Behind Damacon is Darsim Shaml, who runs the company and has helped shape its development since the very beginning. In this project, the assignment involved restoring a previously customized facility, where a business with significant cooling and freezing requirements had built up an extensive environment of panels, installations, and technical systems. When the business moved on, the premises needed to be returned to a neutral state to accommodate a new tenant.

But where a traditional process would often have involved demolition and disposal, Damacon saw something else. With a clear focus on reuse, the company instead took the initiative to carefully dismantle the environment and assess what could be salvaged—with the goal of giving as much of the material as possible a new life.

An extensive project – with reuse at its core

Once the work began, it quickly became clear just how extensive the assignment actually was. The premises bore the marks of a business that had been built up over several years around cooling and freezing operations, where thousands of square meters of panels, multiple refrigeration units, and comprehensive sprinkler and fire protection systems were tightly integrated into the building. In the freezer section, there was also a thick concrete floor constructed in multiple layers, with both insulation and piping beneath the surface—a structure that in many cases would have been considered difficult to do anything with other than demolish and remove.

But instead of seeing this as an obstacle, Damacon chose to view it as an opportunity. By working methodically with the dismantling process—where each component was taken down with the intention of preserving rather than destroying—large parts of the installations could be salvaged. One of the greater challenges was the freezer panels, which were bonded with silicone and initially believed to be impossible to separate without damage. By identifying the right dismantling approach, however, the team managed to remove the panels in good condition—ultimately making it possible to reuse them as well.

After dismantling, the materials were sorted and stacked, ready to be given new life in other projects.

What the project resulted in

The result was that the majority of the materials were given a new life. Refrigeration systems and components from the fire protection system have now been installed in other locations and continue to be used, while even the extensive concrete floor could be repurposed by being cut into 2 × 6 meter blocks and transported for use as a base for heavy machinery on a private property. What would in many cases have become waste instead became valuable resources in new contexts.

This project also demonstrates something bigger. Reuse is not just about recovering materials—it is about recognizing the value in what already exists and creating benefits across multiple stages. What might otherwise have been a cost for disposal can instead become a resource for someone else, while both environmental and economic values are preserved.

It is in these kinds of solutions that Damacon aims to continue evolving—where reuse is not a side track, but a natural part of how projects are carried out from the very beginning. For more information about Damacon’s operations or project inquiries, please contact Darsim Shaml.

The concrete blocks that were given a new life as a base for heavy machinery on a private property, and the empty, restored premises.

Emil Johansson from EmJo Schakt AB together with Darsim Shaml.