Knowledge and inspiration

At Holtab, there is a spirit of being open to trying new ways of doing things. This raised HR Manager Pernilla Sundén’s eyebrows. “It’s unique,” she says.

Felix Gunnarsson and Karl Jansson went straight from upper secondary school to working as electricians at Holtab. During their time at the company, they have learned more and more with the help of experienced colleagues.

#WorkingAtHoltab: Carl-Fredrik Gyllenhammar wanted to work more with the products. In his opinion, the combination of sales, technology and finance is the best thing about being a sales engineer at Holtab.

#WorkingAtHoltab. Linus Olofsson manages the growing Business Support department at Holtab. The department’s role is to receive potential jobs from the sales team, and convert them into feasible tenders. This all has to be presented in a way that the customer can understand and base a decision on.


Hale Ståhl started as a theatre nurse, but switched to the electricity industry. She has no regrets. On the contrary. She has good working hours, learns something new every day, and laughs a lot with her colleagues at Holtab – who are almost all men.

Together with Schneider, Holtab has developed a prefabricated 60/20 kV substation. European Energy in Denmark placed the order. "This is revolutionary," says Holtab's Country Manager for Denmark, Ebbe Klarskov.

Gigantic solar farms and political ambitions for electric cars mean that Holtab Denmark is facing a bright future. 

Holtab’s efforts to help more customers with installation and servicing are being met with great interest.
– We are fast-paced and accessible company, says Björn Karlsson, CEO of Holtab Service.

Holtab has helped to arrange backup power for the Östralycke retirement home located outside Karlshamn. In addition to being one of Sweden’s most modern retirement homes, it will serve as an assembly point and crisis centre in the event of a future crisis.

When the Ryhov County Hospital in Jönköping constructed new buildings and refurbished its power supply system, Holtab ensured that modern switchgear was in place. Delivery was fast and took place in close coordination with the client, Line Assembly.

The electrification of the Danish railway network is in full swing. In total, the task consists of electrification of nine railway lines or the equivalent of 1362 kilometers of railway.

Mika Nieminen is our new sales engineer at Holtab in Finland – a former professional cyclist who, with a wide network of contacts, solid knowledge of the industry and a great head for winning, will bring both drive and expertise to his new workplace.

The demand for low voltage switchgear is high, and each customer has their own unique requirements. Holtab currently offers two different products. In this article, we describe the main differences between the company’s classic CMS switchgear and the new HMS servicing switchgear.

A customised plug-and-play solution that can be quickly put into operation directly on-site.

Holtab’s ecological vision is entitled “Net electricity provider by 2025”. A first step towards this goal was to inaugurate its own solar cell installation at the factory in Tingsryd.