What Olofsson Bygg does

Olofsson Bygg (legal name: GH Olofsson Bygg & Entreprenad AB) is a privately held Swedish construction company founded in 1970 and headquartered in Borås. With 51-100 employees, the company operates across three integrated service lines: Konceptbyggnation (standardized concept construction for restaurant chains including McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and ChopChop), Lager & Logistik (logistics and warehouse facility construction for clients including Logicenters, NREP, Post Nord, Dagab, Ellos, and Didriksons1913), and Entreprenad (general contracting for commercial, residential, and community projects, primarily in Western Sweden). The company has grown from a one-person operation to a regional contractor executing projects throughout the Nordic region, with a strong-rooted presence in the Sjuhärad area and marquee projects including the 110,000 m2 Dagab automated cold and freezer warehouse in Bålsta and the 21,000 m2 Triple Zero wooden logistics building (Sweden's largest wooden logistics building, BREEAM Outstanding certified).

The business model is project-based B2B contracting, with revenue generated through one-time construction contracts where Olofsson Bygg either serves as overall coordinator with full responsibility or operates as a specialized contractor for specific project phases. Pricing is quote-driven and customized per project scope; no public pricing is available. Customer acquisition is primarily through direct enterprise sales and long-term relationship management, with a dedicated business developer covering the Nordic region (Jens Wilhelmsson) and a strategy emphasizing repeat business and referrals. The standard McDonald's concept build is delivered in 17 weeks from foundation to finished building, evidencing an industrialized rollout model differentiated by speed-to-market.

Under owner-CEO Halldor Hilmarsson, who assumed ownership in 2007, the company has invested in formal quality and sustainability systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, GVK-tätskikt sealing certification), won two of three major Swedish construction awards in 2024 (ZeroCO2 Project of the Year and Best Public Housing Project), and expanded its leadership team with a CFO (Pontus Klint, May 2023) and multiple site managers and construction engineers hired across 2023, 2024, and 2025. The company is a member of Sveriges Byggindustrier (Swedish Construction Industry Federation) and is registered as a Swedish private limited company.

Name

Olofsson Bygg

Legal name

GH Olofsson Bygg & Entreprenad AB

Website

https://www.olofssonbygg.se/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Olofsson Bygg is a Swedish construction company headquartered in Borås that delivers concept buildings for restaurant chains, logistics and warehouse facilities, and general contracting for commercial and residential projects across the Nordic region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Borås

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: General construction services including new construction, renovation, and concept building for restaurants and commercial properties. Revenue generated through project-based contracts with both total coordination responsibility and specific project roles. Services span logistics facilities, concept restaurants, and civil construction.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Olofsson Bygg is a Swedish construction contractor that builds logistics facilities, chain restaurant concept buildings, and commercial/community properties for enterprise customers. The company acts as either the full project coordinator (general contractor) with overall responsibility or as a specialist partner for specific parts of a construction project, delivering new builds, renovations, and large-scale industrial facilities across Sweden and the Nordic region.

Product overview

Olofsson Bygg is a construction company offering three integrated service areas: Konceptbyggnation (concept construction for chain restaurants like McDonald's and Pizza Hut), Lager & Logistik (logistics and warehouse facility construction), and Entreprenad (general contracting for commercial, residential, and community projects). The company operates across Sweden and the broader Nordic region, providing complete construction solutions from project management to finished buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Konceptbyggnation (Concept Construction) Standardized concept construction for restaurant chains and retail chains, including McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and ChopChop locations across Sweden. Delivered with high installation density, current standards compliance, and flexible custom solutions, with a 17-week McDonald's concept construction timeline.
• Lager & Logistik (Logistics & Warehouse Construction) Construction of logistics and production facilities across the Nordic region, including warehouse facilities, distribution centers, automated cold/freezer storage, and specialized industrial buildings. Notable projects include a 110,000 m² automated cold warehouse (Dagab) and a 21,000 m² wooden logistics building (Triple Zero Bålsta).
• Entreprenad (General Contracting) General construction and contracting services primarily in Western Sweden (Borås area), including community buildings, commercial properties, offices, housing cooperatives, renovations, and space adaptations.

Quantifiable outcome

• McDonald's concept buildings completed in 17 weeks from foundation to finished building
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• ChopChopmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2024Multiple ChopChop Asian Express restaurant constructions including Gävle, Falun, Kristianstad, Skövde, and Katrineholm locations.
• NREP LogicenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2023Development of Triple Zero in Bålsta - Sweden's largest wooden logistics building at 21,000 m2. Focus on minimizing carbon footprint throughout the building's lifecycle using wood structure replacing steel and concrete.
• LogicenterscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 February 2023Multiple logistics facility projects including Staffanstorp (25,000 m2) and Kallhäll (24,000 m2). Long-term partnership for logistics property development.
• DagabmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2022Construction of automated cold and freezer warehouse in Bålsta. Olofsson Bygg entered the project at year-end 2019/2020 as foundation contractor, followed by structural completion in February 2021. Total facility: 110,000 m2, structural completion: ca 10,000 m2.
• McDonald'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing concept restaurant building partnership with over 10 completed McDonald's locations. Includes the McD Nordic Building concept with 17-week construction timeline.
• JärngrindenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term relationship with property developer Järngrinden with multiple completed assignments including their own office building and Prästskogen (92 apartments).

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Peab: One of Sweden's largest construction and civil engineering contractors, operating across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. Directly comparable as a general contractor serving commercial, residential, logistics, and civil segments in the same Nordic geographies Olofsson operates in.
• NCC: Major Swedish construction company active in building construction, infrastructure, and property development. Directly competes with Olofsson on commercial buildings, residential, and Nordic-region projects with similar B2B sales motion.
• Wästbygg: Swedish construction group specializing in logistics, commercial, and residential projects. Closely comparable to Olofsson given its explicit focus on logistics facility construction for Nordic real estate clients, including Logicenters and similar institutional investors.
• Logistic Contractor: Swedish specialist contractor focused on logistics, warehouse, and industrial facility construction. Highly comparable to Olofsson's Lager & Logistik segment, serving the same Nordic institutional logistics real estate customers.
• Serneke: Swedish mid-sized contractor active in commercial, residential, and public projects in Western Sweden. Comparable mid-tier peer competing for similar project sizes and customer types in overlapping geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Veidekke: Major Nordic contractor with broad building construction, civil engineering, and residential operations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Overlaps with Olofsson on commercial building and infrastructure projects in the same geography.
• Skanska: Sweden's largest construction company with global operations. Competes broadly with Olofsson on commercial buildings, civil works, and Nordic logistics projects, but at materially larger scale.

Others

• Byggmax: Swedish building materials retailer. Adjacent rather than direct competitor — Olofsson purchases from material suppliers, and both serve Nordic construction demand, but Byggmax operates a DIY/retail model versus Olofsson's project contracting.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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