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VSM Group AB (Viking Sewing Machines), previously named Husqvarna Sewing Machines is a company based in
Husqvarna Viking sewing machines
Sewing machine brands Manufacturing companies of Sweden Companies established in 1872 Swedish brands Companies based in Jönköping County {{brand-stub
VSM Group AB (Viking Sewing Machines), previously named Husqvarna Sewing Machines is a company based in Huskvarna
Huskvarna (; formerly spelled ''Husqvarna'') constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping, a city in the Swedish province of Småland, and has a population of about 24,000. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km. The name Huskva ...
, Sweden
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.
Founded in 1872, the company is best known for "smart" (computerized) sewing machines and serger
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s under the brands ''Husqvarna Viking'' and ''Pfaff
PFAFF (german: PFAFF Industriesysteme und Maschinen AG, PFAFF Industrial) is a German manufacturer of sewing machines and is now owned by the SGSB Co. Ltd.
History
PFAFF was founded in Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1862 by instrument maker ...
''. The VSM brand produces several lines of sewing machines, the top being the Designer series and the lowest being the mechanical (non-computerized) Huskystars. The sewing machines change every year or so as the experts create upgrades. In February 2006 VSM Group was bought by Kohlberg & Co., who already owned the brand ''Singer
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''. Singer and VSM Group have been merged into a company named SVP Worldwide, with headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda
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, where the initials are reflecting the brands Singer, Viking and Pfaff.
History
In 1999, VSM Group took over Pfaff sewing machines. In December 2005, Industri Kapital sold VSM Group to Kohlberg Management IV, already owner of the Singer1 brand. The merger of the two entities then gave birth to SVP Worldwide, whose head office is in Hamilton, Bermuda. The name SVP identifies the three brands of the merger (Singer, VSM, Pfaff). All brands used by VSM group are under license from KSIN Luxembourg2.See also
*List of sewing machine brands
This is a list of notable sewing machine brands and companies. A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amo ...
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Husqvarna Viking sewing machines
Sewing machine brands Manufacturing companies of Sweden Companies established in 1872 Swedish brands Companies based in Jönköping County {{brand-stub