Opening Hours – Christmas Holidays 2020/2021

Head quarter, production, spare parts and incoming goods, Sweden:   WEEK 52 Wednesday 23 Dec - Open 8-15 Thursday 24 Dec - Closed Friday 25 Dec - Closed   WEEK 53 Monday 28 Dec - Open Tuesday 29 Dec - Open Wednesday 30 Dec - Closed Thursday 31 Dec - Closed Friday 1 Jan - Closed   WEEK 1 Monday 4 Jan -...

The Legend of Spare Parts No 3: THE CYLINDER

T H E   C Y L I N D E R The traces of his breakfast was scattered across the kitchen table. The steam from the cup of still warm builder’s tea, tea bag left in, rose towards the drafty single-pane window. He had to leave this mess for later. He quickly patted his pockets. Had he forgot something? His eyes swept over the sturdy table again....

The Legend of Spare Parts No 2: THE HOOK

T H E   H O O K He knew he was behind – way behind. The first so encouraging comments from his fellow truck drivers had turned into disappointed glances. They needed him to do his share of today’s load, but he couldn’t keep it up – far from. It was lucky no one could hear the long string of curse words he let out next. He couldn’t...

ELME OPENING HOURS DURING SUMMER 2020

  ELME Spreader AB in Sweden will have the following opening hours from 6 July to 31 July, week 28-31:   Week 28 Monday 6 July 9:00-12:00 Tuesday 7 July 9:00-12:00 Wednesday 8 July 9:00-12:00 Thursday 9 July 9:00-12:00 Friday 10 July Closed Week 29 Monday 13 July 9:00-12:00 Tuesday 14 July 9:00-12:00 Wednesday...

Opening Hours – Spring 2020

  During Spring 2020, our office in Sweden will be closed on the following days: May 1 May 21-22 June 18-19   Our office in Shanghai will be closed on the following days: May 1-5 June 25-27

The Legend of Spare Parts No 1: THE TWISTLOCK

T H E   T W I S T L O C K The coffee tasted bitter. It had been sitting way too long on the coffee maker’s rusty plate. He reluctantly took one last sip, poured the rest down the sink and headed back out. Outside the sun was shining and the truck driver thanked his lucky star that he worked in the harbour. The brisk sea winds washed away most...

AAA – Highest Creditworthiness Award

ELME Spreader AB is one of the 293 companies, of Sweden's total of 558 441 limited companies, that has been awarded highest creditworthiness in accordance with Bisnode's credit-evaluation system during the years 1996-2020. A company with a diamond diploma has retained highest creditworthiness for at least 20 years.

ELME Genuine Parts

Our Genuine Parts wheel is still turning! We hope you are all staying safe and well during this challenging time. We can deliver our Genuine Parts to you as normal, so for any urgent requirements please don’t hesitate to contact your ELME Spare Parts supplier.

In the Press: 817 INNOVATION

817 INNOVATION is featured in the article "Spreading the Load Faster and Breakdown Less" in the March Issue of Port Strategy! Click here to read the article where we share the strengths and possibilities with 817 INNOVATION's unique design and 30 % increased life expectancy (page 36-37)!

THE VISION | Perfection in Spreader Engineering

  The Vision of Gösta Karlsson – the founder and president of ELME Spreader – is a continuing success story, told from the deep forests of Småland since 1974. Gösta once stated ”the better spreaders we manufacture, the more value we bring to our customers”. His vision, to produce world leading spreaders, is the North Star for people...

817 INNOVATION WTP

817 INNOVATION WTP is our New Generation Spreader designed to meet the requirements of the North American market and equipped with WTP (Wide Twistlock Position) end beams - an option that allows the operator to hydraulically change the twistlock positions to handle ISO and US-domestic containers as well as WTP containers. The Stronger and Lighter...