- Business
- Investment AB Latour (publ) is a Sweden-based investment company that conducts long-term investments in industrial and trading operations as well as a portfolio of listed holdings. The company operates wholly owned industrial businesses organized into business areas including Hultafors Group, which offers workwear under the Snickers Workwear brand, hand tools under the Hultafors Tools brand, and ladders and scaffolding under the Wibe Ladders brand; Latour Industries, which develops engineering technology and building automation solutions through subsidiaries like LSAB; Nord-Lock Group, which provides bolt securing systems for critical bolted joints; Swegon, which supplies energy-efficient air handling units, air and waterborne climate systems, chillers, heat pumps, and datacenter cooling; Specma Group; and Innovalift, which manufactures platform lifts and lift components including brands such as Vimec, Aritco Lift, Motala Hissar, Gartec, TKS Heis, VEGA, Esse-Ti, and BS Tableau. Its investment portfolio comprises significant stakes in listed companies such as Assa Abloy, Fagerhult, HMS Networks, Loomis, Nederman, Nobia, Securitas, Sweco, and Tomra. Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, with additional offices in Malmo and Stockholm, the company serves global markets across Europe, North America, and other regions through its operations and holdings. Recent developments include multiple acquisitions in 2024 and 2025, such as Hultafors Group's purchases of Lyngsøe Rainwear, Arkel, HDS Group, and Howatherm; Nord-Lock Group's acquisitions of Armstrong, Precision Bolting Ltd, Condor Machinery Ltd, and 75% of Energy Bolting Limited; Bemsiq's buys of Eelectron and Armstrong; Innovalift's acquisition of Arkel in Turkey and BS Tableau in Germany; Swegon's acquisition of Howatherm in Germany; and Latour Future Solutions' minority investments in Perific Technologies, Plant, and Econans, adding annual growth of nearly SEK 3 billion.