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We source the world for you ABENA is a family-owned Danish manufacturer and wholesaler established in 1953, with more than 2,000 employees and operating in +90 markets around the world. We have an assortment of more than 36,000 products and strive to expand our offering through continuous innovation. With the help of our expert knowledge across many industries, we provide you with user-focused solutions. Our 40 years of sourcing experience make it easy to be an ABENA customer. We go to great lengths to establish valuable relationships with our customers and partners worldwide. And we help find and develop unique solutions tailored to any business. ABENA’s sourcing setup rests on a commitment to go the extra mile for our customers. With our highly skilled team of sourcing specialists and extensive network, we build trusted partnerships with reliable suppliers across the globe. Our goal is to deliver the right products at the best price – without compromising our high quality standards. We have product and sourcing specialists located all over the world. Their job is to ensure that each ABENA product meets our strict requirements for quality and safety. They work closely with our local manufacturers and suppliers, which gives us complete oversight of quality control, documentation practices, and price regulations. This way of work cuts out costly intermediates, enables us to track our products along the supply chain and helps us provide our customers with the best possible prices. 2
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Through our global sourcing setup, we source directly from the manufacturer based on customer demands. utilize the know-how of our local 40 product and sourcing specialists to find the best quality at the right price. establish close relationships with our suppliers ensuring that contracts, certificates and approvals are always up-to-date. constantly test and control our sourced products to ensure that they uphold the quality standard we expect. Suppliers must join our Code of Conduct We take our suppliers’ business conduct just as seriously as our own. Therefore, our suppliers must join our Code of Conduct upon entering into a partnership with us. We do this to safeguard that our suppliers commit to ensuring decent working conditions throughout their supply chain. Our Code of Conduct is based on the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact, which establishes universal principles concerning human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption. Facts about ABENA +680 Mio EUR in revenue (2020/2021) More than 36,000 products 2,000+ employees 400 unique cargo ships transported ABENA goods around the world in 2020 2520 containers imported from our manufacturers in 2020 Across the ABENA group, we handle more than 100 trucks a day, 365 days a year 3
