The Elkington access cover is a standard in its niche

Elkington in Trosa was acquired in 2023. As Sweden’s leading supplier of duct access covers, Elkington is expanding the breadth of Division Core Solutions.

Anyone who walks across Sergels torg in central Stockholm steps on them. Anyone who’s visited the newly renovated National Museum in Stockholm has also stepped on them: The Elkington access cover. Elkington’s duct access covers have set a standard in their niche and are now known simply as the “Elkington access cover.” There’s something exciting about a company that is a leader in a product category that most people never even think about.

Quality covers and hatches

Elkington AB has been a supplier to be reckoned with since the company was founded in 1961 and is now a market leader in duct access covers with a market share of more than 50 percent. Other categories in the product range are floor and wall hatches, roof and ceiling hatches, and gas flue hatches.

“We’ve been supplying the highest quality duct access covers for over 60 years and now offer a range of solutions to suit all needs. Orders come from the builder or contractor and are recommended by architects and designers,” says Jenny Dineborn, Marketing Manager at Elkington.

Opportunities to expand

The company currently has ten employees and its order book is considered strong. Petra Räsänen at Elkington sees B&B’s ownership as an opportunity to support further growth.

 “Having a strong owner like B&B feels secure and gives us an opportunity to develop. There is a structure with strategies specifically for development and for driving our work forward. I think it’s valuable to be part of a larger context and have an inspirational exchange with Group colleagues,” says Petra Räsänen.

A work perk

Mats Gullbrandsson, Head of Division Core Solutions, sees the acquisition from a long-term perspective.

“For us at B&B, every new acquisition involves optimising the long-term conditions for the company’s development based on the Focus Model. We look for well-managed niche companies where we allow the management to continue running the business. Following the acquisition of a company, we avoid pursuing strategies and synergies. We support the company by providing information about opportunities instead. For my own part, I consider it a ‘work perk’ to be able to meet so many driven entrepreneurs and company managements and to come into contact with the products and solutions supplied by the business units in our divisions,” says Mats Gullbrandsson