The year is 1960, the place Arbrå in Hälsingland (central Sweden). Bror Eriksson, farthest to the left, the founder and owner of the company, and Erik Eriksson, farthest to the right, the plant manager at that time, have seriously started manufacturing chippers. Bror's successful chipper design and his distinct willingness to adapt, modify and simplify soon resulted in a fruitful dialogue with the Swedish wood industry. The chippers were more and more in demand by sawmills and pulp mills thanks to the high chip quality they produced but also thanks to the simple design that could easily be adapted and added to in accordance with industrial requirements.
The product program was rapidly extended to include conveyors and screening equipment – which in turn laid the basis for Bror Eriksson's ambition to also provide engineering, know-how and service.
| 1956 |
Bror Eriksson buys a chipper which he modifies and develops. |
| 1959 |
On May 22, BRUKS Mekaniska AB is founded. |
| 1960 |
Palmer Lindberg buys 10 disc chippers. Valon Kone and Cambio develop new debarkers. |
| 1965 |
Moving into new facilities in Arbrå. Enlargement of the product program. |
| 1966 |
Start of export activities. |
| 1971 |
Development and marketing of BRUKS drum chippers. |
| 1977 |
BRUKS acquires the manufacturing and sales rights for butt-end reducers. |
| 1978 |
Development of the CT program (mobile chippers & chipping systems). |
| 1983 |
BRUKS Mekaniska AB is listed on the OTC stock exchange. |
| 1989 |
Mercurius acquires BRUKS Mekaniska AB and forms the Acora group. |
| 1991 |
Ljusdal Invest acquires BRUKS Mekaniska AB from Acora's assets. |
| 1996 |
Program enlargement after acquiring the Grizzly hog license from CBI in the USA. |
| 1999 |
Acquisition of the business of Allan Bruks AB and founding of the subsidiary BRUKS BioTech AB. |
| 2000 |
BRUKS AB acquires Klöckner Wood Technology GmbH in Germany and forms a group using the common trade name of BRUKS Klöckner. |
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