Bednar FMT s.r.o.
BEDNAR FMT is a progressive manufacturer of agricultural machinery with a specialization in production of machines for tillage, seeding, fertilizing, and slashing. Due to the close and strong relationship with farmers, BEDNAR FMT ranks among the most innovative manufacturers developing and producing machines with good values reducing costs to the farmers. BEDNAR FMT s.r.o. was founded in 1997 by Msc. Ladislav Bednar. The company is currently employing 250 people and exports its products to 25 countries around Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, and Africa.
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Crop Cultivation
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Year Founded:
- 1997
- Employees:
- 101-1000
About us
1997
Strom Export s.r.o is founded and starts exporting agricultural machinery overseas.
2000
The first disc harrow is manufactured under the Strom brand and is available in green.
2003
A change of image. The green colour is abandoned in favour of yellow. The first wide Swifter ST 17000 designed in collaboration with the farm Rostenicka a.s. (CR). The first feature at the Agritechnica Hannover exhibition in 2003.
2005
Investment in our own manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou. The first rotary cutter for plant residue, the Mulcher MC. Significant STROM brand expansion in Europe.
2010
The development of new wide cultivators. The Terraland TN chisel plough is introduced to the market. Renovation begins on the administrative section of the manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou.
2012
Expansion of the manufacturing plant begins – the construction of the hall for powder-coating plant, new assembly and storage halls. The introduction of the new semi-mounted Terraland TO chisel plough, new Swifter SM cultivator model, Atlas AO and AM disc cultivators. Ladislav Bednar takes over the company as the sole owner.
2005
Investment in our own manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou. The first rotary cutter for plant residue, the Mulcher MC. Significant STROM brand expansion in Europe.
2010
The development of new wide cultivators. The Terraland TN chisel plough is introduced to the market. Renovation begins on the administrative section of the manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou.
2012
Expansion of the manufacturing plant begins – the construction of the hall for powder-coating plant, new assembly and storage halls. The introduction of the new semi-mounted Terraland TO chisel plough, new Swifter SM cultivator model, Atlas AO and AM disc cultivators. Ladislav Bednar takes over the company as
the sole owner.
2005
Investment in our own manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou. The first rotary cutter for plant residue, the Mulcher MC. Significant STROM brand expansion in Europe.
2010
The development of new wide cultivators. The Terraland TN chisel plough is introduced to the market. Renovation begins on the administrative section of the manufacturing plant in Rychnov nad Kneznou.
2012
Expansion of the manufacturing plant begins – the construction of the hall for powder-coating plant, new assembly and storage halls. The introduction of the new semi-mounted Terraland TO chisel plough, new Swifter SM cultivator model, Atlas AO and AM disc cultivators. Ladislav Bednar takes over the company as the sole owner.
2013
From 1.1.2013, the company name becomes BEDNAR FMT s.r.o. The hugely successful introduction of the new SwifterDisc disc cultivator and Fenix FO cultivators. Operations begin on the new powder-coating plant and machine line assembly in Rychnov nad Kneznou.
2014
Modernisation of the assembly hall in Rychnov nad Kneznou. The Eëxtension to the warehouse has increased capacity by 4.000 m2 in the new premises at Dlouha Ves. Presentation of the new Omega seed drills, Ferti-Box hoppers, Atlas HO disc cultivators and the Terraland DO combined machine at the 2013 Agritechnica International Fair.
2015
Extension of the assembly capacity by 1 200 m2 and construction of new roads and a parking area. Launching the line assembly for some of the machine models. Launching production of the Striegel-Pro straw-harrows and the universal Row-Master RN interrow cultivators.
2017
Construction of the canvas storage hall
2018
Preparation of the construction of a new two-storey production hall