Kongamek

What Kongamek does

Kongamek is a Swedish designer and manufacturer of material handling carts, trolleys, and wheels serving industrial, warehouse, logistics, retail, construction, healthcare, and commercial end markets. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Tingsryd, Sweden, with a warehouse and distribution center in Konga, the company operates a broad catalog spanning platform carts, shop carts, pallet trucks, serving carts, drying carts, sheet carts, mobile racks, wheel sets, and accessories. Its core technology centers on ergonomic design (e.g., the Serie 300 ERGO line with ergonomic Softgrip handles and braked wheels), modular product systems such as the flexible Serie 168 shelf cart, and proprietary wheel engineering including TENTEprene thermal-rubber wheels with precision ball bearings and zinc-plated pressed-steel housings. Product lines extend into adjacent categories such as ESD-protected carts, stainless-steel hygienic carts, waste-handling tip containers (the newly launched TIPPCONTAINER range, 150–3,000 liters), and a sustainability-oriented cart category, with options for customer-specific customization.

Kongamek generates revenue through one-time hardware sales of carts, trolleys, and wheels, sold at unit pricing through an indirect channel of approximately 661 resellers and dealers across 11 European markets (Sweden, Germany, Denmark, UK, Spain, Finland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Portugal). The company does not publish pricing tiers or subscription models; products are delivered unassembled in flat-pack form, with dealers setting end-user prices. Direct customer engagement (phone and email) supports inquiries, delivery tracking, and order status. The company markets via a multi-language website, direct customer support, and its dealer network, and emphasizes a 5-year warranty as a quality signal. Operationally, Kongamek reports 51–100 employees, operates a privately held corporate structure referencing a "Kongamek Group," and has no disclosed institutional investors, M&A history, or public funding rounds. Its sub-brand identity, "Workmates," frames the internal culture and customer promise.

Name

Kongamek

Legal name

Kongamek

Website

https://kongamek.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kongamek is a Swedish designer and manufacturer of ergonomic material handling carts, trolleys, pallet trucks, and wheels, founded in 1987 and serving 12 industrial, retail, healthcare, and logistics end-markets across 11 European countries via a 661-dealer network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Material Handling Equipment

NAICS

Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42344)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cartoning, Case Packing & Tray Loading Machines (IMALAOAE)

Keywords

• Material handling carts
• Industrial trolleys
• Platform trucks
• Pallet trucks
• Wheel assemblies

Headquarters

HQ city

Tingsryd

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Kongamek develops, manufactures, and sells carts and material handling products. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales of carts, trolleys, wheels, and accessories to businesses and organizations across various industries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Kongamek designs and manufactures material handling products including platform carts, shop carts, serving carts, pallet trucks, sheet carts, drying carts, shelf carts, wheel sets, and waste handling containers. The company sells its products through a Europe-wide dealer network of 661 dealers and offers customization options with a 5-year warranty on its products.

Product overview

Kongamek is a manufacturer of carts and material handling products offering Europe's widest range of products. The portfolio consists of physical cart products including serveringsvagnar (serving carts), plattformsvagnar (platform carts), butiksvagnar (shop carts), pallvagnar (pallet trucks), trallor & backvagnar (platform trucks & box carts), torkvagnar (drying carts), skivvagnar (sheet carts), and hjul (wheels) with associated hjulsatser (wheel sets) and tillbehör (accessories). The products are sold under series names like Serie 168 and Serie 300 ERGO, and include both core products and accessories/parts for customization and replacement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Workmates: Company self-identification tagline - 'We Are Workmates'. Used to describe the company culture and employee identity.

Products and services

• Platform Carts (Serie 300 ERGO) Platform carts with ergonomic features designed for industrial and workshop use, featuring the ERGO platform for reduced worker strain during material handling.
• Shop Carts Shop carts with adjustable shelves and a flexible shelf system, designed for retail stores and similar commercial environments requiring customizable product display and transport.
• Serving Carts Serving carts designed for hospitality, food service, and healthcare settings to transport meals, supplies, and service items.
• Pallet Trucks Manual pallet trucks for moving palletized loads in warehouses, distribution centers, and logistics operations.
• Sheet Carts Sheet carts designed for transporting sheet materials in construction sites and industrial settings.
• Drying Carts Drying carts designed for facilities and laundry operations to dry and store items in an organized manner.
• Shelf Carts (Serie 168) Shelf carts for warehouse order picking, stock replenishment, and multi-level material transport within logistics operations.
• Platform Trucks & Box Carts Platform trucks and box carts for moving boxed and palletized goods in warehouse and logistics environments.
• Wheel Sets (Hjulsatser) Wheel sets available in multiple sizes and with braking configurations, including TENTEprene and thermal rubber wheel options, sold as standalone replacement or upgrade wheels for carts and trolleys.
• Wheels (Hjul) Individual wheels (including TENTEprene and thermal rubber variants) sold as standalone components for material handling equipment.
• Waste Handling - TIPPCONTAINER TIPP c_container tipping containers for waste handling applications in industrial, warehouse, and commercial environments.
• Accessories (Tillbehör) Accessories and add-on components sold to complement Kongamek's cart and trolley product lines, supporting customization and replacement needs.

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BIL Group: BIL Group is a UK-based European manufacturer of material handling equipment, casters, and wheels serving industrial, retail, and warehouse customers. It is a direct competitor to Kongamek in ergonomic carts, pallet trucks, and wheels across European markets.
• TENTE Casters: TENTE is a global wheel and caster manufacturer whose thermal-rubber and TENTEprene wheel technology is specifically referenced in Kongamek's product specs. TENTE is a direct peer/supplier peer in the wheel and mobility component category that Kongamek competes and partners with.
• Stanley Handling: Stanley Handling is a UK distributor and manufacturer of material handling equipment, including platform trucks, pallet trucks, and warehouse carts. It is a direct peer competing with Kongamek in the British and European markets.
• Fetra Förderelemente: Fetra is a German manufacturer of material handling carts, platform trucks, and trolley systems. It is a direct peer to Kongamek, competing across similar product categories (platform carts, shelf carts, pallet trucks) and serving comparable European industrial, warehouse, and retail customers.
• Magliner (Magline Corporation): Magliner is a US-based manufacturer of hand trucks, platform trucks, and material handling carts. It is a direct peer to Kongamek in ergonomic, light-duty material handling products, though focused primarily on the North American market.

Broad incumbents

• Hyster-Yale Group: Hyster-Yale is a US-based global manufacturer of lift trucks and material handling equipment. It is a broad incumbent whose European dealer and customer base overlaps with Kongamek's warehouse and logistics end markets.
• KION Group: KION Group is a German-listed global forklift and supply chain solutions provider (Linde, STILL, Dematic brands). It is a broad incumbent that competes indirectly with Kongamek in pallet trucks and warehouse material handling customers across Europe.
• Columbus McKinnon: Columbus McKinnon is a US-based broad-line material handling manufacturer offering hoists, cranes, and lifting equipment. It is a broad incumbent in the broader material handling category, with adjacent product overlap to Kongamek's lifting and warehouse lines.
• Jungheinrich: Jungheinrich is a German global leader in intralogistics, offering forklifts, pallet trucks, and warehouse automation. It is a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlap with Kongamek occurs in pallet trucks and warehouse carts, though Jungheinrich operates at a much larger scale and with broader industrial systems.
• Toyota Material Handling: Toyota Material Handling is a global broad-line material handling OEM offering forklifts, pallet jacks, and warehouse equipment. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Kongamek indirectly through dealer networks and overlapping warehouse and logistics customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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