Autocirc acquires Ådalens Bildemontering AB. The company is a leading player in dismantling and selling vehicle parts to the secondary market for cars, motorcycles and lorries. Their stock contains over 170,000 quality-controlled spare parts.
Ådalens Bildemontering was founded in 1954 in Kramfors and today has about 50 employees in three business areas: dismantling and sales, handling of end-of-life vehicles (ELV) and transport. The business dismantles about 1700 cars per year, of which 70 per cent are insurance claims, which means that many of the parts come from vehicles with low mileage.
Johan Livered (CEO, Autocirc Group) says:
"Ådalen's work to change the way people think about reusing vehicle components is exactly in line with Autocirc's vision. Their long experience, ambitious sustainability work and competent organisation will give us the opportunity to provide the secondary market with more quality components. The Forsman family has also been one of the most influential families in the industry and has contributed actively for over 40 years with development issues that affect all dismantling in Sweden."
The acquisition means that more than 15 Swedish companies specialising in car dismantling are part of the Autocirc group. The deal is part of Autocirc's long-term strategy to acquire businesses to offer a more sustainable alternative to newly produced vehicle parts.
"The car dismantling industry is one of the most exciting and unique industries in Sweden, and right now it is extra exciting. Not only is the market for electric cars growing faster than many had predicted, but we at Ådalens are also determined to develop the recycling of trucks in Sweden in the same way that we have been involved in developing the recycling of cars for almost 70 years. Therefore, it feels both logical and exciting that the next step will be into the Autocirc sphere, where we can both contribute with our specialised expertise and work with new colleagues who share the same values as us" says John Axel Forsman (CEO, Ådalens Bildemontering AB).
