Annual rank64
Sweden · Industrials
Alimak Group
Develops, manufactures and services vertical-access and working-at-height equipment for construction, industry, wind power and building maintenance.
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
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. In July 2026 it added Pro-Bel, a North American operating business consolidated into Facade Access, with its own suspended-access and fall-protection products and service organisation. 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. Pro-Bel adds roof anchors, davit arms, horizontal lifelines, monorails and BMU solutions for customers across Canada and the United States, extending Facade Access into more low- and mid-rise buildings.
- Meet Pro-Bel's access portfolio Roof anchors, davits, lifelines, monorails and BMUs for Canada and the United States
- Map the issuer, divisions and brands Five divisions; Alimak, Scanclimber, Tractel, CoxGomyl, Manntech and Avanti
- Open the Alimak Scando 650a Temporary construction hoist with 4,000 kg capacity and speeds to 100 m/min
- Open the Alimak SE Permanent rack-and-pinion passenger-and-freight elevator
- Compare CoxGomyl BMU ranges Roof-mounted facade-access systems from compact to custom
- Explore Avanti service lifts Wire-, rack-and-pinion- and ladder-guided systems for wind towers
- Inspect Tractel Blocfor Self-retracting fall arresters for vertical and horizontal work
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.
- Karlatornet: five-hoist construction system Passenger and material flows across 74 floors and 246 metres
- Balsa Nova: permanent cement-plant access A 2,000 kg industrial elevator installed for construction and ongoing maintenance
- Parc1: three Manntech BMUs A delivered facade-access system for three Seoul towers
- ▶ VideoWatch CoxGomyl at 20 Fenchurch Street Exact language-neutral film of the BMUs navigating the curved facade
- ▶ VideoWatch an Avanti service lift Exact English technical demonstration inside a wind-turbine tower
- ▶ VideoWatch Tractel Tracrod Exact English demonstration of a mobile confined-space anchor
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.
- Read the 2025 annual report Pages 9, 14, 17, 36 and 38: footprint, installed base, wind delivery and strategy
- Borg Havn: upgrade after 25 years Electrical and machinery renewal on a port-crane elevator
- Compare Alimak lifecycle options Refurbish, retrofit or replace a permanent industrial elevator
- Open Avanti refurbishment Assessment, overhaul, upgrades, recertification and parts from ten wind centres
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. In 2026, Alimak added Pro-Bel, a North American suspended-access and fall-protection business, to Facade Access. 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.
- Follow Alimak's history From the 1948 workshop to access inventions and portfolio expansion
- Read New Heights 2.0 The common strategic priorities for the 2026-2030 division plans
- Compare the five divisions Construction, Industrial, Facade Access, Wind and Height Safety
- See why Tractel joined the group The 2022 acquisition rationale and the added height-safety vertical
Official profile sources: Alimak Group in Brief – Alimak Group Corporate · History – Alimak Group Corporate
Current 2026 update
What is changing at Alimak Group in 2026?
Alimak is changing at three operating layers: Pro-Bel extends Facade Access into lower buildings, Avanti is reshaping its aluminium supply chain, and Construction has put its regional operating model under review.
The change in one sentence
A new business, a new material roadmap and a division under review.
The changes affect what Facade Access sells, how Wind sources aluminium, the input behind roughly 75% of the division's Scope 3 emissions and how Construction assigns regional responsibility.
Four lenses on 2026
The same four-quadrant format used in the Company profile.
01 · Facade Access
Pro-Bel adds anchors, davits and low-rise access in North America
Alimak completed the Pro-Bel transaction on 17 July; the Toronto-area business is consolidated into Facade Access effective 16 July. Founded in 1976, Pro-Bel serves Canada and the United States with more than 140 employees. Its products include roof anchors, davit arms, horizontal lifelines, monorails and building-maintenance-unit solutions. The portfolio extends the division into more low- and mid-rise buildings alongside its high-rise position and adds an established North American service organisation. Founder and CEO Marc Lebel remains for a transition period. Alimak presents extension into new geographies, shared practices and operating efficiencies as opportunities from integration, not results already delivered; Pro-Bel's CAD69 million LTM revenue and 34.6% adjusted EBITA margin, both for the period ended April 2026, predate consolidation.
- Current signal>140 employees · five named solution types · effective 16 July · transaction completed 17 July
- Why it mattersFacade Access gains a different building-height segment, product set and service route without yet proving cross-sell or integration benefits.
- Pro-Bel products and transaction Alimak Group · 15 July 2026
- Pro-Bel completion and consolidation Alimak Group · 17 July 2026
- Q2 division and operating review Alimak Group · 17 July 2026
02 · Wind / Avanti
Avanti changes the aluminium behind wind-tower access
Alimak says aluminium accounts for roughly 75% of the Wind division's Scope 3 emissions. Avanti is shifting procurement toward lower-emission primary aluminium and recycled alloys under a 2025-2031 supplier roadmap. The issuer reports that 2026 aluminium-sourcing emissions were 36% below the 2024 baseline, ahead of its 30% target, and that four lower-emission extruder partnerships were secured across Asia and Europe. Remaining milestones include 2026 targets of 25% lower-emission and 20% recycled aluminium, removal by 2027 of suppliers at or above 15 tonnes CO2e per tonne of metal, and 40% recycled aluminium by 2031; attainment of the 2026 mix is not disclosed. The 36% result is issuer-reported, not product-wide or independently audited. SBTi separately approved Alimak Group's 2031 targets on 26 August; it did not validate this result or target attainment.
- Current signal36% issuer-reported sourcing reduction · four extruder partnerships · group targets approved 26 August
- Why it mattersA major input to wind-access equipment now has a measurable supplier roadmap, while product impact and later milestones remain unproved.
- Wind aluminium sourcing roadmap Alimak Group · 20 August 2026
- SBTi target approval Alimak Group · 26 August 2026
03 · Construction
Construction puts its regional operating model under review
Karin Bååthe became Construction EVP on 7 April. Q2 orders rose 19%, driven by mast-climbing work platforms in Australia. Rental performed strongly in Australia and Germany, while service grew especially in Australia and the Nordic region. New-equipment orders in Europe remained soft. Revenue fell 18% to SEK333 million because lower hoist and platform orders in earlier quarters, plus project delays in the United Kingdom, Norway and India, reduced delivery; the EBITA margin fell to 8.3% from 16.7%. Alimak says it is taking steps to simplify the operating model and strengthen regional ownership and accountability. It has not disclosed a restructuring plan, headcount change, completion date or outcome.
- Current signalAustralia platform orders · rental in Australia/Germany · Nordic service · revenue -18%
- Why it mattersDemand exists in specific markets and service lines, but the disclosed operating-model actions and conversion of earlier orders into delivery remain unfinished.
- Q2 division and operating review Alimak Group · 17 July 2026
04 · What to watch
Three questions for the next disclosures
Next reports should separate acquired capability from integration results, material sourcing from product footprint and Construction actions from recovery.
- Pro-Bel integrationDoes Alimak disclose named cross-sell, service or operating results beyond the acquired business's pre-consolidation figures?
- Wind material mixWhat shares of Avanti's aluminium are lower-emission or recycled, and does supplier exclusion progress toward the 2027 milestone?
- Construction modelWhich regional-accountability changes are implemented, and do Australian orders convert into deliveries?
Annual record
Ranking history
Future editions add rows; they do not rewrite the 2026 record.
| Edition | Measurement period | Rank | Revenue growth | Net-income growth | Stock return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | FY2022–FY2025 | 64 | +57% | +66% | +180% |