Compab AB
Compab AB is a Swedish industrial combustion systems integrator based in Kungälv, supplying and installing boilers, burners, and steam systems for Nordic district heating utilities and large industrial customers on a turnkey and service basis.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersKungälv, Sweden
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Compab AB does
Compab AB is a Swedish private engineering and project integrator of industrial combustion systems, headquartered in Kungälv with additional offices in Gothenburg and Helsingborg and eight employees. The company supplies and integrates hot water boilers, steam boilers, electric steam boilers, steam accumulators, and burners rated at 1,000 kW and above, drawing on exclusive Swedish representation agreements with European original equipment manufacturers including SAACKE, BOSCH, LOOS, Dreizler, LAMTEC, and Hollensen. Compab operates a dual business model: it acts as a distributor and technical representative for partner OEMs, and separately executes turnkey total-contractor (totalentreprenad) deliveries covering design, equipment supply, installation, commissioning, and plant documentation to its proprietary "COMPAB standard."
The customer base is concentrated among Nordic municipal energy companies and large industrial process steam users. Named end-customers include district heating utilities (Söderenergi, Göteborg Energi, Öresundskraft, Vattenfall, Skellefteå Kraft, Karlstad Energi, Jönköping Energi, Kungälv Energi, Bomhus Energi, Statkraft) and industrial processors (Carlsberg, SSAB, Stora Enso, Kemira, Octapharma, Tetra Pak, Outokumpu). Service work spans burner tuning, gas train work, retrofit upgrades, and emergency callouts; project work spans single-boiler replacements up to multi-burner turnkey plants in the tens-of-MW range.
The firm is wholly owned by parent COMPAB Energiteknik AB, has no external investors, and does not disclose financials. Growth has historically been driven by small tuck-in acquisitions of regional engineering firms (Manic in 2002 for Gothenburg, TC Konsult in 2003 for Helsingborg, ELDAB operations in 2010) rather than large capital raises, with revenue scaling tied to a small number of large multi-million-SEK project contracts per year.
Compab AB firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Compab AB
- Legal name
- COMPAB ENERGITEKNIK AB
- Website
- https://compab.se
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Compab AB is a Swedish industrial combustion systems integrator based in Kungälv, supplying and installing boilers, burners, and steam systems for Nordic district heating utilities and large industrial customers on a turnkey and service basis.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Compab AB industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Combustion Equipment
- NAICS
- Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (3336)
- SIC
- Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces (3433), Engines & Turbines (3510)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Industrial Steam Systems Decarbonization (Boiler Upgrades, Condensate Recovery, Steam Optimization) (EUABAJAK)
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Where Compab AB is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kungälv
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Compab AB business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Equipment sales: Sale of hot water boilers, steam boilers, burners, and associated equipment from European manufacturers (SAACKE, BOSCH, LOOS, Dreizler, Hollensen, etc.) as individual units or complete installations.
- Total contractor services: Turnkey delivery of combustion plants including design, supply, installation, and commissioning as total entrepreneur (totalentreprenad).
- Service and maintenance: Ongoing service, commissioning, and technical support for installed combustion equipment.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom project-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels3 records
Compab AB product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Compab AB supplies and integrates industrial combustion equipment (hot water boilers, steam boilers, electric steam boilers, steam accumulators, and burners from 1000 kW upwards), representing leading European manufacturers SAACKE, BOSCH, LOOS, Dreizler, and LAMTEC. Equipment is delivered either as individual units or as complete turnkey installations (totalentreprenad) including engineering, installation, commissioning, and ongoing service for district heating companies and industrial customers across Sweden and the Nordic region.
Product overview
COMPAB AB is a wholly-owned subsidiary of COMPAB Energiteknik AB, specializing in industrial energy technology solutions. The company operates as a supplier and representative of leading European boiler and burner manufacturers. Their core product portfolio centers on five main equipment categories: hetvattenpannor (hot water boilers), ångpannor (steam boilers), elångpannor (electric steam boilers), ångackumulatorer (steam accumulators), and brännare (burners). These products are offered individually or as complete turnkey solutions under totalentreprenad contracts. The company also provides consulting services for plant modernization, construction, and CAD documentation. Key brand partnerships include SAACKE, LOOS, BOSCH, Dreizler, Weishaupt, Hollensen, and LAMTEC for control systems. Products span capacities from 500 kW to 50 MW and support multiple fuel types including natural gas, bio-oil, pellets, and solid fuels.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Hetvattenpannor (Hot Water Boilers) Hot water boilers for heating applications, available in capacities from 1000 kW upwards, manufactured by LOOS and other European partners and supplied by Compab.
- Ångpannor (Steam Boilers) Steam boilers for industrial process applications, available from manufacturers including BOSCH and LOOS, ranging from small to large industrial scale capacities.
- Elångpannor (Electric Steam Boilers) Electric steam boilers for applications requiring clean steam generation without combustion, such as pharmaceutical and food-grade processes.
- Ångackumulatorer (Steam Accumulators) Steam accumulators for storing thermal energy and managing steam demand fluctuations in industrial facilities.
- Brännare (Burners) Burners for various fuel types including natural gas, bio-oil, light oil, and heavy oil, supplied from brands SAACKE, Dreizler, Weishaupt, and M&S, including low-NOx variants.
- Transportabla enheter (Transportable/Container Boiler Units) Mobile or containerized boiler plants that can be transported and installed temporarily or permanently at different locations, including container boilers and transportable central heating plants with oil tanks.
- Fastbränslepannor (Solid Fuel Boilers) Boilers for solid fuels including pellets, briquettes, and dry wood chips, supplied from brands Hollensen and OsbyParca, including containerized pellets boiler configurations.
- Konsulttjänster (Consulting Services) Consulting services for modernization of obsolete combustion plants, construction of new facilities, CAD drawing, and preparation of facility documentation according to COMPAB's proprietary standard.
- Totalentreprenad (Turnkey Combustion Plant Delivery) Complete turnkey delivery of boiler plants including design, equipment, installation, commissioning, and documentation as full contractor (totalentreprenad), exemplified by the 48 million SEK Söderenergi Fittjaverket order.
Quantifiable outcome
- 48 million SEK contract value for single project (Söderenergi)
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Compab AB
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Compab AB technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Compab AB partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.
- SAACKEcoreSAACKE is a key manufacturer partner providing burners including low-NOx oil and gas burners. COMPAB represents SAACKE products in Sweden and integrates them into complete combustion solutions. SAACKE burners appear extensively in project references.
- BOSCHcoreBOSCH provides steam and hot water boilers that COMPAB integrates into their solutions. BOSCH boilers are featured in numerous projects including district heating and industrial applications.
- LAMTECcoreLAMTEC provides combustion control systems and burner management systems including Etamatic controllers, CMS control systems, and F300K flame monitors. These are used for upgrading and modernizing combustion plants.
- LOOScoreLOOS (Glen Dimplex) provides hot water and steam boilers featured in many COMPAB projects across Swedish district heating.
- DreizlersecondaryDreizler provides gas/light oil burners especially for low-NOx applications. Used in projects like Göteborg Energi Sävenäsverket (80 MW total).
- HollensensecondaryHollensen provides pellets boilers for district heating applications, delivered in container configurations.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves9 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Compab AB competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Enerstena: European boiler and combustion-systems integrator delivering biomass, multi-fuel, and flue-gas treatment plants on a turnkey basis. Mirrors COMPAB's role as a totalentreprenad builder of industrial combustion plants, although primarily active in Central/Eastern Europe rather than the Nordics.
- Cetetherm: Swedish-headquartered specialist in plate heat exchangers and district heating/cooling substations. Highly comparable to COMPAB because both serve Swedish and Nordic district heating customers with engineered thermal transfer solutions, including boiler-plant integration and renovation work for municipal utilities.
- Adven: Finland-based provider of industrial heat, steam, and decentralized energy solutions across the Nordics. Operates a similar total-solution model combining owned/partnered equipment with project delivery and long-term service to industrial and municipal heat customers, directly comparable to COMPAB's industrial and district-heating franchise.
- Bentone: Sweden-based burner manufacturer (part of NIBE/Enertech) producing light- and heavy-oil, gas, and dual-fuel burners directly for the Nordic HVAC and industrial heating market. Direct overlap with COMPAB's burner portfolio and integration activity.
Regional players
- Sweco: Swedish-origin European engineering consultancy with dedicated energy and heat-network practices. Functions as an adjacent peer - and occasional competitor or partner - on district-heating and industrial steam projects across the same Nordic municipalities as COMPAB.
- AFRY: Sweden-Finland-headquartered engineering, design, and consulting firm with a strong energy and district-heating practice. Comparable as a regional EPC and engineering services peer that frequently competes for or partners on the same Swedish municipal heat and power projects COMPAB serves.
Broad incumbents
- Spirax Group: Global specialist in steam and thermal energy solutions, including boilers, controls, and condensate management. While UK-headquartered and much larger, Spirax addresses the same industrial steam and process-heat end-customers that COMPAB serves in Sweden (e.g., SSAB, Stora Enso, Carlsberg).
- Weishaupt: German family-owned manufacturer of burners and combustion systems, also a current equipment partner of COMPAB. Comparable as a burner OEM competing for the same low-NOx industrial and district-heating projects, and a potential direct competitor if it expanded its own Nordic integration presence.
- NIBE Industrier: Large Swedish-listed group covering heating, heat pumps, and combustion solutions (including the Bentone burner brand and Cetetherm). Although far larger, NIBE overlaps with COMPAB across Sweden in industrial and district heating segments and represents both a competitor and an upstream acquirer in the same niche.
- SAACKE: German manufacturer of industrial burners and combustion systems - and COMPAB's most important OEM partner for low-NOx burners. Comparable as a global burner specialist targeting the same industrial and district-heating customers; also a potential channel-disintermediation risk for COMPAB.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Compab AB leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
Compab AB funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Compab AB
What does Compab AB do?
Compab AB supplies and integrates industrial combustion equipment (hot water boilers, steam boilers, electric steam boilers, steam accumulators, and burners from 1000 kW upwards), representing leading European manufacturers SAACKE, BOSCH, LOOS, Dreizler, and LAMTEC. Equipment is delivered either as individual units or as complete turnkey installations (totalentreprenad) including engineering, installation, commissioning, and ongoing service for district heating companies and industrial customers across Sweden and the Nordic region.
Is Compab AB a public or private company?
Compab AB is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Compab AB founded?
Compab AB was founded in 1997. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Compab AB based?
Compab AB is headquartered in Kungälv, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Compab AB make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Equipment sales are the primary driver. The others are total contractor services and service and maintenance.
Who are Compab AB's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Enerstena, Cetetherm, Adven and Bentone. Regional players are Sweco and AFRY. Broad incumbents are Spirax Group, Weishaupt, NIBE Industrier and SAACKE.
Does Compab AB have an API?
No public API is recorded for Compab AB.
What industry is Compab AB in?
Compab AB's product category is Industrial Combustion Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAC, Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers), with a secondary code of EUABAJAK, Industrial Steam Systems Decarbonization (Boiler Upgrades, Condensate Recovery, Steam Optimization). Its NAICS code is 333414 and its SIC code is 3433.