Nekdanja tovarna Agrostroj.
Na prostoru današnje soseske Mostec je nekoč stala stara opekarna in tovarna Agrostroj. V svojem času je imela ta delovna organizacija izredno vlogo pri razvoju in splošnem dogajanju v tem delu mesta.
Zgodba v ljubljanskih Kosezah se je začela julija 1945, ko je takratno ministrstvo za kmetijstvo in gozdarstvo tu ustanovilo glavno upravo kmetijskih postaj Gustroj. Med opuščenimi glinokopi (iz enega izmed njih je po zaslugi Agrostroja nastal današnji Koseški bajer) so sprva stali le manjša delavnica, skladišče in garaža. Leta 1952 so zgradili nova poslopja in se začeli ukvarjati s proizvodnjo rezervnih delov za razno kmetijsko in cestno mehanizacijo. Leta 1959 so spremenili ime v Agroservis in kot prvo podjetje v tedanji Jugoslaviji začeli s proizvodnjo naprav za umetno namakanje polj, v sodelovanju z Italijansko firmo Alpina so sestavljali motorne kosilnice in s tovarno Alfa Laval molzne stroje. Na tem področju so dosegli vodilno mesto za območje Bosne, Hrvaške in Slovenije. Z razširitvijo dejavnosti na servisiranje ter kasnejšo prodajo avtomobilov Škoda, Simca, Saab, Moskvič in Zaporožec so leta 1961 podjetje preimenovali v Agrostroj. Večjo prelomnico v podjetju sta povzročila izdelovanje visokokakovostnih cevi iz aluminija in serijska proizvodnja agregatov za namakanje.
V osemdesetih letih je cena surovin na trgu tako narasla, da cenovno niso mogli več konkurirati plastičnim cevem. Za prestrukturiranje so bili prevelik in preozko specializiran proizvajalec, tako da so bili prisiljeni proizvodnjo ukiniti in se posvetiti samo še servisiranju avtomobilov, kar pa ni bila njihova primarna dejavnost. Leta 1994 je podjetje šlo v stečaj.
In the area of todays Mostec neighborhoods once stood an old factory Agrostroj. In its time this working organization had a critical role in the development and general happenings in this part of town.
The story in Ljubljana Koseze began in July 1945 when the then Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry set up the headquarters of agricultural stations Gustroj. Among the abandoned clay pits (from one of them, thanks to Agrostroj, todays Koseze pond was created) initially stood only a small workshop, warehouse and a garage. In 1952 they built new facilities and began to work on the production of spare parts for various agricultural and road machinery. In 1959 they changed their name to Agroservis and as the first company in the former Yugoslavia began to manufacture devices for irrigation of fields, in collaboration with the Italian company Alpina assemble lawn mowers and with factory Alfa Laval milking machines. In this field they have achieved a leading position for the area of Bosnia, Croatia and Slovenia. By expanding activities in the servicing and later sale of cars Skoda, Simca, Saab, Moskvitsch and Zaporožec the company was renamed in 1961 to Agrostroj. A greater turning point in the company was the production of high-quality aluminum tube and mass production of aggregates for irrigation.
In the eighties, the price of raw materials on the market increased so high that their price level could no longer compete with plastic pipes. They were too big and too narrowly specialized manufacturer for restructuring so they were forced to discontinue production and continue only with servicing cars, which was not their primary activity. In 1994, the company went bankrupt.
Vir/Source: Koseški glas, št. 57, junij 2013