# Guard Automation acquires Danish automation firm Holtec

Guard Automation has acquired Holtec, a Danish engineering and automation company with around 80 employees, to strengthen its Nordic capabilities in industrial automation and system integration.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-01-19
- Where: Denmark, Denmark
- Jobs: 80
- Status: completed
- Products: industrial electrical automation, system integration
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Guard Automation](https://endata.com/companies/77655.md) (acquirer)
- [Holtec](https://endata.com/companies/89747.md) (target)

## Sources

- [guard.no](https://guard.no/guard-styrker-den-nordiske-strukturen-holtec-blir-en-del-av-guard/), 2026-01-19: "Guard tar et nytt steg i utviklingen av et robust nordisk fagmiljø innen automasjon og industrielle løsninger gjennom oppkjøpet av det danske ingeniør- og automasjonshuset HOLTEC.DK."

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