Sandvik celebrates 150 years on 31 January 2012 Sandvik Mining and Sandvik Construction
For 150 years, Sandvik has successfully operated and evolved by continuously being innovative and identifying new opportunities in the markets and through various shifts in technology. With the talent, experience and commitment of 50,000 employees across the globe, we now cast our gaze to the future and continue our journey.
On 31 January, we will hoist the anniversary flag and enjoy a spectacular fireworks display in Sandviken. An anniversary issue of the Group magazine Meet Sandvik has been published in 14 languages and a book presenting the company’s successful development will be released in March. During the anniversary year, various events will be arranged by all of Sandvik’s companies worldwide.
A selection of images from Sandvik’s history can be downloaded at http://mediabase.sandvik.com under the heading Sandvik Group/History.
Anders Wallin
Vice President Group Communications
Sandvik AB
Tel +46 26 26 09 20
P.S. For more information about the 150 years' journey go to the jubilee site on the Internet: www.sandvik.com/150.
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Sandvik Group
Sandvik is a global industrial group with advanced products and world-leading positions in selected areas – tools for metal cutting, equipment and tools for the mining and construction industries, stainless materials, special alloys, metallic and ceramic resistance materials as well as process systems. In 2010 the Group had about 47,000 employees and representation in 130 countries, with annual sales of nearly 83,000 MSEK.
Sandvik Construction
Sandvik Construction is a business area within the Sandvik Group providing products, services and solutions for virtually any construction industry application encompassing such diverse businesses as rock quarrying, tunneling, rock excavation, demolition, road building, recycling and civil engineering. The range of products includes rock tools, drilling rigs, breakers, bulk-materials handling, stationary and mobile crushing and screening solutions and underground civil engineering drilling, cutting, loading & hauling machinery solutions and services. In 2011 sales amounted to more than 9,000 MSEK, with approximately 2,600 employees (pro forma rounded numbers).
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