This Sunday，It's the annual Father's Day.！Here，Xiao Ke sends his best wishes to all the fathers in the world.，Peace and joy to all.，Healthy and happy。Today，Xiao Ke will tell you about it.Father of Sandvik——Göran Fredrik Göransson（Goran·Frederic·Goranson）A legendary story。

Göransson（1819-1900）He was one of the most important industrialists in Sweden at that time.，He is also the first person to successfully apply the Bessemer converter steelmaking method to industrial production.。

Continuous improvement

A multilingual business standard-bearer

1819，GöranssonBorn in Gävle, Sweden（Gävle）A shipping home.。There are seven children in this big family.，GöranssonIt's the eldest son，Their parents provided them with good educational conditions.，It also attaches great importance to the cultivation of equality consciousness.。

GöranssonBy the age of 19，Has become a determined and courageous young man.，It was formally founded by my great-grandfather.ElfstrandAn office job in a shipping and trading company。The company was founded in the 18th century.，Is one of the most prestigious companies in Sweden.，The company has its own fleet of ships.，These ships will be made of steel.、Wood and other products are shipped all over the world.，Bring back the coffee.、Fertilizer and other commodities。At the same time，It is also an investor and controller in some small steel producers in central Sweden.。

At this time，GöranssonHis father is in charge of the company.，He thinks his son should travel abroad.，Increase knowledge。Therefore，GöranssonSent to Germany one after another.、The UK、Places such as the United States and France。In the process of working with the company's business partners，He has not only accumulated rich experience in international trade.，He also learned the languages of many countries.。

Ships sailing in the port of Hamburg，Be laden with goods to and from northern Europe

GöranssonIs where most of the business is.

Experience abroad，LetGöranssonOpened my eyes，He is also full of new ideas for the future development of the company.。As I grow older and gain more managerial experience， GöranssonMore and more influential in the company，Under his leadership，The company entered a period of rapid expansion.，Its business has also expanded from shipping trade to wholesale trade.。His main wholesale products are steel and iron.，This laid the foundation for the establishment of Sandvik in the future.。

Be bold in innovation 

Purchase and improvement of Bessemer process

GöranssonLike to try new things.，With his help.，Sweden's first group of companies limited by shares——Textile Company Strömsbro，And timber companies KorsnäsBe established one after another。He was also the first private railway project in Sweden. Gefle-Dala A member of the board of directors。This period，In order to obtain forest use rights,，He also purchased Hogbo, near Gavle, Sweden.（Högbo）A small iron works.。

1857，GöranssonTravel to the UK on business。In London, the epicenter of the industrial revolution,，Various innovations and inventions emerge in an endless stream.，He heard about an amazing invention.——Henry·Bessemer invented a method of making steel.，Be able to produce steel cheaply and in large quantities。The method is to remove impurities by blowing air into the molten iron，Pecially to reduce the carbon content that makes iron brittle.，It can fundamentally innovate the steel production process.。

Henry, British inventor·Bessemer

Unfortunately，At that time, this steelmaking method could only play a role in experiments.，It can not be put into large-scale industrial production.。But this invention makes.GöranssonBright at the moment，He decided to dig deeper.。May 20, 1857，GöranssonAt 2,000 pounds（Approximately equal to 1.5 million Swedish kronor today）Purchased one-fifth of the patents for the Bessemer process.。Back in Sweden，He immediately assembled workers and engineers to experiment and improve at Hogbo.。

1858，Redesigned steelmaking furnace

By redesigning the furnace，And repeated experiments.，By 1858，GöranssonFinally, he led his team to successfully apply the Bessemer converter steelmaking method to industrial chemical production.Produce，Realize the mass production of iron and steel。This move has also changed the history of human industrial steel.。

Hogboe, north of Sandviken, 1860s.，The first batch of steel was born here.

A century-old foundation 

Set up Sandvik

The success of mass production experiment of iron and steel，Doesn't mean you can rest easy.。In order to produce steel with better performance，It needs the perfect cooperation of all production links.，GöranssonTake the team to continue to study.，Until 1860，This process is becoming more and more perfect.。It is with this great innovation.，GöranssonDecided to work with several partners in Sandviken(Sandviken)YesStorsjönSet up a factory by the lake，Specializing in steel production。

At that time ，This area is undeveloped.，ButGöranssonIt has the advantage of being close to mines and forests.，And the potential for hydroelectric power generation.。He also used the innovative technology of the time.——Steam-powered machinery，To ensure the efficient operation of the plant.。

Högbo Stål & Jernwerks ABOld photos

Pass byGöranssonAnd the continued efforts of our partners.，January 31, 1862，The Swedish Crown approved the establishment.Högbo Stål & Jernwerks ABThe relevant provisions of。This day is regarded as Sandvik's birthday.。This also officially opened the curtain of Sandvik's development.。By 1972，Högbo Stål & Jernwerks ABOfficially renamed Sandvik。

Although more than 160 years have passed，ButGöranssonThe spirit of innovation，In the blood of Sandvik.。Every year，Sandvik invests heavily in R & D and innovation.，It also often introduces new products and leading solutions that affect the industry.。

The torch is handed down from generation to generation

Advanced sense of social responsibility

Influenced by their own growth environment，GöranssonHave a strong sense of social responsibility and equality。To attract and retain a workforce，He built the town around the factory.，Provide workers with attractive wages and comfortable housing。Each employee has his own apartment.，Equipped with a room.、A kitchen，With separate entrance，Each family is also given a vegetable garden.。

Sandviken community in 1897

He also pays attention to the infrastructure construction of the community.，A hotel was established、Medical and health care services and social welfare facilities。To create a pleasant living environment.，He built avenues in the community.，There are different kinds of trees in every street.，Water systems with pumps were installed on every street corner.，And the bakery、Brewing room and other special facilities。In the history of business management,，By the 1930s,，“Social responsibility”The theory was formally put forward.，It is also taken seriously by some enterprises.。

GöranssonMichael's sonAnders Henrik GöranssonAnd granddaughterSigrid GöranssonIt also inherits the tradition of attaching importance to social responsibility.。In particularSigrid Göransson，She began to focus on workers' welfare very early.。She founded a hospital in Sandvik.、A warm bathhouse.、A laundry and a home school for girls and young women。 Later ，These advanced social infrastructures were taken over by the municipal government.。Until 1957，The hospital has always been the official hospital of Sandviken.，The bathhouse remained in use until 1976.。 

1899，Göransson Göransson Taking photos with family members on his 80th birthday

Adhere toGöranssonThe spirit of，Sandvik has always been a responsible employer，It has always focused on providing employees with a good working environment and personal development opportunities.。From 2020，Sandvik returned the favor Sigrid Göransson Launched the annual Sustainability Awards in the name of.，It aims to promote the sustainable development of the company.，Actively participate in social public welfare activities, etc.。

SANDVIK!

ReviewGöran Fredrik GöranssonA lifetime，He poured his fatherly care and boundless devotion into Sandvik.，Be brave with tenacity、Pioneering and innovative quality and unremitting struggle，Paving the way for the long-term development of the enterprise。For more than 160 years，Whether it was originally based on steel.，Or continue to open up territory?，Become a high-tech engineering group with operations in 150 countries and regions，Or start the digital transformation.，Towards the Age of Digital Intelligence，Father of SandvikGöran Fredrik GöranssonThe spiritual wealth left behind，It still affects us deeply.。