Our Quality Management System has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance and applies to "Design and manufacture of remote controlled demolition robots".
| Brokk AB is an ISO 9001 certified company. Our Quality Management System has been approved by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance and applies to "Design and manufacture of remote controlled demolition robots".
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| The name The name has been taken from the mythical figure Brokk, who forged the god of war Thor's sword in the realm of the Norse gods. Brokk was small but very strong, just like our machines. He was also something of an artful character, which could also characterise our designers, or perhaps the people who use the machines? |
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This is how it all started |
1976 |
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The two companies PE Holmgren and Rivteknik had been involved in various demolition activities for some time. The idea of designing their own demolition machine came in the spring of 1976 when they were carrying out the difficult and hazardous job of demolishing a lead furnace at Boliden Rönnskärsverken smelting plant near Skellefteå. The first prototype did not have much in common with today's modern machines: |
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The first machine |
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Foundation of the Company
The operations grew and in 1982 the owners decided to establish a separate
company for the development
and production of the machines. The company
name was Holmhed
Systems AB, later changed to Brokk AB.
Ownership
Brokk is a wholly owned subsidiary of the investment company Sorb Industri AB.
1976 The first demolition machine on the drawing
board
1981 First series produced Brokk 250
1982 Holmhed Systems AB (later renamed Brokk AB) founded
1982 Launch of Brokk 80
1987 Another new model released - the Brokk 100
1990 Sorb Industri acquires the company
1994 New models Brokk 110 and Brokk 150 introduced
1995 Introduction of Brokk 40
1996 Introduction of Brokk 330
1999 Brokk UK Ltd established
2000 Brokk Inc., USA established
2001 Brokk 180 and Brokk 90 introduced
2004 The new generation Brokk 330
2005 Brokk opens office in China
2006
Brokk acquires Darda GmbH, a German manufacturer of crushers, shears, and
splitters
