News January 31, 2022 Back to news Mikael Gäddnäs was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Prevex With growth comes the need for change – one of the changes at Prevex is the appointment of a Chief Operating Officer. When Mikael Gäddnäs was offered the position in question, he decided to seize the opportunity. Mikael Gäddnäs was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Prevex in December 2021. When Gäddnäs first started his career at Prevex in 2019, he worked as a logistics manager with 24 years of previous experience in a similar position. Later he became the owner of the order-to-delivery process. When Gäddnäs was offered the position of COO at the end of last year, he took up the challenge. – Until now, the CEO has been responsible for Prevex’s operational side. However, as Prevex kept growing, so did the need for a COO. Now our CEO has more time to concentrate on growth and strategic development, he says. COO is a true multitasker Gäddnäs’s job is multifaceted. He is still the owner of the order-to-delivery process, but now he also builds and maintains relationships between Prevex’s different departments and locations. He is also responsible for measuring, analyzing, and developing operations to improve cost-effectiveness. – For example, if the goals set for a certain assembly line are not met, it is important to find out why. Once we know the root causes, we can develop processes and make them more efficient by automatization, for instance, Gäddnäs states. As the world changes, so does Prevex Gäddnäs says that working at a growing company together with great colleagues is wonderful. He thinks that Prevex’s future looks very promising. – We have many interesting ongoing automation, digitalization, and sustainability projects. I am thankful to have the opportunity to develop Prevex’s operations and help achieve our growth goals, he says. I am thankful to have the opportunity to develop Prevex’s operations and help achieve our growth goals.
News 6-6-2023 Zero accidents – Prevex safety and well-being work awarded Prevex is proud to announce a significant achievement as a member of The Zero Accident Forum. This network is dedicated to motivating and encouraging workplaces in Finland to work towards a culture of occupational safety and well-being. Read more
News 11-5-2023 Summer Production Schedule: Changes and Recommendations for Prevex Customers Our production at Prevex will be closed for the summer weeks 29-30. During weeks 27-28 and 31-32 the production will run at only 50% capacity for the same reason. To ensure your deliveries during and after these weeks, we recommend that you review your needs and place your orders for that period as soon as […] Read more
News 21-3-2023 Thank you for visiting us at ISH 2023 We would like to thank you for visiting us at the ISH 2023 exhibition. We are truly grateful for your time and interest in our products and services! Read more
News 8-2-2023 We´re at ISH 2023 Prevex is exhibiting at the ISH 2023 show in Frankfurt, Germany 13-17.3.2023. We warmly like to invite you to the fair and to our stand 4.0 B96! Our focus this year is the sustainability work that we have worked a lot on during the last year, especially with the exchange for recycled plastic material in all our products. Of course, we will also show some novelties despite the quite new products Prevex® Showerloc™ and Prevex® Bathloc™, water traps for shower trays and bathtubs. Read more