A smart combination of local and global

Any company working with Nolato has access to a vast and varied offering as part of a smart combination of close, local partnerships and the global Group’s expertise and resources across three continents.

From the very outset, Nolato’s business was built around the core philosophy that it is close, local partnerships that generate successful outcomes for customers.

“This mindset remains extremely relevant to this day,” says Christer Wahlquist, Nolato’s President and CEO. “That’s why we are a highly decentralized group, which provides a solid basis, ensuring we have committed and motivated employees. This enables us to make key business decisions close to our operations and customers.”

One Nolato

“But while Nolato’s roughly 30 local development and production units together form our entire offering, it’s the entire offering that defines the individual parts,” notes Christer. “Because, although we have a flat organizational structure with efficient decision-making lines and significant local influence, we are also One Nolato. 

“Our operations are based on a shared foundation. Our Group has shared values, shared technology and shared goals. So cooperation is always based on the individual Nolato unit’s resources and expertise, as it is close to the business and understands its customers’ specific needs and preferences.”

Access to all resources

“Nolato’s combined expertise is always available to customers that wish to benefit from it,” emphasizes Christer. “Sharing expertise as well as technologies, materials and processes allows us to deliver complete, customer-specific solutions that reduce customers’ time to market.”

Local production globally

“Our solution also makes it easy to transfer skills from one unit to another, including between continents, and offers customers local production globally at a number of different locations simultaneously to spread risk and/or carry out manufacturing closer to their customers.”