Helland Baltic connects cross-border teams with Valia Furniture

Helland Baltic, part of the Norwegian furniture company Helland Møbler, has nearly 30 years of experience producing high-quality, functional, and sustainable furniture in Estonia. 

However, the design office in Norway and the cutting room in Estonia worked with separate files and paper documents. Each new order required manual updates, often leading to confusion and lost time. 

Managers had little visibility on what was cut, what was ready, or what was delayed. Communication between both sites depended on Excel sheets and emails.

Order-related information and cutting plans were not easily synchronized across teams, which introduced risk of human errors, inefficiencies, and communication delays.

Taive Avamere, Sewing Department Leader, Helland Baltic

Helland Baltic wanted to bring the task of preparing cutting plans, previously handled in Norway, into their Estonian site to improve collaboration and independence. Lectra recommended Valia Furniture as the ideal solution. 

Valia Furniture proved to be the perfect fit for Helland Baltic’s needs, enabling seamless collaboration between teams in Norway and Estonia without requiring major changes to their existing infrastructure. Its intuitive interface and real-time data access empowered both sites to work more efficiently, make faster decisions, and maintain full visibility throughout the production process.

Lectra’s teams guided Helland through the entire transition, from initial setup to training, ensuring a smooth and confident adoption of the new platform.

Reports are very good. All the data is already uploaded. We don’t have to make any reports ourselves.

Aivar Kaus, CEO, Helland Baltic

The implementation of Valia brought immediate improvements to Helland Baltic’s operations. With Valia Furniture, Helland Baltic eliminated paper plans and manual reporting. 

Teams in Norway and Estonia now share live production data, improving communication, reducing errors, and enhancing decision-making. Seamless integration between Valia Furniture with Helland Baltic’s ERP system and Vector Q25 cutter ensures that production data flows smoothly from design to execution.

I was afraid about all this process. You can have the world’s best software, but if you don’t know how to use it, it’s just wasted money. I’m very thankful to Lectra for their support throughout the entire transition.

 Aivar Kaus, CEO, Helland Baltic

Helland Baltic’s successful adoption of Valia Furniture illustrates how digital transformation can deliver meaningful results without disrupting existing operations. By connecting their Norwegian and Estonian sites through a shared cloud-based platform, the company improved efficiency, reduced errors, and empowered teams with real-time data.