established in January 2022 to address sustainability issues and design our strategy moving forward. Our motto “Electrifying Tomorrow” communicates our care for our common future and our intent to continuously improve the sustainability of our products, services and operations.
Before we recommence our efforts in the new year, let’s take some time off during the holidays!
To all employees, customers and partners: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
