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Emtunga

Emtunga is a mechanical production company which was founded in 1945 in the village of Emtunga, Sweden by Bertil Gustavsson as Emtunga Mekaniska Verkstad AB, and which later developed into a group of companies. In the early days he supplied local farmers with equipment such as pressure vessels and tanks. The first living-quarter module produced by Emtunga was delivered to a North Sea oil rig in 1974. After Gustavsson's retirement in 1976, his two sons managed the business and turned its activities towards the oil and gas industry. Between 1976 and 1984, all activities were focused on this sector. To decrease its dependency on the volatile oil and gas industry, Emtunga decided to enter into the expanding telecom sector and delivered the first telecom modules 1983 to Ericsson. In 1986 Emtunga delivered its first pharmaceutical modules for Pharmadule.

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Emtunga is a mechanical production company which was founded in 1945 in the village of Emtunga, Sweden by Bertil Gustavsson as Emtunga Mekaniska Verkstad AB, and which later developed into a group of companies. In the early days he supplied local farmers with equipment such as pressure vessels and tanks. The first living-quarter module produced by Emtunga was delivered to a North Sea oil rig in 1974. After Gustavsson's retirement in 1976, his two sons managed the business and turned its activities towards the oil and gas industry. Between 1976 and 1984, all activities were focused on this sector. To decrease its dependency on the volatile oil and gas industry, Emtunga decided to enter into the expanding telecom sector and delivered the first telecom modules 1983 to Ericsson. In 1986 Emtunga delivered its first pharmaceutical modules for Pharmadule.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1945 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 600 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. employees: 140 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "600 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the employees is "140 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1321206436

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