What Westerstrand Urfabrik does

Westerstrand Urfabrik is a Swedish manufacturer of synchronized time systems and information displays, headquartered in Töreboda, Sweden. Founded in 1906 and family-owned by the Johansson family since a 1983 restructuring, the company designs and produces master clocks (time servers), analogue and digital clocks, LED information displays, sports scoreboards, and temperature displays. Its products support multiple synchronization protocols — NTP, Impulse, Timecode, Wireless, and Marine Timecode — enabling integration with a wide range of infrastructure, and the company offers custom architectural facade clocks up to 4,000mm.

The company serves institutional and infrastructure customers including hospitals, airports, sports arenas, schools, railroads, maritime operators, industrial facilities, and architectural installations. Recent product activity includes a refreshed master clock and time server line in 2025, the Fasadur 900mm exterior clock in 2024, and a new clock dial face in 2024. Notable international deliveries include 140+ PoE-powered clocks to NLCS in Singapore, with active markets also in France and Belgium.

Westerstrand operates as a privately held, bootstrapped specialty manufacturer with over 60% of deliveries going to foreign customers. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales and custom project installations, supplemented by what appears to be an expanding in-house service capability, as evidenced by an open service technician role. The company is GDPR compliant and currently runs with a small headcount (11–50 employees) consistent with a niche, craft-oriented manufacturer serving infrastructure-grade timekeeping needs.

Name

Westerstrand Urfabrik

Legal name

Westerstrand Urfabrik AB

Website

https://westerstrand.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Westerstrand Urfabrik is a Swedish manufacturer of synchronized master clocks, analogue and digital clocks, LED displays, and sports scoreboards serving hospitals, airports, schools, railroads, maritime operators, and architectural projects worldwide since 1906.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Time Synchronization and Display Systems

SIC

Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts (3873)

akta.pro primary industry

Clocks & Desk/Travel Timepieces (CRAKADAI)

Keywords

• Time synchronization systems
• Master clock manufacturing
• Sports scoreboard displays
• Information display boards
• Marine time distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Töreboda

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware sales - Time systems: Sale of time systems including master clocks, slave clocks, and synchronized time displays. Products include both digital and analogue clocks in various sizes for indoor, outdoor, and marine use.
2. Hardware sales - Sports scoreboards: Sale of sports scoreboards and timing equipment including football, rugby, multisport displays with LED technology and remote control units.
3. Hardware sales - Display systems: Sale of information displays for temperature, countdown timers, and graphic/text displays for public information.
4. Customized solutions: Custom-designed clock solutions for specific architectural requirements, including facade clocks and specialized installations.
5. Professional services: Service, support, and installation services for products including updates and maintenance of installed systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Westerstrand Urfabrik develops, manufactures, and markets time, results, and display products for public communication, industry, commerce, and sport. The portfolio spans master clocks, analogue and digital indoor and outdoor clocks, sports scoreboards and timing equipment, LED information and temperature displays, and customized facade and tower clocks. All products are manufactured at the company's facility in Töreboda, Sweden, with synchronized time distribution supporting NTP, Impulse, Timecode, Wireless, and Marine Timecode protocols.

Product overview

Westerstrand Urfabrik develops, manufactures, and markets time systems and information displays for use in public communication, industry, commerce, and sports. The product portfolio is organized into four main categories: Time products (central/master clocks, indoor/outdoor analogue and digital clocks, control systems), Sport products (scoreboards, timing equipment, video sports, substitution boards, control units), Display products (temperature displays, countdown displays, information boards, graphic/text displays), and Time aids (time logs and accessories). The time systems include various synchronization methods (Impulse, Timecode, NTP, Wireless, Marine Timecode, Stand-alone) and range from small residential clocks to large industrial and maritime installations. The company also provides system solutions for hospitals, airports, sports arenas, schools, railroads, ships, and industrial facilities. All products are manufactured in the company's factory in Töreboda, Sweden.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Master Clocks (Centralur)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60% of deliveries to international customers, demonstrating global market acceptance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Colorado Time Systems: Colorado Time Systems manufactures sports scoreboards, timing systems, and aquatic/sport displays. It competes with Westerstrand's Sport product line (multisport LED scoreboards, FIBA/24-sec, substitution boards) in sports venues and arenas.
• American Time: American Time produces master clocks, wired and wireless clock systems, and replacement clock parts for K-12 and commercial facilities. The company's overlapping product range and school-vertical focus closely match Westerstrand's Time and School systems solutions.
• ELPRO-BUCHS AG: ELPRO designs and manufactures time and temperature monitoring systems for hospitals, labs, and pharma. Its operating-room and clinical environment clocks/temperature solutions overlap with Westerstrand's Kronometer OP and hospital systems portfolio.
• Bodet Group: Bodet is a French manufacturer of master clocks, time distribution systems, sports scoreboards (including multisport LED), and information displays serving hospitals, airports, schools, and stadiums. Its product portfolio, sync protocols (NTP, AFNOR, impulse), and vertical go-to-market closely mirror Westerstrand's.
• Odet (Manufacture Horlogère): Odet is a French heritage clockmaker producing tower clocks, public clocks, and bespoke facade clocks. Its architectural and tower clock business competes with Westerstrand's custom Facadur facade clock capability (up to 4000mm).
• Primex: Primex manufactures synchronized time systems, GPS/NTP clocks, and event/notification timers for schools and healthcare. Its focus on institutional synchronized time distribution makes it a direct peer in Westerstrand's school and healthcare verticals.
• Masterclock: Masterclock (formerly ESE) produces NTP/GPS time servers, master clocks, and precision time displays for broadcast, IT, and industrial use. It competes directly with Westerstrand's GPS-synchronized time servers and precision time distribution offerings.
• Sapling Company: Sapling is a US-based manufacturer of master clocks, IP/PoE clock systems, and synchronized time displays for schools, hospitals, and industrial facilities. It directly competes with Westerstrand in NTP-based clock networks and offers overlapping wireless master clock infrastructure.
• Mobatime: Mobatime (a Swiss/German brand) manufactures master clocks, NTP/Impulse/Wireless time systems, sports timing displays, and station clocks for rail and airports. It is a direct peer across Westerstrand's core time, sports, and public-transport verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Daktronics: Daktronics is a large US-based public-display manufacturer producing LED video boards, scoreboards, and timing systems for sports venues and public spaces. Its broader scoreboard and information display portfolio overlaps with Westerstrand's Sport and Display categories, though at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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