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BOTH SOFT AND HARD VALUES - when MK Mek invested
in Teng Tools Cabinets In the summer of 2008 the Swedish company MK Mek in Falkenberg invested in three large Teng Tools cabinets and 20 individually designed top box tool kits for the staff. An investment of roughly 200.000 Swedish crowns (€20,000) – all to get the team more organised and at the same time to increase the employee’s responsibility for their tools. To help a little further, if the employee takes good care of the tool kit it might become his own after a couple of years. MK Mek is a well-managed and relatively young mechanical workshop (established in 1990) located in Falkenberg where the 8 employees plan, develop and construct according to customer’s requests. MK Mek offers total responsibility for productions, surface treatment, assembling and delivery of complete machines as well as small components. Among the services they offer you will find CNC lathing, milling, processing in conventional machines, sheet metal- and welding work as well as surface treatment. Getting better organised The pace within the production industry is very fast – so it is at MK Mek. This makes the tools and accessories “circle around” at quite a speed depending on where in the company something is going on. Previously a large part of the working time was spent looking for the tools. This was something that irritated the staff and not least the owner Magnus Karlsson. - We had to find a more rational way to handle our tools and in that way get better in organising, he says. The idea of investing in Teng Tools cabinets came up when TOOLS Wijklunds had a customer event to show their offer - I felt right away that the Teng Tools concept with its flexibility could suit our daily work and business. The top boxes could even be ordered tailor-made to suit each employees needs and requirements, explains Magnus. Said and done – three months after the event the business was done. On the buying list were three complete Teng Tools cabinets and twenty top boxes. They all have their own top box An additional advantage is that each employee has his own top box with his own personal lock. And if the employees look after the top box well they will after a few years get the offer to have it for their own personal use. - This will hopefully contribute to better responsibility and also that you take better care of it, says Magnus trying to expalin the thoughts about the personally equipped boxes. The response from the employees has been very good. - Perfect, says one of the employees. - Now I have my own tools that I use daily and I have them next to me all the time. And this is possible as the company has also made their own mobile desks on which the boxes can be placed and that easily can be pulled along from machine to machine. An investment in the staff Magnus Karlsson, who is both Managing Director and owner of MK Mek, consider the venture not only as an investment in the cabinets and boxes with their tools but also as an investment in the staff. - Today it is difficult to get hold of qualified manpower and I would like to show that we in this way care about our staff and hope also to get them to feel more solidarity with the company and then also remain with us in the future. Does anyone doubt that MK Mek has good conditions to do just this….? 18 14