Ioannes Kervos

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Ioannes Kervos
Formerly
Kervos & Company
Private
Industry
  • Agricultural machinery
  • Heavy equipment
Founded1853
Headquarters
Key people
Nikolaos Kervos
(Chairman, CEO & President)
A tracked tractor produced by Ioannes Kervos, the largest agricultural machinery producer on Eurth.

Ioannes Kervos is the brand name for Kervos kai Hetaireia (Anglish: Kervos and Company), a Tagmatine corporation that manufactures agricultural machinery, heavy equipment, forestry machinery, diesel engines, drivetrains (axels, transmissions, gearboxes) used in heavy equipment, and lawn care equipment. It is one of the largest companies in Tagmatium and a leading supplier of agricultural machinery across Europa and the wider Eurth. As well as its manufacturing side, it also provides related services, such as maintenance and servicing of equipment purchased from it, and it also has robotics and automation divisions and research arms.

History

A Ioannes Kervos ploughing engine, manufactured in 1916

Ioannes Kervos was an early manufacturer of traction engines for use in agriculture. Initially, the company specialised in making and selling parts for converting traction engines into steam ploughs before diversifying into manufacturing their own traction and ploughing engines. By the late 1800s, the company was also making road locomotives, steam waggons and lorries. This subsidiary was split off in 1898, becoming