Implementation encouraged
Remarkably, Vestre is extremely open to his operations. In fact, several travel groups arrive several times a week. Visitors, including school groups, are led by the production areas that are arranged around the central courtyard of the four wings of the building: powder coating, wood processing, assembly, storage and shipping. A special highlight is the roof terrace, which is always open to the public to meet Norway's “Right to Roam” and to offer a panoramic view of Treattop Height. Visitors can then go down through a spiral film, which she metaphorically attributes to Vestre's origin.
The company's journey began with the production of playground equipment, including foils, in the coastal town of Hauugegesund, where it was founded in 1947. Just two years after the end of the Second World War, at a time when poverty Norweg fought, fought for the reconstruction of Johannes Vestre (1910–2003) (1910–2003). City planners commissioned him to build playground equipment, first for the local park and then for mountains and many other parks across the country. This was followed by waste containers and finally parking benches that are the company's core business today with operations all over the world.
Make life cycle costs measurable
western It is often emphasized how his iconic designs help to design urban meetings, from small Norwegian cities to New York Times Square. The company also underlines its commitment to environmental issues, an obligation in the factory itself. Those who choose Vestre products for public spaces, schoolyards or housing estates can be confident that they benefit from the highest sustainability standards, since around 90 percent of the value chain is processed internally. The entire wood, including pine, kebony oak and white ash, is FSC certified. The colorful powder coating of aluminum and steel components only uses solvent-free colors.
Around 500 products in Vestre's Range carry the Nordic Schwan -Ecolabel, one of the strictest environmental certificates in the world. Environmental products (EPDs) With data on CO₂ emissions and energy consumption, there are available for every product. In addition, Vestre's durability guarantee offers a clear basis for calculating full life cycle costs.