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IN the Asea Journal (Allmanna Svenska Elektriska) for April there is an interesting account of the jubilee of the Asea Electric Co., which was founded fifty years ago. In 1883, it employed seven workmen and the total horse power of all the machines manufactured was 62. For the ten years before the War, the development of hydro-electric supply systems in Sweden created a great demand for electric machinery. During the War, thanks to the neutrality of Sweden, the business rapidly increased. The scarcity of petrol also gave a great impulse to the use of electrical energy and networks of wires were erected over various parts of the country. For the last ten years new forms of rationalisation have been introduced into the various branches of the business, and last year it employed 10,000 workmen and the horse power of the machines manufactured reached a total of one and a half million. The celebrations were initiated by a special performance at the Royal Opera House in Stockholm to which all its employees were invited. In Sweden it is the custom for the Royal Patriotic Society to present long-service medals to persons industrially employed as a token of recognition for faithful and loyal service. Two hundred and forty-four of the company's workmen and engineers were presented with the 30 year's medal. At the conclusion of the ceremonies the directors gave donations amounting to £40,000.
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An Industrial Jubilee in Sweden. Nature 132, 438 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132438c0
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