Mr Anders Erkén, the Managing Director and Division Manager of VBG Truck Equipment
Safety and performance Traffic safety is a concept on which the Sweden-based VBG Group was founded. Today, with its global operations covering all continents, the core values remain the same, as Mr Anders Erkén, the Managing Director and Division Manager of VBG Truck Equipment, confirmed. Romana Moares reports.
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BG Group, headquartered in Vänersborg, Sweden, covers four divisions, each holding a leading position in their respective niche markets, operating worldwide under strong brands aimed at different customer segments: VBG Truck Equipment, Edscha Trailer Systems, Mobile Climate Control, and Ringfeder Power Transmission. The group’s development is a story of continuous growth and expansion. Founded in 1951 by Herman Krefting, an active member of society and passionate about traffic-safety issues, who himself designed the drawbar coupling that VBG uses today, the international group’s identity
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still fully reflects the founder’s values and beliefs to contribute to a better, safer environment. “The social role is very important for us. This is also demonstrated by the three organisations that Herman Krefting established and which became the principal owners of the group, providing valuable financial support to various research projects at the University Hospital in Gothenburg,” affirms Mr Erkén. Speaking about the group’s development in recent years, he explains that after last year’s acquisition of the Swedish company Mobile Climate Control Group Holding AB, which today accounts for about 50 per cent
