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Hydraulics Developed Apace
The 1950s was the decade in which hydraulics developed at pace. As the techniques employed in Hydrema machines were based on hydraulics, the company name Hydrema was created based on an abbreviation of the Danish phrase “HYDRauliske Entreprenør MAskiner” (Hydraulic earth-moving machinery).
The basis was thus established for the realisation of the enterprise’s business philosophy:
– “To develop, manufacture and sell hydraulic machinery of high quality at a reasonable price”.
Today, it is still important and necessary for Hydrema to retain independent product development and its own sales organisation.
Founded In A Small Workshop
Hydrema was founded in 1959 in a small workshop in Aalborg with Kjeld Werner Jensen as a partner in an engineering firm that was involved in the project planning of district heating and the manufacture of hydraulic excavating and loading machines. Three years later, the production of earth-moving equipment designed for traditional excavating and handling of manure was split off from the rest of the firm and production was relocated to the current premises in Støvring. The “Phantom” was the name of the first excavating unit and was fitted onto both new and second-hand tractor chassis to meet a growing need in the agricultural sector for the mechanised handling of products….This machine quite simply replaced the hand-held shovel.
Expansion and The Second Generation
In 1962, when the enterprise moved from Aalborg to its current location in Støvring, the factory floor increased to 320 m2 and the business had 15 employees. Just two years later under the headline “Technical fairy-tale in Støvring”, a local newspaper reported on how the enterprise now had a factory floor of 900 m2 and now had 26 employees.
Since that time Hydrema has expanded on an ongoing basis and the current facility in Støvring covers some 25,000 m2. Today Hydrema is Denmark’s only manufacturer of large earth-moving machinery and equipment.
The business is still privately owned and since 2000 has been managed by Jan Werner Jensen, the son of the founder and 2nd generation of the Jensen family.
Hydraulics Developed Apace
The 1950s was the decade in which hydraulics developed at pace. As the techniques employed in Hydrema machines were based on hydraulics, the company name Hydrema was created based on an abbreviation of the Danish phrase “HYDRauliske Entreprenør MAskiner” (Hydraulic earth-moving machinery).
The basis was thus established for the realisation of the enterprise’s business philosophy:
– “To develop, manufacture and sell hydraulic machinery of high quality at a reasonable price”.
Today, it is still important and necessary for Hydrema to retain independent product development and its own sales organisation.
Founded In A Small Workshop
Hydrema was founded in 1959 in a small workshop in Aalborg with Kjeld Werner Jensen as a partner in an engineering firm that was involved in the project planning of district heating and the manufacture of hydraulic excavating and loading machines. Three years later, the production of earth-moving equipment designed for traditional excavating and handling of manure was split off from the rest of the firm and production was relocated to the current premises in Støvring. The “Phantom” was the name of the first excavating unit and was fitted onto both new and second-hand tractor chassis to meet a growing need in the agricultural sector for the mechanised handling of products….This machine quite simply replaced the hand-held shovel.
Expansion and The Second Generation
In 1962, when the enterprise moved from Aalborg to its current location in Støvring, the factory floor increased to 320 m2 and the business had 15 employees. Just two years later under the headline “Technical fairy-tale in Støvring”, a local newspaper reported on how the enterprise now had a factory floor of 900 m2 and now had 26 employees.
Since that time Hydrema has expanded on an ongoing basis and the current facility in Støvring covers some 25,000 m2. Today Hydrema is Denmark’s only manufacturer of large earth-moving machinery and equipment.
The business is still privately owned and since 2000 has been managed by Jan Werner Jensen, the son of the founder and 2nd generation of the Jensen family.
