Halton Opens a New Air Filter Factory in Kausala, Finland
Halton, a family-owned company specialising in indoor climate solutions is expanding, and sets up a new manufacturing facility. On the 2nd of September Halton launched a new air filter factory in Kausala.
The new facility is located next to Halton’s existing manufacturing facilities. So far Halton has produced air filtration products in Orimattila, Finland, as well as in Hungary, but now the entire filter production has been centralised in Kausala.
Over 20 employees have transferred to Kausala from Orimattila. In addition, the company will employ seasonal staff during the fall. All in all Halton employs 300 people in Kausala, which makes it the town’s biggest employer, and one of the biggest in the region.
- One of Kausala’s strengths is logistics, so the transfer was the best alternative from the business point of view in general. The expansion of manufacturing in Kausala will also bring us synergy benefits. In addition, it will improve the efficiency of manufacturing and will create broader career opportunities for our personnel, says Tarja Takki, the Managing Director of Halton Oy.
Halton’s air filtration business has grown and developed very positively during the last years. The aim is to ensure excellent customer service in Finland, and in Scandinavia as a whole. The investment brings needed capacity to match the growing demand in Scandinavian market in a better way.
- For the moment Finland is our biggest market, but we’re excepting growth abroad as well, says Hannu Hokkanen, Production manager at Halton Oy Kausala.
The new facility has been named O-factory after Orimattila. That will be a reminder of the importance of the Orimattila production to Halton's air filtration expertise.
Further information:
Tuomas Qvick
Director, Region Nordic, Halton Oy
tuomas.qvick@halton.com
Tel. +358 40 755 4444
Halton Group
Halton is a family-owned company specialising in indoor climate products and solutions and in indoor environment services. Halton’s aim is to create safe, comfortable, and energy-efficient indoor environments that have a sustainable life cycle. Halton delivers solutions for applications ranging from public and commercial buildings to industry, commercial kitchen, and restaurant uses. The company is also among the most esteemed providers of indoor climate solutions for marine and offshore applications. Halton’s areas of expertise and product ranges cover air diffusion, air-flow management, fire safety, kitchen ventilation, and indoor environment management. The company was founded in Finland in 1969, and today it operates in 29 countries. Its 2012 turnover was 168 million euros. You can find us on the Internet at www.halton.com and www.halton.fi.
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