SAF Holland

AT A GLANCE WHO: SAF-Holland WHAT: A leading manufacturer in the commercial vehicle market WHERE: 68 bd de la Pétrusse, 2320 Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg (HQ) WEBSITE: safholland.com technologies became available, the transport market grew dramatically. Both companies continued to lead the way until 2006 where the SAF Group and Holland Group merged into a sin- gle company. Warren Farrugia, the National After- market Manager for SAF-Holland in Australia, gave us some insight on the company’s history, its methods of op- eration, and the innovations that have allowed them to stay on top after all those years. According to Warren, one of the most important reasons why the two companies joined forces was so to become the one-stop providers in the transport industry, particularly in trucks and trailers. Careful acquisi- tions such as the Georg Fischer com- pany and future-oriented investments have now solidified the company as the biggest global supplier of transport equipment. Though the headquarters are located in Luxembourg, the com- pany has a global presence and caters to the markets of nearly every conti- nent. Delivering customer satisfaction with a vast range of products Today, SAF-Holland has one of the biggest product ranges in the entire in- dustry. That range includes trailer axle and suspension systems, truck and bus suspensions fifth wheels, king- pins, landing gear, and coupling prod-