Kährs is owned by Nybron Flooring International (Switzerland). NFI Group is Europe's leading wooden flooring company. Founded through the merger of Bauwerk, Kährs and Marty.





Facts about Kährs
AB Gustaf Kähr was established in 1857 and is today one of Europe's leading parquet and wood flooring producers.

2004-2007/08 in brief
	2004	2005	2006	2007/08
Net sales (mEUR)	210.2	229.8	254.4	240.2
No. of employees	1482	1384	1264	1269

Markets
The main markets are Europe and the US, but the company is active in more than 40 markets worldwide and has its own sales force in 11 countries.

Kährs main customers are builders' merchants and retailers selling wooden floors.

Many prestigious buildings around the world have been supplied with Kährs floors, for instance the National Opera House, Prague, Czech Republic, and the Performing Arts Centre, St Swithun's School, Winchester, UK. The installation in the Van Palace in Beijing, China, has been successfully completed.

Products
Kährs products are considered to be products of great quality. They are manufactured chiefly in three-ply and are available in one, two and three-strip versions.

Kährs products are mainly "floating", where the parquet boards are bonded together side by side and not to the underfloor. There are different types of bottom and middle layers, as well as different thicknesses. Linnea is a veneer product (i.e. with a thin top layer) and is performing very well.

The company's wooden floors have been produced with the woodloc® joint since mid-2001, and has achieved market leadership in lock systems.

Kährs have production units in Nybro, Ljusdal and Blomstermåla (Sweden) and in Brumunddal (Norway).

Environment and Quality
The plants in Blomstermåla, Brumunddal, Nybro and Ljusdal have environmental and quality certification according to ISO 14001 and ISO 9001 and are EMAS-registered.