VOLUME 7 • NUMBER 11 • AUGUST 1989
JLC · AUGUST 1989
The Swedes were in Cambridge,
Mass., recently to show their
wares and maybe interest a partner
or two in a joint venture producing
Swedish manufactured homes.
Two Swedish promotional consortiums
—SWEBO and SWEBEX
—tried to woo U.S. builders,
building manufacturers, and public
housing officials with an explanation
of the Swedish technology
and a field trip to a site where
their homes were being erected.
Ideally, the sponsoring companies
would like to set up plants in the
U.S. to use domestic materials and
labor with Swedish technology
and special components. There
are no joint ventures currently
operating.
Most home manufacturers in
Sweden are an outgrowth of
sawmills looking to increase
sales. The larger companies
typically