Mitsubishi Electric Corporation‘s wholly owned subsidiary Motum signed a deal to acquire all shares of Norwegian elevator company ALT Heis (headquartered in Bergen, Norway) on November 29.
Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation (MEBS) are aiming to expand their elevator maintenance business globally, and the present acquisition follows the 2023 acquisition of UNIHEIS (headquarters: Oslo, Norway).
Through this acquisition, the company will expand its maintenance business in Norway and further strengthen its business foundation by promoting a strategy to increase its elevator maintenance stock in the European market, where they anticipate continued growth in demand for maintenance and renewal.
Tomas Knutsen, CEO of ALT Heis AS, said, “Our company places the highest priority on customer satisfaction and delivering high-quality services. By joining forces with Motum AB, we are confident that we will be able to strengthen the business foundation we have built up over many years, further improve the quality of our services, and provide our valued customers with innovative solutions.”
Fredrik Eliasson, CEO of Motum AB, said, “ALT Heis’s commitment to service and customer satisfaction are in perfect alignment with Motum’s values and goals. This acquisition will bring direct benefits to our customers as it will expand the range of products and services we provide and strengthen the capabilities of our group. As a multi-subsidiary group operating in Sweden and Norway, ALT Heis joining the Motum family enables us to serve the market as an integrated provider across a larger geographic area.”
Iwao Oda, Executive Officer, Group President, Building Systems, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation / Representative Director, President & CEO, said, “We have positioned the expansion and reinforcement of our European business as one of the core strategies of our building systems business. Following our previous acquisition of UNIHEIS, this latest acquisition will further strengthen our position in Norway, and we will continue to actively pursue M&A strategies with the aim of achieving sustainable growth.”
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