Ikea Norte S.L.
IKEA is an international company of Swedish origin, and a market leader in the retail business for furniture and household goods, It started trading in Småland (Southern Sweden) in 1943, when Ingvar Kamprad, the company’s founder, registered the IKEA trademark. The acronym consists of his initials (Ingvar Kamprad), the farm where he grew up (Elmtaryd) and his hometown (Agunnaryd).
Now in 2015, the IKEA Group has in all 315 outlets distributed across 27 countries, providing work for 147,000 people.
Its concept of human resources is to use common sense to offer people an opportunity to grow, both personally and professionally, jointly embracing the commitment to create a better life for ourselves and for our customers.
IKEA in Barakaldo has a workforce of 430 people, 280 women and 150 men.