JF-STOLL
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Kongskilde Agriculture
Denmark
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The story of Kongskilde began with the ambition of two young colleagues — 30-year-old Mogens Petersen and 26-year-old Hans Tyndeskov — to launch their own company. Both already had technical and administrative education, a few years of experience, and combined know-how, diligence, talent, and strong personalities. Their bond extended beyond work — they were friends, played football for the same team, and later became family when Hans married Mogens’s sister. Before starting the company, Mogens had already designed a grain blower to mechanize the hard work of moving sacks of grain after threshing on Danish farms — before combine harvesters were common. To realize their idea, both partners borrowed DKK 15,000 each against their life insurance policies and rented a small former cement works from Mogens’s father for DKK 75 per month. This very building is still part of Kongskilde’s modern 35,000 m² complex in Sorø, Denmark. They started out with a single employee and only one product — the very first grain blower, which was successfully tested on a neighboring farm and sold to a local farmer. The next batch of three machines was also quickly sold in the area. That’s how Kongskilde’s journey began. The first years were a period of exciting growth: new products, more employees, new buildings, and rapid establishment of export activities — something truly unique in this industry. Despite occasional challenges, the company always bounced back, and its drive and international expansion have become the hallmark of Kongskilde. Key milestones in Kongskilde’s history:
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