Bona AB
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| Company type | Family-owned company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Products for the installation, renovation and maintenance of wooden floors and resilient floors |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Founder | Wilhelm Edner |
| Headquarters | Lokgatan 8, 211 20 Malmö |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Pontus Cornelius (CEO and President) |
| Products | Adhesives, Finishes, Oils, UV-finishes, Sanding machines, Abrasives, Floor care products for wooden floors and resilient floor |
| Revenue | SEK 1.3 billion (2011) |
Number of employees | 512 (2011) |
| Website | www |
Bona AB is a family-owned company founded in 1919. With its headquarters located in Sweden, Bona is now present in more than 70 countries through subsidiaries and country distributors. Bona provides products for the installation, maintenance and renovation of wooden floors throughout their lifetime and also supply UV coatings to leading international producers of wooden floors.
Bona pioneered waterborne finishes starting in 1979, and presented the patent in 1982.[1]
Bona has production facilities in Sweden, Germany, the USA, and China. The American division of Bona AB is located at 24 Inverness Place East, Englewood, Colorado.
History
The Bona story started in the 1890s, when Wilhelm Edner opened a grocery shop in Malmö, Sweden selling coffee and various household products. The years went by, the business developed and, during the 1910s, floor wax, a completely new product on the Swedish market at the time, came into the picture. In August 1919, Wilhelm Edner registered a company called Aktiebolaget Bona. This is the date that Bona AB, the floor care company, was founded, since then the company has exclusively worked with the treatment of wooden floors.
In 1997, the American division of Bona made a partnership with Orange Glo International (purchased by Church and Dwight in 2006) for their Orange Glo-branded products, such as the Orange Glo Wood Cleaner & Polish, and later the Orange Glo Hardwood Floor Refinisher, followed by other Orange Glo products.
In January 2007, Kerstin Lindell became the president and CEO of the company. The current CEO of Bona AB is now Pontus Cornelius.
In 2012, Bona became the official hardwood floor care sponsor for the NBA.[2]
In April 2015, Bona earned the Asthma and Allergy Friendly Certification for their free & simple hardwood floor cleaner.[3]
Products
Bona has products and solutions for contractors, homeowners and parquet producers. Their product portfolio is the Bona System.
Contractors
- Renovation with waterborne finishes
- Dust-free sanding machines
- Ergonomic sanding machines
- Silane-based adhesives
Homeowners
Bona offers a product range for renovation and maintenance adapted for use by end consumers.
- Bona Hardwood Floor Cleaner
- Bona Laminate Floor Cleaner
- Bona Express Disposable Wet Cleaning Pads for Stone, Tile, & Laminate Floors
- Bona Premium Spray Mop for Hardwood Floors
- Bona Premium Spray Mop for Stone, Tile & Laminate Floors
- Bona Clean & Refresh Hardwood Floor Cleaner
- Bona Ultimate Hardwood Floor Care Kit
- Bona Multi-Surface Floor Care Kit
- Bona PowerPlus Hardwood Floor Deep Cleaner
- Bona PowerPlus Microfiber Deep Clean Pad
- Bona Free & Simple Hardwood Floor Cleaner
- Bona Disposable Dusting Cloths
- Bona Express Disposable Wet Cleaning Pads for Hardwood Floors
- Bona Microfiber Dusting Pad
- Bona Microfiber Cleaning Pad
- Bona Microfiber Pad Pack
- Bona Microfiber Cleaning Cover Twin Pack
- Premium Microfiber Mop for Hard Surface Floors
- Bona Hardwood Floor Mop Motion
- Bona Stone, Tile & Laminate Cleaner
- Bona Stone, Tile & Laminate Polish
- Bona Polish Remover with Scrubbing Pad
- Bona Wood Furniture Polish
- Professional Series Natural Oil Floor Cleaner System
- Professional Series Natural Oil Floor Cleaner
- Bona Pro Series Hardwood Floor Cleaner
- Bona Pro Series Hardwood Floor Refresher
- Bona Pro Series Hardwood Floor Mop
- Bona Pro Series Hardwood Floor Care System
- Bona Pro Series Stone, Tile & Laminate Cleaner
- Bona Pro Series Stone, Tile & Laminate Refill Cartridge
- Bona Pro Series Stone, Tile & Laminate Refresher
- Bona Pro Series Stone, Tile & Laminate Gallon Refill
- Bona Pro Series Microfiber Pads
Parquet Producers
Bona is the supplier of UV-coatings to international producers of wooden floors.
References
- ^ "Method of producing a water-soluble, acid-curing resin for lacquers".
- ^ "Official Harwood floor care NBA 2012". NBA. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2013.
- ^ America, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of. "Cleaning Hardwood Floors is Now Easier for Families with Asthma and Allergies". www.prnewswire.com.