Here, we make different kinds of bookshelves.
Billy, Gnedby, Gersby and Finnby.
We've made Billy on and off since 1978.
Back then, we manufactured 100 000 units per year.
Now, we manufacture 4.5 million.
-Kerstin? Have you seen the letter? -No.
We got a letter from Kamprad 1952.
The headline said: "We want to buy furniture."
-That's my son. -Hi.
-My wife. -Hi.
Over there are my brother's sons. Filip and Mårten.
This is my brother.
That's my sister, by the way. Where is it? Right here.
That's the IKEA logo, and here's Ingvar's wife's signature.
3rd May. "Since our products are to be ready 15th May..."
That's for the catalogue.
Not much time. It's the same today. There's never enough time.
That's Mårten.
This is where we polish folding back panels for Billy 80.
They make the box smaller. We can fold the back panels three times.
Here's someone who lives among the closest to work at Gyllensvaans.
Bengt Svensson, head of packing, lives right over there.
The best thing about Gyllensvaans is their quick decision making.
The management have genuine interest and know-how,
and they work close to the daily activities.
When I started in 1974, there were 30 of us, with a turnover of 2-3 million SEK.
Now, we are about 210 employees. Last year's turnover was 820 million.
Here, we drill sides for Billy. We can drill up to one every second.
-Was that a lie? -No.
To overcome the challenge ahead, we work close together.
In order to handle a more varied product line,
Gyllensvaans have to be more flexible.
That's what we're trying to do now by using packing robots.
We're looking into robots that can see, that have eyes.
We've always tried to be at the cutting edge.
We had an episode in the '70s or '80s.
We bought a polishing machine at the Hannover Exhibit.
We were very proud, came home, and told IKEA about it.
He laughed and said: "You can buy whatever machine you like,"
"but know this, IKEA will never sell a polished product."
That was...interesting. Things have changed since then.
Currently, Gyllensvaans makes about 6.5 million foiled products per year.