Company facts

Operations:
Kinnarps provide interior workspace solutions for offices and public environments. High quality and low environmental impact mark the entire chain – from raw material to finished solutions for the workspace.

Turnover:
Kinnarps acquired Samas’ German operations in March 2010. With the acquisition, annual turnover is estimated to increase to approx SEK 4.5 billion (09/10).

Sales:
Kinnarps is today Europe’s second largest provider of workspace interior solutions. Sales operations are conducted in about 40 countries and Kinnarps has sales subsidiaries in 15 countries.

Production:
Kinnarps has a total of seven different production plants, five in Sweden and two in Germany. Production/assembly can be found in the following locations; Kinnarp, Jönköping, Skillingaryd, Vinslöv, Tranås, Minden and Worms. The largest of these is located in Kinnarp.

Headquarter:
Group management and group functions are located in Kinnarp in Sweden.

Employees:
About 2500 people work in the group.

Trademarks:
Kinnarps Group designs, develops and markets the following trademarks: Kinnarps, Materia, Skandiform, NC Nordic Care, Drabert, Martin Stoll, Fortschritt, MBT och Schärf.

History:
Kinnarps was founded in 1942 by Jarl and Evy Andersson.

Owner:
Kinnarps is a 100% family owned enterprise and is today owned by children and grandchildren of Jarl and Evy Andersson. Some of the owners are active within the company.

CEO:
Henry Jarlsson, son of Evy and Jarl Andersson, has worked within Kinnarps since the 1960s. He took up his current post as CEO in 1973.