Scancastor A/S

The History of Scancastor In the 1990s, Anders Kornerup owned a successful plastics manufacturing plant that manufactured parts for the furniture industry, amongst others. However, he saw the possibilities in developing products and framework conditions for the largest furniture manufacturers. It had to be easy for them to scale both up and down while access to a number of components for their furniture became quicker and cheaper. It started with casters for office chairs with the original ScanCastor castor for which a patent application was filed in the 1960s for the renowned Kevi chair. Through the 90s and the 00s, the range was extended to also include frames of own designs, gas cylinders, mechanisms for the adjustment of office chairs, and the casting of plastic shells for the chair itself in high quality and small tolerances. During this period, ScanCastor became a popular supplier to an array of larger furniture manufacturers because they would receive a high-quality product at the right price – and with local, Danish assistance with development and logistics services, the responsibility moved from the manufacturer to ScanCastor. ScanCastor also offers its concept and products to manufacturers outside the Nordic countries as, with the establishment of the most recent manufacturing plant in Serbia, it already has the entire setup for handling significantly larger volumes.