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SOLUTIONS FOR A GREEN FUTURE 45
tely 3,500 people enlisted with Farmartjänst.
There is also the possibility to hire out
oneself. Through Maskinringarna, one can
get a job manually clearing snow-covered
roofs.
Manufacturing
In Sweden, there are several manufacturers
of machines and equipment. The most
well-known is probably Volvo, which,
among other things, produces wheel
loaders, excavators (diggers) and dumper
trucks. Also, Ljungby Maskin has its own
manufacture of wheel loaders.
Swedish company Abelco has taken a
large share of the market by designing their
own construction machinery, although
they are then manufactured in China.
There are also well-known manufacturers
of accessories and equipment; for
example, Indexator and Steel Wrist, which
manufacture rotators for diggers and
forestry machinery. Trelleborg is one of
the world’s most well-known tyre manufacturers
and Atlas Copco makes, among
other things, equipment for drilling and
rock work.
Many good manufacturers have also
arisen from the Swedish forestry industry.
Among others, the Japanese company
Komatsu and the US company John Deere
manufacture machines which are developed
in Sweden. There are even wholly-
Swedish companies which conduct their
own development and manufacture. For
example, Gremo in Ätran has developed
a radio controlled harvester which goes
under the name “Besten”, “The Beast”.
The heyday of the chainsaw is possibly
over but the classic chainsaw manufacturer,
Husqvarna, has branched out and also
makes equipment for the building industry
and for professional landscape gardening. l