What Hedensted Gruppen does

Hedensted Gruppen A/S (HG) is a family-owned Danish supplier founded in 1971 and headquartered in Hedensted, Denmark, specializing in equipment, consumables, and services for the mink farming industry. The company's product portfolio spans three divisions — Farm (feed machines, daily consumables, investment goods), Pelteri (pelting machines, drums, accessories), and Maskiner (general machinery) — with additional offerings in farm infrastructure, water systems (Forelco), wire products, nesting boxes, transport boxes, traps, safety gloves, and pest control chemicals. HG holds a wholly-owned production facility in Poland and operates a WeightLog-branded digital weighing and farm management system that includes hardware (shelves, gateways, calibration weights) plus a licensed software platform with mobile app.

HG's go-to-market is B2B and sales-led, targeting professional mink farmers and fur ranchers through an e-commerce-enabled company website, an international dealer network, and direct customer support. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales (equipment ranging from small accessories under 10 DKK to capital machinery above 500,000 DKK) supplemented by recurring consumables and spare parts tied to the installed base. Pricing is in Danish Krone with free shipping on orders over 999 DKK within Denmark and worldwide delivery supported. Strategic supplier relationships include Kubota (diesel engines in feeder machines) and Betafence (wire products). The company operates a multi-language storefront (Danish, English, Polish), maintains LinkedIn and YouTube channels, and offers leasing and service options. The entire business is exposed to a single vertical whose regulatory environment is contracting across major European markets.

Name

Hedensted Gruppen

Legal name

Hedensted Gruppen A/S

Website

https://hedensted-gruppen.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hedensted Gruppen A/S is a family-owned Danish supplier, founded 1971, that sells specialized equipment, consumables, and the WeightLog digital weighing system to mink farmers and fur ranchers globally via e-commerce, dealer network, and Polish production operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hedensted

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment and Machinery Sales: Sale of heavy equipment including feeding machines, pelting machines, skinning drums, and accessories. One-time purchase model for machinery with various price points from small accessories to major equipment lines.
2. Consumables and Spare Parts: Ongoing sales of consumable products including gloves, clips, chemicals, cleaning supplies, and spare parts for machinery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Hedensted Gruppen A/S manufactures and supplies specialized machinery, equipment, and consumables for the mink farming industry. The product portfolio covers feed machines, pelting machines, drums, water systems, wire products, nesting boxes, gloves, and pest control chemicals, alongside the proprietary WeightLog digital weighing system for farm management. Founded in 1971, the family-owned company operates production facilities in Poland and sells through its own website and an international dealer network.

Product overview

Hedensted Gruppen A/S (HG) is a leading supplier of products and services for the mink farming industry, serving both national and international markets. Founded in 1971 and family-owned, the company operates production facilities in Poland and maintains an extensive dealer network. The product portfolio is organized into three main divisions: Farm (fodermaskiner/feed machines, daily consumables, investment goods), Pelteri (pelting machines and accessories), and Maskiner (general machinery). Core products include pelting machines (HG Combi Cut with laser, HG Quick Cut, HG Quick Skin 14, HG 10 Hot Spray, HG 5 Tanemaskine), drum systems (HG Skin Drum 16, Self-Emptying Body Drum, Throughput Drum), feed machines (Robofeeder, Feeder 100/125/160 with associated feeding computers), and the WeightLog digital weighing system for farm management. Supporting products include Forelco water systems, wire products, nesting boxes, transport boxes, traps, gloves, and pest control chemicals (Hokoex, FAST BAIT). The company also provides leasing and service options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WeightLog: Weight management and monitoring system for mink farming, includes weighing shelves, gateway, and computer equipment for tracking animal weight data.
• Forelco

Products and services

• HG Combi Cut (with Laser) Advanced pelting machine with laser technology and automatic H/T stretching for high-quality mink pelting operations on fur farms.
• HG Quick Cut (with Laser) Pelting machine equipped with laser technology for efficient mink skin removal on professional fur farms.
• HG Quick Skin 14 Flaying machine for mink pelting with main cutter included, designed for mink fur processing operations.
• HG 10 Hot Spray Scraping machine including fat pump for pelt processing in mink fur farming operations.
• HG 5 Tanemaskine Tanning machine for mink pelts, used in fur processing workflows.
• HG Skin Drum 16 Self-emptying skin drum for leather or fur side processing in mink pelting operations.
• HG Self-Emptying Body Drum Self-emptying body drum with 150cm diameter and capacity for 125 male mink pelts, also available in XL version.
• HG Throughput Drum 17 Throughput drum for continuous pelt processing in mink fur farming.
• HG Feeder Feed Machines (Feeder 100, 125, 160) Feed machines for mink farm feeding operations. The Feeder 125 model features a 34 HP Kubota diesel motor, 3-speed mixer, 1,000 liter feed tank, and small turning radius.
• Robofeeder Automated feeding machine for mink farms.
• HG Feeding Computer Feed computer with larger display, simple operation, and quick calibration for HG feed machines.
• WeightLog Proprietary digital weighing and management system for mink farms, including load cells, weighing shelves, weighing computer, and gateway for daily weight monitoring of animals.
• Forelco Water Systems Complete water systems including thermovalves, bite valves, water pipes, and accessories for mink farm watering infrastructure.
• HG Wire Products Wire panels, nesting box components, and wire in various materials (ZinkAlu, stainless steel, galvanized) for farm construction, exceeding EU Class A standard by 20% or more.
• HG Nesting Boxes Complete nesting box systems including floors, lids, and inserts for mink breeding operations.
• HG Traps Wire traps for mink including moving traps, ground traps, and sorting traps in various sizes and materials.
• HG Transport Boxes Transport boxes for mink in various configurations (4-6 room models) approved for air transport.
• HG Gloves Heavy-duty mink handling gloves (HG 1 and HG 2 models) with bite protection for adult male mink.
• Hokoex Granular insecticide for controlling insect larvae in stables, mink farms, poultry houses, and manure areas with 4-8 weeks effectiveness.
• FAST BAIT Granular bait for effective fly control through contact and ingestion, effective for 5-6 weeks.
• HG Hydra Combi with Killing Box Combined killing box and pelting machine with electric start for mink fur processing.
• HG Multi-Washer 2-in-1 Multi-washer machine for farm equipment cleaning.
• HG Pro Brush Brush machine for pelt processing in mink fur farming.
• HG Skin Cleaner Machine for cleaning mink skins during pelt processing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Wire products exceed EU Class A standard by 20% or more

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Lely: Dutch manufacturer of dairy farming automation and robotic feeding systems. Comparable as a European agricultural automation specialist with proprietary equipment and a recurring service/aftermarket model, but serving dairy rather than mink.
• Big Dutchman: Global leader in livestock housing and feeding equipment (poultry, swine, cattle). Comparable as a supplier of integrated farm infrastructure and feeding machinery, though operating across a much broader species portfolio than Hedensted Gruppen's mink focus.
• GEA Farm Technologies: Large industrial supplier of milking, manure handling, and farm infrastructure equipment. Comparable as a diversified farm machinery incumbent with global dealer networks, though focused on dairy and livestock rather than fur farming.
• VDL Agrotech: Dutch supplier of livestock housing and handling equipment. Comparable as a European manufacturer of farm infrastructure hardware targeting professional livestock operations.
• DeLaval: Global dairy farm technology supplier with milking robots, cooling, and farm management systems. Comparable as a multinational farm automation incumbent with proprietary equipment, recurring service revenue, and integrated dealer networks.
• Skov A/S: Danish supplier of climate control and farm management systems for livestock buildings. Comparable as a Denmark-based agricultural technology company selling integrated hardware/software solutions to professional livestock operators.

Direct peers

• Tru-Test Group: Manufacturer of livestock weighing and electronic identification systems. Highly comparable to Hedensted Gruppen's WeightLog product line as a supplier of animal weighing hardware and data management tools to livestock producers.
• Gallagher Group: New Zealand-based livestock management solutions provider with weighing, EID, and farm automation products. Comparable as a specialist in animal weighing and management technology sold to livestock farmers globally.
• Horst Compagnie: German supplier of pelting and fur processing machinery. Direct comparable as a European specialist manufacturer of equipment for the fur/leather processing industry, overlapping with Hedensted Gruppen's pelting machine portfolio.

Others

• Betafence: European manufacturer of fencing and wire mesh products. Listed as a supplier partner to Hedensted Gruppen for wire products; relevant as thematically adjacent infrastructure supplier to the fur farming value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC7nj7YeTqJ22Zdm7G_czsIA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hedensted-gruppen
• Facebookfacebook.com/hedenstedgruppen

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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