Moving Floor is a family owned company based on the Swedish island of Gotland. Read below to learn about the inspiration and development of the Moving Floor Concept, as well as our future aspirations.
20
Years of development
25,000
Calves grown up on Moving Floor
135
Patents
28
Patented countries internationally
Moving Floors History
Timeline
Here we are proud to present the eventful history of Moving Floor
1995
The development of self-cleaning floors for pigs is starting.
1997
The first patent is granted.
2002
Successful experimental barn on pigs.
2003
Self-cleaning floor for calves is started.
2004
Installation of Moving Floor for calves at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
2006
The Swedish Board of Agriculture approves the technology.
2008
Moving Floor exhibits at EuroTier for the first time.
2010
Region Invest Gotland joins as a partner.
2012
Complete concept for “Dairy” is started.
2015
First installation in China.
2017
First installation in Canada.
2018
First installation in Russia
2018/2019
Moving Floor for pigs is launched.
2020
Cooperation agreement is written with Chinese partner.
2021
The Swedish Energy Agency and the Swedish Board of Agriculture are funding a large research project on pigs.
The inventor
Tommy Lindvall has devoted the past 20 years to the development of self-cleaning floors and associated equipment. The challenge started already in 1995 with developing self cleaning floors for pigs. Can you believe how difficult it is to find a material for a conveyor that the pigs do not eat?
"I have been a farmer for forty years. The need of an increased animal hygiene, and to do this mechanically, is so obvious to me." - Tommy Lindvall
Inspiration from Nature
A TV show on National Geographic’s became the starting point for the development of self-cleaning floors. The reporter explained that the gnues on the savannah move over vast areas. They rarely get sick even though thousands of animals live in the same herd. Graze, fertilize, move on. Graze, fertilize, move on. Tommy realized what today’s livestock buildings lacked – motion! Can not animals move from their dung floor must move the animals.
A New Industry Standard
To secure future food demands the world’s livestock needs to increase in numbers but at the same time reducing their environmental impact. Perhaps the most important issue is to reduce antibiotic use in animal breeding.
Reduced antibiotic use
85% reduced ammonia emissions
Increased profitability
Moving Floor is part of a structural change and will contribute to a positive development of the sector. Moving Floor is the last important keystone for the modern barn.
