LINET Group SE

What LINET Group SE does

LINET Group SE is a privately held European manufacturer of advanced hospital beds, stretchers, pressure care mattresses, and complementary medical furniture, founded in 1990 by Zbyněk Frolík and headquartered in the Czech Republic. It operates through two principal brands — LINET, focused on acute, intensive, and obstetric care, and wissner-bosserhoff, focused on nursing and elderly care — selling to public and private hospitals, maternity units, and long-term care providers across more than 100 countries via 20+ subsidiaries and local dealer networks.

The product range covers ICU and lateral-tilt platforms such as Multicare X and the Eleganza/Essenza series, transport stretchers (Sprint 100), and digital/smart-care modules including SafeSense 3 (bed-exit sensing), SmartTracking (fleet/RFID management), LINIS SafetyPort (data integration), and the Vibwife birthing bed with lateral-tilt functionality. Manufacturing is concentrated at vertically integrated plants in Slaný and Želevčice (Czech Republic) and Wickede (Germany), with a new Indonesian facility opened in the Kendal SEZ in 2025.

LINET earns revenue primarily through B2B capital-equipment sales via tender-based procurement, multi-year fleet replacement contracts, and recurring service/decontamination agreements; the 2022 acquisition of Australia's Pegasus Health Group added a rental and clinical-services channel. FY2024/2025 revenue was EUR 367 million with operating profit above EUR 60 million. Customers total roughly 700,000 worldwide — a highly fragmented base — and the group is positioned as one of the largest hospital-bed producers globally by unit volume.

Name

LINET Group SE

Legal name

LINET Group SE

Website

https://linetgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

LINET Group SE is a privately held European manufacturer of advanced hospital beds, stretchers, pressure care mattresses, and smart care digital solutions, serving healthcare facilities in over 100 countries through its LINET and wissner-bosserhoff brands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Beds and Healthcare Furniture

NAICS

Mattress Manufacturing (33791), Home Health Equipment Rental (532283)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSABAKAF

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings)

Home & Personal Services/Elder Care & In-Home Care Services/Medical Equipment & Home Mobility Support Services

Keywords

• Hospital beds
• Medical furniture
• Pressure care mattresses
• Patient monitoring systems
• Birthing bed equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Dordrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medical Bed and Furniture Hardware Sales: Primary revenue stream from the sale of hospital beds (acute, intensive care, obstetric), nursing care beds, stretchers, chairs, examination tables, and related furniture. Products sold directly to hospitals and healthcare facilities through subsidiaries and distribution partners.
2. Medical Equipment Rental: Rental of medical beds and mattresses to hospitals and home care. Particularly prominent in Australia through Pegasus Health Group (revenues of AUD 11.8 million in 2021) and via Sizewise partnership in the USA. Includes both short-term ad hoc rentals and long-term rental contracts.
3. After-Sales Services: Maintenance, emergency repairs, spare parts, and dedicated customer service helpline for installed equipment base. Professional support and accredited service included with product sales and rentals.
4. Decontamination Services: Internal and external decontamination services for medical equipment, available as part of rental and after-sales service offerings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

LINET Group SE designs, manufactures, and globally distributes advanced hospital beds (intensive care, acute care, bariatric, pediatric), medical stretchers, birthing beds, pressure care mattresses, and integrated smart care/digital monitoring solutions for hospitals and nursing care facilities. The company also provides after-sales services, equipment rentals, and decontamination services through direct subsidiaries and channel partners in 100+ countries.

Product overview

LINET Group SE is a global leader in advanced care solutions, manufacturing high-end hospital beds, stretchers, chairs, and medical furniture across multiple segments. The product portfolio includes: Hospital Care beds (Intensive Care: Multicare X, Eleganza 4/5, Essenza 400; Acute Care: Essenza 100/200/300, Eleganza 1/2, Praktika, Image 3 XXL); Stretchers & Transport (Sprint 100/200/400, Sella, Pura, Jordan); Obstetrics & Childcare (AVE 2 birthing bed, Vibwife birth mobility system, Graciella, Gracie, TOM 2); Pressure Care mattresses (Air2Care, CliniCare, HybriMatt, OptiCare X, Virtuoso, EffectaCare, MediMatt, PrimaCare, ViskoMatt); and Smart Care digital solutions (SafeSense 3, SmartTracking, LINIS SafetyPort). The company also offers sub-brand wissner-bosserhoff for nursing care, comprehensive after-sales services, and equipment rental programs. Acquired companies include Pegasus Health Group (Australia), Domalys (France), and strategic partnerships with Sizewise (USA) and Life Care Technology (Egypt). Production facilities operate in Czech Republic, Germany, and Indonesia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LINET: Primary brand delivering advanced solutions across the full spectrum of hospital care including acute and intensive care beds, transport stretchers, chairs, and systems for obstetrics and childcare.
• wissner-bosserhoff (wi-bo)

Products and services

• Multicare X Premium intensive care unit bed with intelligent Multiboard X user interface, combined tilting for postural drainage, IV & Drive poles with motorized power, and Automatic Lateral Therapy with pre-defined clinical programs for VAP prevention.
• Eleganza 5 Intensive care bed designed for critical care with advanced safety features and patient monitoring capabilities.
• Eleganza 4 Critical care bed with advanced positioning and safety features for ICU environments.
• Essenza 400 Entry-level ICU bed providing essential intensive care functionality at accessible price point.
• Essenza 300 Acuity adaptable hospital bed with versatile positioning options for varying patient acuity levels.
• Eleganza 1 Fully adjustable electric acute care bed for standard hospital wards and long-term care with simple construction and sophisticated functions.
• Eleganza 2 Smart acute care bed that pushes boundaries of safety standards, quality, and design with automatic backrest halting and mobilization features.
• Essenza 100 & 200 Core acuity hospital beds providing essential acute care functionality.
• Essenza 300 Junior+ Junior to adult hospital bed designed to transition pediatric patients to adult acute care settings.
• Praktika 1 & 2 Universal mechanically operated hospital beds with 4-section mattress platform, available in fixed height (Praktika 1) or adjustable height (Praktika 2) configurations.
• Image 3 XXL Bariatric hospital bed with high safe working load of 320 kg designed for larger patients with extra low position reducing fall injuries.
• Sprint 200 Premium hydraulic emergency and transport stretcher with ergonomic drive reducing caregiver musculoskeletal disorders, featuring motorized castor and plastic siderails stronger than steel.
• Sprint 400 Premium stretcher in the Sprint family for emergency and transport applications.
• Sprint 100 Premium transport stretcher for patient movement within and between healthcare facilities.
• Sella Multifunctional hospital chair with excellent maneuverability for patient transfer, examination, and day surgery with hydraulic lift for ergonomic positioning.
• Pura Multifunctional chair for day surgery, treatment, dialysis, oncology, and blood donation with lean hospital process design.
• Jordan Physiotherapeutic couch with 43 models for rehabilitation, physiotherapy, Vojta method exercises, gynecology, and relaxation purposes.
• AVE 2 Red Dot Design Award-winning birthing bed supporting upright childbirth with one-hand control, always-attached components, and BirthUpright positioning for improved maternal outcomes.
• Vibwife Only patented birth mobility system replicating traditional mobilization techniques with continuous oscillated movement, TurnSupport for self-turning, and compatibility with Spinning Babies approach.
• Graciella Gynecological chair providing ergonomic workplace solution for examinations and procedures.
• Gracie Modern gynecological workplace solution for clinical settings.
• TOM 2 Children's bed designed for pediatric patients with full electric operation, modern design with Tom the Bear motif, compliant with EN50637:2017 safety standard.
• Air2Care 2 cell alternating mattress family for pressure injury prevention in intensive, acute, and nursing care.
• CliniCare 100 HF Hybrid mattress combining active and passive pressure relief systems.
• HybriMatt Hybrid mattress with active and passive systems in one unit for acute and long-term care.
• OptiCare X Fully automatic anti-decubitus mattress with 4 easy-to-set modes including new prone mode and optimize mode for optimal immersion.
• Virtuoso 3 cell alternating mattress family for advanced pressure care.
• EffectaCare Value passive mattress for pressure injury prevention.
• MediMatt Advanced passive mattress for pressure care.
• PrimaCare Pressure care mattress for patient comfort and skin protection.
• ViskoMatt Premium passive mattress for pressure injury prevention.
• SafeSense 3 Smart care monitoring solution for patient safety, bed exit detection, and caregiver alerting.
• SmartTracking Digital solution for tracking bed location and utilization across healthcare facilities.
• LINIS SafetyPort Smart care accessory enhancing patient safety features on care beds.
• wissner-bosserhoff (wi-bo) Nursing Care Beds and Room Solutions Subsidiary brand specializing in nursing care beds, low-entry beds, and integrated room solutions for elderly care, rehabilitation, and assisted living environments.
• After-Sales Services Comprehensive aftersales services including maintenance, emergency repairs, spare parts, and a dedicated customer service helpline for the installed equipment base.
• Medical Equipment Rental Services Equipment rental offerings including ad hoc and long-term rentals of beds and mattresses, plus internal and external decontamination services supporting the rental fleet.

Quantifiable outcome

• 29% fewer unplanned cesarean sections with upright/mobile birth protocols supported by Vibwife
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Stryker: Large diversified US medical device company whose Medical division includes stretchers and patient-handling products that overlap with LINET's Sprint family. A broad incumbent rather than a specialist bed vendor, but competes for hospital capital budgets.
• Invacare: US-based durable medical equipment manufacturer whose long-term care and homecare beds overlap with wissner-bosserhoff's elderly-care portfolio. Comparable in nursing/low-entry bed categories, though primarily homecare-oriented.
• Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare: US durable medical equipment manufacturer with a broad portfolio that includes hospital beds and pressure mattresses. Overlaps with LINET in selected product categories but is a broad DME incumbent rather than a specialist advanced-care-bed vendor.

Regional players

• Paramount Bed: Japan's leading hospital and care-bed manufacturer, serving Japan and broader Asia-Pacific. Regional peer that competes with LINET as it expands into Indonesia (Kendal SEZ, 2025) and Southeast Asia.

Direct peers

• Midmark: US-based clinical and medical equipment manufacturer producing examination tables, procedural chairs, and select patient-handling solutions. Competes with LINET in selected US ambulatory and acute-care segments.
• Arjo: Swedish patient-handling and medical-bed company spun off from Getinge in 2017. Overlaps with LINET in pressure-injury prevention mattresses, hospital beds, and DVT prevention; comparable in acute-care and aging-care positioning.
• Stiegelmeyer: German hospital and care-bed manufacturer with a comparable product portfolio spanning acute, ICU, and nursing/elderly care. Direct competitor to both LINET (acute/ICU) and wissner-bosserhoff (nursing care) in European hospital tenders.
• Joerns Healthcare: US-based manufacturer and rental provider of hospital beds, therapeutic mattresses, and patient-handling equipment. Direct competitor to LINET's US partnership with Sizewise; meaningful overlap in the US rental and acute-care bed segments.
• Hill-Rom (Baxter): Acquired by Baxter in 2021 for ~$10.4B, Hill-Rom was the historical global leader in hospital beds and patient support surfaces. Direct competitor to LINET in acute care, ICU, and medical-surgical beds; the primary peer benchmark for scale and US market share.
• Getinge: Swedish medical technology group with a major Acute Care Therapies business that includes ICU beds, surgical tables, and patient flow solutions. Direct competitor to LINET across acute and intensive care; one of the two largest hospital bed producers globally alongside Hill-Rom.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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