Motala Verkstad

AB Motala Verkstad
Company typePublic
Founded1822
Headquarters
Motala
,
Sweden
RevenueSEK 400 million (2007)[1]
Number of employees
about 240 (2023)[1]
Websitemvg,se
The old buildings by Göta Canal.
Worker's housing at Motala Verkstad.

AB Motala Verkstad is one of the oldest engineering companies in Sweden. The company was founded in 1822 during the construction of Göta Canal.[1] Motala Verkstad has also built about 400 ships, 800 bridges (e.g. Västerbron, Skeppsholmsbron, Bergsnäsbron and the Ahvaz Bridge in Iran), railway equipment, 1300 locomotives. The 118-meter-tall towers of Uppsala Cathedral were also built by Motala Verkstad. During the 1970s the company was the world's largest exporter of kitchen sinks and during the 1980s they built landing gear for Swedish-built aircraft. As of 2023 the company employs about 240 people.

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