Our History.

From the very start, we at Semcon have focused on the people behind the technology: Our colleagues, customers, partners and end users. This is how we can support companies and organisations all around the world in creating solutions that actually make a difference. For people and for our planet.

• 1980 Semcon was founded in Västerås. The name is an abbreviation of Scandinavian Engineering and
  Marketing Consultants.
• 1983 Expansion to more locations and fields of competence begins.
• 1985 Head office moves to Göteborg.
• 1994 International expansion starts with operations in the UK.
• 1997 Semcon listed on the stock exchange.
• 2007 Acquisition of IVM Automotive with operations in Germany and Brazil as well as Caran with
  operations in Sweden and India.
• 2012 Acquisition of Germany-based product information company Comet.
• 2013 Extensive organisational changes towards a market-oriented structure within engineering services.
• 2015 Norway-based Kongsberg Devotek, active in engineering and development services, becomes wholly
  owned by Semcon.
• 2016 Launch of new communication strategy and positioning.
• 2017 Divestment of the German operations in Engineering Services in February.
• 2018 Acquisition of the German product information company Haas-Publikationen.
• 2019 Semcon’s largest business area, Engineering Services, was restructured and changed name to
  Engineering & Digital Services.
• 2020 Semcon acquired Sweden-based Xtractor, active in digital training solutions, in March. In October,
  Semcon’s Indian operations were divested.
• 2021 Semcon acquired Swedish IT companies Squeed and Tedsys, and UK company Walkgrove with operations in digital learning.
• 2022 Semcon acquires sustainability consultancy company Goodpoint. In November, Semcon was taken private by Ratos AB (publ) and de-listed from Nasdaq Stockholm.