Hultsteins

Name

Hultsteins

Legal name

Hultsteins

Website

https://hultsteins.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Refrigeration Equipment

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585), Motors & Generators (3621)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive PTC Heaters, Heat Pumps & Auxiliary Heating Systems (IMACALAI)

Keywords

• Transport refrigeration systems
• Diesel-free refrigeration
• Hydraulic generators
• Electric drive refrigeration
• Truck refrigeration units

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Refrigeration unit sales: Hultsteins manufactures and sells diesel-free transport refrigeration units including top-mounted, slim-built, and undermount configurations. These are capital equipment purchases for fleet operators and trucking companies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hultsteins manufactures and sells diesel-free transport refrigeration units and hydraulic/electric drive generators for temperature-controlled trucks. The systems power refrigeration using the truck's existing engine rather than standalone diesel engines, with offerings spanning slim-built, top-mounted, and undermount refrigeration units, as well as retrofit generators (Ecogen) that upgrade existing diesel units.

Product overview

Hultsteins offers a portfolio of diesel-free transport refrigeration solutions including slim-built, top-mounted, and undermount refrigeration units, as well as hydraulic generators. The product line centers on electric drive and hydraulic technology that allows refrigeration units to operate using the truck's engine rather than standalone diesel engines. Key products include the Ecofridge Topline 16 and Ecofridge Multiline 8MTL for multi-temperature transport, and the Ecogen Lowline/Ecogen Retrofit system which enables upgrade of existing refrigeration units without replacement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ecofridge Topline: Diesel-free refrigeration unit for transport vehicles
• Ecofridge Multiline
• Ecogen Lowline
• Ecogen

Products and services

• Slim-built Refrigeration Units Compact, slim-designed refrigeration units for temperature-controlled transport that operate using the truck's engine power instead of standalone diesel engines, for fleet operators and trucking companies.
• Top-mounted Refrigeration Units Refrigeration units mounted on top of the truck for temperature-controlled transport with diesel-free operation using vehicle power, for fleet operators and trucking companies.
• Undermount Refrigeration Units Undermount refrigeration units for transport refrigeration applications, operating without separate diesel engines, for fleet operators and trucking companies.
• Hydraulic Generators Hydraulic-powered generators that enable refrigeration units to operate using the truck's engine, eliminating standalone diesel power, for retrofit and OEM applications.
• Ecogen Retrofit System Retrofit generator solution that transforms outdated diesel-powered transport refrigeration to operate using the truck's engine power, allowing upgrade without replacing the existing refrigeration system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fuel consumption reduction through use of truck's engine power
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Webasto: Germany-based automotive thermal management supplier with a dedicated transport refrigeration portfolio (Webasto Cool series). Competes directly with Hultsteins in diesel-free and electric truck refrigeration across European fleet customers.
• Thermo King: World's leading manufacturer of transport refrigeration units for trucks, trailers, and rail, owned by Trane Technologies. Directly competes with Hultsteins across diesel, diesel-free, and electric transport refrigeration, with vastly greater scale and OEM relationships.
• Lamberet: French manufacturer of refrigerated truck bodies and integrated refrigeration systems serving European cold-chain operators. Closely comparable to Hultsteins in integrated diesel-free refrigeration solutions for trucks, with a strong European fleet footprint.
• Carrier Transicold: Carrier Corporation's transport refrigeration division, one of the largest suppliers of truck and trailer refrigeration worldwide. Competes head-to-head with Hultsteins in diesel and electric refrigeration for commercial vehicles, including retrofit solutions.
• Frigoblock: German specialist in electric (battery-driven) transport refrigeration units for trucks, founded in similar era and now part of Trane Technologies. Directly comparable to Hultsteins' electric-drive approach for diesel-free truck refrigeration in Europe.

Broad incumbents

• Daikin Industries: Global HVAC and refrigeration incumbent with transport refrigeration product lines for trucks and refrigerated transport. While primarily a building HVAC player, Daikin's refrigeration technology overlaps directly with Hultsteins' category.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems: Japan-based industrial conglomerate with a thermal systems division producing transport refrigeration units for trucks and trailers. Competes in the same product category as Hultsteins but as part of a much broader industrial portfolio.

Emerging players

• Addvolt: Spanish emerging company offering plug-in electric transport refrigeration systems for trucks and trailers. Competes in the same diesel-free/electric refrigeration category as Hultsteins but with a younger, more capital-backed challenger profile.
• Zanotti: Italian refrigeration equipment manufacturer with a transport refrigeration product line targeting European light commercial and truck fleets. Smaller in scale than Hultsteins' main competitors but offers comparable refrigeration unit products.

Regional players

• Eberle Thermotransporte: German and broader European refrigerated transport services operator that also distributes/represents refrigeration technology. A regional ecosystem participant comparable to Hultsteins' customer base rather than a direct manufacturing peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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