Roulunds Fabrikker was a manufacturer of vehicle brake pads, brake shoes & brake discs.
History
The company dates to 7 November 1837 in
Odense,
Denmark
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The company was founded when Laurits Winther (1705-1791) was granted
citizenship
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as a ropemaker. His rope works was located at Sortebrødre Torv. It was continued by his son Søren Michael Winther (1755-1802) and grandson Rasmus Winther (1783-1823). Rasmus Winther's widow, Christiane Benedicte Winther née Ottesen took over the operations after her husband's death and ran the company until her own death in 1831. The company was then passed on to Rasmus Roulund (1806-1870), the son of the founder's daughter. His son, Peter Roulund (1839-1915), started a production of
drive belt
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative movement. Belts are looped over pulley ...
s in 1872. The company was converted into a limited company (''
aktieselskab
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Liability
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'') in 19303.
Hans W. Andersen was appointed to CEO in 1911 and the company moved to new premises on Rugårdsvej in 1917. Andersen was succeeded as CEO by Erik Scheibel in 1923. The company began the manufacturing of
V-belt
A belt is a loop of flexible material used to link two or more rotating shafts mechanically, most often parallel. Belts may be used as a source of motion, to transmit power efficiently or to track relative movement. Belts are looped over pulley ...
s, car brakes and other components for the automotive industry in 1926. The company continued to grow after World War II and reached 600 employees in the 1950s. It later moved to new premises at Hestehaven in
Hjallese
Hjallese is a village and southern suburb of Odense, in Funen, Denmark
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. It was acquired by thebusiness conglomerate
A.P. Møller-Mærsk in 1961. It was sold in 2003 and divided into several smaller companies.
Legacy
Roulunds Braking ApS which continues as a manufacturer of drive belts.
Some of the building has been taken over by
Coop Danmark
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. Coop Danmark constructed a 35 meter high warehouse at the site in 2009 as a replacement for their former non-food warehouse in central Odense.
References
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External links
Roulunds Braking ApS website Manufacturing companies of Denmark
Danish companies established in 1736
Companies based in Odense Municipality