Markbygg

What Markbygg does

Markbygg Anläggning Väst AB is a Swedish ground and civil engineering contractor headquartered in Uddevalla, Västra Götaland, specializing in water and sewage (VA) systems, road construction, foundation work, quays and bridges, marine works, and concrete and cable/pipeline installations. The company positions itself as one of the leading mark- och anläggningsföretag in Västra Götaland, operating across the Bohuslän-to-Gothenburg corridor. Since its founding in 2000, Markbygg has served municipalities, government agencies, and private sector clients through a combination of fixed-price execution contracts and larger functional contracts, with framework agreements (ramavtal) held with at least six public sector buyers.

The business is sales-led, with contracts acquired through competitive tendering and formal procurement processes rather than direct sales. Revenue derives from one-time construction contracts bid on a per-project basis; pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by contract scope. Markbygg is BKMA-certified, aligning its management system with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001, and has received regional recognition including 'Årets företagare' and 'Gasellföretag' designations. The company has also begun developing residential land (exploatering), exemplified by the Sunds Terrasser project.

Since January 2022, Markbygg has operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Landscaping Group AB, a publicly listed Nordic group of landscaping and construction companies. The company employs a visible management team of approximately 12 named personnel including CEO Martin Stéen, CFO Camilla Fredriksson, and multiple site managers, with total headcount inferred to be modestly larger based on operational scope. The company is privately held at the subsidiary level with no independent funding history disclosed.

Name

Markbygg

Legal name

Markbygg Anläggning Väst AB

Website

https://markbygg.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Markbygg Anläggning Väst AB is a Swedish ground and civil engineering contractor in Uddevalla specializing in water and sewage systems, road construction, and infrastructure, serving municipalities, government agencies, and private clients in Västra Götaland as a subsidiary of Green Landscaping Group AB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Civil Engineering & Ground Construction Services

NAICS

Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (23711), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (2379)

SIC

Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Pipeline Construction (Mains, Force Mains, Interceptors) (IMAFAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Storage & Conveyance Structures (Reservoirs, Tanks, Culverts, Tunnels) (IMAFAGAE), Revetments, Groynes & Beach Nourishment (IMAFAJAD), Subsea & Nearshore Civil Works (Trenching, Rock Placement, Mattressing) (IMAFAJAI), Construction Management & Delivery (EPCM/CMAR/Design-Build Oversight) (EUANALAE)

Keywords

• Ground construction services
• Water and sewage systems
• Civil engineering contracting
• Infrastructure construction
• Road and foundation works

Headquarters

HQ city

Uddevalla

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Construction and civil engineering contracts: Markbygg generates revenue through fixed-price construction and civil engineering contracts, including both small-scale excavation projects under framework agreements and larger, more complex infrastructure projects such as water/sewage systems, roads, harbors, and foundation work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Markbygg is a ground and civil engineering construction company (mark- och anläggningsföretag) that delivers construction services primarily in water and sewage (VA) systems, including wastewater treatment plants, alongside finishing work, road construction, quay and bridge construction, marine works, foundations, infrastructure, concrete, cable/pipeline installations, and residential area development. The company executes both small utförandeentreprenad (execution contracts) under municipal framework agreements and larger, complex infrastructure and civil engineering contracts for municipalities, government agencies, private companies, and consumers.

Product overview

Markbygg is a service-based ground and infrastructure construction company (mark- och anläggningsföretag) offering a broad portfolio of construction services rather than a software product. The company specializes primarily in water and sewage (VA) systems with wastewater treatment plants as its core focus, supplemented by finishing work (finplanering), road construction, quay and bridge building, marine work, foundation work, infrastructure projects, concrete work, cable and pipeline installations, and residential area development. Their services range from small execution contracts (utförandeentreprenad) to complex functional contracts (funktionsentreprenad), serving municipalities, government agencies, municipal and private companies, and consumers. The company operates as Markbygg Anläggning Väst AB and is a subsidiary of Green Landscaping Group AB.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water and Sewage (VA) Services
• Finplanering (Finishing Work)
• Road Construction
• Kajer och Broar (Quays and Bridges)
• Sjöarbeten (Marine Work)
• Grundläggning (Foundation Work)
• Infrastruktur (Infrastructure)
• Betongentreprenader (Concrete Work)
• Kabel- och Ledningsarbeten (Cable and Pipeline Work) Installation and construction of cables, pipelines, and utility lines for public and private infrastructure projects.
• Exploatering av Bostadsområden (Residential Area Development) Development and exploitation of residential areas, including land preparation and development, delivered for municipalities and private developers.
• Jordschakt och Fyllningar (Earthwork and Fill) Excavation, earthwork, and fill operations for construction sites.
• Spont och Markstabilisering (Sheet Piling and Ground Stabilization) Permanent sheet piling and ground stabilization services for civil engineering projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Strandpromenaden project won Vägverket's 'Vackra vägars pris' in 2009 among 13 nominated projects
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and major.

• BKMA (Byggföretagen)minorOthersMarkbygg is a member of BKMA, a management system established by Byggföretagen (the Swedish construction industry association). BKMA certification is based on ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 principles.
• Uddevalla kommunmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUddevalla municipality has a framework agreement (ramavtal) with Markbygg for the execution of smaller ground works. The municipality is also a direct client for larger civil engineering projects.
• Göteborgs StadmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGothenburg City holds a framework agreement with Markbygg for smaller ground works.
• Grästorps kommunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGrästorp municipality holds a framework agreement with Markbygg for the execution of smaller ground works.
• Lilla Edet kommunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLilla Edet municipality holds a framework agreement with Markbygg for the execution of smaller ground works.
• Stenungsunds kommunminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStenungsund municipality holds a framework agreement with Markbygg for the execution of smaller ground works.
• SInframinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSInfra holds a framework agreement with Markbygg for the execution of smaller ground works.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Veidekke: Nordic contractor with significant Swedish civil engineering and ground-works operations; competes for the same municipal infrastructure and VA projects as Markbygg, particularly in western Sweden.
• Skanska: Global construction and infrastructure group headquartered in Sweden with substantial civil engineering and water-infrastructure capability; represents the upper end of the competitive set Markbygg faces in public tenders.
• Peab: One of Sweden's largest construction and civil engineering contractors, operating across ground works, infrastructure, and heavy civil — directly overlapping with Markbygg's water/sewage, road, and ground-works portfolio, but at national scale.
• Infranord: State-owned Swedish contractor focused on rail and civil infrastructure construction; competes for adjacent infrastructure tenders and shares the public-sector framework-agreement model with Markbygg.
• NCC: Major Swedish contractor with significant infrastructure and ground-engineering operations; competes with Markbygg for municipal framework agreements and infrastructure projects in Västra Götaland and beyond.

Regional players

• NRC Group: Nordic infrastructure contractor with Swedish operations spanning ground works, rail, and civil engineering; comparable service mix though primary geographic focus is broader Nordic/Norway.
• Garda Pollen: Smaller Swedish ground and civil contractor based in western Sweden, operating in a similar Västra Götaland-adjacent geography with overlapping groundwork and infrastructure capabilities to Markbygg.

Direct peers

• Svevia: Swedish civil engineering contractor owned by the Swedish state, specializing in road, ground, and infrastructure construction — highly comparable business model and customer base to Markbygg, especially in municipal framework agreements.
• Smidmek: Swedish ground and civil engineering contractor of similar size and scope to Markbygg, focusing on groundwork, infrastructure, and construction projects across Swedish municipalities — a closely comparable regional competitor.
• Älmby Entreprenad: Regional Swedish ground and civil engineering contractor with a comparable service offering (groundworks, infrastructure, VA-adjacent) and similar customer profile of municipal and private clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/markbygg-ab

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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