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A NEW CHAPTER IN THE STEEL WORLD In 2000, Proplate Oxelösund was inaugurated–at the time called Smidesbolaget Oxelösund. The strategy is to develop the Degerfors concept but with ordinary and special steel processing, instead of stainless as in Degerfors. When a business is to be developed in a new place, the question of “where?” arises. […]

RAPID GROWTH Smidesbolaget in Degerfors grew from 7 to 65 employees and the company was sold to Avesta Sheffield in 2000. At that time, the plant was modernized and had become a full-scale “Steel Service Center” according to Anders Persson’s vision. SCANDINAVIA’S LARGEST PRESS BRAKE In 1991, Smidesbolaget invests in a new press brake –

A YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR After his mother died, 16-year-old Anders Persson took over the responsibility for his father’s company in 1973. At the time, the plant was a workshop with a few employees. Early on, Anders realized the potential of his father’s innovative concept, and quickly developed the company. Proximity to plate manufacturer Avesta Sheffield (Degerfors

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