Presenco

What Presenco does

Presenco (Aktieselskabet Presenco) is a privately held Danish specialty manufacturer of custom-made tarpaulin and heavy-duty canvas products, headquartered in Kolding since 1978. Founded in 1922 as Kolding Sækkelager and renamed Presenco in 1966, the company operates from 2,407 m² of owned production and warehouse facilities where it employs sewing, HF welding, hot air welding, and gluing techniques on PVC and cotton-polyester blend materials. Its product portfolio spans seven categories: tarpaulins (trailer, boat, car, container, flat/shaped), industrial curtains and screening (welding curtains, PVC strip curtains, noise curtains), tents (the proprietary CAVA scout tent brand, mast sails, party and storage tents), sports and leisure inflatables (bouncy castles, airtracks), terrace and balcony screening, specialty solutions (gas balloons, flexible connectors, slurry tank covers, ice balloons for polar research), and repair services.

The company generates revenue through project-based custom manufacturing and catalog-driven product sales, with quote-based pricing for bespoke work and PDF catalog pricing for standard items. It serves both B2B customers (transport, agriculture, industry, offshore, municipalities, scientific research institutions including Niels Bohr Instituttet and Alfred Wegener Institut) and B2C consumers, reaching customers exclusively through direct sales channels (phone, email, contact form, online catalogs) with no third-party resellers. Presenco differentiates itself through 100+ years of accumulated fabrication knowhow, exclusive Danish manufacturing of the CAVA scout tent brand (acquired via Vejle teltfabrik in 2006), 100% in-house Danish production, and ability to handle both series production and unique specialty solutions such as ice balloons for Arctic and Antarctic research. The company restructured in 2012 into Aktieselskabet Presenco and the spun-off Presenco Sport A/S subsidiary.

Name

Presenco

Legal name

Aktieselskabet Presenco

Website

https://presenco.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Presenco is a Danish specialty manufacturer (founded 1922) producing custom-made tarpaulins, tents, industrial curtains, screening solutions, and inflatable products from its Kolding facility. It serves B2B clients in transport, agriculture, industry, and scientific research alongside B2C consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Tarpaulin and Industrial Textile Manufacturing

NAICS

Fabric Coating Mills (313320), Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (314910), Textile Bag and Canvas Mills (31491)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Laminated Industrial Fabrics (Tarpaulins/Awnings/Inflatables/Architectural Membranes) (IMAOADAI)

Keywords

• Custom tarpaulin manufacturing
• Industrial canvas products
• PVC fabric fabrication
• Scout tent manufacturing
• Flexible industrial covers

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolding

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom-Made Tarpaulins and Covers: Presenco manufactures bespoke tarpaulins, covers, and canvas products tailored to individual customer specifications. Products include trailer tarpaulins, boat covers, car covers, container covers, flat and shaped tarpaulins, and custom industrial covers. Revenue is generated through one-time project-based sales, with no recurring revenue model referenced.
2. Tent Sales (Event, Storage, Festival, Scout): Sale of tents including party tents, storage tents, mast sails, CAVA scout tents, and special tents. CAVA scout tents represent a flagship product line. Steel-Line party tents are offered with optional striped fabric and center-gable pillar customization.
3. Repair and Maintenance Services: Presenco offers professional repair services for tarpaulins, tents, curtains, and bounce castles across all brands and types. Includes repairs for high-speed doors, door airlocks, truck tarpaulins, inflatables, boat canopies, mat covers, and airfence products. A minimum inspection fee of 250 DKK applies (470 DKK for air cushions).
4. Curtain and Screening Solutions: Sale and installation of PVC lamelgardiner (lamella curtains), welding curtains, noise curtains, lift walls, folding curtains, wind nets, and safety nets for industrial and commercial applications. Includes custom industrial screening solutions for dust, draft, noise, cold, and heat protection.
5. Sports and Leisure Products: Bounce castles, jump pads, airtracks, football pitches, handball courts, water polo courts, gymnastics mats, foam blocks, and therapy pads for sports facilities, schools, kindergartens, and event companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Presenco is a Danish custom manufacturer of tarpaulins, industrial curtains, tents (including the proprietary CAVA scout tent line), screening solutions, sports/leisure inflatables, and specialty fabric products. All products are fabricated at the company's own 2,407 m² workshop in Kolding, Denmark, using PVC, cotton-polyester blends, and other heavy-duty fabrics joined via sewing, HF welding, hot air welding, and gluing techniques. The company serves both businesses (transport, agriculture, industry, offshore, municipalities) and private consumers with both catalog items and bespoke special solutions.

Product overview

Presenco is a Danish company that has manufactured tarpaulin products since 1922, offering a comprehensive portfolio of custom-made canvas and tarpaulin solutions. The product range is organized into seven main categories: (1) Presenninger (Tarpaulins) for trailers, boats, cars, and containers; (2) Forhæng (Industrial Curtains) including welding curtains, laminar curtains, and noise reduction curtains; (3) Telte (Tents) featuring the proprietary CAVA scout tent brand, mast sails, party tents, and storage tents; (4) Sport og Fritid (Sports & Leisure) including bouncy castles, jumping pads, airtracks, and inflatable products; (5) Afskærmninger (Screening) for terraces, balconies, industrial applications, and outdoor areas; (6) Specialopgaver (Special Solutions) including gas balloons, flexible connections, slurry tank covers, foam products, and therapy cushions; and (7) Reparationer og Montage (Repair Services). All products are 100% Danish-produced at Presenco's own workshop in Kolding, handling both series production and unique custom solutions. The company serves both commercial/industrial customers (transport, agriculture, industry, offshore) and private consumers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAVA: High-end quality scout tents manufactured exclusively by Presenco in Denmark. Includes patrol tents, division tents, kitchen tents, samertents, and mast sails. Available in cognac and dusty green colors.
• Steel-Line

Products and services

• Tarpaulins (Presenninger) Custom-made flat and shaped tarpaulins for trailers, boats, cars, and containers, manufactured to customer specifications with PVC and other heavy-duty fabrics at the Kolding workshop.
• Industrial Curtains and Screens (Forhæng) Range of industrial curtains including welding curtains, PVC lamella/strip curtains, noise-reducing curtains, retractable walls, folding curtains, and wind/safety nets for factories and warehouses.
• Tents (Telte) Tents including the proprietary CAVA scout tent line (patrol, division, kitchen, samer tents and mast sails in cognac and dusty green), Steel-Line party tents, storage tents, sales booths, and custom special tents.
• Screening Solutions (Afskærmninger) Custom-made terrace and balcony screening, sun sails, pool and outdoor kitchen covers, industrial screening for dust/draft/noise/cold/heat, shelter fronts, pavilion side panels, and café/restaurant outdoor screening.
• Special Solutions (Specialopgaver) Bespoke specialty products including flexible gas balloons/buffer tanks (CO2/biogas storage), flexible connectors for production units (round, square, skewed, conical), slurry tank covers, ice balloons for polar research, wind turbine base covers, foam building blocks, and therapy cushions.
• Repair and Assembly Services (Reparationer og Montage) Professional repair and assembly services for tarpaulins, tents, bouncy castles, high-speed doors, door airlocks, truck tarpaulins, inflatables, boat canopies, mat covers, and airfence products, including on-site repair for minor damages across Denmark (Jutland, Funen, Zealand). A minimum inspection fee of 250 DKK applies (470 DKK for air cushions).

Quantifiable outcome

• PVC tarpaulins can last 10-20 years or more depending on use, maintenance, and environmental conditions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alfred Wagner InstituttetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2018Delivered two ice balloons to Alfred Wagner Instituttet in Germany for constructing underground workshops in Antarctica. The balloons withstand temperatures below -40°C and enable researchers to study ice cores from an underground facility. The method (originally developed with Niels Bohr Instituttet) allows the balloon to be deflated and removed, leaving no permanent materials at the research site.
• Enslev Tømrer og Snedker ApsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2018Collaborated with Enslev Tømrer og Snedker Aps on a special teepee/tipi project for Holluf Pile Skole in Odense. The project involved a large 55 m² structure (Ø 8.357m, height 6.372m) commissioned by Odense Municipality's By og Kulturforvaltning. Presenco manufactured the tent structure while Enslev handled carpentry.
• Niels Bohr InstituttetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2015In August 2015, Presenco developed custom ice balloons (cylinder with hemispherical ends, reinforced PVC) for Niels Bohr Instituttet's polar research in Greenland. The balloons are used to create underground ice halls for ice core drilling. The method was subsequently used by researchers internationally and was published in science journals. The solution has been applied on both Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Velebit d.o.o. Croatian-based custom tarpaulin and tent manufacturer serving transport, marine, and industrial customers primarily across Southeastern Europe. Comparable product portfolio (custom tarpaulins, covers, tents, industrial curtains) to Presenco, but regionally focused on the Balkans rather than Scandinavia.
• SkanCover: Nordic manufacturer of custom tarpaulins, covers, and industrial curtains with production in Denmark/Poland serving Scandinavian customers. Closest geographic competitor to Presenco in the Danish/Nordic tarpaulin market, with overlapping product categories (industrial covers, curtains, transport tarpaulins) and similar B2B customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Serge Ferrari: French manufacturer of flexible composite materials and coated fabrics for architecture, industry, marine, and outdoor structures. Highly comparable to Presenco's tarpaulin/technical-textile offerings (awnings, tensile architecture, modular structures), though Serge Ferrari operates at significantly larger scale with proprietary Précontraint technology.
• Losberger De Boer: International provider of temporary and semi-permanent tent and hall structures for events, industry, and military applications. Overlaps with Presenco's party tents, storage tents, and special/custom tent work, but operates globally with engineering and installation services Presenco does not offer.
• Sattler Pro-Tex: Austrian manufacturer of technical coated textiles for architecture, tent, transport, and industrial applications. Comparable to Presenco's PVC-coated fabric competence and outdoor structure end-uses, with a larger industrial scale.
• Heytex Bramsche: German coated-fabrics producer specializing in technical textiles for tents, awnings, truck tarpaulins, and architectural membranes. Closely comparable to Presenco's core PVC coating and lamination capability and end-use mix (transport covers, industrial curtains, tents).
• Sioen Industries: Belgian-headquartered global manufacturer of coated technical textiles, technical foils, and tarpaulin fabrics across multiple end-markets including transport, industry, and leisure. Comparable to Presenco in coated/PVC fabric manufacturing capability, but at vastly larger scale and with much broader geographic reach.
• Mehler Texnologies: German manufacturer of technical coated textiles and tarpaulins serving tents, truck covers, architecture, and industrial applications. Direct overlap with Presenco's PVC-coated tarpaulin and tent-fabric business, with broader product range and stronger European distribution.

Direct peers

• HTS TENTIQ: Manufacturer of modular and industrial tent systems (storage tents, event tents, custom structures) supplied across Europe. Comparable to Presenco's Lagertelte, Festtelte, and Specialtelte lines, with overlapping B2B customers in industry, transport, and events but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Röder Group: German tent and temporary-structure manufacturer producing event tents, storage tents, and industrial hall systems. Directly comparable to Presenco's tent and special-tent business, with a wider product catalog and more developed European distribution.

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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