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Masters of the art of foil wrapping, Spaljisten finds itself in the midst of an exciting investment programme, having being buoyed by the winning of the largest single contract in its history
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or Florim Mustafa, the beginning of February represented a personal milestone, with it marking the first anniversary of his appointment as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Swedish foil wrapped furniture specialists Spaljisten. Taking on the role vacated by Niklas Lundin – who left to become CEO of sister company Anebyhusgruppen AB – Florim has since guided a business of 150 proud employees, and which generates annual sales of over SEK 550 million by manufacturing over 60,000 cubic metres of foiled particle board within its 35,000-square metre factory in Åseda, Sweden, into the next phase of its development. “The last year has been an extremely rewarding time, not just for myself but for the business a whole,” Florim begins. “Ever since the first day I walked into Spaljisten as CEO I have been consistently impressed by the men and women who make up its employees, and of the culture that exists amongst them. A year later, and the best part of my job remains the dialogue that I get to share with our employees. Through these conversations, I can see how everyone here believes fully in what we are doing, believes in our ability to compete with the very best companies that our industry has to offer, and in helping to take things forward in the right direction.” The culture that Florim refers to is reflected in the company’s receiving of the ‘Employer of the Year 2019’ award in its region at the Show the Way Awards (considered by many to be Sweden’s most important labour market ceremony). The award honours employers who actively work to eradicate exclusion and create inclusive workplaces that benefit all individuals by focusing on what people can do, not what they cannot. Florim’s time at Spaljisten began with something of a reforming of the key management team, and an updating of the business’ strategic plan for the next five years through the introduction of a new set of KPIs and the establishing of fresh targets. Now, 12 months on, Florim is very pleased to be able to say that key performance indicators from the first two months of 2020 have shown an improvement on those recorded in 2019. This, he believes, is down to not only hard work, but also working smarter. The rewards of this work are certainly bearing fruit, with news being announced in February of this year that the company had entered into a new frame agreement with one of the world’s largest international players in the furniture industry, one that represents the biggest contract won by Spaljisten in its 45-year history. Beginning in September 2021, the agreement covers the delivery of foiled fronts to various storage systems, mainly for wardrobes, and kitchen, bathroom and media furniture. Speaking at the time of the announcement, Florim stated: “We are very proud of the confidence and commitment that our customer has shown us through this
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