Persolit
Persolit is a Danish family-owned industrial services group founded in 1938, providing technical insulation, scaffolding, facade, marine/offshore, and sheet metal production services to industrial, energy, defense, and construction customers across Denmark and Europe, employing approximately 500 people across eight branch offices.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1938
- HeadquartersMunkebo, Denmark
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Persolit does
Persolit is a Danish family-owned industrial services group founded in 1938 and headquartered in Munkebo, Denmark, operating across technical insulation, facade and roof contracting, scaffolding, marine and offshore services, and in-house thin sheet metal production. The group comprises four companies, including the core Persolit Entreprenørfirma A/S and the wholly-owned Persolit Stilladsfirma A/S (scaffolding) and DANPRO Steel Construction subsidiaries, with a new Lithuanian production entity Persolita UaB supporting sheet metal manufacturing. Persolit serves industrial customers in food, dairy, chemical and pharmaceutical processing, energy utilities (notably Ørsted under a Danish power plant framework agreement), the Danish Armed Forces for naval maintenance, and the broader Danish construction sector, with eight branch offices providing nationwide coverage and short-notice service. The company has been held by five generations of the Pers family, with Sven Pers as main shareholder and chairman, and is currently professionalizing its C-suite with the addition of a CFO from Orifarm in 2025.
The company generates revenue through project-based professional services — quoted insulation, scaffolding, facade and marine/offshore installations — supplemented by sale of self-manufactured thin sheet metal components. Pricing is primarily hourly for scaffolding and quote-based for larger insulation/facade projects, with no public rate card. Its technical stack includes in-house proprietary tools: a CO2/energy-savings calculation program, a TIPCHECK-certified energy analysis methodology, an internal production ordering app piloted in Aarhus, and the Fieldwire digital project management platform adopted in early 2026. The company is triple ISO certified (9001, 14001, 45001), has received consecutive Børsen Gazelle growth recognition (2024 and 2025), and employs approximately 500 people across Denmark and Lithuania.
FY2025 revenue reached 491.2 million DKK, up from 451 million DKK in 2024, with pre-tax profit of 25.7 million DKK (down from 37.8 million DKK due to organizational investments) and equity of 105.9 million DKK. 2025 was characterized as a transition year, with the company strengthening its organization, expanding into North Jutland, building a new energy optimization advisory practice, and setting up the Lithuanian production subsidiary to position for future growth.
Persolit firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Persolit
- Legal name
- Persolit Entreprenørfirma A/S
- Website
- https://persolit.dk
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1938
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Persolit is a Danish family-owned industrial services group founded in 1938, providing technical insulation, scaffolding, facade, marine/offshore, and sheet metal production services to industrial, energy, defense, and construction customers across Denmark and Europe, employing approximately 500 people across eight branch offices.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Persolit industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Insulation Services
- NAICS
- Drywall and Insulation Contractors (238310), Drywall and Insulation Contractors (23831)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Insulation & Air/Vapor Barrier Systems (Thermal, Acoustic, WRB/AVB) (IMAFAMAD)
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Where Persolit is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Munkebo
- HQ country
- Denmark
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices10 records
Markets served
Persolit business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Project-based Services: Revenue generated through project-based insulation, facade, scaffolding, and marine/offshore services. Projects are quoted and executed for industrial plants, power facilities, and construction sites.
- Technical Insulation Services: Core business providing technical insulation of pipes and installations for power plants, food, dairy, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.
- Facade and Construction Services: Facade and roof contracting for industry and construction, including building of power plants and industrial buildings.
- Scaffolding Services: Supply and construction of scaffolding for all types of height work, with services across Denmark at short notice.
- Own Production (Sheet Metal): Manufacturing of sheet metal components for facades and industrial insulation at company workshops.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Hourly-based industrial scaffolding |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels6 records
Persolit product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Persolit provides technical insulation of pipes and installations for power plants, food, dairy, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company also delivers facade and roof contracting, scaffolding for all height work, marine and offshore insulation services, in-house thin sheet metal production, fire sealing (passive fire protection), and energy optimization consulting including TIPCHECK-certified energy analysis.
Product overview
Persolit is a Danish family-owned construction and industrial services company operating under two main entities: Persolit Entreprenørfirma A/S and Persolit Stilladsfirma A/S. The company offers a portfolio of interconnected services centered on technical insulation, with related offerings in facade work, scaffolding, marine/offshore services, and in-house thin sheet metal production. Core services include technical insulation of pipes and installations, facade and roof contracting, scaffolding for all types of height work, and specialized services such as fire sealing, energy optimization consulting (TIPCHECK), and marine insulation. The company's own production facility manufactures thin sheet metal components for facades and industrial insulation/HVAC applications. Persolit operates across Denmark with 8 branches and also conducts offshore projects internationally.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Teknisk Isolering (Technical Insulation)
- Facade
- Stillads (Scaffolding)
- Egen Produktion (Own Production)
- Marine Insulation Services
- Offshore Services
- Brandlukninger (Fire Sealing)
- Energioptimering (Energy Optimization)
Quantifiable outcome
- CO2 savings of ~100 tons per year with 15-month payback for industrial customers
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Persolit
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Persolit technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Persolit partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- ØrstedcorePersolit Stilladsfirma has a framework agreement with Ørsted for scaffolding services at all Danish power plants. The agreement ensures continuity in collaboration on operations, maintenance and projects, with close coordination between Persolit and Ørsted's local teams.
- LearnmarkminorPersolit collaborated with Learnmark in Horsens to develop an internal foreman training program spanning 9 modules from September 2025 to May 2026. 14 foremen completed the first program.
- TICA (Thermal Insulation Contractors Association)minorTIPCHECK training conducted at TICA in Darlington, England. Training included theory, practical exercises, and international participants. Daniel Strøm-Hansen became certified as Persolit's first TIPCHECK expert.
- LachenmeiercoreConsortium Lachenmeier-Persolit IS has completed several major projects together, including at DIN Forsyning in Esbjerg. Lachenmeier handles chip supply for district heating boilers while Persolit handles the complete technical solution.
- DANPRO Steel ConstructionminorSister company within Persolit group acting as subcontractor for steel structures and component assembly on projects like DIN Forsyning Esbjerg.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Persolit competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hensel: Hensel is a German technical insulation specialist serving industrial and energy customers, providing pipe, tank, and equipment insulation as well as scaffolding — directly comparable in scope and customer mix to Persolit.
- Kaefer: Kaefer is Europe's largest industrial insulation contractor, offering technical insulation, scaffolding, surface protection, and energy-efficiency services to power, oil & gas, marine, and industrial customers — a direct functional analogue to Persolit's core service portfolio.
- Bilfinger: Bilfinger is a German-headquartered industrial services provider active in insulation, scaffolding, maintenance, and process-industry services across Northern Europe, serving power plants, refineries, and heavy industrial clients with a comparable bundled services model.
- Muehlhan: Muehlhan provides industrial services including insulation, scaffolding, surface protection, and passive fire protection to shipyards, offshore, and energy customers — closely mirroring Persolit's marine/offshore insulation and fire-sealing work.
Regional players
- Sto SE & Co. KGaA: Sto is a German facade systems and insulation render specialist; while more product-oriented than Persolit, its facade contracting expertise in the German-speaking market is the closest regional analogue to Persolit's facade contracting line.
Others
- GEA Group: GEA supplies process technology and components to food, dairy, and pharmaceutical customers — overlapping with Persolit's primary industrial customer verticals (food/dairy/pharma) and therefore an adjacent ecosystem participant that shares the same end-market demand drivers.
Broad incumbents
- Caverion: Caverion is a large Northern European provider of building and industrial services covering HVAC, insulation, and energy efficiency across the Nordics — a broader incumbent with overlapping technical-insulation capability but a much wider service portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Persolit social profiles
Digital presencePersolit compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
Persolit financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Persolit leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Persolit subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Persolit funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Persolit M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Persolit
What does Persolit do?
Persolit provides technical insulation of pipes and installations for power plants, food, dairy, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. The company also delivers facade and roof contracting, scaffolding for all height work, marine and offshore insulation services, in-house thin sheet metal production, fire sealing (passive fire protection), and energy optimization consulting including TIPCHECK-certified energy analysis.
Is Persolit a public or private company?
Persolit is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Persolit founded?
Persolit was founded in 1938. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Persolit based?
Persolit is headquartered in Munkebo, Denmark, in the Europe region.
How does Persolit make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Project-based Services are the primary driver. The others are technical Insulation Services, facade and Construction Services, scaffolding Services and own Production (Sheet Metal).
Who are Persolit's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hensel, Kaefer, Bilfinger and Muehlhan. Sto SE & Co. KGaA is listed as a regional player. GEA Group is listed as an others. Caverion is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Persolit have an API?
No public API is recorded for Persolit.
What industry is Persolit in?
Persolit's product category is Industrial Insulation Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFAMAD, Insulation & Air/Vapor Barrier Systems (Thermal, Acoustic, WRB/AVB). Its NAICS code is 238310.