lindab ventilation Solutions for ventilation
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Our Vision Lindab shall be the world s premium brand in the HVAC industry. Mission Our mission is to enable all people to enjoy an outstanding indoor climate. To enable everyone to enjoy an outstanding indoor climate, Lindab s products and solutions must prove to contribute to an increased well-being by people who work, live and spend time in buildings equipped by Lindab. Our products and solutions also need to be resource-efficient throughout their life cycle, demonstrate total cost leadership and be easily accessible. Strategy Our focus will be on strengthening our position in existing markets and existing product areas. Circular systems are our core business. We also intend to grow in indoor climate. Key supporting elements to our strategy are our relations with key target groups, an efficient European production network, our market-oriented distribution system, and our userfriendly IT tools. Positioning To installers and specifiers who demand fast deliveries, products that are easy to mount and efficient and reliable to design, Lindab (Business Area Ventilation) is the company that professionally provides them with superior availability and support, user friendly and reliable products, solutions and design tools. 3
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Our customers success is our future With Lindab as your business partner you can benefit from more than 40 years experience within product development, production and marketing of ventilation components. Our goal is to convert our knowledge into solutions, making it possible for us to meet your needs. Our expertise is based on a healthy dialogue with customers and suppliers. It is the daily contact that provides us with the potential to improve our service, to achieve better cooperation and to develop new, innovative products. We focus on finding the solution that best suits each customer regardless of whether this means three screws or an entire ventilation system. 5
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Simplifying construction Our ambition is for our customers to view our products and services as problem-solvers and package solutions adapted to their needs, with high delivery assurance. To do so, we focus on quality, reliability, and proximity to our customers. We also focus on research and development, aimed at meeting the needs of the market. Making our products more efficient, reliable and user friendly is vital, as well as finding new, innovative products and solutions. Quality Lindab s customers need products, systems, and service of high quality. Quality is a watchword throughout the entire chain, from the time we receive the sheet metal to the time we deliver the end product to you. To ensure total quality, customers can also rely on support in any problems or questions after delivery. Proximity to our customer Logistics and distribution are important parts of total quality. Thanks to our European production network and our efficient distribution system, it is possible for us to deliver on time with a very high degree of reliability. The key to our efficient logistics is our branch system, which not only keeps our standard products on stock, but also a whole range of accessories and tools. Offering a wide range of services and support is also central in order to save time and make it easier for our customers. Reliable products and solutions Reliability is essential whether referring to product characteristics, installation, design tools and drawings or the final result of a building project. We want you to feel secure in your dealings with us. Thanks to our long experience within product development, production and marketing of ventilation products we are able to offer a wide range of high quality products, design tools and services. Industry-leading laboratories The research and development work we undertake, including our Northern European acoustics, air and water laboratories, ensures product development and quality assurance of the function and properties of our products. It is here that customers ideas and views are merged with our own competence and experience to form new products and solutions. Products that offer advantages both for the designers, installers and the end users. Such as simplified installation, tighter and quieter ventilation systems, as well as lower energy use. We are also able to offer our customers full scale tests to be able to meet the system requirements and to provide the comfortable and productive indoor climate that is increasingly being demanded. Complete solutions for a good indoor climate A good indoor climate is far from a matter of course for everyone, even though it should be an entirely natural part of our everyday lives. The indoor climate has now come up on the agenda in public debate. A good indoor climate means clean, fresh air and it puts the focus on the ventilation system. Our core operation is the Air Duct Systems product area, where we offer a complete product range incorporating unique technical solutions. A number of products and services have been added around this central range which, together with our IT tools, make it possible for us to supply complete system solutions for ventilation and indoor climate. 7
Product range Air Duct Systems Comfort The Air Duct Systems product area consists of a range of circular ducts and fittings, complemented by rectangular duct products and hoods etc. The products are used for the construction of ventilation systems and constitute a core business. The Comfort product area includes three product programs Air Systems, Water Systems and Acoustics all enabling a pleasant, healthy and productive indoor climate. Air Systems Products for supplying and extracting air to and from a ventilated area such as diffusers, grilles and VAV systems in order to achieve the required demands for the indoor climate. Water Systems Products which use water for achieving the required indoor climate, such as chilled beams, chilled panels, induction units, heating panels and regulation equipment. Acoustics A complete range of silencers which provide the basis for a quiet and pleasant ventilation system. 8
IT solutions Ventilation Accessories A complete range of IT tools for design, calculation, quantification, planning and purchasing of ventilation systems. Some of our markets offer a network of branches, or One-Stop Shops, where we keep a wide assortment of our standard products in stock, as well as all the tools and accessories needed for installation of ventilation equipment. At Lindab branch shops we aim to offer you, our customers, everything you need, all collected in one place. 9
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Lindab in brief Lindab is an international group that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes construction components and complete steel building kits within our Business Area Profile, and everything from ventilation components to complete indoor climate solutions within our Business Area Ventilation. The Lindab Group has 3,700 employees in 26 countries and generated sales of SEK 5,477 million in 2004. Our head office is in Grevie, on the beautiful Bjäre peninsula in southwestern Sweden. Lindab is represented in more than a hundred locations within Europe and the USA. Research and development takes place in Sweden and Denmark, while our production network covers 18 countries. 11
Lindab AB SE-269 82 Båstad, Sweden Phone +46 431 850 00 Fax +46 431 850 10 e-mail lindab@lindab.com