Husqvarna Group

The Husqvarna Group (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhʉːskvɑːrna]) is a manufacturer of outdoor power products including robotic mowers, garden tractors, chainsaws and trimmers. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, the Group also produces consumer watering products, cutting equipment and diamond tools for the construction and stone industries.

Husqvarna Group sponsors the Swedish ice hockey club HV71 and several local community engagement projects around the world.

History

1689 - Rifle factory The drillingwork at the waterfalls in Huskvarna, southern Sweden, is the first large plant. The state-owned rifle factory had some 1,000 employees at the beginning of the 18th century. The company was spun off from Husqvarna Vapenfabriks Aktiebolag in 1959. Shot-guns were produced for 300 years, the last was produced in 1989.

1872 - Sewing machines When demand declined, it turned out that the machinery for production of rifles was well-suited for producing sewing machines. The operations was divested in 1997 and Husqvarna-branded sewing machines are now produced by the VSM Group.