- Business
- VBG Group AB (publ) develops, manufactures, markets and sells industrial products and components focused on transport safety, climate control and power transmission solutions. The company operates through three main divisions: Truck & Trailer Equipment, which offers couplings, automatic snow chains under the Onspot brand, sliding roof systems via Edscha, door systems through Sesam, and vehicle lighting solutions following the acquisition of Ledson Lights AB; Mobile Thermal Solutions, providing customized heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for buses, trucks, off-road vehicles, specialty vehicles and defense applications; and Ringfeder Power Transmission, supplying shaft-hub connections, locking assemblies, shrink discs, couplings, friction springs and brake systems for heavy machinery, cranes, mining and energy sectors. Products are marketed under strong brands including VBG, Ringfeder, Edscha, Sesam, Onspot, Henfel and Mobile Climate Control. VBG Group maintains global operations with wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, North America, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, India and China, targeting OEMs, aftermarket customers and industrial end-users in automotive, construction, agriculture and heavy equipment industries. Founded in 1951 and headquartered in Vänersborg, Sweden, the company listed its Series B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm in 1987. Recent strategic acquisitions include Italytec Imex Indústria e Comércio Ltda in Brazil in January 2025 by Mobile Thermal Solutions to expand HVAC offerings in off-road agriculture and construction markets; Ledson Lights AB in Sweden in April 2025 by Truck & Trailer Equipment, adding modern vehicle lighting with annual sales of approximately SEK 100 million; and M.A.T. Malmedie Antriebstechnik GmbH in Germany in July 2025 by Ringfeder Power Transmission, incorporating advanced coupling solutions for steel, crane and mining industries with SEK 165 million in annual sales. These moves support VBG Group's growth strategy, enhancing product portfolios, geographic reach beyond Europe and North America, and integration into the VBG Group 4.0 initiative for portfolio expansion and automation.