Alimak Hek AB offers vertical access solutions to customers in the construction industry, as well as other industries. It provides materials hoists, industrial elevators, mast climbing work platforms, and transport platforms. It serves high-rise, bridges and tunnels, cement, chemical, construction, metals and steel, mining, oil and gas, ports and shipyards, power, pulp and paper, and landmarks industries. The firm sells its products through a network of owned sales, rental, and service companies worldwide. The company was founded by Alvar Lindmark in 1948 and is headquartered in Skellefteå, Sweden.