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THE INNOVATIVE MASTER BLACKSMITH In 1950, Gunnar Persson became the next generation master of his trade in the family It was he who developed the company according to the business concept that Proplate lives by today. His idea was a “Steel Service Center”, that is, an external supplier of sheet metal processing services, which came […]

CUSTOMER-DRIVEN ESTABLISHMENT In that era, it was common for blacksmiths to travel around to perform forging work where needed. When demand in a region became saturated, one had to relocate to where it was active. As a 23-year-old, Levi settled in Bottesbol outside Deger fors, where he ran the village smithy. In 1917, he moved

LONG TRADITION OF BLACKSMITHING The family’s blacksmithing tradition can be traced back at least five generations. My great-great-grandfather, Per Andersson, was born in 1841 in Norrbyås, outside Örebro, and worked as a blacksmith. He took his Master Craftsman Diploma in 1869, from which year we count our tradition as entrepreneurs. Troligen har smidesyrket även funnits