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ABOUT GLF

Packed with innovations since 1941

GLF is a company that manufactures and conducts trade in load carriers, wooden packaging and accessories for packaging as well as recycling of load carriers and wooden packaging.

Business concept

GLF’s ambition is to satisfy the European market with load carriers, new as well as used, of the right quality and to satisfy the local area with wooden packaging.

Market

GLF works throughout Europe. We have warehouses in several places around Europe. We sell, among other things. to Norway, Denmark, Poland, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.

Group

GLF Genarps Lådfabrik today consists of three production units:

  • GLF Genarps Lådfabrik AB, Genarp.
  • GLF Polska Sp. Zoo, Poland. Started up a wholly owned subsidiary in September 2005.
  • GLF Polska Mielec Sp. z.o.o, Poland. Started up a wholly owned subsidiary in November 2012.
  • MW Property Sp.zoo is a wholly owned subsidiary since September 2017 that owns 2 industrial properties in Slupsk and Mielec. The first was acquired in Mielec in the autumn of 2017 and the second in Slupsk in February 2020.
  • By 2020, these four units together will consist of just over 100 employees.
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GLF HISTORY

Everything started with a problem to be solved

Green start for Malte and Anna

In 1938, W Hedlund and Co started what would later become Aktiebolag Genarps Lådfabrik. Then vegetable boxes were made for the nearby growers.

We still manufacture boxes for vegetables and fruit, but today new production and recycling of over one million pallets per year dominate.

Another important part of our business is plywood and chipboard drawers. The range also includes wooden hedges, pallet collars and special pallets.

We also supply shop fittings – all in wood of course – as well as gift packaging and wood wool for wine boxes and turkey nests. Malte Persson and his wife Anna’s thoughts about how they wanted to run the business live on.

The main people for us and our employees are the customers. The most important thing is to deliver what you need – preferably in a better way or with a smarter solution than you expected. To deliver on time, at the right price and the right quality is a matter of course.

Stool and packaging for three generations

  • 1938

    We need to transport and store vegetables...

    W. Hedlund & Co started production of vegetable boxes in Genarp.

  • 1941

    Malte becomes the manager

    Malte Persson starts as manager of the company.

  • 1960

    Company founded

    Malte and Anna Persson found AB Genarps Lådfabrik.

  • 1964

    Welcome Kent

    Kent Persson (Malte’s son) starts the company.

  • 1990

    Welcome Johan

    Johan Wester (Kent’s son) starts at the company.

  • 1997

    Let’s do this

    Number of employees: 14.

  • 2000

    GLF acquired

    Kent Persson and Johan Wester acquire the company from the Persson family.

  • 2001

    New factory in Genarp

    Builds a new factory in Genarp and moves from its 64-year-old premises to the new one the year after (2002).

  • 2002

    Entrepreneur of the year

    We were named entrepreneur of the year in Lund municipality.

  • 2004

    Certified

    ISO Environment and Quality Certification.

  • 2005

    Factory in Poland

    Opens subsidiary GLF Polska in Slupsk, Poland.

  • 2006

    We’re growing!

    Number of employees 23, excluding Poland.

  • 2007

    Hello Gärsnäs

    Acquires Gyllebo Träemballage AB in Gärsnäs.

  • 2008

    Growing bigger...

    GLF Genarp expands.

  • 2009

    ...and bigger

    GLF Builds the new pallet dryer. Number of employees: 47.

  • 2012

    New factory in Poland

    GLF starts the second factory in Poland, located in Mielec.

  • 2013

    Johan Wester named CEO

    Johan Wester takes over as CEO after Kent Persson, Kent Persson will remain as Deputy CEO.

  • 2017

    Johan Wester owner of GLF

    Johan Wester acquires Kent Persson’s shares and becomes sole owner of the GLF Group.

  • 2017

    MW Property Sp.zoo founded

    MW Property Sp.zoo was launched. This is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Polish industrial properties. In the autumn of 2017, the property in Mielec was acquired.

  • 2020

    MW Property Sp.zoo aquires

    MW Property Sp.zoo acquired the property in Slupsk in February 2020.

  • 2021

    Träab acquired

    GLF acquired Träab i Sävsjöström on July 1st

  • 2021

    New factory acquired in Genarp

    GLF Genarp acquired a new factory site in Genarp on October 1st

  • 2021

    New production unit in Poland (Koszalin)

    GLF starts a new production unit in Koszalin, Poland

  • 2022

    New production unit in Poland (Czermin)

    GLF starts a new production unit in Czermin, Poland

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GLF IN THE WORLD

We are not only located in Genarp

In order to be able to offer our customers prices that provide good economy in the often expensive transports, we realized that we could not just be in Genarp. We need to get closer to our customers. We started with a warehouse in Helsingborg, and now we are in six places where three of them are located in Poland. Through strategically placed warehouses, we help our customers maintain the same good quality of load carriers regardless of country of manufacture. When companies acquire and make new establishments on the continent, we can deliver all over Europe. Our pallets are now not only available in Sweden, we also sell to Denmark, Poland, Italy, Norway, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.

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ABOUT GLF

Business policy

GLF is a company that manufactures and conducts trade in load carriers, wooden packaging and accessories for packaging, as well as recycling of load carriers and wooden packaging.

GLF’s ambition is to satisfy the European market with load carriers, new as well as used of the right quality and to satisfy the local area with wooden packaging.

The business

Our business must be adapted so that product requirements – customer requirements – the environmental requirements of the outside world – work environment requirements and other requirements for the company are met.

Continuous improvement

Through our work with product development and continuous improvement, we will meet our customers’ needs and expectations and at the same time minimize and prevent our environmental impact. We will continuously work to improve the working environment for all employees and to counteract ill health, accidents, negative discrimination, bullying. Through established goals – action plans and continuous improvements, we will strengthen our competitiveness.

Resources

The staff is the company’s main resource. Through continuous external / internal training, the level of knowledge and awareness in the company is ensured. Equal pay for equal work shall apply within the company, where differences in pay may not occur due to gender – religious affiliation or other ethnic affiliation. In the case of new recruitment, selection criteria shall be about competence, co-operation, references and suitability. Gender affiliation must not be selection criteria The company must within its own conditions and according to this policy: o Work to get an equal distribution between female and male workers o Work for a diversity of ethnic affiliation within the company

Cooperation

Cooperation is a matter of course within our organization and is a prerequisite for our operations. Within the organization, we agree to keep the workplace drug-free. We will work together with our customers and suppliers to reduce our common environmental impact.

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GLF Genarp

  • Kontoristgatan 4
    247 70 Genarp, Sweden

  • +46 (0)40-48 01 90

  • info@glf.se

GLF Träab

  • Skahus
    36496 Sävsjöström, Sweden

  • +46 (0)474 – 62 75 00

  • info.traab@glf.se

GLF Słupsk

  • ul. Baltycka 16
    76-200 Słupsk, Poland

  • 00 48-059 725 12 15

  • info@glf.com.pl

GLF Mielec

  • ul. Cop u 3
    39-300 Mielec, Poland

  • 0048 17 788 71 50

  • mielec@glf.com.pl

GLF Mielec/Czermin

  • Trzciana 481A
    39-304 Czermin, Poland

GLF Koszalin

  • ul. Szarych Szeregów 1
    75-130 Koszalin, Poland

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