La storia di JALAS® - Scarpe e stivali antinfortunistici dal 1916
Scopri il ricco retaggio di JALAS nella produzione di calzature antinfortunistiche e da lavoro di alta qualità dal 1916. Ripercorri i traguardi che hanno plasmato il nostro retaggio, riflettendo l’essenza dell’artigianato, dell’innovazione e della dedizione incrollabile
Calzature antinfortunistiche JALAS: dove la tradizione finlandese incontra l’innovazione
Ubicato nel villaggio di Jokipii, in Finlandia, il nostro centro di progettazione, sviluppo e produzione continua a consolidare il nostro retaggio rendendoci orgogliosi. Dalle scarpe antinfortunistiche agli stivali, dalle calze alle solette, ogni prodotto incarna il nostro impegno a favore della qualità, del comfort e della sicurezza. Entra in un mondo in cui l’eccellenza è la norma con JALAS, dove ogni singolo paio di calzature offre prestazioni senza pari e la massima soddisfazione.
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.