The Jernbro Group has a strong position in industrial service, maintenance and contracting. JWT is a specialist in equipment and solutions for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment. JWT offers products and solutions for polymer preparation and thickening, among other things. By transferring the operations of the unit JWT, Jernbro now wants to focus on its core business.

For Autofric, this is part of a larger initiative.

"JWT's products complement our own screw presses and screw conveyors in an excellent way and make us more complete in sludge treatment – from sludge screening, polymer handling and preparation to thickening and dewatering," says Joakim Nilsson, managing director of Autofric.

At the same time, Autofric is also strengthening its commercial organization in Sweden.

"We are establishing a new sales and project management department in Gothenburg, strengthening our expertise in process, lab and operational optimization and adding an established service and aftermarket organization in Sweden," Joakim Nilsson continues. "With this in place, we can effectively serve the Swedish market with high-quality products, complete solutions as well as service and aftermarket, under the name Autofric."

"The goal of Berner Industrier is to contribute to the society of the future through technical solutions. Good sludge management is an important factor for a sustainable society, and we want to be part of solving the challenges through our subsidiary Autofric," says Caroline Reuterskiöld, CEO of Berner Industrier AB.

The transaction is structured as an asset transfer at a for the Group marginal amount and completion is preliminarily expected to take place in early March.