ELU
ELU is a Swedish engineering consulting firm, founded in 1968, specializing in structural, geotechnical, marine, and building construction engineering. It serves public infrastructure agencies, major contractors, and property developers across Sweden from offices in Stockholm, Göteborg, and Malmö.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1968
- HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What ELU does
ELU (ELU Konsult AB) is a privately held Swedish engineering consulting firm founded in 1968 and headquartered in Stockholm, with additional offices in Göteborg and Malmö. The firm delivers structural, civil, geotechnical, and marine engineering services across four integrated business areas: bridge and infrastructure construction, building construction, geotechnical engineering, and marine structures. Its work spans landmark projects including Nya Slussen in Stockholm, Hisingsbron in Gothenburg, Förbifart Stockholm's Bergtunnlar Skärholmen, Spårväg Syd (a 17km tramway), and Sweden's first timber-framed hospital building at CSK Karlstad.
ELU's technical stack is anchored in BIM-based 3D modeling (Revit, Tekla Structures), Finite Element Method (FEM) analysis, and parametric design that enables delivery of construction documents without traditional 2D drawings. The firm has developed two proprietary tools: a CO2 calculation tool (launched 2017) integrated into its modeling software for optimizing climate impact, and an in-house FRP carbon fiber reinforcement dimensioning tool. Its workforce includes doctoral-level specialists and multiple adjunct professors at KTH and Chalmers, contributing to Eurocode development, Pålkommissionen, and joint research programs.
ELU generates revenue through professional services fees negotiated on a project-by-project basis, primarily via public procurement (Trafikverket, Trafikkontoret, municipalities) and direct commissions from major Swedish construction contractors (NCC, Veidekke, Skanska, Implenia, OHLA, Peab) and property developers. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors and operates as a horizontally segmented B2B consultancy serving Swedish public infrastructure, contractors, and developers.
ELU firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- ELU
- Legal name
- ELU Konsult AB
- Website
- https://elu.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1968
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- ELU is a Swedish engineering consulting firm, founded in 1968, specializing in structural, geotechnical, marine, and building construction engineering. It serves public infrastructure agencies, major contractors, and property developers across Sweden from offices in Stockholm, Göteborg, and Malmö.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where ELU is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Stockholm
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
ELU business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Engineering Consulting Services: ELU generates revenue through professional engineering consulting services across four business areas: bridge and infrastructure construction, building construction, geotechnical engineering, and marine structures. Services are provided to government agencies, construction companies, and property developers on a project fee basis, typically through public procurement or direct commission. Revenue is project-based and recurring through long-term client relationships and framework agreements.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
ELU product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ELU is a Swedish engineering consulting firm that sells project-based structural, civil, geotechnical and marine engineering services. Its work covers bridge and infrastructure design, building construction engineering, foundation and stability analysis, and marine structures for government agencies, construction companies and property developers.
Product overview
ELU is a consulting firm offering comprehensive expertise and innovative solutions across four main service areas: bro- och anläggningskonstruktion (bridge and infrastructure construction), byggnadskonstruktion (building construction), geoteknik (geotechnical services), and marina konstruktioner (marine constructions). The company delivers high-quality services for construction projects of all complexity levels and scales, from commercial and public buildings to bridges, tunnels, ports, and geotechnical foundation solutions. ELU was founded in 1968 and operates from offices in Stockholm, Göteborg, and Malmö.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Bridge and Infrastructure Construction [Bro- och anläggningskonstruktion] Engineering consulting for the design and construction of bridges, tunnels and other infrastructure facilities for infrastructure and construction projects.
- Building Construction [Byggnadskonstruktion] Building construction consulting for commercial buildings, public facilities and residential projects, covering engineering input across the building process.
- Geotechnics [Geoteknik] Geotechnical services for analyzing ground conditions, performing field investigations, running stability calculations and developing safe foundation solutions.
- Marine Structures [Marina konstruktioner] Marine engineering consulting for port and quay facilities, water regulation and environmental protection in demanding marine and coastal environments.
- Pile Shock Wave Measurements [Stötvågsmätning av pålar] Pile shock wave measurement services, including PDA measurements, used to support clients earlier in piling work and combine measurement and design for optimized and resource-efficient processes.
Quantifiable outcome
- 57% CO2 reduction demonstrated in climate calculation study for Haga Resecentrum through optimized structural and material choices
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use ELU
Customer profileNamed customers19 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
ELU technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
ELU partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- PeabcoreELU and Peab are partners in Trafikverkets alliance for E22 Förbifart Söderköping. The alliance is a new collaborative model where client, contractor, and consultant share joint responsibility for design, construction, and handover. ELU provides structural and geotechnical engineering for bridges and structures along the route, with the jewel being an aqueduct passage under the Göta Canal.
- TrafikverketcoreTrafikverket is the government infrastructure owner and client for major ELU projects including Förbifart Stockholm, Norrbotniabanan, E22 Förbifart Söderköping (alliance), and the new metro stations. ELU operates as both direct consultant and alliance partner.
- RISE Research Institutes of SwedenminorRISE provides materials testing support to ELU as a subconsultant under the framework agreement with Trafikkontoret Stockholm for load capacity assessments and structural condition evaluations.
- BergabminorBergab provides rock mechanics expertise as subconsultant to ELU under the framework agreement with Trafikkontoret Stockholm.
- TyrénsminorTyréns acted as subconsultant to ELU for rail engineering in the Lilla Lidingöbron project. Also partnered with ELU on Norrbotniabanan (delsträcka Robertsfors-Ytterbyn) where ELU was lead designer for the most complex bridges.
- Entry ABcoreELU partnered with Entry AB for the Hallsberg-Stenkumla rail bridges project in southern Sweden (Godsstråket). ELU delivers all structural engineering including foundations, superstructure, and 3D models. Project notable for being delivered entirely without traditional drawings – the model serves as the construction document.
- RejlersminorELU's client for Riksarkivet Härnösand project; Rejlers acted as general consultant for the project, with ELU providing geotechnical engineering, foundation design, and timber structural engineering.
- Statens vegvesen (Norwegian Public Roads Administration)minorPartner in a joint research application with Chalmers and NTNU focused on optimizing existing bridge structures through object-specific dynamic amplification factors, which could increase load class for short bridges without reinforcement.
- White ArkitektercoreELU partnered with White Arkitekter on the Våga water tower in Varberg – a flagship wave-shaped reinforced concrete water tower. The collaboration combined architectural vision with structural engineering expertise to create a landmark structure.
- Gaia ArkitekturminorELU partnered with Gaia Arkitektur as technical experts in the MASSA (Marine Stone Structures for Sustainable Aquatic environments) research project, which aims to convert tunnel excavation stone mass into ecological habitats in Stockholm's inner archipelago. ELU contributes marine geological and geotechnical expertise.
- Limträteknik i FaluncoreELU partners with Limträteknik (leading timber construction specialist) since 2019 to deliver complex timber construction projects. Collaboration leverages complementary expertise: ELU provides structural engineering while Limträteknik contributes specialist timber construction knowledge. Joint projects include Riksarkivet Härnösand, Himmerfjärdsverket, and CSK Karlstad hospital timber structure.
- Subterra Sverige ABcoreELU has been part of Subterra's team as structural engineering partner for Förbifart Stockholm (Bergtunnlar Skärholmen FSE209). ELU delivered all structural construction documents for approximately 3km of main tunnel, twin tunnel bores, and 4 ramp tunnels. At peak, 11 ELU structural engineers were fully engaged on the project.
- Dissing+WeitlingcoreELU was part of the winning team (with Dissing+Weitling, Leonhardt Andrä und Partner, and Ljusarkitektur) in the 2013 architectural competition for the new Hisingsbron over Göta älv in Gothenburg. ELU was structural engineering partner for the Arpeggio bridge section.
- KTH (Royal Institute of Technology)coreELU has collaborated with KTH since the late 2000s, deepening in 2009 with the appointment of Costin Pacoste as Adjunct Professor at KTH's bridge and steel structures department. Today Abbas Zangeneh Kamali, Anders Beijer-Lundberg, and Christoffer Svedholm hold adjunct positions at KTH, contributing to teaching, research projects, and PhD supervision. ELU contributes to KTH's Structural Concrete course with FEM lectures and exercises.
- Chalmers Tekniska HögskolacoreELU maintains active research and teaching partnerships with Chalmers, including joint PhD programs (Viktor Eriksson researching dynamic response of high-speed train bridges) and Christoffer Svedholm lecturing on FEM in the Structural Concrete course. ELU is also co-applicant on research proposals with Chalmers, NTNU, and Statens vegvesen.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights6 records
ELU competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Multiconsult: Norwegian engineering consultancy with deep structural and geotechnical expertise. Overlaps with ELU on bridge and infrastructure work, with a primarily Norway-based delivery model.
- Reinertsen: Nordic engineering and construction firm with structural and marine capabilities. Comparable in scale to ELU and competes for similar infrastructure and marine assignments in the Nordics.
- Norconsult: Norway's largest engineering consultancy with strong bridge, geotechnical, and marine capabilities. Comparable in service mix to ELU, primarily competing in the Norwegian market but increasingly active in Sweden.
Broad incumbents
- COWI: Danish engineering firm with strong bridge, tunnel, and marine heritage. Direct competitor on complex bridge and infrastructure commissions in Scandinavia, including Swedish megaprojects.
- Sweco: Largest Nordic engineering consultancy with broad structural, geotechnical, bridge, and marine capabilities. Competes with ELU on Swedish public tenders and is a clear headcount and geographic scale benchmark.
- Buro Happold: International engineering consultancy with strength in complex structures, sustainability, and iconic buildings. Comparable to ELU on technically complex building and bridge commissions where sustainability targets are central.
- Ramboll: Denmark-headquartered global engineering consultancy active in Swedish bridges, tunnels, and geotechnical projects. Competes with ELU on major infrastructure tenders and brings deeper international resources.
- AFRY (formerly ÅF): Major Swedish-origin engineering and design firm with infrastructure, buildings, and marine practices. Overlaps with ELU on bridge, geotechnical, and industrial structural engineering work across the Nordics.
- WSP: Global engineering consultancy with a significant Swedish practice covering infrastructure, buildings, and environment. Competes with ELU across most service lines and offers integrated multi-disciplinary delivery.
Direct peers
- Tyréns: Swedish engineering consultancy with overlapping service lines in infrastructure, bridges, geotechnics, and buildings. Already partners with ELU on rail projects (Lilla Lidingöbron, Norrbotniabanan), and competes for the same public-procurement clients in Sweden.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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ELU leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles20 records
ELU funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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ELU M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about ELU
What does ELU do?
ELU is a Swedish engineering consulting firm that sells project-based structural, civil, geotechnical and marine engineering services. Its work covers bridge and infrastructure design, building construction engineering, foundation and stability analysis, and marine structures for government agencies, construction companies and property developers.
Is ELU a public or private company?
ELU is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was ELU founded?
ELU was founded in 1968. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is ELU based?
ELU is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does ELU make money?
One revenue line is on record: engineering Consulting Services.
Who are ELU's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Multiconsult, Reinertsen and Norconsult. Broad incumbents are COWI, Sweco, Buro Happold, Ramboll, AFRY (formerly ÅF) and WSP. Tyréns is listed as a direct peer.
Does ELU have an API?
No public API is recorded for ELU.