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This is Ferrita
The involvement in motorsport represents an important part of that added value. The business idea is in
brief to supply the automotive industry’s aftermarket through the development and manufacture of stainless
exhaust systems with sound, power and envionmentally friendly alternatives in the exhaust area.
Our operations and products must be improved in the long term through conscious investment in the efficiency
of processes and staff competence with a focus on quality annd the environment. For the customer, we will of
course always provide the best quality products at a competitive price.
Ferrita’s goal is to be the market leader in Scandinavia in stainless exhaust systems for passenger cars,
heavy vehicles and construction machinery. With a documented quality an environmental policy according to
the ISO standard, it is Ferrita’s aspiration that our environmental awareness, quality level and customer trust should
permeate our corporate climate.
Ferrita never compromises on quality, does not forgt the human behind and the need fo experiences for all the senses.
Ferrita manufactures stainless exhaust systems for all typ of vehicles and special products for the process industry.
We aim high for the future and together with our customers, suppliers and others we want to create great added value
for everyone involved.
Ferritas history
1959
Ferrita AB was founded.
1982
Micael started as a warehouse worker and welder at Ferrita.
1986
The first deliveries of stainless exhaust systems are to Resmat, Defebce Materiel Administration.
1991
Micael Ljungström acquires Ferrita AB which is renamed Ferrita Sweden AB and becomes CEO.
1994
Micael acquires Godarb AB, which then becomes the parent company 19 years later.
1998
Micael acquires the firs shares in Becur AB, manufacture of exhaust systems.
2000
Ferrita with Miacel Ljungström, PA Wiklund and Bernhard Eriksson is awarded a diploma by the foundation Skapa (in memory of Alfred Nobel) by the Minister of Trade Leif Pagrotsky for our environmental work with particle cleaning of diesel engines for work machines.
2001
Ferrita Sweden AB is awarded the honorary prize in the 2001 Environmental Machine of the Year competition by i.a .Sweden’s construction industries, the construction industries newspaper, Jörn Engströöm’s environmental consultant for the big cities, the Swedish Road Administration and the construction machine association.
2003
Forms the group Godarb AB and Ferrita Sweden AB becomes a subsidiary. Ferrita Norge AS is formed.
2004
Godarb acquired the Finnish company Metpela OY with 53 employeees ( exhaust system manufacturer).
2005
Building a new workshop hall in Finland of 2000m2. Investing in a 168mm bending machine for exhaust pipes for e.g. Scania trucks.
2006
Agreements are signed with companies in the defense industry.
2008
Metpela OY was sold. We invest in a cardboard press that gives us the opporunity to get paid for our well packaging.
2009
Becur AB was sold.
2010
New design on our packaging and cardboard packaging.
2012
Ferrita invests in motorsport again after a break of about 10 years. Micael drives the Porsche Carrera GT Cup in team PFI Racing and Patrik Skoog. A4-car team that developed strongly together and created new growth for Ferrita in motorsport.
2013
Micael drives Gistoric racing in the AVD Oldtime Grand Prix at the Nürburgring with Stig Blomqvist, Per Wallin and Jan Olsson.
2014
We start supplying sports exhaust systems to Volvo Car Corporation. Dunlop Dubai 24h, Micael gets the opportunity to participate with Erik Behrens and two Danish drivers in the Danish team Perfection Racing Eurpe and fights his to P2 in the GT4 class. Ferrita becomes “technical partner” to the racing series www.timeattacknu.se
2015
The ISO certification process is developed to a completely new level with an adapted quality management system in, among other things, a Office 365. Micael participates in the AVD Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nürburgring with the Torsby gang, Stig Blomqvist and mats Lindén. We are invseting in an erergy-smart screw compressor. This gives us inspiration to continue investing in energy thieves in our business as the ROI (Return On Investment) for this investment was only 18 months and is thus the start of a long and fun environmental work that never ends. Micael runs timeattack.nu with the Porsche 991 GT3 in the Pro Street class.
2016
The company now has a strong expansion. We are starting to deliver sports exhaust systems in series to Polestar Performance AB. We place a high focus on the environment and energy costs, which results in us investing in Mälardalens’s largest privately owned solar panel facility of a full 1532m2. About 65% of our energy needs are produced by the solar panels. Now we are swithcing from oil burning to fossil-free heating with energy-efficient air source heat pumps and cooling in the workshops during the summer months, and the staff is jubilant. Installs new self-opening/closing doors in our premises and drastically reduces energy consumption. A close collaboration with GTR Motorpark in Eskilstuna is started.
2017
Energy-smart upgrade of the weldin extraction facility. ROI takes less then 12 months and welding fumes and odors are a thing of the past. Staff training in skills and equipment for engine optimization of vehicles. The business idea is lower fuel consumption and higher efficiency in combination with our efficient sports exhaust systems. A new warehouse hall is being built for a higher turnover, faster and safer logistics. Remote controlled electric gate is installed. White painting of ceilings, walls and floors in the workshop halls. Starting a major investment project to led lighting. Investing in digitization and internationalization of our business system and brand. We do a market survey and competivie analusis for increased sales.
2018
Technical deliveries begin to CEVT. We focus on high-preformance exhaust systems and report clear effects and profit increases in vehicles. Starting to seriously invest in a new way to market the company by filming and showing our production in soical media. Rebuilds the office spaces with ergonomic height-adjustable desks.
2019
Ferrita is named “Sustainability Company of the Year” by VIS, Västra Mälardalen in cooperation and chairman Mikael Bohman. In August 2019, Micael was named “role model of the month” by VIS, Västra Mälardalen in cooperation. Robotic lawnmowers are installed that are powered by fossil-free solar electricity.
2020
Additional led lighting is installed in the workshop halls. An agreement is signed with Stena Recycling. All our waste, (garbage, paper, tin and pipes in all material qualities) is now sorted down to the samllest detail, which means that our waste gives us income instead of being a big expense. The environment for mother earth’s load is reduced as the material can be reused.
2021
Micael is named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in Västra Mälardalen by Företagarna ( the entrepreneurs). LED lighting is installed in the B, C and D halls as well as in offices, customer rooms and toilets. Fixed electric elements are replaced with oil-filled ones. Bets on marketing in motorsport again in the Porsche Springt Challenge Scandinavia where Micael drove the series with great success
2022
Investing in a fully electric company car for customer and supplier visits that is charged with our fossil-free solar electricity. Replaces grass trimmers and hedge trimmers for electric ones that are chared with solar electricity. New graphic profile is established.