Lekang Group

What Lekang Group does

Lekang Group is a Nordic-based industrial filter distributor and technical filtration solutions provider founded in 1970 in Norway. The company sells approximately 12,000 unique filtration products — including its own Lekang-branded filters plus products from international manufacturers such as Fleetguard, Filtration Group, Separ, and RMF Des-Case — to customers in marine, aquaculture, oil and gas, construction, transport, and energy sectors across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Germany.

The company's operating platform consists of three warehouses (Norway, Sweden, Denmark) supporting 1-3 day delivery across the Nordic region, and the proprietary LFS web application, an inventory and filter management system that has been in use since 1980 and now supports e-commerce ordering and fleet-based filter mapping. Revenue mechanics combine distribution margin on multi-brand filter sales, margin on proprietary Lekang-branded products, framework agreements with large industrial accounts (e.g., Altera Infrastructure), and recurring service revenue tied to LFS subscriptions and OEM partnerships. Headcount is approximately 71-72 employees.

Since 2010, Lekang has been wholly owned by Indutrade AB, a Nasdaq Stockholm-listed Swedish industrial conglomerate that reported SEK 27B in net sales in 2022. Within Indutrade's decentralized model, Lekang functions as a focused vertical platform for filtration, expanding its addressable market through organic geographic entries (Finland and Germany in 2021) and bolt-on M&A (notably the Safematic A/S transaction completed in 2023-2025, which added industrial air, HVAC, and dust filtration).

Name

Lekang Group

Legal name

Lekang Group

Website

https://lekanggroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lekang Group is a Nordic industrial filtration distributor founded in 1970, supplying 12,000+ filter SKUs and technical filtration services to marine, aquaculture, oil and gas, and industrial customers across Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Vestby

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

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. Filter Product Sales: Distribution and sale of high-quality filters including Fleetguard, Filtration Group, Separ, RMF Des-Case, and Lekang branded products. Products cover diesel engines, hydraulics, process, compressed air, dust, and HVAC applications.
2. Aftermarket Services: Technical support, filter mapping services, and condition monitoring equipment sales. Services include oil analysis, particle counting, and filter selection assistance.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lekang Group distributes and supplies high-quality industrial filters for diesel engines, hydraulics, lubrication, process, compressed air, dust, and HVAC applications, leveraging Scandinavia's largest filter inventory of 12,000 unique products across warehouses in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The offering combines global filter brands (Fleetguard, Filtration Group, Separ, RMF-Des-Case), the proprietary Lekang brand, and the LFS web platform for filter search, machine fleet management, and online ordering. The company serves construction, marine, aquaculture, oil and gas, transport, agriculture, and other industrial markets across the Nordic region.

Product overview

Lekang Group is a filtration solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around a core platform (LFS - Lekang Filter System) and multiple product categories. The LFS platform serves as the central web application for filter management, machine lists, and e-commerce. The product portfolio spans fuel filters (Fleetguard, Separ, Filtration Group KFWA systems), air filters (Fleetguard with NanoForce technology, MANN), hydraulic and lube filters (Filtration Group, Argo-Hytos, RMF/Des-Case, Lekang own brand), process filters (strainers, automatic filters, housings from Barton Firtop, Amazon, STF), dust filtration systems, and specialty products including filter trolleys, vacuum dehydration units, air breathers, cabin filters, and coolants. The 2025 acquisition of Safematic expanded HVAC and dust filtration capabilities. The company operates as a distributor for major filter brands while also selling proprietary Lekang-branded products of OEM quality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safematic: HVAC filters and dust filtration solutions brand acquired by Lekang Group in 2025
• Lekang
• Fleetguard
• Filtration Group
• Separ filter
• RMF-Des-Case

Products and services

• LFS - Lekang Filter System Proprietary web application enabling customers to search filters, manage machine fleets, view machine-specific filter lists, and order products through an integrated webshop. First filter system in the Nordic region, in continuous development since 1980.
• Fuel Filters Diesel fuel filters with water separators from Fleetguard, Separ, and Filtration Group KFWA automatic fuel treatment systems for diesel engines and generators.
• Air Filters Air filter elements, housings, and pre-cleaners for diesel engines including Fleetguard NanoForce generation, OptiAir compact housings, Direct Flow housings for Tier IV requirements, and Sy-Klone pre-cleaners.
• Hydraulic Filters Filter housings and elements for hydraulic and lubricating oil systems in various sizes with different media and micron efficiency. Distributed brands include Filtration Group, Argo-Hytos, Bosch Rexroth, Parker, MP Filtri, Fleetguard, RMF/Des-Case, and Lekang.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces filter cartridge changes by up to 50% with pre-cleaners
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Safematic A/SmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025Acquired by Lekang Group in 2023-2025. Danish filter specialist specializing in process and ventilation filtration for food, energy, and pharmaceutical industries. Merged with Filterteknik A/S in Denmark. Added product lines for HVAC and dust filtration.
• Fleetguard (Atmus Filtration Technologies)coreTechnology or IntegrationNearly 50-year partnership with Fleetguard, a Cummins company. Lekang Group is main distributor of Fleetguard filters and coolants in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Products include fuel filters, lube filters, air filters, hydraulic filters, coolant filters, and more.
• Filtration Group IndustrialcoreTechnology or IntegrationMain distributor of Filtration Group (formerly MAHLE Industrial Filtration) filters for industry, marine, oil and gas markets. Products include hydraulic filters, process filters, dust filters, automatic filters, and separation technology products.
• SEPAR (Willibrord Lösing Filtertechnik)coreTechnology or IntegrationLekang Group is importer of Separ fuel filters with water separators in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Separ products are engineered and manufactured in Germany. Robust pre-filters for diesel generators and engines used in construction, transportation, agriculture, and marine industries.
• RMF/Des-CasecoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-term partnership with RMF, now a Des-Case brand. Provides sustainable filter systems for hydraulic and lube oil systems including desiccant breathers, bypass filters, offline filter units, vacuum dehydration units, and particle counters.
• MANN FILTERmajorTechnology or IntegrationPartner brand offering high-quality air filters, lube filters, and centrifugal oil cleaners. Known for original equipment manufacturer quality for aftermarket.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Ahlsell: Ahlsell is the largest Nordic technical wholesale distributor, carrying tools, HVAC, plumbing, and industrial supplies across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. It serves a similar customer base to Lekang but with a much broader product portfolio and competes head-on in basic filter and coolant categories.
• Brenntag Nordic: Brenntag is a global chemical and ingredients distributor with Nordic operations covering lubricants, coolants, and specialty chemicals overlapping with Lekang's coolant and chemical product lines. It serves industrial lubricant and chemical users with a broader, chemical-centric portfolio.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish-headquartered industrial equipment manufacturer with extensive marine, oil & gas, and process filtration offerings. While Lekang distributes complementary filters to Alfa Laval's equipment, Alfa Laval's separation and filtration solutions compete directly in oil & gas and process applications.

Direct peers

• Camfil: Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, Camfil is a global manufacturer of air filtration and clean-air solutions with strong Nordic roots. Like Lekang, it serves industrial, marine, and process customers across the Nordic region and competes in dust, HVAC, and process filtration, but at a much larger scale and with manufacturing rather than distribution.
• Pall Corporation (Danaher): Pall is a global filtration and separation specialist serving oil & gas, marine, and process industries, with overlapping product lines in process filters, strainers, and hydraulic filtration. The Barton Firtop strainers Lekang distributes are positioned against Pall's direct sales offering in Nordic offshore and marine projects.
• Donaldson Company: Donaldson is a global manufacturer of filtration systems serving diesel engines, hydraulics, dust collection, and process industries. It competes directly with Lekang's distributed brands (Fleetguard, MANN, Filtration Group) and supplies OEMs and aftermarket distributors across marine, construction, and oil & gas segments.
• Filtration Group Industrial: Filtration Group is a global industrial filtration manufacturer (formerly MAHLE Industrial Filtration) and Lekang's main Nordic distributor partner. It serves overlapping customers in hydraulic, process, dust, and oil & gas filtration and competes via its own European sales channels.
• MANN+HUMMEL: Global manufacturer of MANN-FILTER branded products for automotive and industrial applications, distributing through partner networks worldwide. Lekang is a Nordic MANN partner and competes against MANN's direct OEM and aftermarket channels in transport and industrial filtration.
• Atmus Filtration Technologies (Fleetguard): Atmus is the Cummins-spinoff manufacturer of Fleetguard filters and a ~50-year partner of Lekang. It is both a supplier and a competitive peer in diesel fuel, lube, and air filtration, with growing direct-to-customer sales that could overlap with Lekang's distribution franchise.

Emerging players

• Würth Group: Würth is a global industrial distribution group with growing Nordic presence selling fasteners, tools, and maintenance consumables. While not a primary filter distributor, it competes for industrial MRO wallet share and increasingly offers filter and consumable categories adjacent to Lekang's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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