{"id":1194,"date":"2023-11-14T11:42:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T11:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/?page_id=1194"},"modified":"2023-12-18T16:46:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T16:46:37","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of Concentric"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-lighter-grey-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">    <div class=\"text-only-title-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"header-action-wrapper beneath\">\n            <h1 class=\"h3\">Over 130 years of product development and innovation.<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-beige-background-color has-background is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">    <div class=\"timeline-filter\">\n        <div class=\"contain\">\n            <div class=\"timeline-filter-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"brand-filter\">\n                    <a href=\"#\">Filtrera efter varum\u00e4rke<\/a>\n                    <ul>\n                                                                            <li><a href=\"#\" data-brand=\"concentric\" class=\"btn btn-white no-icon\">Concentric<\/a><\/li>\n                                                    <li><a href=\"#\" data-brand=\"go-engineering\" class=\"btn btn-white no-icon\">Go Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n                                                    <li><a href=\"#\" data-brand=\"emp\" class=\"btn btn-white no-icon\">EMP<\/a><\/li>\n                                                    <li><a href=\"#\" data-brand=\"licos\" class=\"btn btn-white no-icon\">Licos<\/a><\/li>\n                                                    <li><a href=\"#\" data-brand=\"allied\" class=\"btn btn-white no-icon\">Allied<\/a><\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"reset-timeline-filter\">\u00c5terst\u00e4ll vy<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"timeline-wrapper\">\n                                    <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">1920<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>The Beginning<\/h6>                            <p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1459 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1921-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/1921-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/1921.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The history of the Concentric AB Group began in 1920, with a three-man partnership who founded Concentric Manufacturing Company Limited, on January 4, 1922, in Aston, UK.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">1923<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                                                    <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1457 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Piory-Road-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Piory-Road-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Piory-Road-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Piory-Road-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Piory-Road.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A first profit of \u00a370 was recorded and from that point the company never looked back.<\/p>\n<p>It was during this period that patents were taken out on a revolutionary petrol tap for motor cycle engines and, in the next few years, this and other enterprises brought increasing rewards.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">1946<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>Concentric goes public<\/h6>                            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1452 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/First-accquisition-in-Sutton-Coldfield-Now-Concentric-Controls-260x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/First-accquisition-in-Sutton-Coldfield-Now-Concentric-Controls-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/First-accquisition-in-Sutton-Coldfield-Now-Concentric-Controls-888x1024.jpg 888w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/First-accquisition-in-Sutton-Coldfield-Now-Concentric-Controls-768x886.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/First-accquisition-in-Sutton-Coldfield-Now-Concentric-Controls.jpg 1310w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In 1946 the decision was made to launch Concentric as a public company and this was followed by the purchase of the factory and assets of Elfson Limited in 1948 \u2013 Concentric\u2019s first major acquisition.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">1979<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>Global Expansion<\/h6>                            <figure id=\"attachment_1461\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1461\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1461 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Tyburn-Road-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Tyburn-Road-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Tyburn-Road-1024x618.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Tyburn-Road-768x463.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Tyburn-Road.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Tyburn Road<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A US sales office was set up circa 1979 and secured multiple oil pump contracts in North America.<\/p>\n<p>The sales office became a distribution centre in 1983 until 1985 when it moved into Itasca and in 1986 started manufacture of Fan Bracket Assemblies and Moulded Plastics parts.<\/p>\n<p>In 1986 Concentric won its first Fuel transfer pump business, expanding into new markets<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2008<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                                                    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1464 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Haldex-300x159.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Haldex-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Haldex.png 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Concentric merged with Haldex to achieve an even stronger global presence.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2011<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                                                    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1468 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2011-300x100.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2011-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/2011.jpg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Haldex and Concentric separated, and as part of this demerger, Concentric took a 50% stake in the Alfdex joint venture business which develops technologies for crankcase gas ventilation . The joint venture is a 50:50 shared ownership with Swedish company Alfa Laval AB.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"licos\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2013<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>Licos Truck Acquisition<\/h6>                            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1138 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/LicosDE-300x119.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/LicosDE-300x119.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/LicosDE.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> Licos truck was formed on 18 December 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Concentric and Licos started working together in 2012 and by June 2013 Concentric had acquired Licos. The Licos business was kept as a standalone business operating from Markdorf, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Licos Trucktec GmbH had developed semi-variable clutch, which could sit directly on top of a water or oil pump and vary the speed of the pump thereby reducing the energy and saving fuel. The Licos product was patented and is used by a number of key global commercial vehicle OEMs.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/licos.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"concentric\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2015<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>GKN Sinter Metals de Argentina Acquisition<\/h6>                            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1471 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Argentina-300x199.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Argentina-300x199.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Argentina.jpeg 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Concentric acquired GKN Sinter Metals de Argentina SA, a supplier of engine pumps in Chivilcoy, Argentina, strengthening Concentric\u2019s presence in the South American region.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/concentric.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"allied\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2020<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>Allied Enterprises Acquisition<\/h6>                            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1473 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Allied-272x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Allied-272x300.jpeg 272w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Allied.jpeg 590w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 272px) 100vw, 272px\" \/>In December 2020, Concentric acquired Allied Enterprises, LLC. (\u201cAllied Enterprises\u201d), a US manufacturer of transmission products for the construction, agricultural, material handling and stationary power markets. Allied Enterprises has a production facility in Muncie, Indiana, USA and has been manufacturing transmission products for over 30 years. Allied Enterprises has long established trading relationships with a number of leading OEMs and remanufacturing suppliers around the world. The acquisition delivered Concentric a strengthened transmission pump capability which complemented its existing product offering.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/allied.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                                <div class=\"timeline-section\" data-brand=\"emp\">\n                    <div class=\"timeline-date\">2021<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"timeline-information\">\n                        <div class=\"timeline-content\">\n                                                        <h6>EMP Acquisition<\/h6>                            <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1197 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/Greenfield-Indiana-Location-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Engineered Machined Products, Inc. (\u201dEMP\u201d) was formed in 1981, in Escanaba, MI, USA.<\/p>\n<p>Concentric acquired EMP, a leading US producer of electric and mechanical water and oil pumps, electric fans, thermal management systems and precision machined components in October 2021. The acquisition was a transformational event as it strengthened Concentric\u2019s capabilities in electrical products including high voltage components, electrical fans, e-oil and e-water pumps.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1198 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/RD-Front-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/RD-Front-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/RD-Front-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/RD-Front-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/RD-Front.jpg 1170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The combined Concentric and EMP businesses have the products to supply all of the fluid pumping needs, along with the radiators\/heat exchangers with electric cooling fans. This gives the capability to supply complete thermal modules for on-highway and off-highway battery or fuel cell vehicles and machines.<\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"timeline-brand\">\n                                                                                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/content\/themes\/concentric\/img\/brands\/emp.svg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"1749,1742,1740,1752,1745,1","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1194","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1194"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1998,"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1194\/revisions\/1998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.concentricab.com\/se\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}