Cary Group acquires Elkjærgruppen
Cary Group has acquired 80 percent of Elkjærgruppen, a car collision network with 6 workshops located on Zealand, Denmark. Elkjærgruppen was founded in 1955 by John and Peter Elkjær as Elkjærs Autolakering and has been in the family’s ownership since. In 2011 the business expanded from only paint to full-service body and paint shop. Elkjærgruppen has a strong reputation among insurance companies and a high customer satisfaction. Cary Group already owns Crashpoint in Denmark, active in damage reapair.
"My colleagues and I are happy to continue our journey together with the team at Cary Group. With an ambitious owner like Cary Group, it opens new opportunities that our customers will see through, among other things, increased digitization, new workshops, and a focus on sustainability. I’m looking forward to continuing to be a part of Elkjærgruppen management and as co investor together with Carsten Elkjær and Kenneth Pedersen Elkjær”, says Michael Elkjær, CEO Elkjærgruppen.
"I look forward to start working together with Michael and the team at Elkjærgruppen. With Cary Group’s acquisition of Elkjærgruppen it means that the Danish collision business now not only operates in Jutland but in the whole of Denmark. We see great potential in creating a strong offering with the combined businesses, says Claus Nielsen, CEO at Crashpoint.
“We are very happy to welcome Elkjærgruppen to the Cary Group family. With the acquisition we now have a strong national coverage within car collision in the whole of Denmark. Elkjærgruppen will serve as a great addition to our existing company within body repair and collision, Crashpoint, who has workshops located in Jutland. Elkjærgruppen is, as many of the companies that joins our Group, family owned with an entrepreneurial spirit. It is a well-managed company with a solid financial history. We have followed the company and for a long time and are very happy that Michael Elkjær, Carsten Elkjær and Kenneth Pedersen Elkjær from the founder family, stays on as a management team”, says Anders Jensen, CEO of Cary Group.
Elkjærgruppen has 78 employees, primarily body repair technicians and paint workers, and 6 workshops covering the greater Copenhagen area.
Besides Crashpoint, Cary Group operates in Denmark through Dansk Bilglas, active in vehicle glass repair and replacement and Dansk Busglas, offering services for repair and replacement of bus and coach glass.
For further information, please contact:
Helene Gustafsson, Head of Corporate Communication, Cary Group
Tel: +46 70 868 40 50
Email: Helene.gustafsson@carygroup.com
About Elkjærgruppen
Elkjærgruppen was founded in 1955 by John and Peter Elkjær as Elkjærs Autolakering and as of today it is still family-owned (third generation). In 2011 the business expanded from only paint to full-service body and paint shop. Elkjærgruppen has a strong reputation among insurance companies and a high customer satisfaction. Elkjærgruppen operates with 6 workshops covering greater Copenhagen area.
About Cary Group
Cary Group offers sustainable car care solutions, specialising in vehicle glass repair and replacement with a complementary offering in auto body repair. Our services sustain the life, value and safety features of motorised vehicles. With convenient locations, high-quality products and smart solutions, we help our customers make simplified and sustainable choices. Our journey started 1947 with Ryds Bilglas in Sweden, and today we serve customers throughout Europe with several well-known and successful brands. For more information, visit www.carygroup.com.