Industries Archives - Page 8 of 16

Wacker Neuson

Posted on December 25, 2013 By Peter Brown Construction equipment

About Wacker Neuson is a German multinational company specialized in developing, manufacturing and selling lightweight and compact construction equipment, tools and construction related services. Wacker Neuson’s rich history began over 160 years ago. The company was founded in 1848 by Johann Christian Wacker. It started as a blacksmith shop named Wacker in Dresden, Germany. In […]

MUSSO

Posted on December 19, 2013 By Eva Robinson Food & Drink, Industries

About Musso is a family-owned and operated company in the Lombardy region in Italy. In the distant 1928, Musso started designing machines for making ice cream that were soon were available for sale almost anywhere in the world. By the 30s, the company was one of the best producers of refrigeration products in Italy and […]

Taylor-Dunn

Posted on December 18, 2013 By Peter Brown Industries, Trucks: Australian Road Freight Industry: Facts And Trends

About Taylor-Dunn is an American company which manufactures commercial and industrial vehicles. The company was founded by Davis Taylor and Fred Dunn. The incredible technical background and the independent spirit, encouraged Mr. Davis Taylor to start a business and later to become a world-known manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial vehicles. He started the […]

Caterpillar

Posted on December 17, 2013 By Peter Brown Construction equipment, Industries

About Caterpillar is very successful American company. The story of Caterpillar began over 90 years ago when Benjamin Holt created the first tractor on tracks. This tractor was powered by steam. Benjamin Holt’s nephew, Pliny Holt, opened a factory in Peoria, Illinois in 1910 under the name, Caterpillar. In 1925, the company merged with its […]

Shiseido

Posted on December 16, 2013 By Peter Brown Brands, Hair care, Health & Beauty

About Shiseido is a symbol for high quality hair and cosmetic products. Shiseido was the first Japanese Western-style pharmacy founded in 1872. At the time, people in the East were treating and healing themselves exclusively with herbs. The founder of Shiseido, Arinobu Fukuhara who at the time was chief pharmacist in a military hospital, was […]

BOMAG

Posted on December 16, 2013 By Peter Brown Brands, Construction equipment

About BOMAG is the leading compaction equipment company founded in 1957 by Karl Heinz Schwamborn in Boppard. The same year the company was found, Heinz came with an innovative design for a model of the double vibratory roller with all drum drive. This device was released for sale in 1962 and since BOMAG began to […]

Levi’s

Posted on December 12, 2013 By Eva Robinson Brands, Fashion

About Levi Straus & Co. was founded in 1853 in San Francisco by Bavarian immigrant, Levi Strauss. The first pair of well-known blue jeans was created in 1873, which marked the beginning of a successful fashion brand. Today, Levi’s products are known and sold worldwide. Levi’s is a company which aspires to create innovative designs […]

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Posted on December 11, 2013 By Peter Brown Brands, Construction equipment, Industries

About Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen, or shortly known as ZF, is a German public company founded in 1915 by Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin. The German “Zahnradfabrik” stands for gear factory. ZF was founded primary for making precision cog wheels and gears for the Zeppelin airships. In 1918, the company strted the production of transmissions for automobiles. The […]

Hitachi

Posted on December 10, 2013 By Peter Brown Brands, Industries

About Hitachi is a Japanese multinational electronics and engineering company with a simple mission – to contribute to the society by developing superior technology and products. Founded in 1910 by Namihei Odaira, Hitachi was firstly a mining machinery repair shop. The company soon became a leader in electric motors and electric power industry infrastructure and […]

Skope

Posted on December 5, 2013 By Peter Brown Brands, Industries

About SKOPE Industries Limited is a company founded 45 years ago by Robert Stewart. At the age of 25, Stewart was the owner of SKOPE and ran a company with only 25 employees. Today, his company has over 400 employees and is one of the most popular brands for manufacturing and designing market-leading and high-quality […]