b'The concept of sustainable development may not have had the same impact then as now, but forRapids founders it was a matter of course. Theoverall mentality in Swedish society at the time wasto repair things that were broken instead of buying new, and to reuse items and equipment. Harry and his contemporary entrepreneurs were genuinely envi-ronmentally friendly, pioneers in sustainability work.Today, we are a world-leading company in producing equipment for plastic recycling, with operations and agencies located all over the world, on all continents. But our head office, production and developmentremain in Bredaryd, where we proudly have our roots.'