Aktiebolaget Skånska Cementgjuteriet (Scanian Cement Casting Ltd) was established in Malmö, Sweden, in 1887 by Rudolf Fredrik Berg and started by manufacturing concrete products.[6] It quickly diversified into a construction company and within ten years the company received its first international order.[6] The company played an important role in building Sweden's infrastructure including its roads, power plants, offices and housing.[6]