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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.comtechnologies 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-