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By the 1880s, city of
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was re-established after bankruptcy on 18 November 1895, Bergroth was selected its first manager. During his leadership, the company enlarged its premises and invested heavily on facilities and machinery. Considering the limited amount of capital and the market situation, Bergroth's management was
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Illumination Company. The company was a private monopoly, that had been granted in 1860 an exclusive permit for street illumination until 1900 in those areas of Helsinki, where it had built the network. Bergroth travelled to Germany and Switzerland for a field trip visiting the local gas works
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company and in the following year he became chairman of board. The company underwent thorough renewal under
Bergroth's chairmanship, and many of the changes were initiated by him. The company invested on new buildings and machinery for linen production, increasing both capacity and productivity.
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and collecting knowledge. At the time, he left the company in 1884, he had become its manager. Bergroth moved to
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successful. He left his position in 1900, but continued as board member after that.
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