Gunnebo Industries

Gunnebo Industries was founded in 1764 in Gunnebo in Småland, a province of southern Sweden. The company originally manufactured nails, belts, bolts, and iron for shipbuilding. Production of screws, chains and iron wire (which was refined to machine wire) began in the mid-1800s. In the 1850s and 1860s, the old hammer works was converted to a modern engineering works. The company’s operations gradually expanded to include lifting and other products.