About us

For the simpler, smarter everyday

Simpler. Smarter. More sustainable. At LK, we believe there’s a better way to do everything. That’s why – from water, heating and hydronic solutions to pipe extrusion and marine flow control – we push for innovation over status quo and simplicity over complexity.It’s a belief allof us at LK apply to every product and solution we create.

Products and solutions

We offer products and solutions in the areas of heating and plumbing and the marine industry.

From simple standard products to sophisticated, customised solutions, we provide it all.

All of this is undertaken with the goal of contributing to a smarter and environmentally cleaner world.

Knowledge

We love to do all that we can for our customers - to learn and understand your needs, to support them with our knowledge and make sure that your businesses and projects are successful.

We have extensive knowledge to support you in making decisions regarding your specific applications.

We know that the products that we produce, are crucial in many ways and we want you to be able to rely on their performance and durability every single day.

Business units

LK consists of four business units; Water and Heating Systems, Hydronic Solutions, PEX Pipe Extrusion, Marine Flow Control.

Water and Heating Systems
Our Water and Heating Systems business area is the leading manufacturer of easy-to-install systems for heating and tap water distribution in the Nordics. Through our prefabrication unit, we also provide tailor-made solutions that simplify the installation process even further. From idea to final solution, you can be sure of the smartest answers for your everyday challenges, today and tomorrow.

Hydronic Solutions
OurHydronic Solutions business area is a leader in Europe, producing millions of valves per year for the global HVAC market. Beyond individual products, we understand how all parts interact in your complete application. From standard to sophisticated customizations of valves, controllers, components and prefabricated units, our full-spectrum expertise makes it easy to get the results you need today, while anticipating your needs tomorrow.

PEX Pipe Extrusion
Our Pex Pipe Extrusion business area is a leading OEM manufacturer of high-quality plastic pipes for the HVAC industry, particularly housing applications. Our proprietary production technology for cross-linking PE-Xa tubes gives pipes unique flexibility and compressive strength. With this and every advancement we make, we aim to simplify your everyday challenges for smarter results today and tomorrow.

Marine Flow Control
Our Marine Flow Control business area is a leading producer and supplier to the global marine industry, trusted for our application expertise. With us, you can choose from complete valve monitoring and control systems, as well as engineered solutions including controls, actuation and premium-quality valves. We make it smooth and simple to get the smartest solution for today’s everyday challenges, while anticipating your needs tomorrow.

How it all began...

1910 Founded in 1910 as Lagerstedt & Krantz. LK was originally a wholesale agency and an iron manufacturing company, focused primarily on sales.

1933 Operations were taken over by Lars Schuberth and Albrecht Behm, and the range of products was expanded to include water, waste-water, and HVAC products.

1980 Over time, LK transformed from a trader of other companies’ products into a developer and producer of its own, more technically advanced, products and solutions.

1983 The company was sold to the Behm family and Stikkan Anderssons’s Music Sweden AB. The Behm family would finally take over the whole company in 1995.

1990 LK began manufacturing valves, filters, and actuators for the marine industry.

2000 LK started to produce and sell high-quality PE-Xa pipes at its production facility.

2007 To meet increasing demand, LK began to prefabricate its own products and systems.

2010 The LK Group started to invest in small- and medium-sized companies.

The core of LK

The fact that the owner of LK have a commitment to long-term thinking creates the conditions necessary for lasting and respectful relationships with employees, customers and suppliers.

Our goals, along with profitability and stable finances, are the development of teamwork, leadership and business operations.

Our history is based on entrepreneurship and this will continue to be crucial to our future development and success. Through our curiosity, we create an understanding of our customers' needs.

Our core values give us the courage to continuously challenge ourselves, our processes and the world around us.

Organisation

The CEO and group-support units are based in at LK:s head office in Stockholm, Sweden. The group's various business units operate locally through strong knowledge of their respective markets, customers and suppliers. Each business unit is backed by LK's brand and financial strength as well as group-wide expertise and values. The average number of employees in the group in 2016 was 550.

Board

The board of directors makes decisions concerning overall issues relating to LK, such as strategy, investments and organisational structure. The board has established special committees that investigate and make proposals on certain issues.

Chairman: Lars Erik Blom
Members: Björn Behm, Claes Behm, Dan Paradell, Stig Karlsson, Ulrika Behm (deputy board member), Erik Behm (deputy board member)

Management

Each Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the company operations. The CEOs form the Senior Executive Team, which is constituted as follows:

LK, Support units, Dan Paradell, Chief Executive Officer

Water and Heating Systems, Michael Söderberg, Chief Executive Officer

Hydronic Solutions, Magnus Eriksson, Chief Executive Officer

PEX Pipe Extrusion, Mats Larsson, Chief Executive Officer

Marine Flow Control, Anders Johansson, Chief Executive Officer

Support staff units

The support units assist the management on Group-wide matters. They also provide support to the business units.

Finance: Dan Paradell

Human Resources: Helena Åström

IT: Peter Dixner

Corporate Communications: Reidun Stålberg