SKF was founded in 1907 by Sven Wingquist, a Swedish engineer, and quickly grew into a globally operating company. The first factory was built in Gothenburg (Sweden), where the international headquarters of the SKF Group is still located today. The company established itself on all five continents as early as 1920 and is now present in more than 130 countries. The Group employs around 44,400 people, has 15 technology centres, 103 production sites and works with around 17,000 authorised dealers. With our own sales companies, we guarantee our customers short delivery times and fast, personalised support on site.
The SKF Group employs around 6,000 people in Germany. The largest production site of the SKF Group and headquarters of SKF GmbH in Germany is Schweinfurt with its approx. 4,000 employees.
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