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A Legacy of Leadership Since 1989

Since our foundation in 1989, AxFlow has built a strong legacy in the fluid handling industry. Through strategic acquisitions and a focus on quality and service, we’ve become a trusted name in pumps, valves, mixers, and engineered systems.

Key Milestones:

  • 1989–2000: Formation and early expansion with over 18 acquisitions across Europe.

  • 2008: Launch of European Distribution Centre (EDC) as our logistics platform.
  • 2010: Launch of AxFlow Systems 

  • 2015: 25-year anniversary, marking consistent growth.

  • 2016–2020: Major acquisitions, entry into South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.

  • 2024: Reached €504 million in net sales, expanding systems and service capabilities.

From our European roots to our global footprint, AxFlow’s story is one of vision, execution, and sustainable development.

Historical highlights

2025
July
2025 July

AxFlow proudly announces the acquisition of Jadler Industries, a leading Canadian provider of fluid handling systems and services based in Calgary, Alberta. The transaction marks a significant milestone in AxFlow’s international expansion strategy.

2025
July
AxFlow AB Acquires Advanced Vacuum

AxFlow AB is proud to announce the acquisition of Advanced Vacuum, a leading distributor and service provider of vacuum technology in Sweden. This strategic acquisition significantly enhances AxFlow’s offering within vacuum technology.

2024
February
Strategic partnership with Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum

AxFlow Group enters a strategic partnership with Atlas Copco Industrial Vacuum to strengthen positions in the Nordic markets and expand collaborative efforts across Europe.

2024
May
AxFlow acquires Bergius Trading AB

AxFlow Sweden acquires Bergius Trading AB, a specialist distributor of mixers, agitators, and complementary equipment to the process industry, enhancing our offerings in the pharma, food & beverage, and chemical sectors.

2024
October
AxFlow acquires Superior Pump Technologies

AxFlow strengthens its market position in Australia by acquiring Superior Pump Technologies, a renowned pump and service provider, enhancing our presence in the drilling, mining, oil, food & beverage, and water/wastewater sectors.

2024
October
Acquisition of Moody Direct Ltd

AxFlow UK expands its service offering with the acquisition of Moody Direct Ltd, a long-established supplier of solutions and services to the dairy, food & beverage, brewery, chemical, and pharmaceutical sectors.

2024
December
2024 December

AxFlow announces a strategic cooperation with Grundfos, becoming the official distributor of Grundfos’s SMART Digital dosing pumps in Europe, offering industry-leading dosing solutions with unmatched precision and reliability.

2023
January
Acquisition of Insteco Ltd

AxFlow’s Induchem Ireland expands its product portfolio with the acquisition of Insteco Ltd., strengthening our presence in the Irish market.

2022
February
Acquisition Pumpegruppen

AxFlow A/S in Denmark acquires Pumpegruppen, specialists in pump solutions for the chemical, food and pharmaceutical industries as well as for water treatment and general industrial applications.

2022
October
Acquisition of Galbraith Engineering Ltd

AxFlow’s Brown Brothers Engineers New Zealand acquires Galbraith Engineering Ltd and becomes Oceania’s largest fluid handling supplier.

2022
August
Acquisition of Ateliers Ehrismann SA

AxFlow Germany acquired Ateliers Ehrismann SA - Geneva-based company active in the service.

2022
July
Majority shareholde

AxFlow Holding ab becomes majority shareholder in Danish System Cleaners.

2022
June
Acquisition of RPT S.r.l.

AxFlow Italy acquired service company RPT S.r.l.

2022
May
Acquisition of NCA Control

Brown Brothers Engineers Australia, part of the AxFlow Group, acquired INCA Control.

2022
March
Winner of AXLAB 2020

AxFlow's Valentina Cristea is the winner of AXLAB 2020

2022
February
Acquisition of The Pump Company Limited

AxFlow Ltd. Great Britain has acquired Crawley based distributor of fluid handling equipment The Pump Company Limited.

2021
January
Acquisitions

AxFlow Sweden takes on board the Johnson Pump product range and expands its strategic collaboration with SPX Flow Europe. At the same time, AxFlow Great Britain sees growth with the acquisition of The Pump Company in West Sussex.

2020
December
Acquisitions

In Europe, AxFlow continues expansion in services by the acquisition of Armor Bobinage (FR) and Tuma Pumpensysteme (AT). In New Zeland, AxFlow acquires SPX Flow Technology Ltd and becomes Brown Brothers Engineers Flow Technology Ltd.

2019
October
Acquisition Trio Trykluft A/S

Trio Trykluft A/S in Denmark is acquired

2019
July
Acquisitions

AxFlow acquires Induchem group and Irish Pumps and Valves, both companies in Ireland

2019
June
Acquisition

Acquisition of General Control S.p.a in Italy.

2019
May
Celebration and acquisitions

AxFlow celebrates 30 years as a group!

Acquisition of INNVA AS in Norway

Acquisition of VIP Tehnika in Slovenia

2019
January
Acquisitions

Brown Brothers Engineering and Kelair Pumps acquire GT Water - specialists in fire water tanks to the building and fire safety markets in the Melbourne area.

2018
October
Acquisition Crest Process Engineering

AxFlow Great Britain expands its service and market coverage with Crest Process Engineering acquisition.

2018
September
AxFlow ENTERS AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND

AxFlow ENTERS AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND by acquiring Brown Brothers/Kelair - the market-leading distributors of positive displacement and centrifugal pumps in Australia and New Zealand.

2018
February
Acquisitions

AxFlow Germany acquires service company Pumpen Karrer - specialists in industrial equipment repair and maintenance & AxFlow Italy acquires service company Cinti Srl.

2018
January
Acquisition of RDC Productions

AxFlow France has taken a major step to greatly strengthen its service capacity with the acquisition of RDC Productions.

2017
December
Acquisitions

AxFlow enters Baltics fluid-handling market and acquires Bahr Pump OU (Estonia), Pumptechnique SIA (Latvia) and Flow Technologies UAB (Lithuania).

2016
November
Process Partner AS

Process Partner AS – experts in process instrumentation, calibration and gas detection equipment for offshore and onshore industries - AS becomes a part of AxFlow Norway.

2016
September
Acquisition of W. Moser AG.

AxFlow, extends its product portfolio and market coverage in Switzerland with the acquisition of W. Moser AG.

2016
March
Acquisition AQS Liquid Transfer

AxFlow Holding AB acquires AQS Liquid Transfer in SOUTH AFRICA and EXPANDS ITS GEOGRAPHIC MARKET COVERAGE OUTSIDE EUROPE!

2015
November
Acquisition Forszi-Tech Kft

AxFlow Hungary acquires Forszi-Tech Kft and expands its service, maintenance and repair offer.

2015
May
25 years as a group

AxFlow celebrates 25 years as a group!

2014
January
AxFlow Denmark expands

AxFlow Denmark expands its service resource by addition of 6 service experts in Gardner Denver air compressors.

2013
October
Acquisition of OE Solutions & Safe Supply

AxFlow Norway acquires OE Solutions & Safe Supply and expands its engineering and service offer to oil and offshore market.

2012
May
Achema in Frankfurt 2012

AxFlow is represented at Achema in Frankfurt 2012, the 30th International Exhibition-Congress on Chemical Engineering, Environmental Protection and Bio technology.

2012
November
Acquisitions

AxFlow UK acquires British based Thames Valley Pumps. AxFlow Limited, in Great Britain, has acquired Thames Valley Pumps in Windsor.

2012
October
Acquisitions

AxFlow acquires Norpump in Norway and expands it's engineering and service offer. AxFlow UK opens new North East service and maintenance facility in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham.

2012
June
Acquisition of TM-Palvelu OY

AxFlow Finland acquires TM-Palvelu OY. AxFlow Oy in Helsinki Finland acquires of TM-Palvelu Oy, a well established pump service and piping contractor in Finland.

2011
April
Acquisition acquires Chemo-Invest Specialpumpar AB

AxFlow AB, Sweden, acquires Chemo-Invest Specialpumpar AB in Helsingborg. The acquisition of Chemo-Invest Specialpumpar makes AxFlow AB the largest distributors of positive displacement pumps and fluid handling systems in Sweden.

2011
May
AxFlow Systems B.V.

The complete business activities of Hendriks Techniek Flevo B.V. in Dronten, The Netherlands is taken over by AxFlow's new subsidiary AxFlow Systems B.V. making AxFlow a systems supplier throughout Europe.

2010
February
Acquisition Combiflow Limited

AxFlow Limited in Dublin, Ireland, acquires liquids handling supplier Combiflow Limited in Ballymount West Dublin.

2009
January
Acquisition Yorkshire-based T.A.P.S. Limited

AxFlow Limited, UK, acquires Yorkshire-based T.A.P.S. Limited, one of the leading pump and mechanical seal service and repair operations in the north of England.

2008
August
Ole Weiner

Ole Weiner is appointed President and CEO.

2007
November
Office establishment

AxFlow establishes an office in Cluj, Romania.

2006
May
fluidity.nonstop

AxFlow launches the "fluidity.nonstop" concept.

2005
October
Acquisitions

Investment AB Latour acquires, through its subsidiary Specma AB in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Packings and Seals Divisions of the AxFlow companies in Sweden and Norway.

2004
January
AxFlow and SPX Process Equipment enter into major European Cooperation

The AxFlow Group acquires through its subsidiaries in the Netherlands, France and Spain the market companies of SPX Process Equipment in the same countries. The acquisition also includes the SPX Process Equipment company in Italy.

2004
February
Established in Italy

AxFlow is established in Italy at Via del Commercio, Buccinasco (MI). Mats R. Karlsson is appointed President and CEO.

2003
January
Acquisition of Colfax Bombas SA

In January AxFlow Spain acquires Colfax Bombas SA in Barcelona from the German pump manufacturer Allweiler AG.

2003
June
Extending Pan-European coverage

AxFlow extends its Pan-European coverage embracing Slovenia and Croatia. AxFlow GesmbH in Graz, Austria, initially heads the operations starting June 15, 2003.

2002
January
The year

AxFlow NL and BE acquire the distributorship for Viking Pumps in the Netherlands from EMBA Pompentechniek BV in Dordrecht, and the distributorships for Viking Pumps and Johnson Pump (UK) in Belgium from EMBA Pump- en Filtertechniek NV in Vilvoorde.

2002
June
Acquisitions Scana Godkjaer & Armatur A/S

AxFlow Denmark acquires Scana Godkjaer & Armatur A/S, Smorrum, Denmark.

2001
February
AxFlow establishes a subsidiary in Schönenwerd, Switzerland

This specialized pan-European distributor is now the undisputed market leader in its field, represented with own sales and service subsidiaries all over Europe.

2000
January
Jan - Dec, AxFlow AB becomes AxFlow Holding AB and the process of renaming all companies in the group AxFlow is initiated

During the year: In the UK, George Meller Ltd is restructuring into three specialized companies: AxFlow Ltd, Meller Process Equipment Ltd and Meller FlowTrans Ltd. AxFlow Norway acquires packing company Metro in Oslo.

1999
January
The year

In Denmark, Danax acquires the flow activity from Berendsen PMC (Sophus Berendsen A/S). In Hungary, AxFlow acquires Bajck Kft. A new AxFlow company is also established in Ireland.

1998
January
STB Pompy (Poland) and DANAX (Denmark) are being founded, and Norsk Pumpe is merged with Gregersen & Johnson

In Denmark, Axel Johnson Teknik is divested. In Sweden, Svenska Tätningar is acquired and merged into Bergman-AXAB. Meller acquired Rogan Raydel (UK) and the Tank & Silo department of IMS (The Netherlands), forming Meller FlowTrans.

1997
January
The year

The pump departments of NESSCO (Norway) and DCM (Belgium) are acquired. So is Hillman Oy in Finland. In the same year, PROMAX is established in the Czech Republic.

1996
January
Gregersen & Johnson in Norway is acquired from our sister company AxEast

Two other Norwegian companies, Norsk Pumpeindustri and Maskin K Lund are also acquired and merged into the group. In Spain, the pump division of MOPINSA is merged with Flowmax.

1995
January
Alpha-Technical in UK is acquired and merged with Meller

AKA Pump in Sweden is acquired and merged with Bergman-AXAB. In PL, a pump division is established together with AxEast. In NL, the engineering facilities of Al-Techniek NL are expanded. Axel Johnson Hellas in Greece is divested.

1994
January
The year

AxTrade Flow AB is, again, renamed AxFlow AB. Several non-core subsidiaries in Belgium, France and Germany are being divested.

1992
January
Flowmax is established

A subsidiary, Flowmax, is established in Spain.

1991
January
The year

Acquisitions of Apliventil (Portugal), Gaflo (Germany) and Maskin AB AXAB (Sweden). The latter was merged with Bernhard M. Bergman AB to become AB Bergman-AXAB. Axel Johnson Flow AB became AxTrade Flow AB.

1991
February
Changes in the organization

Volumax is founded in France and Wemex is transferred to a sister company, AxEast Asia. In Portugal, the Flow division of Axel Johnson Lda is turned into a separate, specialized company called Vendor.

1990
January
Changes in the organization

Al-Techniek Benelux with offices in The Netherlands and Belgium is acquired and merged with Axel Johnson Industrial.

1989
January
The year

Axel Johnson Flow AB is established to co-ordinate and support the activities of about a dozen companies within the Axel Johnson Group.

They include George Meller and Bernhard M. Bergman AB.

Curt Källström is President and CEO.