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Ferrita manufactures stainless exhaust systems for all types of vehicles and special products for the process industry.
Ferrita aims high! Together with retailers, suppliers and customers, we create great added value for everyone involved.
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Ferrita Sweden AB is today one of Sweden’s leading companies in sound and vibration damping, catalytic converters and exhaust gas cleaning.
The company has a strong presence in the Swedish market and also exports its products to several other countries around the world.
Our business concept is to offer high-quality and cost-effective stainless steel products and reduce the environmental impact of vehicles and industrial plants.
HISTORY OF FERRITA
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 delivered to Resmat, Defence Materiel Administration.
1991
Micael Ljungström acquires Ferrita AB, which is renamed Ferrita Sweden AB, and becomes the CEO.
1994
Micael acquires Godarb AB, which then becomes the parent company 19 years later.
1998
Micael acquires the remaining shares in Becur AB, which is a manufacturer of exhaust systems.
2000
Ferrita with Micael Ljungström, PA Wiklund and Bernhard Eriksson is awarded a diploma by Stiftelsen Skapa (in memory of Alfred Nobel) by the Minister of Trade Leif Pagrotsky for our environmental work with particle cleaning of diesel engines in machines.
2001
Ferrita Sweden AB is awarded the honorary prize in the 2001 Environmental Machine of the Year competition by i.a. Sweden’s Byggindustrier, the Byggindustrin newspaper, Jörn Engström’s environmental consultant for the big cities, the Swedish Road Administration and the Byggmaskin association.
2003
Forms the group Godarb AB and Ferrita Sweden AB becomes a subsidiary. Ferrita Norway AS is formed.
2004
Godarb acquired the Finnish company Metpela OY with 53 employees (exhaust system manufacturer).
2005
Building a new workshop in Finland of 2000m2. Investing in a 168mm bending machine for exhaust pipes for e.g. Scania
2006
Agreements are signed with companies in the military defense industry.
2008
Metpela OY was sold. We invest in a cardboard press that gives us the opportunity 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. A 4-car team that developed strongly together and created new growth for Ferrita in motorsport.
2013
Micael drives Historic racing at the AVD Oldtimer 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 Europe and fights his way 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, Office 365. Micael participates in the AVD Oldtimer Grand Prix at Nürburgring with Torsbygänget, Stig Blomqvist and Mats Lindén.
We invest in an energy-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 largest privately owned solar panel facility of a whopping 1532m². About 65% of our energy needs are produced by the solar panels. We are now moving from oil heating to fossil-free heating of energy-efficient air heat pumps and cooling in the workshops in the summer and the staff are cheering.
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 welding facility. ROI takes less than 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 concept is lower fuel consumption and higher efficiency in combination with our efficient sports exhaust systems.
New warehouse is built for 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 change the ceiling lighting fixtures to LED lighting. Investing in digitalization and internationalization of our business system and brand.
We are conducting a market research and competitive analysis for increased sales.
2018
Technical deliveries begin to CEVT.
We focus on high-performance exhaust systems and report clear increases in power and results in vehicles.
Starts investing in earnest in a new way of marketing the company by filming and showing our production in social media.
Rebuilds the office space with ergonomic height-adjustable desks.
2019
Ferrita is named “Sustainability Company of the Year” by VIS, Västra Mälardalen in cooperation with chairman Mikael Bohman. In August 2019, Micael was named “Rolemodel of the Month” by VIS, Västra Mälardalen i Samverkan. Robotic lawnmowers are installed that are powered by fossil-free solar electricity.
2020
Additional led lighting is installed in the workshop. 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 smallest 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. LED lighting is installed in the B, C and D workshops as well as in offices, customer rooms and toilets. Fixed electric elements are replaced with oil-filled ones. Investing with marketing in motorsport again in the Porsche Sprint 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 with electric ones that are charged with solar electricity. A new graphic profile is established.