What Trimtec does

Trimtec is a Swedish authorized Trimble distributor founded in 2002 that sells, rents, and services geospatial and construction measurement instruments. The company operates from six offices across Sweden (Stockholm, Umeå, Sundsvall, Karlstad, Gothenburg, and Malmö) with five certified service workshops, serving customers in civil engineering, construction, rail, GIS, architecture, archaeology, mining, and energy. Named enterprise and government customers include Sweco, Deutsche Bahn (DB Netz), Siemens Mobility, AFRY, Peab, Sjöfartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration), Vasamuseet, and Züblin Scandinavia, alongside SMB surveying and architecture firms. Trimtec holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and a Dun & Bradstreet AAA credit rating.

The product portfolio covers Trimble's full geospatial hardware stack: GNSS/GPS receivers (R12i, R580, R780, R980, R750, Catalyst), total stations (SX12, S9, S7, S5, Ri), terrestrial laser scanners (X7, X9, X12), mobile mapping systems (MX7, MX50, MX60, MX90), field computers and tablets, rail measurement systems (Trimble GEDO family), ground-penetrating radar (MALÅ), and the Spectra Precision construction laser line. On the software and cloud side, Trimtec distributes Trimble Access (field), Trimble Business Center (office), Trimble RealWorks, Trimble FieldLink, Trimble TerraFlex, Trimble Connect cloud collaboration, Trimble SiteVision augmented reality, and correction services (Centerpoint RTX, VRS Now). The company has also introduced Cintoo Cloud in Sweden as a brand-agnostic point cloud collaboration platform.

Trimtec generates revenue across five streams: equipment sales (direct and via the e-line.trimtec.se web shop), equipment rental with a purchase option, software licenses and subscriptions (Trimble Business Center is transitioning to subscription-only from January 2026), certified service and repairs under Care agreements, and training through the Trimtec School, product courses, webinars, and a KTH course in modern measurement technology. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining field sales, inside sales, demo booking, an e-commerce storefront, webinars, and user conferences (TAK). Trimtec operates as an authorized distributor for Trimble Geospatial and Buildings, Spectra Precision, BuildingPoint, and Seco, with Sweden as its primary market.

Name

Trimtec

Website

https://trimtec.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Trimtec is a Swedish authorized Trimble distributor selling, renting, and servicing GNSS receivers, laser scanners, mobile mapping systems, total stations, construction lasers, and geospatial software across Sweden via six offices and certified service workshops.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kista

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Trimtec sells a comprehensive range of surveying hardware including GNSS/GPS receivers, total stations, laser scanners, construction lasers, field computers, and accessories. Equipment is sold directly via sales teams and through the web shop (e-line.trimtec.se). Both new purchases and accessories are available.
2. Equipment Rental: Trimtec offers flexible rental of measuring instruments for temporary needs. Customers can rent equipment for short or extended periods. Rental includes options to purchase equipment rented previously.
3. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Trimtec sells and manages software licenses including Trimble Access, Trimble Business Center, Trimble RealWorks, Trimble FieldLink, and Trimble Connect. TBC is transitioning to a subscription-only model from January 2026, replacing perpetual licenses.
4. Service and Repairs: Certified service workshops at five offices provide repair, calibration, and maintenance services. Care agreements (Care-avtal) provide ongoing service and support coverage.
5. Training and Education: Trimtec offers courses in Trimble Business Center, Trimble Access, and Trimble RealWorks, as well as the Trimtec School (Trimtec Skolan) and a course in modern measurement technology at KTH.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Trimtec sells, rents, services, and trains customers on Trimble geospatial and construction measurement hardware and software across Sweden. Its offerings span GNSS/GPS receivers, total stations, terrestrial and mobile laser scanners, field computers and tablets, construction lasers, rail measurement systems, ground-penetrating radar, digital levels, and the associated Trimble field, office, and cloud software. Revenues come from equipment sales, equipment rental, software license and subscription sales, certified workshop service and repair, and paid training courses.

Product overview

Trimtec is an authorized Trimble distributor and service partner offering a comprehensive portfolio of geospatial and construction measurement solutions in Sweden. The product portfolio spans hardware (total stations, GNSS/GPS receivers, laser scanners including mobile mapping systems, field computers and tablets, leveling instruments, rail measurement systems, ground-penetrating radar, and construction lasers), software (Trimble Access, Trimble Perspective, Trimble FieldLink, Trimble TerraFlex for field use; Trimble Business Center, Trimble RealWorks for office processing), cloud services (Trimble Connect, Trimble Reality Capture Platform Service, Trimble Centerpoint RTX, Trimble VRS Now correction services), and visualization tools (Trimble SiteVision augmented reality). The Spectra Precision sub-brand covers construction lasers including interior lasers, slope lasers, plane lasers, pipe lasers, and receivers. Monitoring solutions include total stations, GNSS, Trimble 4D Control software, communication devices, and geotechnical sensors. Rail measurement products include the Trimble GEDO family. Trimtec also offers rental, certified service workshops, training courses, and support as a full-service provider.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Trimble Total Stations (SX12, S9, S7, S5, Ri) Mechatronic total stations including combined total-station/laser-scanner instruments (SX12), high-precision total stations (S9, S7, S5) for surveying and monitoring, and the Trimble Ri automated layout total station for interior wall and structure positioning. Sold to surveying, construction, and infrastructure customers in Sweden.
• Trimble GNSS / GPS receivers (R12i, R980, R780, R580, R750, Catalyst) High-precision GNSS / GPS receivers including the R12i with ProPoint technology and IonoGuard, the R980/R780/R580 premium and mid-range models, the R750 RTX-enabled receiver, and the software-defined Catalyst subscription GNSS solution. Used by surveyors, GIS, rail, and construction professionals in Sweden for RTK positioning.
• Trimble X7 / X9 / X12 terrestrial laser scanners Terrestrial laser scanners including the Trimble X7 with automatic field registration, self-levelling, and IP55 rating, the X9 high-speed scanner with up to 1 million points/sec and built-in laser pointer for georeferencing, and the X12 premium scanner. Used for architecture, renovation, Scan2BIM, archaeology, and infrastructure as-built capture across Sweden.
• Trimble MX-series mobile mapping systems (MX7, MX50, MX60, MX90) Vehicle-mounted mobile laser scanning systems (MX7, MX50, MX60, MX90) for high-speed data collection on roads, rail corridors, mining, and cities, with speeds up to 100 km/h and IMU/AP+60 inertial processing. Used for road inventory, utility mapping, city asset management, digital twins, mining, and rail.
• Trimble field computers and tablets (TDC6, TDC600, TSC7, TSC710, TSC5, TSC510, T7, T10x, T110) Rugged handheld controllers (TDC6, TDC600, TSC7, TSC710, TSC5, TSC510) and rugged tablets (T7, T10x, T110) for survey data collection and stakeout, including the Android-based TDC6 with integrated 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, NFC and MIL-STD-810 ratings. Targeted at field surveyors, GIS users, and construction layout crews.
• Trimble field software (Trimble Access, Trimble Perspective, Trimble FieldLink, Trimble TerraFlex) Software for surveyors, construction layout teams, and GIS users running on Trimble field controllers and Trimble X-series scanners. Trimble Access delivers survey workflows and office integration; Perspective runs X7/X9/X12 scanners with on-board registration and georeferencing; FieldLink implements BIM-to-field construction layout; TerraFlex offers customizable GIS data collection at scalable accuracy levels.
• Trimble Business Center (TBC) office software Trimble Business Center is office software for processing GNSS, scanning, photogrammetry, and drone data into point clouds, orthophotos, terrain models (DTM/DSM), volumes, and CAD deliverables. Includes the Aerial Photogrammetry module for drone data. Sold via subscription from January 2026.
• Trimble RealWorks office scanning software Office software for processing, registering, and analysing laser scanner point cloud data, working with Trimble scanning hardware to produce deliverables for surveyors and engineering customers.
• Trimble Connect cloud collaboration platform (incl. Reality Capture Platform Service) Cloud-based collaboration platform for sharing models, drawings, documents, and schedules across project teams in real time, with the Trimble Reality Capture Platform Service (TRCPS) extension for managing reality-capture data and point clouds, and Trimble Connect AR for augmented reality visualization.
• Trimble Centerpoint RTX and VRS Now correction services GNSS correction services sold on subscription: Trimble Centerpoint RTX delivers satellite or internet-based high-accuracy positioning without a local base station, and Trimble VRS Now provides network RTK corrections for real-time high-accuracy positioning.
• Trimble SiteVision outdoor augmented reality system Outdoor augmented reality system for visualizing BIM/IFC models and design data overlaid on real-world locations, used for construction planning and stakeholder communication.
• Spectra Precision construction lasers Construction lasers distributed under the Spectra Precision brand: interior lasers (HV1305C/G), cross/line lasers (LT360G, LP51), slope lasers (GL412N, GL1425C, GL622N, GL612N, UL633N, GL720/GL722), plane lasers (LL300N, LL1505C), pipe lasers (DG813, DG613/G, DG211), laser and machine receivers, and distance meters (QM20, QM10).
• Trimble DiNi digital level Digital level instrument for precise height determination and levelling surveys, including lighthouse and coastal surveying applications such as Sjöfartsverket's coastline measurement work.
• Trimble GEDO rail measurement systems Specialized rail measurement systems (GEDO, GEDO GX50, GEDO IMU/IMS, GEDO Profiler) for surveying existing railway tracks and alignments, continuous inertial measurement where GNSS coverage is unavailable, and track-geometry profiling. Used by rail operators such as Strukton Rail and DB Netz AG.
• MALÅ ground-penetrating radar systems (MIRA Compact, Easy Locator Core) Ground-penetrating radar systems for subsurface investigation, utility detection, and shallow underground mapping. Used in infrastructure, utility, mining, and archaeological investigation contexts.
• Trimble 4D Control monitoring software Office monitoring software for processing total station, GNSS, and geotechnical sensor data to deliver automated real-time deformation analysis, used by Trimtec customers such as Vasamuseet for heritage structural monitoring.
• Trimtec equipment rental service Flexible rental of Trimble laser scanners (e.g. Trimble X7), GNSS receivers, total stations, field controllers, and other measuring instruments for temporary needs. Short-term and long-term rentals available, with a built-in purchase option for the rented equipment afterwards.
• Trimtec certified service, repair and Care agreements Certified service workshops at five Swedish offices provide instrument maintenance, calibration, and repair, with ongoing service and support coverage through Care service agreements for Trimble hardware sold or rented from Trimtec.
• Trimtec training courses (Trimtec School, TBC / Access / RealWorks courses, webinars, KTH course) Paid training courses for surveyors, engineers and constructors on Trimble Business Center, Trimble Access, and Trimble RealWorks, plus the Trimtec School curriculum, regular webinars, and an academic course in modern measurement technology co-delivered with KTH.
• Z-FIX electronic elevation rod Trimtec's own Z-FIX electronic elevation rod for construction layout and stakeout; works with plane/slope lasers and a sensor on the rod to reduce calculation errors in the field, sold under Trimtec's own sub-brand.

Quantifiable outcome

• Equipment rental flexibility reduces capital expenditure for customers with temporary needs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature20 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• TrimblecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrimtec is an authorized distributor for Trimble's Geospatial and Buildings business areas, selling and supporting the full range of Trimble surveying hardware and software including GNSS, total stations, laser scanners, construction lasers, field computers, and Trimble Connect. This is Trimtec's primary supplier partnership.
• BuildingPointcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrimtec is affiliated with BuildingPoint for the distribution of Trimble BuildingPoint solutions targeting the construction industry, including Trimble FieldLink, Trimble Connect AR, and related construction technology.
• Spectra PrecisioncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrimtec is a distributor of Spectra Precision construction laser products including rotating lasers, dual-grade lasers, pipe lasers, and laser receivers for construction and surveying applications.
• SecominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrimtec is a distributor of Seco products, a surveying equipment brand.
• HAKI SafetyminorOthersHAKI Safety logo appears on Trimtec's website indicating a partnership or joint branding arrangement.
• KTH (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrimtec collaborates with KTH on a course in modern measurement technology, taught by Professor Milan Horemuz and Trimtec experts. This educational partnership helps build future talent in the surveying field.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Sokkia: Sokkia (now part of Topcon group) is a legacy surveying instruments brand whose GNSS, total station, and laser products overlap with the Trimble range Trimtec sells, making it an adjacent brand competitors may pitch into the same Swedish accounts.
• Spectra Precision (Trimble): Spectra Precision is Trimble's construction-laser sub-brand that Trimtec distributes in Sweden; it is an adjacent product line within the same Trimble ecosystem that competes with other Trimtec-distributed products and other suppliers' construction lasers.
• Seco Manufacturing: Seco is a surveying accessories and instruments brand that Trimtec distributes alongside Trimble and Spectra; it is an adjacent product-line peer with overlapping customer use cases in GNSS rovers, prisms, and tribrachs.
• BuildingPoint: BuildingPoint is Trimble's construction-focused distribution channel that Trimtec is affiliated with for Trimble FieldLink, Connect AR, and BIM-to-field offerings; it is an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor, complementing Trimtec's construction segment.

Broad incumbents

• Topcon Positioning Group: Topcon is one of the three major global surveying and construction positioning brands (alongside Trimble and Leica), offering GNSS, total stations, machine control, and software that compete head-to-head with the Trimble portfolio Trimtec distributes in Sweden.
• Hexagon Geosystems (Leica Geosystems): Hexagon Geosystems, owner of the Leica Geosystems brand, is the principal global incumbent competing with Trimble in total stations, GNSS, laser scanning, and mobile mapping — directly contesting Trimtec's Swedish market with comparable hardware, software, and service offerings.

Emerging players

• Cintoo: Cintoo is a cloud-based reality-capture platform using TurboMesh to convert point clouds into 3D meshes, which Trimtec actively distributes and onboards in Sweden; it is comparable as an emerging software layer targeting Trimtec's same Scan2BIM and digital-twin customers.
• Geomax Positioning: Geomax is Hexagon's value-tier surveying brand offering GNSS and total stations at lower price points; it represents the budget-segment competitive pressure Trimtec faces from alternative Trimble replacements in the Swedish market.

Direct peers

• AllTerra: AllTerra is Trimble's authorized geospatial distributor in Germany and other EMEA markets, directly comparable to Trimtec as a Trimble channel partner operating certified service workshops, rental fleets, and software/training programs for surveying and construction customers.
• Sitech Sverige: Sitech is a Nordic-region Trimble construction-technology dealer offering machine control, site positioning, and software; it is the closest direct peer to Trimtec because both sell and support the Trimble stack into Swedish construction and infrastructure buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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