Press release -
Major investment provides increased capacity and 15 new jobs at the JALAS shoe factory in Jokipii, in Finland.
Ejendals and its shoe brand JALAS are investing 2 million euros in a new shoe injection machine for shoe production. The investment will increase the capacity for the production of safety shoes by 30 per cent.
The machine is being installed at Ejendals’ factory in Jokipii, Finland, and will be seamlessly connected to existing factory machinery and tooling, which will enable greater flexibility in production planning and capacity levelling.
The new machine is needed to meet the company’s growth plan, but also provides the opportunity to develop new safety shoe products based on the best available technology.
The investment also means that the company needs to hire an additional 15 employees.
The machinery is supplied by Stemma S.r.l, which is Ejendals’ long term partner in shoe injection machinery and product developments.
“We are very excited about our new production capacity. It will make it possible for us to offer the market further improved protective shoe products, thereby taking another step closer to the achievement of Ejendals’ vision – zero injuries to hands and feet”, says Juha Pentinmäki, who is Production and Distribution Manager at JALAS in Jokipii, in Finland.
For more information, please contact:
Rasmus Bonnevier, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Ejendals.
e-mail: rasmus.bonnevier@ejendals.com
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Ejendals is a Swedish/Finnish company with a 100-year heritage of developing and manufacturing high-quality hand and foot protection for demanding professionals. With a staff of 460 professionals, customers in 35 countries, and guided by a vision of zero injuries to hands and feet, Ejendals offers a comprehensive Safety Concept that includes high-quality products, training programmes and safety inspections – all to reduce worksite accidents.
