About Vida AB
A global supplier of manufactured products from sustainable Swedish forests.
Vida is a global supplier of manufactured products from sustainable Swedish forests. The group employs 1,800 people in 29 production plants, including 15 sawmills. Production is mainly focused on structural timber for a number of global markets. 88 percent of Vida’s sawn wood products are exported to Europe, USA, Australia, Africa and Asia. Sawn wood products are managed through our sales company, Vida Wood.
Our business activities also include manufacturing of packaging, animal bedding and pellets, biofuel and buildings.
The operations are strategically located close to forest landowners in Götaland and Svealand in Sweden. Vida buys most of its raw materials from private forest landowners through its own purchasing company, Vida Forest. A total of 5.8 million m3 solid under bark is purchased annually. More recently, our divisions have become highly specialised to reduce costs and maintain our strong position in the global market. Large investments have also been made during the last few years in logistics, our distributions centres and in sales offices in a number of countries.
VIDA AB - THE NUMBERS
3 300 000 m3 produced and sold, 90% of which is processed.
Turnover in SEK
Number of employees
2,5 million m3 of by-products (loose measurement) for energy purposes 60,000 tonnes of pellets, 1.7 million wood chip bales
Approx. 20 houses and 300 pre-fabricated volume buildings for apartment buildings per year.
Export
2.3 million pallets 3.2 million pallet collars 200,000 cable drums
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Karl-Johan Löwenadler
CEO Vida AB
Erik Dahl
Vice CEO Vida AB, CEO Vida Energi
Bernt Svensson
Financial Manager
Camilla Milton
HR Manager
Jörgen Henriksson
CEO Vida Skog AB
Henrik Thuresson
CEO Vida Packaging
Andreas Jonasson
CEO Vida Wood AB
Peter Gustafsson
CEO Vida Building
Christian Drott
COO Vida AB
Robert Klitsch
CEO Vida Alvesta AB
Anders Sundqvist
CEO Vida Tranemo AB
Rikard Andersson
CEO Vida HN AB
Magnus Bodare
CEO Vida Borgstena AB
Jan Liljegren
CEO Vida VMO AB
Marcus Jonsson
CEO Vida Vrigstad AB
Peter Ottosson
CEO Vida Hestra AB
Johan Blixt
CEO Vida Urshult & Vida Vislanda
Martin Lindstrand
CEO Vida Bruza AB
Fredrik Marnefeldt
CEO Karl Hedin Sågverk
Marie Hjortstam
Environmental Manager
Jonas Axelsson
Technical Manager
Joanna Kron
Communication Manager
Daniel Wilén
IT Manager
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A leading player in the wood industry
Business mission and strategy
A company with a long ancestry
The year is 1867 and Ingemar Svenssion starts the first steam-powered sawmill in Vislanda.
Vida’s modern sawmills
There are twelve sawmills in the Group, all of which are technologically advanced with modern equipment.