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Garphyttan Hesselman

From Graces Guide
October 1986.

A Swedish group making components for heavy vehicles

1984 Garphyttan acquired Hesselman to form Garphyttan Hesselman.

The two other main divisions of the group are Garphyttan, the leading supplier of valve springs, and Hesselman Elhydraulic, whose primary product is the electro-hydraulic power pack used by most European tail-lift manufacturers.[1]

1984 The group noted a move towards a "growing demand to deliver systems as opposed to single components." Presage the wider us of electronic control in commercial vehicle systems, including brakes.[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. Commercial Motor 15th February 1986
  2. Commercial Motor 15th February 1986