About Consat

SUCCESS THROUGH INNOVATION

Consat is a world leader offering innovative products and engineering services in the Automotive, Industrial Technologies, Information Technology, Energy, Life Science and ITS for Public Transportation industries.

We are unique in our ability to provide technical solutions and implement cross-functional projects and assignments with great width and depth.

Our strong market position has been earned through our years of industry specific experience and highly competent and creative employees.

Welcome!

Briefly About Consat

Consat was founded in 1986 and is one of the leading engineering companies in Sweden. An increase in demand for our products and services has driven multiple years of sustained growth.

The company is privately held and organized into the following subsidiaries: Consat Engineering AB (industrial engineering, electronics and systems development), Consat Telematics AB (ITS systems for public transportation), Consat Data AB (network and systems maintenance) and Consat Sustainable Energy Systems AB (energy efficiency projects for commercial properties).

We work with a long term view and close relationship with our customers, either on location at the customer site or in one of our offices. The focus of our work is to create customer value.

A Word from Our CEO

Consat is unique in terms of the number of challenging and exciting development projects we are involved in compared to our size.

For more than 30 years, we have been driven to deliver value to our customers based on our genuine passion for technology and proactive approach.

It is essential for us to create long term relationships based on mutual trust. We know our strengths as well as areas we need to collaborate with others to be successful. Consat is known for our ability to deliver advanced and complex projects in close cooperation with customers, partners and suppliers.

Our ambition is to continue to grow organically based on the increased demand for our services and products. As long as there are customers with difficult problems to solve, there will be a need for Consat!

Employees are our key assets and it is equally important for us to grow as an attractive employer. Our employees should have the opportunity to develop through challenging assignments and projects in a community characterized by engagement, enthusiasm and passion.

Martin Wahlgren
CEO Consat AB
Core Values

Our business is based on the competency of our employees and our long-term relationship with customers and partners.

Consat is a company which maintains an entrepreneurial spirit and a short decision-making chain. We hire employees who are drivers, who like to engage, and who have a passion for technology.

As an employee, it is important to feel safe, enjoy work, be stimulated and develop with each assignment. This shall be accomplished by technically interesting tasks and activities inside and outside of the office to create close ties between colleagues. The individual development and harmony has a direct impact on the continued success of the company. A diverse, multi-cultural work force and gender balance is positive and helps our business develop.

Our customers shall be leaders in their respective areas, have a strong financial base and management who understand that product and process development is essential to achieve long term success.

Our core values are based on:

  • A long-term view
  • Competency
  • Engagement
  • Ability to innovate
  • Cooperation
History

The vision when the company was founded in 1986 was a limited number of engineers with a focus on development intensive assignments in the area of specialized machines.Our slogan “Engineers with a passion for technology” is a good description of what has always been the focus of the company.

Our first assignment was with Volvo Buses which is still one of our customers.

Already from the start it was our goal to foster interpersonal relationships and create strong ties to the organization.We arranged social activities outside the business where respective families were also encouraged to participate.

1994

… economic conditions turned for the better after the company had been impacted by the downturn of the economy due to the financial crisis in 1992. An expansion from a group of 20 engineers, which is still going on today, started. The plan for continued expansion was to a great extent manufacturing industries with potential for growth and a focus on product and process development.

1995

… the first engineers with electronics and software competency were hired for assignment at Volvo Cars. We initiated the creation of a quality system which resulted in certification in 2000.

1996

… a board with external members was put in place and the first 3-year plan was discussed.

1997

… when the company had about 45 engineers, three departments were formed: Mechanical Engineering, Vehicle Technology and Electronics & System. This was done to enable continued expansion and create conditions to develop each respective area.

1998

… the first 3-year plan was implemented. We joined the networking group Vehiculum, with a purpose to develop a vehicle concept.

The same year we also started the profit sharing foundation, an expression of the owner’s desire to allow employees to share the profits of the company.

1999

… we started discussions with a number of companies to develop a common partnership in order to offer Volvo Cars an alternative to the larger consulting companies. The purpose was also to enable the companies in the partnership to do business with the whole Volvo group.
As a result of these discussions, Netgroup Engineering AB was formed early 2000. The result of this partnership was that we were able to enable expansion and development without allocating all of our resources to a single customer.

2002

… Electronics & System department was divided into an organization which more closely reflected our customers. The Industrial Automation department expanded into the area of Product Development.
Early 2002 we were about 110 employees working in the Auto, Industrial Automation, Electronics & Systems industries.

2005 - 2006

… Volvo Buses outsourced their Telematics development to Consat.As part of this transaction, Consat assumed the majority of employees from Volvo Buses Telematics department.

2006

… the foundation for our Stockholm office was laid through the assumption of employees from a customer with financial difficulties. The same year we also opened an office in Lindholmen i Gothenburg to house the departments of Electronics & Systems and the to be Consat SES. Our Telematics department won the contract to supply the ITS system to Västtrafik (the public transportation authority in the Western region of Sweden).

2009

… was illustrated by one of the world’s worst financial crisis ever and Consat’s revenue was reduced by 20%. It was the first time in the history of the company that we registered a loss.
The crisis for the company was rather short-lived and we were able to turn the company around already in 2010.
We formed a consortium with Volvo Cars to develop Volvo’s first completely electrical vehicle, the C30Electric. Consat was responsible for all electronics and software development, including telematics.A total of 400 cars were manufactured.

According to plans, Magnus Ohlsson became President of Consat Engineering.We also formed two subsidiaries, Consat Telematics AB and Consat Sustainable Energy Systems AB.

During 2008-2011, 3 international subsidiaries of Consat Telematics AB were founded in the US, Canada and Brazil. Christian Johansson became President of Consat Data.

2012

… was the year when our delivery of Turn Key Projects developed in-house beat all records. We also reached an all time high in the number of projects we concluded with university and college students working on their thesis.
We introduce Scrum methodology and Agile software development and implement an IT Infrastructure for continous deployment.
Consat Telematics won the contract to supply the ITS system to Bergen, Norway and in that becomes the largest supplier of ITS for Public Transportation in the Nordic Countries. A subsidiary is formed in Norway.

2013

… Dagens Industri (Sweden’s leading financial newspaper) nominates Consat as one of 100 most interesting companies to make a career.
The office on Lindholmen expands and moves into a new larger office space.

2014

… the office in Stockholm moves to new space in the expanding Friends Arena area.

2015

… we reach an all time high in the number of in-house projects to deliver industrial innovations and production equipment.

2016

… Consat celebrated 30 year anniversary and Martin Wahlgren became CEO. Thomas Ottosson becomes president of Consat Telematics AB.

2017

… Consat is nominated as one of 100 most interesting companies to make a career in Sweden for the 5th year in a row.This is something only a handful of companies has managed to accomplish.

Key Financials
CONSAT GROUP 2015

Revenue 216 MSEK
Profit 10.7 MSEK
Solidity 43,8%
Credit Rating AAA

Consat Group

The companies in the Consat Group deliver value to our customers based on our genuine passion for technology and proactive approach.

Growth is organic and we expand through focused subsidiaries.

We develop cutting edge technologies and balance this with a wide customer base to gain stability over time.

Organization
Consat Engineering

Consat Engineering AB is specialized in providing product and manufacturing engineering services.

Consat Engineering offers services ranging from individual consultants to complete projects with preparatory studies and custom deliverables produced in our own workshops.

Through our extensive range of skills and long experience we are able to provide a creative collaboration between the disciplines of mechanics, automation, vision, telematics, industrial IT and software development.

The main office of Consat Engineering is located in Partille, Sweden with satellite offices in Gothenburg and Stockholm.

Consat Sustainable Energy Systems

Consat Sustainable Energy Systems AB (SES) specializes in energy efficiency projects for commercial properties. 

Projects start with basic analysis followed by contracts which provide a guaranteed improved energy efficiency.

Consat SES is also exclusive distributor in the Nordic countries for the worlds most effective grey water heat exchanger for showers.

The office of Consat SES is located in Partille, Sweden.

Consat Telematics

Consat Telematics AB is a leader in offering ITS Systems for Public Transportation and Smart Cities.

Consat Telematics has extensive international experience and offers complete customized solutions for cities, regions, and operators.

The systems offer management solutions to not only common public transportation vehicles such as buses, trams and ferries, but also snow plows, garbage trucks and other service vehicles used in a modern city.

The main office of Consat Telematics is located in Partille, Sweden.  The company has subsidiaries in USA, Canada, and Norway.

 

Consat Data

Consat Data AB is your complete IT partner and offers a wide range of products and services for all the needs of your company.

Our customers’ needs and size vary greatly from a single server to hundreds of work stations and servers. If you run a small business, we can help you avoid the need for your own IT department. For larger companies we can provide products and services for your IT department or even offer custom complete IT solutions.

Our main principle is to offer our customers problem-free IT management and one of our specialties is system monitoring.  Using our software, we collect real-time information about our customers’ systems and can proactively identify problems before they affect the users.

The office of Consat Data is located in Partille, Sweden.

Environment & Quality

Our business is focused on providing competency and technical consultation as well as turn-key solutions to our customers.

Our business and services shall be professional with high quality and integrate environmental considerations which meet our customers’ expectations and requirements.

We shall actively engage in environmental efforts to reduce our customers environmental impact and thereby contribute to a sustainable society. By continue to develop our competency in the area we will sustain high levels with continuous improvements as a result.

Consat is Quality Certified according to SS-EN ISO 9001:2008 and Environmentally Certified according to SS-EN ISO 14001:2004.

Partners

Industrial product and system development projects are complex and require expertise in many areas.

Our partnerships with organizations and companies, which complement our competencies, allow us to take on large and complex projects.

Netgroup Engineering

Consat is one of the founders of Netgroup Engineering, which is strengthening our ability to deliver projects for the automotive industry.

Netgroup Engineering AB was founded in 1999 and is comprised of several technology companies, each with their own niche, which can offer over 1200 consultants to solve all conceivable and inconceivable challenges.

Lindholmen Science Park

Lindholmen Science Park is an international collaborative environment for research, innovation and education in Transport, ICT and Media areas.

Lindholmen Science Park offers a neutral development environment where industry, academy and public sectors collaborate on research and development projects. Consat is a shareholder of Lindholmen Science Park and has been involved with successful collaborations and innovations for more than 10 years. 

Ericsson

Consat and Ericsson have a partnership with focus on ITS for public transportation and smart cities.

Consat Telematics is the largest company in the Nordic countries in this area and with Ericsson’s aggressive global investment in Networked Society, we combine the strengths of the two companies to take on more and bigger projects.

Volvo Buses

Consat and Volvo Buses have, since 2005, an enhanced partnership in the development of telematics systems.

Between the two companies, we have telematics systems in most regions of the world. The systems are used to make public transportation better and more effective for operators and authorities.

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