History of Our House
ABL-Laatat tile shop, warehouse and office are located in a red-brick building completed in 1919 at Kirkonkyläntie 103, Siltamäki Helsinki.
The old Helsinki River is now known as the Vantaa River. In the 14th century, it was the mainstream of its territory and a good salmon river. The Great Coast Road – now also known as the King's Road – was built as a fairway between Vyborg and Turku. The intersection of the Great Beach Road and the fishing Vantaanjoki River was a good place to shop. The parish church village of Helsinki was established there, where trade was held and a market was held every year. A stone and wood bridge was built over the royal roads. On the plot at the other end of the bridge there was a tavern where the travelers ate, stayed and exchanged horses.
When the first railway from Helsinki to Hämeenlinna was built, the inn business was transferred to Tikkurila. A tannery started on the site of Kestikievari, processing leather and furs.
The location was good and the nearby Vantaanjoki river ensured water supply for production. Nahkurinverstas expanded into a factory, Helsinki Fur Industry Limited Liability Company, in 1919. At the same time, a handsome brick house rose next to Kirkonkyläntie.
At its best, the factory employed more than 70 people. Although manufacturers of fur products invested in quality, times changed and the use of fur decreased.
In the autumn of 2004, the new life of Kirkonkyläntie 103 began, when a sales exhibition for ABL-Laatat began to be built in the old industrial premises. Now there is a shop, a warehouse, a cut studio and an office on the same site, from which ceramic tiles are delivered all over Finland.
Tiesitkö tämän ABL Leikkaamosta?
Vettä, hiekkaa ja timantteja – sekä dataa ja poranteriä. Näiden voimin taituroidaan päivittäin ihmeitä ABL-Laattojen omassa leikkaamossa, Helsingin Kirkonkyläntiellä.
ABL Leikkaamo on vuosien kokemus ja täydet valmiudet erityisesti keraamisten materiaalien työstämiseen. Kookkaiden, parhaimmillaan jopa yli kolmemetristen suurlaattojen osuus leikkaamon työstöistä on noin 80 prosenttia. Loput 20 prosenttia on luonnonkivien työstämistä. Hiekan ja veden yhteispeliin perustuvalla vesileikkurilla ja vesijäähdytteisellä timanttisahalla toteutetaan päivittäin asiakkaiden toiveita laidasta laitaan, vain taivas on rajana.
Book a Consultation
When you buy your tiles from ABL-Laatat, book a consultation meeting with our sales staff.
There are many moving parts in a builder’s and renovator’s projects and decisions need to be made constantly. Once the house is drawn and a building permit obtained, it’s time to select tiles for your project.
In the consultation meeting we look at the floor plans, the style of the project, the color scheme and the images of the existing materials together – these are good starting points for choosing tiles.
ABL-Laatat on koiraystävällinen työpaikka
Glen of imaalinterrieri Selma saapuu joka aamu emäntänsä mukana töihin ABL-Laattojen toimitiloihin Kirkonkyläntielle. Ransuksikin kutsutun laattakoiran tyypilliseen päivään sisältyy varaston tarkistamista, vieraiden tervehtimistä, rapsutusta – ja paljon nukkumista. Maanantait ovat Selmalle välillä rankkoja kun pitää leppoisan viikonlopun jälkeen herätä niin aikaisin. Aivan kuten niin monelle muullekin.