European Growth Leaders 2026

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Sweden · Industrials

Alimak Group

Develops, manufactures and services vertical-access and working-at-height equipment for construction, industry, wind power and building maintenance.

+57%revenue growth
FY2022–FY2025
+66%net-income growth
FY2022–FY2025
+180%stock return
FY2022–FY2025
−11%2026 stock return
current context only

Company profile

Engineered access from construction hoists to wind towers and facades

Alimak Group is the listed parent behind five decentralised vertical-access divisions and the Alimak, Scanclimber, Tractel, CoxGomyl, Manntech and Avanti brands. Their systems move workers and materials on construction sites, provide permanent access inside industrial plants and wind towers, reach complex facades, and arrest falls or lift loads. Equipment sales feed a long installed-base relationship spanning inspections, parts, digital monitoring, refurbishment and replacement across more than 120 markets.

Products and brands

Different brands own different routes to height

Alimak's Scando 650a is a temporary construction hoist; its SE is a permanent industrial passenger-and-freight elevator. CoxGomyl and Manntech engineer building-maintenance units for facade access. Avanti's Shark, Dolphin, Barracuda, Pegasus and Octopus service lifts work inside wind towers. Tractel's Blocfor arrests falls, while Tirak hoists move people or materials. Scanclimber adds mast-climbing platforms within the issuer's brand portfolio.

Applications in the field

Installed references sit beside clearly labelled demonstrations

At Karlatornet, Alimak installed five hoists to separate passenger and material flows over 246 metres; at Brazil's Balsa Nova cement plant, a 119-metre SL-H 2000 remained for maintenance after construction. Manntech delivered three BMUs for Seoul's Parc1 towers, while CoxGomyl's film shows its facade system at 20 Fenchurch Street. In late 2025, Avanti commissioned a Pegasus L inside a 160-metre Shandong wind tower. Tractel's Tracrod film is a confined-space anchor demonstration, not a customer delivery.

Footprint and lifecycle

A global factory network serves equipment for decades

Alimak reports 26 production and assembly facilities in 15 countries, operations in 28 and sales across more than 120 markets. More than 26,000 installed units use proprietary controls; service spans inspections, repairs, digital monitoring, upgrades, refurbishment and replacement. At Borg Havn, technicians renewed a port-crane elevator after 25 years. Avanti separately refurbishes wind-tower lifts from initial assessment through final installation and recertification.

History and positioning

Product invention became a five-division growth platform

Founded in Skelleftea in 1948, Alimak introduced a steel construction passenger hoist in 1953, a rack-and-pinion mast-climbing platform in 1956 and a rack-and-pinion construction hoist in 1962. Acquisitions added Avanti and Facade Access Group in 2017 and Tractel in 2022. Today the issuer delegates market strategy to five divisions; New Heights 2.0 targets current offers, key segments, lifecycle services, geographic expansion, technology partnerships and selective M&A for 2026-2030.

Current 2026 update

What has changed in 2026?

Pro-Bel acquisition completed 17 July 2026 · 17 July 2026

Pro-Bel acquisition completed 17 July 2026latest official update
4company-specific highlights
−11%2026 stock return · context only

Revenue

Q2 revenue decreased 1.6% to SEK 1,762 million.

Q2 2026 · SEK 1,762m · -1.6%

Adjusted EBITA

Adjusted EBITA fell 5.9% to SEK 303 million and its margin narrowed to 17.2% from 18.0%.

Q2 2026 · SEK 303m · -5.9%

Operating cash flow

Cash flow from operations increased 53.8% to SEK 280 million.

Q2 2026 · SEK 280m · +53.8%

Pro-Bel acquisition completed

Alimak completed the acquisition of Pro-Bel Group, a North American suspended-access and fall-protection provider, and consolidated it into Facade Access from 16 July 2026.

Pro-Bel acquisition completed 17 July 2026

Annual record

Ranking history

Future editions add rows; they do not rewrite the 2026 record.

EditionMeasurement periodRankRevenue growthNet-income growthStock return
2026FY2022–FY202564+57%+66%+180%