2009
Indutrade expands in Asia through the acquisition of Key Valve Technologies in Korea.
2008
Nine acquisitions were made and Indutrade gets fothold in Asia, the USA and South America through the acquisition of the Flintec Group.
2007
Acqusition of 12 companies of which one in Great Britain and Indutrade gains foothold on a new market outside Scandinavia.
2006
Eight companies were acquired of which five in Sweden and three in Finland.
2005
Indutrade acquires the Dutch technology group Hanwel and the Swedish technology sales companies Satron and Saniflex as well as the Finnish technology company Puwimex. Indutrade is listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange in October.
2004
Johnny Alvarsson, with a background as President of two listed companies – Elektronikgruppen and Zeteco – becomes the new President. Gunnar Tindberg retires but remains on the board of Indutrade.
2003
Growth continues through acquisitions in the Finnish market. These acquisitions include Kontram, a company with a strong market position within equipment for measuring and analysis of flows.
2001
In the largest acquisition in its history, Indutrade acquires the Hexagon-owned group of companies, comprising Fagerberg (incl. GEFA), EIE, Tecalemit and Pentronic. The companies mostly operate in flow technology.
1997
Complementary acquisitions are made in the areas of flow technology and cutting tools.
1995
Indutrade sets up its own companies in the Baltic States, with the aim of marketing selected parts of the Group’s product range in these growth markets.
1994
The acquisition of Alnab marks the start of Indutrade’s growth within flow technology, which today comprises one of the Group’s business areas.
1991
Comprehensive cost-reducing measures are taken to offset the steep downturn in the economy, and the profit is improved already the following year (1992). Dacke Komponent is renamed to Indutrade.
1989
AB Nils Dacke is acquired by Industrivärden, which divests the light engineering operations and retains the technology sales operations.
1987
Dacke Komponent establishes a presence in the Benelux countries through the acquisition of a majority of the votes in the Dutch Group, Hitma.
1986
Dacke Komponent acquires a majority of the votes in Bloch & Andresen, a listed Danish Group.
1984
The business is expanded outside Sweden through AB Nils Dacke’s acquisition of the Colly Group, with companies in Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Gunnar Tindberg is appointed head of the Dacke Komponent business unit, which includes Bengtssons Maskin, Carlsson & Möller, G.A. Lindberg and the Colly Group.
1982
AB Nils Dacke is formed from Wilhelm Sonesson AB and the company’s shares are listed on the stock exchange. AB Nils Dacke initially had net sales of approximately SEK 200 million and consisted primarily of the following companies; Karner, Rapid, Järn & Stålprodukter, Bengtssons Maskin, Carlsson & Möller and Sonesson Trading. The latter three constitutes the foundation of today’s Indutrade.
1978
The entrepreneur Gunnar Tindberg with family sell the Bengtssons Maskin company to the Skåne-based´listed company Wilhelm Sonesson AB. Gunnar Tindberg stays on as President of Bengtssons Maskin.