Romania: Increasing efficiency and expanding capacity in furniture production
ExpoMob is a family-owned company founded in 1998 whose main activity is tailor-made furniture manufacturing. Given that their approach in recent years has been to reduce as much waste as possible, the partnership with Norwegian company Noveltex, and their ensuing project funded through the EEA and Norway Grants, has integrated perfectly into the company's ethos.
Through the Grants, ExpoMob have managed to implement new technologies and equipment which lead to less energy consumption, less paint vapour emitted in the atmosphere and a more efficient method to manage the sawdust produced in the process.
Project testimonial
"The experience with this Business Development Programme was extremely positive. Many thanks to Norway Grants for the financial support. Now we can expand production from the level of a workshop to the one of a factory"
Daniela Zăbavă - Marketing Manager
Cooperation with Norway
For the project, ExpoMob has partnered up with Noveltex, a Norwegian company helping the manufacturing and creative industries (especially in Eastern Europe and North Africa) to implement greener production processes and deliver greener products.
Noveltex has contributed with expertise in ExpoMob's process of greening their production processes and reflecting the 'green element' in the product development. The Norwegian partner has also provided its expertise in the field of brand development focused on sustainability.
Results of the project
- 32% annual growth in turnover
- 42% annual growth in net operational profit
- 2.7 tonnes of CO2 annual decrease
- 29 tonnes of collected waste used for re-use and recycling
- annual decrease of energy consumption from 0.14 megawatt hours (2019) to 0.12 megawatt hours (2022)
- 5 new jobs created
The SMEs Growth Programme in Romania
The project is supported by Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein through the EEA and Norway Grants. See more opportunities under the Romania - SMEs Growth Programme.