KWH annual review
The KWH Group achieved the high expectations set for 2017. Turnover increased by 18%, and profits reached the record level we had been hoping for. All the business units, Mirka, Logistics and Invest, reported excellent growth. The KWH Group is now reaping the benefit of a successful product and services development approach in which we focus on the customer.
strategy
KWH’s mission is to develop knowledge-intensive, highly focused and service-oriented niche operations.
These niche operations must take into account the real conditions in the sector concerned and should be built up around unique products, processes or market positions that confer long-term competitive
advantages. The operations in question are mainly business-to- business and internationally competitive.
The operations are based on traditional KWH sectors where we have a solid familiarity with the field, a
solid strategic position and a strong sectoral presence. In so doing, KWH will be working within its
framework as a diversified international industrial group whose core business is the manufacture of coated abrasives and plastic products and the provision of logistics services.
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Independent Divisions |
2 |
Leading Companies in Their Field |
3 |
Active Pursuit of Renewal |
4 |
Effective Management and |
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Cooperation and |
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Central Resource Allocation |
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Solid and Lucrative |
8 |
Self-Sufficient Family Business |
From the left:
Christian HöglundM Sc (Econ) |
Johan HeikfolkLL.M. |
Caj-Anders SkogM Sc (Econ) |
Peter HöglundB A |
Sofia KohtalaHotel and Restaurant Manager |
Ola TidströmM Sc (Econ) |
Henrik HöglundB Sc (Econ) |
Janneke Von WendtMSc (Econ) |
DIVISIONS
2017 achievement indicators
Turnover
Operating Profit
Investments
Personnel
Profit improvement
Equity Ratio
Innovation and growth
cold storage
of goods handled,
of which 11,0 Mt in ports
invests in Finland
Exports to over
100 countries
Kauppalehti´s Growth Company 2017 Certificate to Prevex for faster growth than the average in its industry
The 2017 RedDot Design Award to the cordless Mirka® AOS-B sander