Hultafors Group: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Hultafors Group is a privately held company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden that owns 15 consumer brands across 3 categories.[1]
Hultafors Group is a Swedish house of brands for tradespeople, organised into two segments it calls personal protective equipment and hardware solutions. It sells almost nothing under its own name and instead owns the brands professionals actually buy: workwear, safety footwear, hearing and eye protection, hand tools, work lights, tool belts and ladders. It is registered in Gothenburg and is one of the wholly owned operations of Investment AB Latour, the listed Swedish investment company, which lists it alongside Swegon, Nord-Lock Group and Caljan.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Hultafors Group AB
- Type
- privately held company · see all privately held company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇸🇪 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Website
- www.hultaforsgroup.com
- Last verified
- · 7 sources
Hultafors Group in numbers
- Hultafors Group owns 15 consumer brands tracked here across 3 top-level categories; the largest is home, garden & diy with 7 brands.[1]
- 7 of its brands originated outside Sweden.
Everything Hultafors Group owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Hultafors Group own?
Hultafors Group owns 15 consumer brands tracked here, including Hultafors Tools, Scangrip, EMMA Safety Footwear, Fristads, W.steps and Hellberg Safety.
Is Hultafors Group a Swedish company?
Yes. Hultafors Group is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Who owns Hultafors Group?
Hultafors Group is privately held. Hultafors Group is a Swedish house of brands for tradespeople, organised into two segments it calls personal protective equipment and hardware solutions.
Sources (7) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Hultafors Group — our brands — Hultafors Group AB, Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] Latour completes acquisition of Custom LeatherCraft Mfg. LLC. — Investment AB Latour, Official press release, published 16 September 2019; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [3] Latour acquires EMMA Safety Footwear B.V. — Investment AB Latour, Official press release, published 30 January 2020; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [4] Hultafors Group completes the acquisition of Fristads, Kansas and Leijona — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 1 March 2021; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [5] Hultafors Group acquires Lyngsøe Rainwear and expands its workwear offering — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 7 January 2025; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [6] Hultafors Group acquires Martinez Tool Company — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 3 October 2022; retrieved 2 October 2026.
- [7] Hultafors Group acquires Telesteps AB — Hultafors Group AB, Official press release, published 1 February 2022; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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