Welcome to our entrepreneurial world where people make the difference!
People make the difference
Indutrade is a group of 200+ companies, each with its own identity, united by a shared belief: people make the difference. Our decentralised model gives leaders the freedom to act, innovate, and grow—backed by the stability of a long term listed company.
We believe in giving people freedom and trust. It builds engagement, pride and commitment. Ensuring that our employees are thriving and developing in the organisation is a prioritised area and is key to the Group’s future growth and success.
We offer tailored training via our Indutrade Academy to continuously develop our key people. We share experiences, knowledge and best practices through network meetings, training courses and our digital platform.
We grow businesses by growing people.
Meet our people
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One of my main goals in the boardroom is to create a positive, open atmosphere.
Full interview with Joakim Dock Business Segment Leader
An entrepreneurial world
We develop and acquire technology and industrial companies managed by passionate entrepreneurs. Our companies are characterised by high competence, strong expertise and an ability to build enduring, close relationships with customers and suppliers.
Our companies deliver sustainable, high-tech solutions that strengthen competitiveness through components, systems and services.
Meet our companies
Get to know some of our companies. Click the images below.
A Career Company
Indutrade has been recognized as one of the Career Companies (Karriärföretagen) in Sweden for three consecutive years (2023, 2024, 2025).
This award, given by the organisation Karriärföretagen since 2011, recognises employers who provide their employees with exceptional opportunities for development and career advancement.
Top 10 as most attractive employer for women in 2024
In 2024, Indutrade scored in the Top 10 as most attractive employer for women.
The Career Companies conducted a poll among the female members in their Student and Young professionals network. The women was asked to answer the question "Which are the three most attractive employers among those appointed as Career Companies in 2024". This resulted in a top 10 list for where women want to work within different education categories (Economists, Lawyers, Civil Engineers, University Engineers, IT, Real Estate Agents & Tech).
Sustainability as a driving force
At Indutrade, sustainability is integrated into the way we do business. We believe that a strategy focused on people, the environment and sustainable products is key to long-term value creation. Finding the main impacts, risks and opportunities in each area is key. In that way, sustainability is essential for development, innovation and smarter strategies, supporting our overall objectives.
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At Indutrade, sustainability is integrated into the way we do business. Our focus is around people, the environment and our products. These areas are strategically important, both for us as a group and for our individual companies. We have reached good progress and are committed to continuing the journey.
Desiré Haglund
Head of Sustainability
Targets in line with climat science
Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is a key strategic focus area for the Group. Our climate targets are validated in accordance with Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) criteria for limiting global warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius. We are proud of our ambitious targets and are convinced that our work towards achieving them will benefit Indutrade as a Group and our individual companies in many ways.
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Opportunities at AbelkoTechnology & Systems Solutions · Kista · Hybrid
Indutrade in brief
Indutrade is an international technology and industrial business group that today consists of over 200 companies in some 30 countries, mainly in Europe. In a decentralised way, we aim to provide sustainable profitable growth by developing and acquiring successful companies managed by passionate entrepreneurs.
Our customers can be found in a wide range of industries, including medical technology and pharmaceuticals, infrastructure and construction, engineering, energy, water/wastewater and food.
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A value based culture
All of Indutrade’s companies share the same clear values. These values support our goals of sustainable, profitable growth and reflect our lived vision of an entrepreneurial world where people truly make the difference.
Our heritage
First step – Bengtssons Maskin
First step. Entrepreneur Gunnar Tindberg and his family divest Bengtssons Maskin to the listed, Skåne-based company, Wilhelm Sonesson AB AB. Gunnar Tindberg remains as President of Bengtssons Maskin.
AB Nils Dacke is formed
AB Nils Dacke is formed from Wilhelm Sonesson AB, and is admitted to trading on the stock exchange. AB Nils Dacke initially had net sales of approximately SEK 200 million, and primarily consisted of companies Karner, Rapid, Järn & Stålprodukter, Bengtssons Maskin, Carlsson & Möller and Sonesson Trading. These form the foundation for the company that is now known as Indutrade.
Indutrade is named
Indutrade is named. Industrivärden acquires AB Nils Dacke. The light engineering operation is divested, but Industrivärden retains the technology sales operation, Dacke Komponent, and changes its name to Indutrade.
Fagerberg – largest acquisitions in Indutrade's history
Largest acquisitions in Indutrade’s history. Indutrade acquires Hexagon’s business groupings Fagerberg (including GEFA), EIE, Tecalemit and Pentronic, which mainly operate in the flow technology sector. Overall, these acquisitions are the largest in Indutrade’s history.
Stock market launch
Stock market launch. Indutrade acquires the Dutch engineering Group Hanwel Europe B.V, Swedish technology sales companies Satron and Saniflex and Finnish technology sales company Puwimex. Indutrade is launched on the stock exchange in October.
New markets outside the Nordic region
Twelve companies are acquired, one of them in the UK. Indutrade has thus entered a new market outside the Nordic region.
Highest sales ever
Indutrade passes the SEK 8 billion mark with a wide margin. Twelve companies are acquired, and two new countries are added.
Established in Ireland
Indutrade establishes an operation in Ireland, and simultaneously strengthens its UK presence. Eight companies are acquired, with sales totalling SEK 500 million.
Indutrade becomes a signatory member of the UN Global Compact
Indutrade becomes signatory member of the UN Global Compact and commits to actively promoting the principles on human rights, working conditions, environment and anti-corruption.
Ten companies acquired and sustainability strengthened
Ten companies are acquired with combined sales of approximately SEK 825 million. By establishing long-term objectives for the three focus areas – people, the environment and profitable growth – the sustainability work is strengthened.
Exceptional growth and record high-earnings
Despite covid-19 and challenges associated with disruptions in supply chains, Indutrades performance was exceptional, with growth in all business areas and record-high earnings.
17 companies are acquired, one of which the first ever in Italy.
About Indutrade
OUR VISION: An entrepreneurial world where people make the difference. To generate sustainable profitable growth by developing and acquiring successful companies managed by passionate entrepreneurs in a decentralised way.
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