Our interests

COMPANY’S STAKEHOLDERS

IT’S ABOUT LONG-TERM VISION IN ALL OF OUR RELATIONS

Industry organisations

Schools and students

Employees Suppliers The media

Clients Competitors

Governmental authorities and administration

The local community

Employer and Employee organisations

Stakeholder | Employees

Through our comprehensive sustainability mindset, EAB is a safe and secure employer. We maintain a high standard of working and recreational environments and have a mentorship programe to ensure introduction into our company is as positive and secure as possible. We encourage individual development and opportunities to make a career within the organisation regardless of the employee’s initial position. This is achieved through things like in-house training and various development programes. EAB is the result of its human capital and the employee´s health and well-being is a prerequisite for a healthy growth. We encourage and create conditions for employees to take care of their health and well-being, by among other things, offering gym and sports center at the company and access to massage and occupational health. We also believe that a healthy balance between working life and private life creates a stable foundation to employees well-being and development at EAB.

Our aim is to be able to offer our employees a social environment in which health, diversity, a safe working environment, human rights and personal development are important issues. As a result we create the best conditions for making every employee a satisfied employee.

Stakeholder | Customers

At EAB we have close and long-lasting relationships with our customers and together we look after both parties’ benefits and opportunities for growth. We are attentive and offer a flexible organisation in order to meet every customer’s specific wishes. Customisation is one of EAB’s strengths and is therefore an important factor in achieving customer satisfaction. Through constant development within environment, technology, material and safety, our customer should feel that EAB is always the right choice and we are thereby achieving our mission of making every customer a satisfied customer. We carry out regular research surveys to measure customer satisfaction.

Stakeholder | Suppliers

We strive for openness, high ethical standards and long-term relationships with our suppliers and contractors. We select suppliers according to quality and delivery reliability to put us in the best position to deliver the right products or services at the right time to our customers. The choice of suppliers is based on EAB’s values, in other words, our suppliers should fully understand the values EAB represents. A sustainable supply chain is built on quality and expertise at every level and a joint responsibility for following international conventions and laws, as well as other client requirements. We work, for example, on the basis of SCIP, where we carefully follow up on suppliers registration of products and materials in cases where they contain substances according to ECHA’s list of chemicals. A prerequisite for shared value creation is increased interaction. We should look after our suppliers, but at the same time avoid ending up in a dependency situation that makes us vulnerable as a company.

Stakeholder | Competitors

At EAB we should always treat our competitors with respect by following the relevant applicable laws, rules and regulations. Through sound finances and profitability we will focus on continual investments, expertise, positive working environment and product and production developments that create high competitive barriers and thereby make us a strong market contender. We value the long-term partnerships we have with our customers, which creates mutual loyalty.

Stakeholder | The local community

EAB is an open and welcoming company with strong local ties. We support and encourage local businesses and nurture the local community in which we operate with genuine dedication. Through continual growth and a well-established sustainability mindset, we positively affect the local economy. This includes everything from our large investment in sponsorship of local sports associations to the fact that we build private homes to attract new residents. We encourage and see it as positive that employees get involved as part-time firefighters, which creates security for both our operation and our local community. We have a goal-oriented and well-integrated environmental responsibility in the organisation and follow laws and regulations relating to emissions etc. in order to minimise the environmental impact of our operations. At EAB, we want to be a good representative for the area in which we operate.

Stakeholder | Schools and students

EAB collaborates with schools on different levels with the purpose of establishing contact with students and reinforcing our brand image. These collaborations provide us with an opportunity to establish a network as well as the opportunity for a constant influx of new expertise into our company. We also offer internships and degree projects that give students the opportunity to join our company in a safe and long-term way.

Stakeholder | Industry organisations

At EAB we have an established and well-functioning cooperation alliance with the industry organisations that represent our three product categories. Through these alliances, EAB has the opportunity firstly to influence development within each industry, but also gains access to expertise within these areas, nationally as well as internationally.

EAB Doors | Door group The door group participates and is represented in European Standardisation efforts by CEN (European Committee for Standardisation) and in the European industry within the structure of EDSF (European Door and Shutter Federation).

EAB Steel buildings | SBI (Steel Building Institute) SBI provides a vision of the future of steel construction and steel profiles in modern society. SBI provides advice and competency development in an international network. SBI provides decision-makers and governmental agencies with information about sustainable steel construction.

EAB Storage Equipment | Materials Handling group The association works on both technical, standardisation and legislative issues and represents the industries in societal debate and dialogue with Swedish and foreign governmental bodies.

Stakeholder | Employer and employee organisations

We are affiliated with Svenskt Näringsliv (the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise)/Svemek (the Swedish Association of Industrial Employers). Foremost, we use them for union agreement services. IF Metall has a local club at EAB with whom regular meetings are held. We are conscientious about always conducting an effective dialogue with these organisations, with a high level of respect for all parties.

Stakeholder | Authorities and administrations

We follow applicable laws and regulations and have an open attitude and transparency towards the general public and authorities. We run a licensable operation of which the Gislaved local council is our regulatory body. We send them our environmental report on an annual basis. We hold regular meetings with the Gislaved local council about environmental issues and with the emergency services about fire safety.

Stakeholder | Media

As an open company, EAB gladly communicates with the world around us in various ways. We are proud of what we create and the expertise we offer, and communicate this in various ways through regular communication with the press, social media and other media channels.