Annual rank44
Belgium · Industrials
Jensen-Group
Plans, develops, manufactures, installs and services individual machines, processing lines and complete turnkey solutions.
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
FY2022–FY2025
current context only
Company profile
The machines and control layer behind an industrial laundry
Jensen-Group builds the equipment and control layer behind industrial laundries. A returned sheet, uniform or hospital textile can enter through automated soil sorting, move in Futurail bags to washing and extraction, then pass to drying, ironing, folding, stack storage and dispatch. The group sells both single machines and turnkey layouts, linking mechanical equipment with robotics, identification software and local service for hospitality, healthcare, workwear, cruise and textile-rental operators.
Products and material flow
From returned linen to a dispatch-ready stack
Jensen's portfolio is a connected material-flow system rather than a row of machines. Futurail stores and routes soiled or clean textiles overhead; tunnel washers, presses and dryers handle the washroom; feeders, ironers and folders finish flatwork. At the end, GREIT buffers folded stacks before logistics. Nor Tekstil Ålesund's official film makes the chain tangible: sorting robots, more than 300 Futurail bags, wash and finish lines, GREIT storage, mats and garments operate inside one plant.
- Navigate the complete portfolio Washroom, flatwork, garment, mat and material-handling systems
- Enter the washroom Sorting, washing, extraction, drying and clean-linen handling
- Follow flatwork finishing Feeders, ironers, folders, stackers and transport
- See how GREIT closes the line Automated storage inside Nor Tekstil's complete plant
- ▶ VideoTour Nor Tekstil Ålesund Official language-neutral film of one end-to-end automated plant
Robotics and software
Robots inspect the pockets; a digital twin guides the operator
On the soiled side, THOR separates mixed pieces, ODIN scans for foreign objects, HEIMDAL reads RFID tags or uses vision to identify untagged items, and BIFRÖST sends them to selected categories. iJOS adds a 3D digital twin, alarms and process controls. The Dark Factory is a defined unattended-sorting concept, not a claim that every installation is autonomous. On 11 August, Jensen agreed to acquire Inwatec's remaining 30%, moving from 70% to 100% only following completion; the page gives no price or closing date.
- Open the Inwatec ownership agreement Remaining 30%, completion boundary and robotics strategy
- Meet THOR, ODIN and HEIMDAL Robotic singulation, X-ray inspection and RFID or vision identification
- Explore the iJOS interface Digital twin, alarms, programs and real-time machine guidance
- ▶ VideoWatch iJOS in action Official 2:12 English explainer of the operating system
- Understand the Dark Factory How preloaded bags can be sorted and staged unattended overnight
Sector workflows
A hospital, a uniform rental and a cruise ship need different lines
The textile decides the line. Healthcare sites require high hygiene standards and flexible wash programs for surgical linen, uniforms and bedding; workwear laundries process mixed batches across colours, materials and sizes using customer-specific sorting criteria; cruise laundries must fit high-volume systems into constrained spaces and service them at sea or during short port calls. The HCSA Seattle film turns the healthcare case into a working line, showing how specialised equipment and material flow meet inside one facility.
- Design for healthcare Hygiene, flexible wash programs and reusable medical textiles
- Trace individual workwear Mixed garments, foreign-object risk and modular sorting
- Put a laundry to sea Space, vibration, service windows and passenger or crew linen
- ▶ VideoVisit HCSA Seattle Official 5:17 English film of a healthcare laundry in operation
Platform and service
A Bornholm folder became a global installed-base business
The company began as a Bornholm repair shop in 1937; Jørn Munch Jensen's 1960 heavy-duty folder redirected it toward industrial laundry. The regulated H1 release reports 2,407 employees, operations in 23 countries and distribution in more than 50. A separate H1 business article describes the three-region structure: the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Braun adds US production and service; MAXI-PRESS is a stated recurring-revenue priority; the Inwatec agreement would move Jensen from 70% to 100% following completion. The footprint supports design, commissioning, spares and preventive service.
- Read the H1 operating platform update Current footprint, US capacity, AI infrastructure and recurring-service priorities
- Follow the Bornholm-to-global story The 1937 workshop, 1960 folder and technology additions
- Read the operating platform Factories, Sales and Service Companies and distributor network
- See how a laundry is designed Layout, workflow, automation and total-cost planning
- Go from offer to commissioning The four phases used for turnkey projects
- Open the lifecycle service offer Help desk, spares, technicians and preventive service contracts
Official profile sources: JENSEN-GROUP Annual Report 2025 · JENSEN-GROUP | About us · JENSEN-GROUP | History
Current 2026 update
What is changing at Jensen-Group in 2026?
Jensen agreed to acquire Inwatec's remaining 30% while expanding US production and adding software and recurring-revenue layers to its laundry-equipment base.
The change in one sentence
Machines are becoming a connected, regionally serviced platform.
Full ownership of Inwatec would concentrate robotics and AI, Braun expands North American production, and iJOS plus MAXI-PRESS add software and recurring-revenue priorities.
Four lenses on 2026
The same four-quadrant format used in the Company profile.
01 · Robotics ownership
Jensen agrees to buy Inwatec's remaining 30%
On 11 August, Jensen reached an agreement with CMA-Holding Odense to increase its Inwatec stake from 70% to 100% following completion. Inwatec is the Odense specialist behind robotics, automation and AI used in industrial laundries; the eight-year partnership has produced systems now operating in laundries. The announcement discloses no purchase price, closing date, stated conditions, incremental revenue or profit. Full ownership is therefore agreed, not evidenced as completed at the cutoff.
- Current signal70% to 100% after completion · remaining 30% agreed · no price or closing date
- Why it mattersThe deal would place the robotics specialist fully inside Jensen, but ownership completion and faster product adoption still need evidence.
- Inwatec remaining-stake agreement Jensen-Group · 2026-08-11
02 · North American platform
Braun expansion accompanies a new three-region operating model
Jensen says that, following Braun's integration, it is expanding US production capacity and is North America's largest producer of heavy-duty laundry equipment. It also reorganised the global business into the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific and the Middle East to connect sales, service and production more closely. Separately, H1 revenue rose 20.2% and EBIT 10.3%. EBIT margin fell to 12.38% from 13.49%, attributable result fell 11.1%, Q2 order intake was below Q2 2025 and management remained cautious for H2.
- Current signalUS capacity expansion · three operating regions · revenue growth with lower margin and H2 caution
- Why it mattersThe regional model changes how Jensen serves customers. Separately, H1 margin and attributable-result declines remain constraints despite revenue growth.
- H1 strategy and regional operating model Jensen-Group · 2026-08-06
- H1 operating and financial update Jensen-Group · 2026-08-06
- Jensen Braun US platform Jensen-Group · 2026-08-06
03 · Software and service
iJOS and MAXI-PRESS add software and recurring-revenue layers
Introduced in May, iJOS gives operators a 3D digital twin, real-time production data, alarm history, visual troubleshooting and reusable machine programs. Jensen discloses no installed base, price, paid-module or revenue KPI for the software. The H1 release separately says the group is expanding recurring revenue through growth in MAXI-PRESS. The disclosures therefore place a software product beside a recurring-revenue priority, but Jensen provides no linkage, recurring-revenue mix or growth figure.
- Current signalDigital twin and live data · MAXI-PRESS recurring-revenue priority · no adoption or mix KPI
- Why it mattersFuture disclosures must show whether iJOS adoption and MAXI-PRESS growth change the customer relationship or revenue mix.
- iJOS operating system Jensen-Group · 2026-05-22
- Watch iJOS Jensen-Group · 2026-05-22
- H1 operating and financial update Jensen-Group · 2026-08-06
04 · What to watch
Three questions for the next disclosures
The next disclosures should distinguish agreed ownership from completion, capacity from profitable delivery and product availability from measured adoption.
- Inwatec completionWhen does the remaining 30% transaction complete, on what economics, and which robotics or AI products gain measurable adoption afterward?
- US and regional executionDoes Braun capacity and the three-region model improve delivery, margin and H2 order conversion without deferrals?
- Lifecycle revenueDoes Jensen disclose iJOS installations or paid modules and a recurring-revenue mix or growth rate for MAXI-PRESS and service?
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 | 44 | +58% | +260% | +134% |