Lumon
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| Type | Inc |
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| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Kouvola, Finland |
| Key people | Tapani Kinnunen, CEO |
| Industry | Glass- and aluminum construction |
| Products | Balcony glazing Balcony facades Glass terraces Balustrades Balconies Aluminum doors and windows Safety Glasses |
| Revenue | 58 million EUR (2005) |
| Employees | 630 (2006) |
| Website | http://www.lumon.com |
Lumon Inc. Is a private Finnish company which specializes in glass and aluminum construction.
Phjois-Karjan Lasipalvelu limited partnership was established in 1978 at Outokumpu, Finland. In 1981 the ccompany changed its name to Ikkunanikkarit Inc. and moved operations to Kouvola. During 1989 the company became a Public Limited Company and the new innovation of inward-opening balcony glass panes without vertical frames was invented. During that particular year Parvekenikkarit Inc. was founded to conduct sales and installation in western and northern Finland, in addition to the Helsinki area. In the beginning of the nineteen's production was separated from sales and installation operations. As a result Lumon Oy was established in 1991. In the course of 1996 the company launched new 21st century balcony glazing system and commenced the production of aluminum balustrades, glass terraces and additional panes for existing windows. At that time Lumon Inc. also inaugurated a new balcony glazing plant. The new plant enabled the company to start its own glass processing line: cutting, grinding, drilling, tempering. Since 2001, the company started to manufacture glass facades and aluminum doors and windows. To clarify corporation's organizational structure the group restructured in January 2005: Parvekenikkarit Oy was divided into Lumon Etelä-Suomi (Southern Finland) and Lumon Länsi-Suomi (Western Finland). Lumon products are manufactured by Lumon Oy. In Finland, the products are sold and installed by Lumon Etelä-Suomi (Southern Finland), Länsi-Suomi (Western Finland) and Itä-Suomi (Eastern Finland).
In 1992 Lumon Inc. began export operations and in the mid 1990's the export to Central Europe started. Nowadays a third of the balcony glazing systems are exported to 18 different countries. The largest export countries are Germany, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Austria and Ireland. The comapny has subsidiaries in four different countries: Svenska Lumon Ab in Sweden, Lumon Norge AS in Norway, Lumon Deutschland GmbH in Germany and Lumon Cristalles Espana S.L. in Spain.
