History

The Swedish agricultural movement has a long tradition of cooperative collaboration, and we’re proud to be a part of it.

The first farmers' associations were formed in Skaraborg County in 1880 and the goals of the early economic associations were, among other things, to improve quality control, reduce purchase prices and transport costs, and create better opportunities for exchanging experiences between farmers. Svenska Lantmännens Riksförbund (SLR) was a common organisation for all Lantmännen's district associations in agriculture.  

In 1946, Lantmännen signed its first cooperation agreement with Bolinder-Munktell to start selling BM tractors in northern Sweden.

Fast forward to 1962, and the right to sell Volvo BM tractors was sold throughout the country. Local farmers' associations have since functioned as independent dealers in Volvo tractors and later construction machinery. Having partnered with Volvo since 1946, Swecon is the oldest equipment dealer in the world!

Swecon was formed on January 1, 1999, through a merger of 10 independent resellers within Lantmännen.

The merger was the result of Volvo CE's strong dealership presence in the larger markets. From 2002, Swecon went on to establish itself as a dealer for Volvo CE in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and later in Germany.

Other OEM´s in the Swecon portfolio

• In 2024, Swecon became the authorized dealer of Metso's crushing and screening equipment in the Baltic region.
• Since March 2024, Swecon is responsible for sales, service, spare parts, and support of Volvo Penta's industry segment in Sweden. 
• In May 2024, Swecon became an authorized dealer of the Ammann Group's portfolio of heavy compaction equipment (soil & asphalt rollers) and ABG asphalt pavers in Sweden, Germany, Estonia, and Latvia.

Entrack part of Swecon Business Area

In September 2024, Lantmännen acquired Entrack, a family-owned company active in supply of undercarriage components and ground engaging tools. Entrack became part of Swecon Business Area.

In June 2025 Volvo CE reached an agreement with Lantmännen to acquire Swecon and Entrack. Following approval by the relevant authorities, the acquisition has now been successfully completed and from February 1^st 2026, Volvo CE is the new owner of Swecon.  

Today, Swecon is a respected and reliable supplier of the finest construction machinery.

We have over 1400 employees, around 100 service centers including service partners, and over 530 mobile service units across our European markets. In addition to machines, attachments, service, spare parts, financing, and support, we also provide training and consulting services.