Historie JALAS® – pracovní a bezpečnostní nízká a vysoká obuv od roku 1916

Objevte bohatý odkaz společnosti JALAS v oblasti výroby vysoce kvalitní pracovní a bezpečnostní obuvi od roku 1916. Cesta přes klíčové milníky, které formovaly naše dědictví a odrážejí podstatu řemeslného zpracování, inovace a neochvějné oddanosti

Bezpečnostní obuv JALAS: Kde se setkává finská tradice s inovacemi

Naše dědictví se nachází ve vesnici Jokipii ve Finsku a nadále prosperuje jako hrdé centrum designu, vývoje a výroby. Každý produkt ztělesňuje náš charakteristický závazek kvality, pohodlí a bezpečnosti, od bezpečnostní nízké a vysoké obuvi až po ponožky a stélky. Vstupte do tradice dokonalosti s JALAS, kde každý pár přináší bezkonkurenční výkon a spokojenost.


1916 - Juho Viljanmaa signs the contract to buy the tannery in Jokipii, which is where the JALAS® brand started. Travelling cobblers are hired to manufacture boots, shoes and other made-to-order leather items.


1923 - More skilled tanners and workers are hired. Production is more mechanised.


1928
- Urho Viljanmaa separates a part of the business with focus on manufacturing shoes.


1934
- Industry is registered as tannery and footwear dealer. Shoepacs, poulaines and sandals are manufactured.


1935
- A shoe store is opened in Jokipii to support the tannery.


1940
- Production start of ski boots, moccasins and winter shoes.

1970 - Production start of sport shoes and ski jumping boots.


1974
- First Polyurethane direct injection machine in use to produce ski boots.


1985
- Focus is shifted to occupational and safety shoes with great benefits from sport shoe manufacturing, after JALAS® buys the Aaltonen safety- and sport shoe production in December 1984.


1988
- Matti Nykänen wins 3 Gold medals in the Calgary Olympics with JALAS® ski jumping boots.


1989
- First manufacturer in Europe to develop the shock-absorbing Ergothan insole for safety shoes.


1990
- Extensive automation of production and use of manufacturing robots enable a sharp increase in production volume.


2004
- Annual production volume rises to over 500,000 pairs of occupational and safety shoes. This happens after JALAS® introduces the 2003 Stabilizator collection. This collection features the world’s first aluminium toe-cap. Short after world lightest Safety shoe was launched JALAS Exalter with 399 grams 


2008
- Ejendals buys JALAS® from the Viljanmaa family.


2012
- JALAS® is the first safety shoe manufacturer to win the Red Dot design award with its Zenit collection.


2016
- JALAS® celebrates 100 years young by looking forward to new collections with exciting innovations.


2021
- We continue our sustainability work and JALAS safety shoes are now produced with solar energy.