Histoire de JALAS® - Fabrication de chaussures et de bottes de travail et de sécurité depuis 1916
Découvrez le riche héritage de JALAS en matière de fabrication de chaussures de travail et de sécurité de haute qualité depuis 1916. Retracez les étapes charnières qui ont façonné notre histoire, reflétant l’essence de l’artisanat, de l’innovation et d’un dévouement indéfectible
Chaussures de sécurité JALAS : la tradition finlandaise au service de l'innovation
Situé dans le village de Jokipii, en Finlande, notre héritage continue de prospérer en tant que centre de conception, de développement et de fabrication dont nous pouvons être fiers. Qu’il s’agisse de chaussures et de bottes de sécurité, de chaussettes ou de semelles intérieures, chaque produit incarne notre engagement en faveur de la qualité, du confort et de la sécurité. Entrez dans une tradition d’excellence avec JALAS, où chaque paire offre des performances et une satisfaction inégalées.
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.