Hägglund & Söner (Hägglund & Sons), commonly known as Hägglunds, was a diversified engineering company based in the town of Örnsköldsvik, in Västernorrland, Sweden. Originally a furniture manufacturing company, it diversified into the construction of buses, railway rolling stock, airplanes, hydraulic motors, military vehicles, cranes and mining machinery.[1]
History
The company was founded by the furniture maker Johan Hägglund in 1898.
In 1972, the Hägglund family sold the company to ASEA, another former Swedish engineering company. The Hägglund & Söner company was wound up in 1993, but many of the company's businesses still survive, in varied ownership:
BAE Systems Hägglunds, Bosch Rexroth and Cargotec all maintain manufacturing facilities in Örnsköldsvik. BAE Systems Hägglunds and Bosch Rexroth jointly sponsor the Hägglunds Arena, a sporting arena in the town.[1][5]