Strategy 

HAKI Safety strives to develop and strengthen the Group based on seven strategic pillars that individually and collectively contribute to the Group achieving its goals.

Growth through acquisitions. Acquire one to two companies per year that contribute to growth and strengthened positions in the market, as well as to risk diversification and more efficient production capacity.

Organic growth. Continuously invest in the existing operation and special initiatives that create the conditions for growth. 

Geographical focus. Expand operations to more countries, primarily in Europe and North America.

Segments with complex needs. Focus on working closely with customers on their often demanding projects, offering them greater safety and higher efficiency.

Strengthen the customer offering. Improve the end-to-end offering with a broader product portfolio complemented by digital design and Construction tools.

Optimise the supply chain. Optimise processes from purchasing and production to inventory management and logistics, focusing on customer requirements.
 

Core Values

We put safety first. Safe and healthy workplaces are our top priority and the reason why we exist. We continuously strive to enhance the safety and health of our employees, customers, and suppliers. We are committed to the success of our customers. We support our customers' success. To create long-lasting business relationships, we systematically and continuously improve our operational, commercial, and financial processes, keeping the customers’ interests in mind. It all starts with trust. We believe that people can achieve great things. We rely on each other, keep our promises and respect decisions. We collaborate and create excellent results through teamwork and open dialogue. We strive for excellence. We deliver sustainable, high-quality solutions and create ideas and results that exceed the expectations of our stakeholders. Excellence is not just a goal but a habit that drives us to inspire those around us.

History

Through a spin-off from Skåne-Gripen, the company Midway Holding was established in 1989, which consisted of a diversified, dispersed ownership of individual companies or groups of companies. 

After several years of divesting and discontinuing operations to strengthen the Group’s balance sheet, work began to develop a strategy that was launched at the end of 2018. At that time, it was determined that there was significantly greater long-term potential in building an industrial group based on safe working conditions at temporary workplaces centred around HAKI’s system scaffolds than in continuing as a conglomerate.

Several companies were subsequently acquired, adding both products and geographical breadth to the HAKI operation. To clarify the company's strategy change, the company was renamed HAKI Safety in December 2023. 

The UK company Span Access Solutions (2019) was the first company acquired as part of the Group's streamlining. It offers customised solutions – including a proprietary suspended platform – that contribute to safe and efficient solutions in complex environments. The acquisition of Vertemax (2021), based in the UK with offices in Canada and Slovenia, provided both geographical expansion and a broader product range for safe working at height with products such as barrier systems and catchfans as well as stairways and bridge systems.

The French company Novakorp Systems (2022) complemented the Group geographically in French-speaking Europe as well as in terms of products, with solutions for safe work at height, such as barrier systems and catchfans as well as stairways and spaghetti mats. EKRO Bausystem (2022), with its home market in Austria, expanded the Group into German-speaking parts of Europe, adding a range of products for safe workplaces such as system scaffold, lifts and barrier systems.

With the acquisition of Semmco Group (2024), the Group’s offering expanded into the aviation and rail sectors. The company manufactures and supplies specially developed access platforms, steps, and docking systems primarily for international aviation and train companies. Manufacturing and sales are conducted in England and the US. In light of the very good experiences from the Group's Norwegian geodesy operation, Norgeodesi, Swedish Trimtec (2025) was acquired. Trimtec, too, is a distributor of Trimble’s precision equipment for cadastral surveying and mapping. With the acquisition, the Group’s geodesy offering was broadened to the Swedish market and enabled a complete offering, from project planning to delivery of safety products. 

EKRO and Semmco continue to be brands within the Group, along with the Trimtec operation. The products of the other companies have been renamed to the HAKI brand.