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Struktur, skalering og kontinuitet: Hultafors Group klar til langsigtet vækst

CLIENT

Hultafors Group

INDUSTRY

Consumer Brands

EXPERTISES

Digital Experience Platform

B2B Commerce

CREDITS

Hultafors Group er et globalt hus af premiumbrands, der servicerer professionelle brugere inden for arbejdstøj, værktøj og beskyttelsesudstyr. Med rødder i svensk kvalitet og en portefølje bygget op omkring holdbarhed, funktionalitet og sikkerhed hjælper koncernen professionelle med produkter, der er designet til at forbedre performance i krævende arbejdsmiljøer.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Challenge

Approach

Architecture

what our client says

Result

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Hultafors Group operates a growing portfolio of premium brands within tools, workwear, and safety equipment. With 16 brands, and more to come, the challenge was not visibility or reach, but structure. Each brand needed room to operate independently, while the group needed coherence, governability, and the ability to scale without multiplying systems, costs, and complexity. The existing setup reflected years of organic growth: functional, but increasingly fragmented and hard to evolve responsibly. The task was clear: prepare the organisation for continued growth without breaking what already worked.

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Establishing a Shared Foundation

Hultafors Group had already begun moving towards a more modern, headless setup. When Kruso joined the project, the focus shifted from isolated upgrades to a coherent foundation.

Rather than rebuilding everything, we took responsibility for what was already in place. Existing CMS and PIM platforms were retained and strengthened, while frontend and architectural elements were modernised where it actually mattered.

Not because it was faster, but because long-term platforms require continuity. Replacing functioning systems on principle creates cost, risk, and organisational fatigue. Progress, in this case, meant evolution - not replacement.

The result is a holistic setup where maintenance, improvement, and new development coexist within a shared structure.

A mock-up of Hultafors website

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Designing for Scale, Not Duplication

Previously, brand websites were built from the same base but evolved as separate solutions. Over time, this created unnecessary duplication and limited the group’s ability to move as one.

Today, Hultafors Group operates a portfolio of brand sites on a shared technical foundation. New functionality can be developed once and rolled out across brands when relevant - without compromising individual brand expression.

This approach enables:

  • faster onboarding of new brands

  • consistent governance across the portfolio

  • controlled evolution instead of recurring rebuilds


Most importantly, it allows the organisation to grow without losing clarity, ownership, or control.

A bucket full of tools

This approach enables:

  • faster onboarding of new brands

  • consistent governance across the portfolio

  • controlled evolution instead of recurring rebuilds


Most importantly, it allows the organisation to grow without losing clarity, ownership, or control.

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We are living up to our customers’ expectations, but we can also see that more and more of our suppliers and partners are stepping up their sustainability ambitions. This is enabling us to further advance our positions.

Martin Knobloch, CEO

Hultafors Group

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A Platform Built for Continuity

The new setup is intentionally modern, but never experimental. Every decision balances capability with operational stability, ensuring that the solution can be owned, governed, and sustained over time.

For Hultafors Group, this means a digital foundation that supports long-term growth.For Kruso, it reflects a core belief: responsibility doesn’t end at launch. It shows in the choices made before, during, and long after delivery.

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Lotten Holmgren

CEO Sweden & Partner

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