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Vikan’s 125th Anniversary

Join Wells and Vikan in honouring 125 years of success and looking forward to an even brighter future.

Vikan’s rich history dates back to 1898 and today, the company proudly celebrates 125 years of innovation, quality, and responsibility, At Vikan, it’s always about the people, and the company’s unwavering dedication to its values is a testament to that. Join Wells and Vikan in honouring 125 years of success and looking forward to an even brighter future.

2023 Marks Vikan’s 125th Anniversary

To celebrate the occasion, we reached back into the archives for stories that illuminate some of the major themes and waypoints that have marked our journey thus far. Follow the links below to read these stories and, we hope, gain insight into how the past 125 years have helped shape who we are today.

A Material Difference

A Material Difference

We talk a lot about design at Vikan, partly because our design advances have moved hygienic cleaning forward – repeatedly. Less told is the story of the materials that comprise our cleaning tools. These materials provide a whole new perspective on Vikan’s history.

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Innovation Before it was Innovation

Innovation Before it was Innovation

For many of us at Vikan, the most fascinating part of our founder’s memoir,  is his account of the process he followed in developing the first Vikan cleaning tools. Why “fascinating”? Because it so closely resembles our approach to innovation today.

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People Versus Technology?

People Versus Technology?

Not at Vikan. Our company has always been a pioneer in both cutting-edge technologies and a modern, humanistic view of human labour. Read our founder’s thoughts on “the worker”, and you might discover a thing or two about why we at Vikan are the way we are.

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