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25,000 up for Elme Spreader
Elme Spreader AB produced its 25,000th spreader at the end of September. The company started as a one-man business in 1974, going into an industry that would experience phenomenal growth.
Founder Gösta Karlsson never imagined how successful the company would become – with a 40% global market share, customers on seven continents and with over 40 different spreader models.
Elme Spreader manufactures spreaders for lift trucks, reach stackers, cranes and straddle carriers for handling containers, trailers and swap bodies, in addition to a range of attachments and special equipment. The company has an extensive team of engineers, which continuously work on developing products and putting together various combinations of options for each model according to the diverse needs of different operations.
In its first six years in business, Elme Spreader manufactured a total of 100 spreaders. It took another 10 years before the total reached 1,000 units. With the current production capacity, the company manufactures over 1,000 spreaders each year – what in the past took 16 years to manufacture is now done in one.
The 25,000th spreader manufactured is one of the most popular models on a yearly basis – the 817 INNOVATION, a telescopic toplift spreader for reach stackers. This model was introduced in 2019, a year after the first INNOVATION models of the 580-series, telescopic side-lift spreaders for reach stackers. In fact, the 1,000th 817 INNOVATION spreader model was manufactured earlier this year.
Elme Spreader continues to invest millions of Swedish krona each year in product and production development. Recently, it implemented a new workflow in the production process to make it even more efficient. Currently, the company’s order book is full and some new products will be introduced at the beginning of next year. Elme Spreader will turn 50 in just two years.
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This complete item is approximately 300 words in length, and appeared in the October 2022 issue of WorldCargo News, on page 2. To access this issue download the PDF here
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