History

Götaverken Miljö is located in Göteborg, Sweden, and has its origin in the Götaverken companies, a large industrial group consisting of shipyards and boiler manufacturers. Our office is well-situated in the expansive Lundbystrand area on Hisingen, where Götaverken previously conducted their shipbuilding operations.

The Company was founded in 1988 and is since January 4, 2010 owned by Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S .

Milestones from our history

• 1841: Alexander Keiller starts a mechanical workshop for the manufacturing of a.o. steam engines, turbines and bridge elements.
• 1866: The first steamer "Uddeholm" is launched.
• 1906: Keiller sells the company and the new owner uses the name Götaverken for the first time.
• 1968: The last ship is delivered and the business now consists of manufacturing of large power and recovery boilers.
• 1985: The Environmental division is formed within the company.
• 1988: Götaverken Miljö AB is formed as a separate entity with focus on flue gas cleaning and heat pumps.
• 1998: Götaverken Miljö AB is acquired by The Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund.
• 2001: The development and marketing of the ADIOX^®-technology for dioxin removal commences.
• 2010: Götaverken Miljö AB is acquired by Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S.