Interviews
The findings from the interviews are presented. Interviews were made with five companies, both small and large, in different industries. The companies are: Alfa Laval, Perstorp AB, Backer AB, Kron International and Furninova.
Presentation of the Companies
Introduction
We visited five companies of different sizes and in different industries. Our aim was to interview both small and large companies. Perstorp AB, with 2,000 employees and a yearly turnover of SEK 6 billion, focuses on specialty chemicals and materials technology. Backer AB in Sosdala within the NIBE industry has 3,000 employees. Backer has a yearly turnover of SEK 2.4 billion and focuses on three different product areas: element, heating and stoves. Alfa Laval with a yearly turnover of SEK 14 billion has 10,000 employees and focuses on food supplies, energy, life science and environment conservation. Kron International has a yearly turnover of SEK 60 million and 40 employees and focuses on the brush industry. Furninova has 620 employees and a yearly turnover of SEK 220 million. The company is operating in the furniture industry.
In the following text the five companies will be further described and we will present the findings of our interviews.